The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-04
Said "No" To Millions-Aids Others

Few of would say mo" if we had the oppor-
tunity to amass fortune, and would be happy
in deed if could lift ourselves into a position of
plenty. Our immediate thought would be of our
selves and our own comforts-even luxuries That
is not true of Professor Harry Steenbock, of the
University of Wisconsin, who had the opportunity
to amass millions and said mo" for the benefit of
mankind
In Readers Digest we read the story of how
Professor Steenbock discovered the process of in
cooperating the sunshine vitamins' in foods and
pharmaceuticals. He offered large for his
discovery, and he refused them Instead he declined
the money for himself and managed to turn the first
million dollars and other millions since into a fund
under the direction of the Wisconsin Alumni Re
search Foundation that other scientists might
have funds at their disposal in making other dis
coveries for mankind's progress.
The Digest said: Look at your milk bottle cap
in the morning. If you live in the United States
the chances it reads 'Vitamin D-Steenbock Pro
cess If it does. you have in condensed form the
story of Professor Steenbock."
Seventeen years ago Professor steenbock made
the discovery that the ultraviolet rays of sunlight
are closely related to the BODYBUILDING vitamin d.
and that young rats afflicted with ricketts, grew into
normal health when exposed to ultraviolet rays Then
he found that the properties of these rays could
be stored in milk and foods This sunshine"
is stored in milk breakfast foods, crackers and
yeast.
Royalties roll in but they do not add to the
material wealth of the Professor. The money de-
rived from his patents now being used for the
purpose of aiding others in research that human
ity may derive new health-givng formulas and other
discoveries of great value
Third Term Against American Tradition
AL Smith Happy Warrior" celebrated his 66th
birthday anniversary, December 3Oth and on that
occasion stated that two terms is enough for any
man." He threatened to take another wall" If
the Democratic party Reimbursed the new deal head
ed by his one-tme bosom friend. Concerning the
third term for Mr. Roosevelt he said II think and
always did think two terms were enough for any
man. That's been sort of unwritten part of
constitution since the days of Washington It's
kind of tradition-an American tradition" There
many Americans, and among them many demo-
Gratis who do not favor a third term in the presi-
dency for any President Roosevelt is strangely
silent third term but some of his aides not
silent. American tradition does not mean much
under the New Dealt has been flagranty set aside
before and it may happen again.
We hope you had a happy year. and
hope that the headaches of January l will not be
perpetual in this year of 1910
Minneapolis law violators paid $215Os4 in fines
into municipal court Golfers penalties during the
past year. We Americans not getting much bet
ter and the thought is still rampant that laws are
made to violate.
Below zero weather has brought us back to nor
mai conditions and has ended our contest with Cali
fornia and Florida We are out of that weather
feud-but on the other hand don't care to see
any records made the other side of zero either
A recent item states that 1889 has been
most important year politically in recent state his
tory. chain of events has given young COVER
opportunity to do number of the things he
promised in his political campaign, and although the
time has been too short to weigh the progress made
a certain amount of success has been attained as
the result Of better government.