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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
Disease Is Very Old

Appendicitis is a very old dis
ease, but only within modern times
have the symptoms been ascribed to
Inflammation Of the vermiform ap-
pendix.
The appendix is a vestigial organ
in man. In herbivorous animals it
is very large and plays an impor-
tant part in digestion. In man it is
contracted down to small, hard
rod, lined with tonsil-like tissue. It
is situated at the junction of the
large and small bowels, attached to
the head Of the large bowel. 1t va
ries ing size in different individuals
from half all inch to nine inches in
length; usually it is two or three
inches long.
Why Cathartic Is Dangerous
Appendicitis consists in the in
fection by germs of the lining men,
hrane Of the appendix. The infec-
tion may go on to pus formation.
While the pus is confined within the
appendix it does no harm, but it has
tendency to burrow, and may rup-
ture through the wall, producing
peritonitis. While this is localized
it is not dangerous, but if the infec-
tion moves out and soils the entire
peritoneum, serious, usually fa-
tai issue results. Any movements of
the intestine may produce this, and
therefore any cathartic which
causes intestinal movements is dam
gerous.
IS.2z;sys:sSynptoms Vary Widely
The symptoms and signs of ap-'
pendicitis may vary in a wide de-
gree.a iIGassically there is pain,
ilapHaa, vomiting, fever, tenderness
i7ls The abdomen, increase in the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25

death rate fron4 acute appendicitis
lis steadily risen. In 1900 it was
g.? per 100000. In 1885 it was
1l.2. In Massachusetts in 1900
there were 243 fatal cases; in 1896
there were 49O.
The causes Of death from appen-
di;citis are put forcibly by DR.. Frank
K. Boland, Of Atlanta, as "delay in
operative treatment and promiscu-
GUS administration Of purgatives
before operation.'' For both of these
the patient with his fetish for self
treatment is TO blame.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
By NEWMAN CAMPBELL.

(The International Uniform Les
son on the above topic for August
27 is II Chronicles 26 the Golden
Text being Luke 1914, Everyone
that exalteth himself shall be abased;
and he that humbleth himself shall
be eXalted."}
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25

a farmhand's carelessness is
planned for death of Sidney Coe
Howard, one Of Americas leading
playwrights. He was crushed to
death between tractor and a stone
wall on his 60O-acre farm at 1y.
rlngham, Mass. The tractor was in
gear when Howard tried; TO crank
It. Lunging forward, the naciiisi
= pinned him against che walk S"'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D.

WE discussed yesterday the dan
ger Of regarding a sudden pain in
the abdomen as a matter Of little
Importance. The position we take is
we'll summed up in an article by DR..
Reginald Fitz, Of Boston, entitled
"The Challenge of Appendicitis"
Or. Fitz IS. eminently qualified to
write on this subject because his
father, in 1886, wrote a paper which
for the first time called attention
to the proper diagnosis Of appen-
dicitis-one Of The most important
of American contributions to medi-
cal science.
Death Rate Has Risen
The challsnge consists in this
that in spite of widespread knowl-
edge Of the disease, and TIE inn
provement in surgical technique, in
spite Of continuous educational
hammering OF the public on the ad-
visibility Of early operation, the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25

The Dies committee in Washington
Investigating un-Amerlcan activi-
ties, recommended prosection of
Fraser Gardner, whom it said had
attempted to gain employment with
The committee to act as an UNDER
cover man for Fascist and anti
Semitic groups. Gardner, admit
ting he had worked for printing
nIant run by the Silver Shirts, de-
p;ed any attempt to sabotage the
committee
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25

AS long as Uzziah did what was right
he prospered exceedingly, triumped over
his enemies and armed his soldiers with
shields, spears, helmets, habergeons.
bows and sings with which to cast stones,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

AN 1lSullu OldDeClC: 'Can ola.
bette taking insulin eat jello? If so,
how would it be counted in the diet?"
Answer: A diabetic taking insulin
can eat anything. The only question
is how much. Jello has only small
amount of sugar, mostly in the fla
voring. Eighty per cent of it is pro-
tein.
Lowell Student: "I am Chinese
boy attending school. In the MORN
ing always eat some rice before /
go to school. I take gym at school
during the first period which begins
at $40. Do you think it is all right
for me to play hard after eating so
soon?"
Answer: Half an hour period for
digestion is enough to allow before
beginning exercise.
Reader: "Would eating ice cream
or chocolate candy cause you to be
allergic? Would you class rhinitis
as an allergic symptom?"
Answer: Yes, milk and such fla.
voring extracts as vanilla, chocolate.
strawberry, etc., may have allergic
properties. Rhinitis can appear as
manifestation of allergy.
G. G.: "My eye lids trouble me.
They are swollen and red with little
yellow pinples along the edge.
What is it, and what is good for
them ?"
Acknowledgement chronic styes
are very troublesome, and should be
treated by a doctor.
EDITORS NOTE: DR.. Clendeninp has
seven pamphlets which can be obtained by
readers. Each pamphlet sells for 10 cents.
For any one pamphlet desired, send 10
cents in coin and self-addressed envelope
stamped with three-cent stamp, to DR..
Logan Clendening. in care of this paper.
The pamphlets are: Three Weeks Reduc.
ing Diet Indigestion and Constipation''..
Reducing and Gaining, Infant Feed.
ing. Instructions for the Treatment of
Diabetes, Feminine Hygiene and .'The
Care of the Hair and Skim. -
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
FQshiOn
DEGREES
By JANE COCHRAN
International News Service
Fashion Editor

dSulOH CukOUE
NEW YORK, Jan. 6 G.N.SD.
Stock up on sashes before you
head South for your winter
cruise as SaShes are big news
in resort wear.
Around the middle of a zip
per-fastened, strictly tailored
play suit, drape an amusing
printed scarf in a contrasting
color and you'll do your playing
in style.
Wear a long white toweling
robe on the bench and for a
splash of color, faSten the robe
with a flaming red scarf tied in
a huge bow.
Sashes are worn at the smart
resorts with all sorts of costumes
and provide the important
three-color combination. TRINITY
9aSS9Ssa &GaSa slacks, worn with
a con-. as:ii-cIg blouse, have a
bright sash wound around the
waist, and the old standby COM
blnation shorts and a shirt
sports a gayly-hued scarf
tied at the waist.
To keep unruly locks in place.
even in face of the inconvenient
sea breezes, sashes are wound
around the head. turban fash
ion. They've displaced the peas
ant handkerchief, tied under the
chin. for top place in fashion
popularity,
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Impressed by
Definition

In a medical treatise I once
discovered a definition of pro-
teins that has always impressed
me. Here it is:
Proteins represent the streams
of life. They make up the vital
part of the essential jelly mate
rial of the living cell-what we
call protoplasms. AS a matter Of
fact, the beginning of life in
this and perhaps other planets
must have been associated with
the formation of proteinS. In
fact, the word means Ito take
first place" Where there are no
proteins there is no life.
We have had but little trouble
with the quintupletS as far as
such allergieS are concerned.
The only exceptions to this
have been sugars and starches.
We have found that when our
margin for feeding these sugars
was exceeded even slightly.
rashes, itchy skins and often
upset digestions followed. 1t
took us a little time to find out
The Washington times., 1939-01-06

another word about it"
AS it turned out, Mr.. Bierce
heard one of her stories, and
told she must go on. Further
than that he kept a friendly
eye on her work, coached and ad-
vised. and helped her to sell
her first story. From that be-
ginning her path was clear.
There are no obstacles to writ
ing. Mrs, Martin believes. if one
really wants to write. But she
adds. each individual must de-
eide for herself how she can
fit it in to her life without too
much disrupting its pattern.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
It's Abnormal
Response to Something

Men who have made allergieS
and their manifestations a life
study tell us an allergy is a
tendency handed down from our
ancestors. We know that it is
even possible for an unborn
child to become sensitized be-
cause some foreign body may
have found its way from the
mothers bloodstream to the
child's through the walls of the
blood vessels.
So if your child has severe
intestinal upsets after birth it
may be from undigested food
passing directly into the blood
stream. Human milk rarely up
sets. but cows milk. being from
a different species. is much
more likely to cause trouble.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06

innumerable short stories.
Belonging, personally, to a
group that groans good deal
about never having time for
creative writing, we were frankly
curious to know how Mrs. Mar
tin has managed it.
Il try to write at least three
hours a day." Mrs. Martin said,
''but it is not always possible
with Interruptions and the de-
mands of living"
Leaves Heroine
In Peril
She says she sometimes is
obliged to leave her heroine in
utter peril for days while she is
engroSSed in the affairs of her
home. But it usually comes out
all right in the end, even though
a manuscript has been packed at
the bottom of a trunk for weeks,
while the family journeys from
San Francisco to Singapore,
from Manila to Paris.
Mrs. Martin confeSses it takes
her a long time, two or three
years at least, to turn out a
novel, but that she long ago
deserted short stories at the ad-
vice of the late David Graham
Phillips.
Mr.. Phillips was visiting us
at West Point one time" Mrs.
Martin said, when he told me
that I'd never get anywhere
writing short stories, for the
reason that no one ever re-
membered the name of the au-
thor of a short story. He urged
me to write a book, which did,
taking for my subject the dying
dynasty of Hawaii"
Contrary to expectations, Mrs.
Martin does not write about
her own group. She thinks she
would be, perhaps. shorn of
friends if she did. and people
would fear her acquaintance.
So she chooses for her topics,
burning questions"
IF I ever write about the
Army" Mrs. Martin says, IT
should choose the Seventh Cav
airy. My husband commanded
it once, and it seemed to me
the approximate in romance
and tradition of what one reads
of the British army in far
places.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Regiment Has
Deathless Spirit

1T was Clusters regiment"
she went on, "and had been
nearly wiped out at the battle
of Sitting Bull, but it has a
deathlesS spirit"
Born in Canada, and left an
orphan, Mrs. Martin was reared
by an aunt in San Francisco.
In desperation over the childish
talk about becoming a writer,
her aunt took her young charge
to see, Ambrose Bierce, we'll
known writer of that city.
"If Ambrose says you can
write, you can go on with it. I"
she said, "if not let's never hear
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Crocodile Is Used
For EXtra-NiCe Bag

Most of us, unless we are far
ing forth late in the afternoon
bound for a gay occasion. want
a handbag that is good looking,
yet capacious and practical.
An extremely smart bag is Of
crocodile, in various colors.
shaped very much like a shoe
box, with a double handle and
a tipped fastener.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06

AS I have already said, this
subject of allergies is one of the
most widely discussed and least
understood branches of medi-
cine. If called upon to define
an allergy, I would say that it
was an abnormal response on
the part of the human body to
some foreign substance, called
a protein"
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Child'S Question
Child's Question Editor:

CnllQ S QueSC1On EQlLOr:
My little girl and I were out
walking. We stopped to watch
some men who were noisily work
ing on some street work. Joanie
watched for awhile then asked.
"Mommy, what are they doing?"
I told her that the men were
repairing the street. She was
silent for awhile. then "Hmmh!
seems to me like they're doing
a better job of messing it up."
MRS. T. G. AREHART,
1857 Irving st. N. w.
Apt. 23.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
An Old Favorite

Here's a new flavor trick
that is worth remembering
Next time you serve corned beef
hash, place individual portions
on pineapple slices heated in
their own syrup and top each
with creamed peas. It's a grand
way to give new life to this old
faYorite.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Careers
Careers
Busy Woman Finds
Time for Writing
By Bah LINCOLN

E novel that dies abornng the minds of most wishfu
but work-drven individuals would have better luck If
everyone perseveng and industrious Mrs Charles
F. Martin Mrs Martin is the wife of colonel In the army
She has lived in the far of the earth She has met the
demands of wife maker mother and hostess and has
found time somehow in between write three novels and
The Washington times., 1939-01-06

u S ed in its
manufac ture
make it sensi-
tive to light.
In the same
way, the body
becomes sensi-
tive to certain
foods and food
products un-
d er certain
c on ditionS.
Then after
feed in g S of
that food may
result in what
we call aller-
gic manifesto
tionS.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Miss Fairfax Says:
Anxiety Takes Place
OF Big Happiness
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Famous Authority on Problems of Love and Marriage


Copyright by King Syndicate. 1ncJ
T INSTEAD of being radantly happy and walking on air.
as every young who going marry the only girl
within month should be- this correspondent tells me he's
walking the floor and tearing his hair And this because
he and had been talking for about the
Southern cruise honeymoon they going to 60 on,
taking Havana and all sorts of romantic places where
the is HONEYMOON
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Favorite Menus Of Local Hostesses

WASHINGTON hoesses famous for their delicious din
ners breakfasts and lunceons Because OF its intern
ationul tla0or this city other in America offers great
variety its cuisine this series W present daily
contributed By Capital hostess.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Right Time
To Be Foolish

If it's ever justifiable to forget
ones job and spend a little more
than one can well afford, to be
foolish, impetuous and care
leSsly happy-in short, to be
divinely young-it is during
those first weeks of married
love. Marriage must begin with
a few raptureS, and those rap
lures demand a time and a
place.
If were going to worry over
a young bride, it would be when
she dispensed with a honey.
moon and marched straight
from the wedding ceremony
into her own neat new kitchen
and began to tackle a shiny
saucepan in preparation Of
their first dinner, without a
single romantic interlude.
How in the world can one
get really acquainted with ones
new husband or new wife and
learn how to live together
happily ever after" if neigh
bors, friends and in-laws are
free to drop in all day long,
possibly stay to dinner, inspect
the wedding presents, and cer-
tainly spend the evening?
Friends and families are vel
come later. But all this getting
acquainted can well be post
poned until the young husband
and wife have had their roman
tic adventure - their honey.
moon.
If you can possibly afford a
honeymoon, by all means take
il,
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
DR.. DGfOe
DR.. DafOe
Continuing About
Sensitive Bodies
By ALLAN ROY DAFoE, M. D.

YESTERDAY 1 explained how undgested proeins alb
sorbed in infants boodstream sensitzes him against
certain foods. Here is how it happens:
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Have Happy
Beginning

But, equally important is to
start married life happily. There
are times when the eternal duty
to save and scrim has to give
way a little. The beginning of
married life is one of those
times.
Now, if this young man had
had his job only five or six
months, and he got heart failure
every time he saw his boss look
ing at him, and he had no
money saved, I'd suggest that
he spend his honeymoon in the
little flat where he proposed to
begin their married life.
But he's had his job for six
years, and has apparently taken
root. So, why borrow trouble
and imagine he's going to be
fired?
The Washington times., 1939-01-06

THE trio of sketches abOOe giUes idea hOw
uUide brins fashioned for resort The
heart-shaped silhouette is in turQuOise-bLue b0ku,
rOith lift at back and scallop in 'front.' PicOt-edged
ribbon matching forms a bOuO at the back Left,
belOw, is Suzys large sailor in rOyoblue taffetG,
stitched all oUer in red. Through the thrust
a gilt comb on which a tiny horse is placed. The
striking profile brn1 is made of pGle-blue felt Oith
a high tapering crOwn. Fine gathers used where
the brin1 encrcles the crOUn.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06

You know Wnen you TAKE pic
lures you have film in your
camera. Pictures appear upon
it because certain substances
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Skillet and Spoon
Roasted
HQrn
Delicious
By sIBILLA CAMPBELL

BY S1B1LLA CAMPBELL
ID AKING ham the way we
ID suggest today may take
a little longer than some
other way.
Roast
Stuffed Ham
Wash large ham and soak
for 48 hours. In the morning,
place it in a roasting pan and
cover the entire ham with a
dough made of two quarts of
flour and generous pint and
a half of water and bake slowly
for five hours. For dressing.
take about pound of stale
bread and soak in pint of milk.
Season with salt and white pep
per, and mix thoroughly with
two eggs. Take the ham from
the oven; remove the paste and
skin. Then score the top deeply
and fill the slit with the dress
ing. Return to the oven and
bake it slowly for another hour.
It is delicious served either hot
or cold. When hot, serve it with
a champagne or currant jelly
sauce.
SWeet
Potato Pie
Boil the potatoes and peel
them. Rub through a colander
and to every pint Of potatoes
take a cupful of rich milk or
cream. Beat four eggs sep
arately. Cream a cup of butter
and one of sugar together. Add
the yolks to the sugar and but
ter, and beat well. Stir in the
potatoes and beat again. Season
with a little grated nutmeg and
a wineglasS of brandy. Then
gently stir in the beaten whites
of the eggs. Line deep pieplates
with puff pastry and fill with
this mixture. Put into the oven
and bake. This pie should not
have a top crust.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Afraid to
Tell His Fiancee

He saw the wisdom of the
parental homily, but he doesn't
dare tell his fiancee, as he knows
it would "break her heart"
Hence the hair-tearing and the
room-walking, the loss Of appe-
tite and the dependency.
What would I suggest to a
young man in his place? He has
a good job, has been with the
firm six years, and apparently
they like him. Is it safe to take
the risk? And, throwing pre-
cautions to the wind, I'm going
to suggest to that young man
to go ahead and buy the tickets.
You see, the truth is I'm all for
honeymoonS. Thrift is q reces-
sary virtue, and family life
goes on the rocks if economy
isn't practiced.
There's no folly more Grim
inal than spending what we
haven't got. Surely we all agree
about these things.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06

For two years he's been saving
and scrimping for this joyous
excursion, and his girl just can't
talk about anything else. Then
his father, aided and abetted by
his mother, gave him a grim talk
on the virtues of economy. Why
spend every cent he had on a
honeymoon? How did he know
he was going to keep his job?
How did he know what fate had
in store for them? They might
be knocked down by an automo-
bile, get pneumonia, have to pay
doctors bills, 60 to a hospital
why waste money on a honey.
moon?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-07

HIGHLAND AvE@5 rms; Dixie Ave-, 6 rms., heated; So. Main St., rms. D. Barberi, 159 So. Elm St.. 4-5231.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-07
SAFE DRIVING l. CAMP PA|CN HERE.
Chamber of Commerce tO Sponsor Effort Will
 Begin June lS
lsepelaI 0 Yhe pemecrasl

Neugatuck, June 7.--A campaign tQ insure greater safety on the stretts and highways of the borough of Naugatuck will begin on June 18th, under the sponsorship of the Naugatuck Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with civic. religious and industrial organization of ,Nau- eatuck.
 The committee appointed to con- duct this campaign includes pcn- old e. MaeVicar, chairman; HaH- old E. Chittendent, Patrick H. Kel- ley, Warden John J. Sheridan and Gilbert 2. Teal,
 The primary purpose of this move- uaent is to arouse g safety cou- nciousness" among the residents of our community, driver and pedes- trian alike, not only to those con- ditions and locations on our strtets and highways which are acknowl- edgedly hazardous but also to con- diti0ns and attitudes. the hazards Of which have been lost sight of by constant association and practice.
 It is an acknowledged fact in in- dustrial safety that those conditions which by their very nature, are hazardous, contribute less to the number of accidents in industry, than conditions which are relative ly commonplace and for which habit and association have engendered a disregard of the hazards involved. Anyone with a Knowledge of the statistical data on the frequency and severity of accidents from any source over the past 25 years in in- dustrial plants cannot help but land this excellent accomplishment of employers and employees in conserv- ing human life and reducing suffer- ing.
 Such Q concentrated program 0t accident prevention has effectively reduced the annual toll on streets and highways in hundreds of towns and the Naugatuck Chamber of Commerce in viewing these accom- plishments proposes to attack the traffic problem on the basis of a balanced safety program including effective application of three organ ization procedures, namely, en- 6AacoAAA@A pAuoMssSAA sA~ ASN ment.
 Through the cooperation of the churches. schools, industrial plants and through the media of press and radio, all resident and nonresident drivers will be appraised of the safe driving campaign which will begin on June 18th. It will sound the call to arms of all our citizens ta foster safety consciousness" on our streets and highways. In the development of this ideal of safety. we develop greater appreciation of our fellow-man, with . consequent diminution of the pedsonal suffer- ing due to accident and injury. It is an appeal to the intelligent use of our streets and highways to pro- tect the lives and properties of OUT citizens, for 'IT IS INTEILI- CENT TO BE SAFE"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-07
NOTICE
SEWER ASSESSMENTS

SEWER ASSESSMENTS
 The Board of Commissioner of Public Works Of the City of Water bury. at a meeting held May 3lst, 1889, made assessment for sewer purposes on property and against property owners on Ledgeside Ave- nue, from West Main Street easter- -ly, to the amounts set to their re- spective names. to wit;-- Southerly side
 The Citizens and Manufac-
 turers National Bank of
 Waterbury, Trustee { 40.0O Robert c. Snyder i25 co Northerly side
 The Prudential Insurance
 co. of America ios.go William s. Alta 3lG.o0 Exemptions:
 The Citizens and Manufac- turers National Bank of
 Waterbury. Trustee 75' Tho Prudential Insurance
 %. Of America 7S' The above assessments arc due and payable. at the office of the collector Of Taxes City Hsil, wa- terbuiy.
 M JOHN pr ooRro.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-07
NOTICE
sEWER AssEssMENTs

 The Hoard of Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Water bury, at a meeting held May 3lst, 1889. made assessment for sewer purposes on property and against property owners on Rockland Ave- nue, from Norton Street to Geddes Terrace, to the amounts set to their respective names, to witt Assessment laid Northerly side Anthony DiStasio $l25.00 Michel FamigliettD Mary Famigliettl 126.00 Southerly side
 Anthony WoznikAitis 12S.O0 Anthony Woznikaitis 1ls.ia Exemptions:
 Anthony DiStasio 47.86' The above assessments are due and payable, at the office of the Collector of Taxes. City Hall, Water bury.
 Attest:-
 JOHN DI coRpo,
 Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-07
PRISONERS EXPERIMENT WINS

san Jose, Gal. (UP)-Gerald Lewis 23, prisoner in the county jail, has turned scientist. Some one gave him a pigeons egg and by exposing 1t to an electric light bulb for three weeks he hatched 1t, The bird was chris tened Betty Lou"