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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22
: DAILY HEALTH SERVICE =

The motor car has brought hazards
so serious that it is beginning to be
placed among the leading causes of
death.
In opening consideration of this
subject, DR.. Zachary Cope said that
most of the minor mischiefs of
motoring we're related closely to
medicine, and the major mischiefs
to surgery.
Without doubt, the noise and Vi
bration of motor cars is not a
healthful factor in human life.
The constant drumming in the
human ear means constant stimuli
to sensitive organ.
Much attention has been given to
the possibility of poisoning from
motor exhaust gas both to those in
the car and to those on the street.
Long exposure to low concentra-
tions of carbon monoxide in motor
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exhaust gas produces dizziness
headache, lassitude, and nausea.
One British doctor has described
the common occurrence in women
of what is called shopping" head
ache, which DR.. Cope believes prob
ably is due to toxic effects of carbon
monoXide derived from polluted air
which in sultry summer weather is
kept close to the ground.
All sorts of suggestions have been
developed for getting rid of the
menace of exhaust gas, varying from
a special exhaust pipe that will re-
lease the gas high in the air to Spe-
cial devices for adequately ventilat-
ing cars and BUSES.
In narrow streets bordered by ex-
tremely high buildings, the concen-
tration of monoXide gas at the street
level becomes exceedingly great.
Next: What causes accidents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22
Just Every Day Sense
It CAN'T sleep at night worrying over the Lindbergt
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

II CAN'T sleep at night worrying over the Lindbergh
i baby" said a woman to a group of friends.
dare say there is mother in all the land who
has not awakened in the dark and anguished with
Ann Lindbergh
It has, I hope, awakened women from their pleas
ant dreamingS of Gods country For the mothers
of America must help to bring the nation back to
decency and to make it safe place for all babies.
What a challenge that isl What a magnificent job
we have before US if we only will recognize it!
And I do not believe that this job can be done
merely by passing harsh laws against kidnapping
We know the futilty of laws They never can remedy
the evils from which now suffer.
We must substitute education for edicts because
no law is any good unless it can be enforced and
have many that it's physical impoSsibility
to do that with any success at all
IT'S futile to ask for good men and women while
two-thirds of our children live in frightful holes
victims of poverty without cleanliness for their bodies
or beauty for their eyes. Criminals and half-wits
breed like flies because haven't the courage to look
facts in the face.
was shocked to find some time ago that two
children, and years old, were locked in cell in
the city JAIL Their parents were petty criminals
There was nowhere else for them to 60 because-and
this is the craziest fact of all-the detention home
for which municipal money had been spent could
take only children convicted Of misdemeanorS.
Think of it! A 6-year-old baby locked in a cell
without toy to amuse himselfl That is the sort of
thing that makes the tragedy of Charles L.ndbergh
possible 1t is perhaps too late to feform most men
and women. But the children can and must be
saved
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actual famine. But I do think this
is an insufficient goal and nothing
10 inspire hat tossing and the glow
of self-righteousness.
Once 1 tried TO write an ironic
column. 1t was my intention to be
a sort Of amateur Dean Swift. and
1 proposed a remedy for unemploy-
ment. The suggestion ran that all
the jobleSS should be invited to as
semble in the sheep meadow in
Central Park and that when they
were tightly packed shoulder to
shoulder the machine guns should
be turned on, thus reducing the
SS-Supply Of labor.
I did it with too clumsy a hand
or too much fneSse, for many did
not understand that was trying to
be Savagely ironicaI. One old lady
wrote in all seriousness that she
thought there was much to be said
for my scheme, but that on the
whole she felt it was a little too
cruel. And the Communists have
availed themselves of partial quota
tons from the column to prove
that L am an ally of Imperialism
and tyranny.
But I am ready to say now in all
seriousness that there is room to
question the utility of a relief pro-
gram which keeps people barely
alive as against the cold logic of a
scheme which would permit a OAR
winian survival Of the f1ttest.
I am not at all on the side of any
so-called scientific indifference to
suffering. But it is the logical re-
suit of the reasoning of those who
oppose direct relief lest it destroy
human initiative.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22
SCIENCE
The Duck Family Seems to
Be Losing It's Old-Fdsh-
toned Domestic Virtues.
by DAVID DIETZ-
THosE critics Of modern ne VAC

THOSE critics Of modern life who
Il see a breaking down Of the
home and old-fashioned virtues
may be interested to know that
some scientists believe that some
thing similar is happening in >the
duck family.
Whether this also is TO be blamed
upon the machine age remains to
be seen.
The Smithsonian institution SCI
entistS, however, report that Just as
women have begun to invade busi-
ness fields which for centuries have
been the traditional fields of men,
so the female duck seems to be tir-
ing of her feminine role.
Female ducks apparently are los
ing interest in their nests and their
young and beginning to develop a
bachelor girl type.
DR.. Herbert Friedman, curator of
birds at the Smithsonian institution,
says that this revolt of the mother
duck against the submergence Of the
feminine" is a possible explanation
of peculiar behavior upon the part
of ducks which has been reported
from all parts of the country.
1t seems that the female duck is
beginning to dodge the responsibility
of raising a family.
In some cases, the female duck
soon gets tired of sitting on the
eggs and leaves the nest. In some
cases, the female pays no attention
at all to the eggs after they have
been laid.
It is reported that among the
tree ducks. the male birds are sit
ting on the eggs while the female
pays no attention to them at all.
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Questions and Answers

Who runs the government print
ing office at Washington, d. c.. and
what is his title?
George H. Carter, public printer,
an appointee of the President, con-
flrmed by the senate.
How fast do radio waves travel?
At the rate of approximately
186,300 miles per second.
What is the longest football drop
kick on record?
Sixty-three years, made by M.
Payne of Dakota Wesleyan versus
Northwest Normal, in 1915.
Who was the American ambaSSa-
dor to Great Britain under Presi-
dent Wilson? When did George
Harvey hold the post?
During the Wilson administration
the ambassadors were Walter Hines
Page of New York, 1913-1918, and
John w. Davis Of West Virginia,
1918-1921. George Harvey, ap-
pointed by President Harding, was
ambassador 1921-1923.
Which states do not have state
prohibition enforcement acts, and
how is the Volstead act enforced in
those states?
Maryland, Massachusetts,, Mon
tana, Nevada, New York and Wis
consin have no state prohibition
laws. The national prohibition act
is enforced in those states by fed
eral officers.
Does son bearing the same name
as his father continue to use the
affix Junior after his fathers death?
No.
Who said, 'FraiIty, thy name Is
woman?
Shakespeare in Hamlet, Act /,
Scene g"
How many public high schools
were IN the United States in 1928
and how many pupils graduated
that year?
In the year ending June, 1928,
there were 1916 public high schools
reporting to the United States
bureau of education. and the num-
Der of graduates was 474,736.
What is the weight of bushel Of
wheat?
About sixty pounds.
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IT SEEMS TOT ME BY H FF07%

GONE of the Governors who re-
~ piled to Senator Bingham'S
questions on hunger and unemploy-
ment took in good deal of terri
tory. Vermont's executive is praised
in certain quarters for his Yankee
economy of words because he re-
piled, mo people starving"
am struck less by the economy
than by the arrogance of such re-
port. After all, precise statistics on
starvation are not available. Il dc
not know for certain" would have
been a fair answer in almost every
case.
But at best I think that the in
quiry was couched in terms little
tricky. It is probably true that the
millions are not as yet actually fall
ing in the streets from lack of food
However, believe that even that
is happening to some individuals in
the more populouS centerS. Bellevue
hospital has known and reported
cases of simon pure starvation.
! Anyhow, will not agree that the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22
DeCeiVing PaIaver
TRUE craftsmanship never would

TRUE craftsmanship never would
L have permitted unemployment
to creep upon us as it has, or
allowed the financial structure to
exert such pressure on those least
able to bear it.
The very first move should have
been to protect small independent
business, and provide work in every
possible line. especially new lines.
The American Legion and the
American Federation of Labor are
showing what could have been done
two years ago.
Nothing has done more to mislead
and deceive people than this
optimistic palavering at Washing
ton. Millions fell for the bunk that
all they had to do was stand and
wait for few big boys to set things
right.
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How much is a Spanish peseta
worth in American money?
$0.193G.
Is a woman with dark hair and
eyes and very fair skin, a blond or
brunette?
She would be classed as a medium
brunette?
What proportion of the worlds
gold supply is held in the United
States?
In September the gold supply of
the United States totaled $685.
100000, almost one-half the total
supply of free gold in the world.
What is a swan song?"
There is an old fable that swans
sing just before they die, and from
that the term has taken the mean
ing Of the last appearance or pub
lie act of a person before retire
ment or death.
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PaternaI Pride

DUT while the mother ducks are
O neglecting their young. the
father ducks seem to be coming to
the rescue, DR.. Friedman reports.
This is particularly true of the
North American ruddy duck.
According to observations reported
to DR.. Friedman, the male duck
seems to have considerable pride in
his offspring, staying with the young
brood until it is half grown and
behaving in most gallant
fashion and rushing at real or
imaginary intruders with a great
show of jealousy
Cases even have been reported
where fathers adopted deserted
broods not their own.
DR.. Friedman thinks that ducks
may survive this decline in old
fashioned virtues because of the re-
sistent qualities of the duck egg.
The duck egg, he says, can be
Matched without much attention.
and so even though the mother
does neglect her eggs, there is a
pretty good chance of the egg
Matching.
The egg matches if incubated only
occasionally, as probably happens
when the egg is laid in the nest of
another bird.
The new habits of ducks prob
ably began to develop when the
mother ducks got the habit of lay
ing an occasional egg in the nest
Of some other bird, according TO
DR.. Friedman.
Once the habit had started, things
apparently just went from bad to
worse, until today Generalization of
the duck family seems to be setting
in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22
Saving the Rich

THOUSANDS of little people
Il have been ruined in this mad
scramble to save big business and
big fortunes.
Thousands of little shops have
been closed; thousands of homes
have been sold; thousands of notes
have been called; in obedience to
the theory that the nations future
hung on relief for a few gigantic
concerns.
Whether consciously, or not, our
whole campaign of recovery has
centered around the idea of saving
the rich, regardless of what hap
pened to the poor and middle class.
Such an idea does not square with
the record Of American progress and
prosperity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22
M: E.. Tracy
Says:

1t Is All Wrong to Imagine
That Prosperity Can Be
Restored Through the Roof.
Our Trouble Is on the First
Floor.
NEW YORK, March 22.-At first
L thought it seems no more than
fair to revalue the estates of those
who died just before the crash.
What looked like an inheritance
Of 100000 in the early part of
1929 might easily shrink to 5000, 900
or 100000 by the end of 1880. If
the heirs were called upon to pay
the tax on 100000, they might
easily be left with less than Moth
ing.
The provision of the new tax bill
which permits revaluation of estates
eighteen months after death would
seem to be equitable.
But let US consider some other
cases.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22

INNE of the large divisions of the
- British Medical Association re-
Gently assembled to pay special at
tention to the danger of motoring.
Motoring in Britain is. not what
it is in this country. Since cars
are taxed by horse power, they are
not built to go as fast as they do
in this country.
Furthermore, it is the custom in
England to drive on the wrong side
of the street, that is, wrong so far
as We are concerned
Introduction of new machines
brings new hazards to human life.
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bachelor GirISn

DR. FRIEDMAN reports, how
~ ever, that the most alarming
sign of all is the increase in the
habit of parssitism on the part of
ducks.
1t is a known fact that ducks OF
most species occasionally will lay an
egg in the nest of some other bird,
leaving that mother to hatch and
rear a duckling with her own brood.
1t seems now as though the
black headed duck of the Argentine
republic is resorting almost entirely
to this trick, laying her eggs in the
nests of swans, coots, and even
hawks.
The rudy duck of both North
America and Europe is resorting to
an almost similar trick. The mothers
of this species lay their eggs in each
others nests, thus attempting to
dodge the responsibility of sitting on
the eggs.
Females of this species which are
sitting on eggs, will leave them upon
the slightest provocation. 1t is also
reported that the mothers take no
interest in raising their young or in
building nests.
Dr. Alexander Wetmore, assistant
secretary of the Smithsonian InSti-
tuition, has recorded the observation
that many of the female rudy
ducks are mimicking the males,
both in posture and in making a
rafting noise with their bills
against their cheeks.
The females showing this behav-
ior we're minated and DR.. Wetmore
thinks that perhaps a bachelor
girl type of female is beginning to
develop among the ruddy ducks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22
The [ asst GaSD

THE sales tax represents about
i the last gasp of an unwise
policy.
All it amounts to is just another
effort to put the burden on those
at the foot of the line.
If the rich no longer can stand
the pressure, which seems to be the
argument in favor of this measure,
how can the poor, or those in mod
crate circumstances?
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TrOuhInIS at Bottom

II TITLE people make the business
~ of the country. They consume
the food, wear out the clothes and
pay the rent.
1t is all wrong to imagine that
prosperity can be restored through
the roof.
Our trouble is on the first floor,
if not down in the basement.
Big corporations can't put people
back to work without market, and
the right kind of market can not
be had without the return of buy
ing power.
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Moe TO Rest of Isl

TAKE the small business man,
Il for instance, who was operat-
ing on $4,000 line of credit in the
early part of 1929, and who couldn't
meet his notes after the crash.
Take the home owner who lost
his job and couldn't meet the local
tax bill.
Take a thousand and one of us
ordinary folks who found ourselves
caught in the backwash of depres-
sion, but who owed debts that had
been agreed upon during the boom.
Has the government passed any
measure for our relief? Has it
shown any consideration for the
losses we have sustained through
reduced income, or lack of work?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those of
one of Americas most inter
esting writer's and are pre-
scented without regard TO their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this paper.-The Editor.
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Daily Thought

Saul and Jonathan were lovely
and pleasant in their lives and in
their death they were not divided.
III Samuel 1:23.
A faithful friend is the true image
Of the Deity.--Napoleon.
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richest country in the world has
done enough when it manages to
keep most, or even all, of the I'M
employed just above the line of sub
Sistence.
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ernmentaI blackman on hunger and small earned
incomes.
The national industrial conference board report of
1929 United States Chamber of Commerce committee
on federal taxation; organizations representing up
ward of 100000 farmers union workers, consumers
and retailers all oppose the sales tax principle.
Even former Secretary of the Treasury Mellon did
not propose sales tax. When approached upon it
last September, Senator Reed after an hour of argu-
ment with him, admitted that Mellon "was not so
keen for it."
Who, then, advised the Garner Crisp-Hawley sales
tax boosters of the house?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22
Not Good Enough

MANY who want to look upon
Iva the bright side of things,
since that is the more comfortable
way, are going to read their own
Interpretation into the reports from
the various Governors. They are
going to say that conditions have
been much exaggerated simply be-
cause the word comes back, mo
people starving" And that is far
from blanket boast with which
to cover mans necessities.
Starvation" itself is word need
ing some closer definition. Indeed,
the problem of malnutrition may
prove to be even more important
than that of starvation in the long
run. 1t is not only possible but
probable that we are rearing count
less children who will go through
all their lives handicapped by the
early lack of any decently balanced
diet.
We should not be satisfied with
the fact that through various fur
tive doles body and soul are kept,
if not together, at least op speak
ing terms.
If a slightly greater content of
human sympathy had entered into
Senator Bingham's symposium he
would not have used the word
starvation" but have inquired, in
stead, How many in your state are
in want, in misery and suffering the
physical and mental agonies of
those who can see ahead no more
than twenty-four hours?" 1t would
be an audacious Governor indeed
who would meet that question with
a ruggedly individualistic, None"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22
DAILY HEALTH
Perils Found to Motorists Health
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN

This is the first of two articles by DIR.
Fishbein on the danger of driving an
automobile.
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GrOzUing of Roses

Do know the happy adventure growing your
home garden Success with hard for the amateur
followed years everybody
Of garden
bushes
Whether whether
start, Washington ready you
prehensive simply worded bulletin practical
all information
you you your table your living
beautiful this year, below
this buletin-and start the happy adventure.
- CLIP COUPON HERE --
Dept Washington Bureau, Indianapolis Times,
1922 New York Avenue, Washington, D. c.
copy of the bulletin ROSE GARDENS and enclose here
uncanceled United States
stamps, postage hadng
NAME
STATE.
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~ TO-DAY SO
T Is THE ~->A N
WORLD WAP \
ANNIVERSARY
&GR 0fAGN
BRITISH DRIVEN BACK
March %

ON March %, 1913, the great Ger
" man drive against the hard
pressed British forces continued
with tremendous energy.
German officials claimed that
more than 5000 prisoners had been
taken and said that one British
corps practically had been annihi-
lated
British observers admitted the
extreme gravity of the situation, but
declared that the British lines on
the whole were holding remarkably
we'll.
More cheering news came from
Palestine. where British troops ad-
vanced more than nine miles after
sharp fighting with rapidly thin
ming Turkish forces.
American troops stormed German
first and second line trenches east
of Luneville after sharp encoun-
ter with Germans trapped by the
American barrage.
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Are there more colleges and uni
versities in New York than in Penn
sylvania?
Patterson's educational directory
lists forty colleges in Pennsylvania
and thirty-two in New York.
What is the address OF Primo
Camera, the fighter?
Care Of Andt Neidelrether, pub
licity building. Broa dway and
Forty-seventh street. New York.
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Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health MagaZine
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No Need to Celebrate
r AM perfectly ready to grant that
Il something is accomplished in
the organization of forces which
have been able so far to prevent
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