Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-07
Contract Bridge

BILE suit; West doubled.
The opening lead was the Ace OF
hearts. South ruffed. Two leads
of top trumps tumbled down all
opposing diamonds. The doubler
had been deceived perhaps by
East's immediate support, and ex-
pected to find him with greater
honor strength. Even so, she must
hold one or both black KS. The
j Of spades was led. The missing
K won the first defensive trick.
About the only thing West could
do was to lead back a low heart,
giving dummy it's K, that could
take at any time chose. South's
lowest club was discarded.
Dummy led a spade. South's Q
won. Then the Ace of spades was
led. Down came both missing
cards of the suit, leaving declarer's
2 good. The deuce Of spades was
led. On it dumny's lowest club
was discarded, assuring the con-
tract, no matter what happened on
the club finesse.
The last trump held by declarer
was led and overtaken with
Gummy's @. One of dummy's two
remaining clubs was led. East
played low. Declarer's @ held the
trick, rather to his surprise. The
Ace of clubs was led, taking
dummy's last club, and leaving
dummy with only two trumps, with
which to complete a small slam,
which Of course could not reason
ably have been bid. That ended
the rubber. The right contract had
finally been discovered.
At hearts West could have been
beaten four tricks, worth 700
points at doubled value, but that
could not have been .predicated by
South,
tuberculosis. ana wnen that occurs,
there is a marked emaciation,
weakness and prostration, ending
in death unless treatment is insti-
tuted. The rapidity Of develop
ment depends on how much Of the
gland is destroyed. But when the
whole gland is removed by expert
mental surgery death occurs in
two or three days, or even a few
hours. There is great prostration,
muscular weakness and marked
lowering Of blood pressure.
One part of the gland produces
the substance, adrenalin, which
regulates the blood pressure, mus
cular tone, and many other inapor-
tant functions Of the body, includ-
ing the supply Of sugar to the
blood. The whole gland swells
when certain poisons or toxins en-
ter the body, and changes known
as Selye's alarm reaction occur.
There is another part of the
gland which does not produce
adrenalin, but some other sub
stance. Something pretty close to
that substance has been isolated by
chemists - called by different
names, "cortin" will do as well as
any.
| When the gland is diseased in
human being and this severe pros
tration occurs, administration OF
adrenalin will not save the situa-
| ton. But administration of cortin
frequently will. So it looks as II
the vital part Of. the gland, the
part essential to life, were the part
which produces cortin. 1t is prob
| able that there are islands of tissue
scattered all over the body which
produce adrenalin, so that part q
the gland can be destroyed with
impunity, but our life, liberty anc
| happiness depend upon the small
| strip Of cortical tissue.
It's use in the disease / nave
spoken Of, Addison's disease, Is 9
distinct advance. A distinguished
clinician, who has seen many OF
these cases, says that to note the
recovery after the administration
lis literally to see one raised fron
; the dead.