The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-18
IF YOU CAN'T FIGHT OR
 RUN AWAY

I l RUN AWAY
 The observation of DrS. H. w. Haggard and L. A. Greenberg, that a dose of tobacco smoke causes a slgiht but temporary increase in the proportion of sugar in the blood and a corresponding increase in the rate of sugar combustion, has been cited by some one as a justiflca- ton for smoking. It should be re- membered that at the same time the dose of tobacco smoke .(we don't know whether it is the nicotine, the carbon monoxide, the pyridine, or or other substance in the smoke that produces the effectS) slows or retards peripheral or tissue circu- lation and lowers the surface tenn perature of the fingers and toes from to IS degrees F. This im- pairment of the circulation is scarcely consistent with a physio- logical increase in the blood sugar and increased combustion of sugar. Perhaps Drs. Haggard and Green berg were in a hurry to get into the papers.
 In the booklet Building Vital ity" lyou may obtain a copy by sending 10 cents coin and stamped envelope bearing your adress) say:
 Education, culture, good breed-
 ing make an individual keep at
 least the outward semblance of
 calm under circumstances which
 are likely to upset the more
 primitive or unrenned Now
 all this make-believe and re-
 pression of normal impulses
 takes it out" of anybody. Not
 nerve energy +. The harm done
 is rather i'll the nature of rack
 ing the vital machinery by the
 release of excess energy (adrenin
 poured into the blood by the ad-
 renal glands, and mobilization of
 blood sugar, the muscle and heart
 fuel for immediate use) If the
 impulse to action were not re-
 strained this suddenly released
 energy would be absorbed or
 balanced by fighting, running
 away, playing.
 Twenty years before Haggard and Greenberg, Prof. Cannon and co-workers demonstrated that a dose of tobacco smoke Gas by smok- ing a cigarette, part of cigar, a pipe) excites the adrenals to se- crete more adrenin.
 Nervous exhaustion is a lot of baioney and nervous strain and the high tension" of big business is more baloney. These quaint concep- tions do not jibe with our knewer knowlege of physiology and pa- thology. It is time to discard them along with nervous breakdown and neurasthenia.
 The great American breakdown is l physical.
 Too many wiSeacre Yankees have tried to kid themselves about their 'overwork" and the tremendous strain of their large responsibin- ties. Hooey.
 They wear out and break down because they have raced the engine too much idling.
 The cultured person who smiles when he or she ought to be fighting mad, or who pretends to be uncon- cerned when in fact he's frightened and ought to be running away. or sist and applaudS or jeers when he should be playing the game him. self, is taxing his cardiovascular system, and eventually the heart, arteries or kidneys will pay for it.
 He or she who resorts to a smoke in moment of anxiety or emotion al excitement of any sort, is abus- ing the cardiovascular system all the more.
 suggest a short brisk walk around the block, and maybe a bite of candy or other food, instead of 8 smoke under such circumstances. Try it, and you'll find it works a great deal better.
 Dirt in Wound If there is dirt in a wound should 1t be washed with soap and water before using iodin? e. L. O. Answer-Yes, it is advisable to wash away any dirt or foreign mat ter in the wound if this can be done without undue handling or with out inserting anything in the wound. Soapy water is always an- tiseptic and may make a good first aid dressing, that is when clean gauge, cheesecloth, or other absor-