Evening star., 1931-12-29
GLOOM AND FATIGUE
FADE UNDER CORTIN,
REVEALED AS "ELIXIR''

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injection increased fatigue resistance
SO that % times as much work could
be performed as formerly.
Brings Happy State.
Causes Of muscular athrophy have
shown increased sense of well being,
even to the point of euphoria "a happy
state).
Indeed, this is not limited to one
group of cases but may possibly occur
In any condition in which the subject
is below par.
"One cannot say whether the effects
are due to Supplementing an already
inadequate supply of cortin in the
body"
In experiments with animals, cortin
increased resistance of both cold and
heat. A cat deprived Of normal
amounts of this hormone collapsed
when placed in front or an electric
heater where a normal cat basked in
comfort.
Deficiency of the hormone in human
beings shows itself in easy fatigue, dis
inclination toward exercise, loss of ap-
petite. loss of interest in surroundings
ana llndIly III COlIld'
Magic" Lures Women.
Ancient magical" beliefs brought up
to date, that still rule everyday lives
of many educated Americans, were de-
scrbed today before the association.
Women are slightly more inclined to
believe in magic" than men, said Prof.
A. o. Bowden of New Mexico State
Teachers College, because they are less
accustomed to meeting the hard facts
Of reality.
The belief that beautiful pictures,
fine music and beautiful home sur
roundingS somehow make people moral
and virtuous is held by Sc out of every
100 average citizens Prof. Bowden
found. Seventy-five Of every 100 school
teachers believed it.
He found IS out of every 100 citizens
believed fish is better brain food than
bacon, but only 80 out of 100 teachers
believed it.
In politics, the professor discovered,
90 of every 100 believe the great ma
jority of the American people are sure
to vote on the right side of any public
question because Of their innate ability
to tell right from wrong.
Belief that prayers have some in
fiuence in bringing rain, other changes
in the weather or restoration OF health
to III persons, was held by 76 to every
100, he found while 78 per cent OF the
school teachers believed 1t.
Nerve Growth Visible.
Human eyes have been enabled to see
the complete growth of nerve in the
transparent tail Of tadpols through
a technique devised and reported by
Prof. Carl Caskey Speidel of the Uni
versity of Virginia Medical School.
AT the growing end Of the nerve"
said Prof Speidel, there is a cone.
The growth cones travel through the
tissues with a slow hitching move
ment, spinning the nerve f1bers behind
them.
They are quite sensitive to their en-
vironment. They send out little feelers
of exploring expeditions to tell the btSt
route ahead. Distractions like a
thick spot are left alone sometimes and
the nerve branches to go around this
spot
IF the obstruction is insuperable
giant cones may result.
The second nerve fiber usually fol-
lows the trail Of the pioneer fiber. Other
fiberS follow in the same manner and
thus a small nerve is formed"
Nerve sprouts sometimes rest. But
if cells start multiplying nearby-that
is, other flesh starts to groW-the quiet
fiberS become restless; evidently they
sense that they have new place to go.
Fiber Stronger Than Silk.
Production of clothing, almost as
silky as real silk and stronger than silk,
cotton or fax from a Chinese nettle
called ramie, was discussed last night.
Experimental cultivation Of ramie
has been undertaken by the Louisiana
State University. Its fibers. said Clip
son Carter, are one of the longest
known, six to eight inches with tensil
strength eight times that of cotton or
silk and four times that of fax. 1t Is
cooler than cotton warmer, but thinner
than fax, resistant to all kinds OF de-
terioration.
He described experiments in which
there is hope Of overcoming It's one
seeming handicap to commercial use
which is removing the impurities SUCK
ing to the fiber.