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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17

conquered infection; we have not
vet rid the world entirely of n
single communicable disease, and
some. we have hardly begun to
fight"
SO runs the introduction to one
Of the most interesting books that
has come to my desk for some
time, Plague on Us by Geddes
Smith Commonwealth Fund.
l941). 1t is also n of the most
beautiful examples of press work
printing and binding and for
mat of the years production.
Cause of Pestilence
The authors approach to the
subject, largely historical, reminds
US first of some of mans ideas of
the causes of the great epidemics
Of the past, of the enormous adj
vance that has been made in the
understanding of contagious dis
eases and the strides in preven-
ton, as we'll as how eternal vigil
lance is the price of peace, and
how occasionally some chinks in
the armor of our defense are pene-
trated.
The oldest idea of the cause of
pestilence was something visited
on sinners by the angry God; now
it is visited on mice and rabbits
by men in search Of knowledge.
Other more natural explanations
were "miasma," "corruption of the
air." and "cold, moist, watery
food" Our own shores have been
visited by cholera, yellow fever
and many epidemics now unknown.
During the famous yellow fever
epidemic in Philadelphia in 1893,
a congressman said of the doctors
Everything that ought to be
called fact is disputed, and all that
should be confessed ignorance, is
affirmed. All vouch success, none
had it."
Science has learned since then.
when the shifting shop girl turns
to her companion in the subway"
writes Geddes Smith, "and SAYS,
Gee, the bugs got me all right
she is to that extent wiser than
Hlppocrates, Science knows now
that no miasma but polluted water.
bad milk, insects and other hu-
mans spread disease. Most of the
old plaques are historical because
we control these factors of spread"
But "to understand cpidemics
is n thing; to control them, n
other" The human factor often
Is uncomfortable. Mr.. Smith has
some fascinating stories illustrate
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17

involved in international intrigucs,
at least have the duty Of keeping
ourselves tit in order that we can
do the basic work Of the world
which must 90 on under any cir
c~UmstancCs.
AS | mentioned a few weeks
ago, ! have been enormously ac-
cuscd of being against exercise.
| am not at all against exercise.
All | ever said was that it is not a
cure-all.
Effect of Exercise
Exercise is beneficial in that it
promotes the exchange Of gases
and chemicals in the body. 1t in
creases appetite; it promotes
good sleep; it improves posture.
All of which things tend to make
life o worth living and to make
US feel better and happier.
AS with all things, think it is
valuable, as a preliminary. to
understand the physiology Of ex-
ercisc.
Exercise involves the use of the
muscles, joints and bones of the
body, but. sccondarily, it has an
effect on the circulation, the heart
muscle, the blood pressure and the
distribution Of blood masses in the
body.
When a muscle contracts, it re-
leases energy. This energy comes
from the burning, usually of glu-
cose, a form of sugar which is de-
rived from the starchcs and sugars
in the diet. Glucose is always
present in the blood and III the
muscles and when a muscle CO.
tracts, it unites with oxygcr to
release heat and energy. In the
chemical exchange that occurs,
There is also released some water
and some Tactic acid. This is the
temporary reaction.
There is also a permanent ef-
feet on the muscle fihers in that
they increase in size with repeated
activity, become tougher and bet
ter able to endure fatigue, and
longer work. Undoubtedly dur
ing the burning or oxidation of
glucose, they also burn up trace
elements or b~y-products of vari-
Gus indiscretions Of over-eating
and drinking, etc. In oth.1 words,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17
Natural Nitamin Sources

Let US also emphasize hat vita
MINIS I largely contained in
fresh foods and that vitamin def
elency comes from the use of pre-
served foods such as salt meats
and preserved vegetables and
fruits, and processed foods such
as refined sugar and flour.
incidentally vitamins are found
IN the skins of ordinary articles of
diet. The fellow who likes to eat
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17

get any book learning until he was
an adult and suddenly discovered
he was speaking prose. His de-
light in his discovery was rather
like our delight in finding out
about vitamins and perhaps we
have overdone it. Our ancestors
got their vitamins in their ordi-
nary diet. SO do we, and so should
We. In our day, an average diet is
much more likely to contain vita
MINIS than in the days of u an
cestors because we get more fresh
food, especially fruits and vege-
tables.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17

DR.. Clcndening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17
Exercise in Summer
Planning Assures Deriving Benefit
Oxygen and Glucose

the process destroys poisons that
have accumulated.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17
Nv LOGAN CLENDENING, NJ. d

Q eff influenza came tomorrow as
il came in 1918, could we stop it?
Surrounded by war. we are sitting
on a powder-keg of disease. 1t is
too soon to boast that we have
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17


Because the blood is the only
thing which contains the oxygen
and new supplies of glucose for
tins process, more blood must
come to the muscle during cxer-
else and the blood vessels diIate.
This means the heart muscle has
to do more work and it gets ex-
orcised also.
This burning process creates
more heat il the body 50 in order
to disSipatc this, the blood vessels
OF the skin dilatc. the sweat glands
are activatod, a great deal of
water is lost through the skin,
kidneys and lungs. 1t is an old
idea, which has no foundation
however, that the increased flow
of perspiration carries off ac-
cumulated poisons.
The pulse rate is increased dur
ing and after exercise and the
blood pressure temporarily rises.
They Usually return to normal
shortly after the exercise stops.
think the warnings of the ply
seal culture experts, that after
strenuous exercise you should
rest a while before taking a cold
shower, n good. But the cold
shower is not the least important
part of a good workout. 1t stimu-
latcS the skin and creates plcasur-
able rcficxes in the nervous sys-
tenn. 1t is no wonder that exercise,
therefore, increases appetite and
promotes pleasant sleeping.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
j.. X. :-"Please advise me
through your column which eli
mate would be beneficial to sinus
and rheumatism. Would the high
elevation Of the mountains in
Pennsylvania be h%clpful?.'
AnsWcr-For rheumatism and
sinus trouble it is generally ad-
vised that a warm, dry climate is
best. Altitude is of some impor-
tancc, so the mountain regions of
Pennsylvania may be beneficial.
The ideal climate, however, for
both sinualtis and rheumatism is
the dosc1s region of Arizona and
New McXiCo.
EDITORS NOTE: DR.. Clendcnine has
seven pamphlets which can be obtained by
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17
Sees World S;it:70 On
Powder Keg Of Discoso

ing how ones best control oc-
casionally breaks down. There are
detective stories: THE Case of
the Methodist Ladies" "The Case
of the Wading Boys" "Thc Case
of the Lady-likc Oysters" The
Case OF the Elderly Villagers"
tstreptococcic sore throat from
one village cow The Case Of the
Plumbers Patchwork" Qhc Chi
cago amGbic dyscntcry cpidcmic).
Oysters Cause Epidemic
The case Of the lady-like oysters
is typical Of many recent typhoid
cpldcmics. Every competent health
officer knows about how much ty-
phold fever to expect in any given
season and when in the winter Of
192l-1925 in New York and then
in Washington cases began to
multiply far rapidly than
usual, it was realized something
was wrong. In every epidemic
there is a peculiar fact and this,
s~klllfully used, is the key to the
plot. The peculiar fact in this
epidemic was that the victims were
women Of the right class and age
Tor putting on a pretty frock and
dining out at a smart restaurant.
Such women like small oysters.
The small oysters they ate were
found to harbor typhoid bacilii.
The only sure safeguard against
typhoid fever, eve in these days
of good public health control, is
by individual vaccination,
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Reader:-"Does the sun benefit
one as much through the clothing
as when the bare skin is exposed?"
AnsWer-thc sun has no effect
or real benefit through any kind
Of clothing.
+. D.:-"Nill the use of thyroid
tablets have any harmful effects
on the system?"
AnsWcr-They certainly will
and should not be taken except
under the direction of a physician.
S. C.:-"My son has water blis-
ters on his heels and on his toes.
He scratches them and water
ONE out. They do not heal up.
What should he do??'
Answer-The condition is gen
orally what is called ring worm or
athletes foot. One treatment is to
use Whitticld's Ointment which is
beneficial to most eases. If that
does not help, you should consult
a physician.
yN mr. r-, N-~r-.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17

DR.. Clcndening Will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17

This uucstlonnaire form was distributed by the Westchcster County,
N. Y, Defense Council as the preliminary step in setting CIVILIAN dclerse
machinery in motion. The information will enable the council 10 aHoI
to each man the role for which he is best equipped. There is also a
:" N' H' forn, for women (Csntral PTess)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17
by LOGAN CLENDENING. VI. d.

elho time Of year has come when
we should begin to think of the
benefits we can derive from the
summer that lies ahead. Those of
US who are nOn-yombatantS or not
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Rcader:-"Docs the u benefit
M as much through the clothing
as when the bare skin is exposed?"
AnsWer-the sun has no effect
or real benefit through any kind
of clothing.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
BY NED RUSSELL

LONDON April %. (UP)-The
British empire army of the Balkans,
its back to the sea and its left
flank gone with the surrender OF
the Greek army of the Epirus.
fought desperately for its life to-
day against the pick OF the German
army. Only the alternative of dis
aster or escape remained for the
Australian, New zealand and Brit
ish troops.
The little British expeditionary
force which had gone from Africa
TO aid the heroic Greeks in a hope
less fight against the German war
machine, could only fight a rear
guard action alone along the long
road back to Athens or the Gulf of
Corinth and evacuate what men,
guns and tanks it could before the
Germans smashed it under the
weight of their armored forces.
1t was a difficult and desperate
business. All the way back to Athens
the country becomes more and
more favorable to the full use Of
the German tanks which had forced
a way through Thermopylae with
out even being able to develop
their full strength because of the
mountainous terrain.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
italians JubiIant
At Surrender of
nth Greek Army
By REYNOLDS PACKARD

ROME, April % UP) - The
Greek army of the Epirus and
Macedonia, trapped between the
Italians advancing down the Ion
ian Sea coast and the German
armored forces which flanked ii
by a drive through the Metsovo
Pass, has capitulated to the Ital-
ian 18th army, an extraordinary
high command communique an
nounced today.
The surrender was made at 9:04
last night (2:04 pm. yesterday
EST to the commander of the 18th
army by a Greek military dele
cation, it was announced, and de-
tails are now being worked out by
the Italians in complete accord
with the German high command.
Announcement of the capitulation
OF the Greek troops who had
thrown the Italians out of Greece
at the start of the Greek italian
war and were driving through AL
bania when the Germans started
their Balkan campaign II days ago,
brought. jubilant crowds running
into the streets. Men were toast
ing each other in cafes.
Newspapers issued extras on the
high commands special communi-
que announcing the capitulation
and it was broadcast throughout
the country by radio.
Shouting and gesticulating in
their excitement and joy, pedes-
trians gathered in the streets SO
quickly and SO thickly that they
damned street traffic in the main
streets of the city.
Newsboys and news stands had
difficulty dealing with the thou
sands who pressed round them,
handing them money for extras ana
not bothering to wait for change.
Those who were in cafes when
the announcement came, toasted
each other, friends and strangers
There was surge from many
quarters toward the Venice Square
in hope that a demonstration might
induce Permier Benito Mussolini to
appear on the famous balcony of his
Venice palace and address them.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
War in Brief
On All Fronts
BY UNITED PRESS

ATHENS-King George II, Greek
crown prince, and government flee
to Crete; king says fight will go
on, charges capitulation of army Of
Epirus unauthorized; fate of Brit
ish expeditionary force uncertain.
LONDON-Endo of Greek cam
paign believed near; Australian
criticism reported over sending Of
BEF; Germans may be concentrat-
ing for attack on southern Egypt;
Plymouth blitzed again; reveal Brit
ish raid on Bardia Saturday
BERLIN-Germans move on Ath-
ems; Greek army of Epirus and
Macedonia quits, conquest of Greece
expected to be completed shortly;
nearly 100000 tons Of shipping re-
ported sunk in Greek harbors and
waters, thousands of British troops
claimed drowned.
ROME-Greek army of Epirus and
Macedonia, reported to number close
to 100000, surrendered to Italian
1lth army; British attempt to break
out of Tobruk fails.
observation-disclosures reported
sending motorized troops to north
ern Norway, either to repel British
attack or for use in Finland against
Russia.
ALGECIRAS-Bri strengthen
Gibraltar in preparation for possible
siege.
TOKYO-Press suggests ADJUST
ment of relations with United stats
and settlement of China affair.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Berlin Considers
Greek War at End

BERLIN, April % CUP)-Author-
ized Nazis said today the war in
Greece can be considered virtually
at an end as a result of the ca
pitulation of the Greek western
army, the smashing of British de-
fenses at Thermopylae and the
drive of German mechanized forces
on Athens.
"All of the Greek armies north
of Thermopylae were included in
yesterdays capitulation of the army
Of Epirus and Macedonia" an au-
thorized military source said ''The
war in Greece can be considered vir-
tually at an end"
He estimated about 100000 Greek
soldiers had surrendered since the
start of hostilities and said that
this figure, in addition TO those
captured, wounded and killed does
not leave much" of the estimated
total of 100000 Greek troops.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Greeks Give Up:
British Exposed

of equipment they had brought To
join in defense of their allied
country.
King George said the Epirus
army had made an armiStice with
out consulting the government OF
the army chiefs and that this
armistice does not bind the free
will of the nation, the king or the
government, which insists on a
continuation of the war with all
our remaining forces in order to
safeguard the greatest national in
terest."
Crete is 60 miles from the Greek
mainland; $50 from Alexandria
Egypt. 1t is the fourth largest Med
iterranean island, $50 miles long;
six to 35 miles wide, and has a
population of more than 100000.
With the British fleet controlling
the eastern Mediterranean, the
Greek government would be safe
there except for air raids.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
BY HENRY T. GORRELL

ATHENS, Greece, April % (UP)
king George fled with his gov
ernment to the island of Crete to-
day. announcing that the Greek
army holding the west end of the
nations defense line in Epirus had
capitulated while British imperials
still fought off the Germans in the
east, around historic Thermopylae
The king said he would continue
the struggle" from Crete, together
with the crown prince, the gov
eminent, and "all our remaining
forces.
The fate of the British eXpedi-
tionary force was uncertain for the
moment. The capitulation in
Epirus was taken TO mean that
italian troops attacking that end
Oh the line were pouring on south
without opposition to the Gulf of
Corinth, outflanking the British
imperials and jeopardizing their
line of retreat back toward Athens
and Aegean ports for evacuation.
1t appeared that the British
would have to race the italians to
the evacuation ports, possibly leav-
ing behind much of the vast array
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Australian Named
No. 7 BEF General
In Middle East

LONDON, April % CUP)-Lieut
Gen. Sir Thomas Blamey, COM
mander of the Australian forces i:
the middle east today was appointed
second in command to Gen. Sir
Archibald Wavell, head of the
middle eastern imperial army. in
an obvious attempt to check Aus
tralian discomfort over the conduct
of the campaign in Greece.
News of the appointment was
broadcast TO Australia by Robert G
Menzies, Australian prime minister
who is visiting here.
Australian leaders have been crit
ical' of the circumstances under
which Australians were sent to
Greece without adequate support.
1t was reported that the Austral-
ian government had agreed to send
troops to Greece only after assur-
ances in Libya that the gains there
We're absolutely secure. When Ital-
ian and German troops began a sur
prise advance in Libya, reinforce
ments intended for Greece had to
be diverted, leaving the Australians
unsupported, it was said.
Menzies was said to have been
sharply critical of the British gen.
eral staff's strategy, and to have
stated his viewpoint plainly during
recent talks with government and
military officials here, warning that
Greek developments might cause a
political crisis in Australia.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Nazis Crash Thru
ThermopyIae Pass,
RACING 10 Athens

BERLIN, April 23. (UP)-Gel-
man troops have broken through
the historic pass of Thermopylae
after overwhelming the British rear
guard and are pouring down the
railroad toward Athens, Nazis as
serted today as the high command
announced the surrender OF The
Greek army of Epirus and Mace
donia.
The pick of the German army Of
the Balkans had been thrown at
the British. army defending the pass
which Leonidas, the Spartan hlng.
defended against the Persian army
of XerXes.
1t was asserted that the Ger-
man armored forces had over
whelmed the British rear guard and
broken through the pass.
From Thermopylae the road lead.
along railroad ana over ground
on past Mt. Parnassus to Athens
which is increasingly favorable for
the German armored forces.
Nazis said they believed that IS
to Is Greek divisions, or perhaps
250O00 men, were involved in the
Greek surrender.
They expressed confidence that
the surrender of the remaining
Greek forces was inevitable in the
near future because the surrender
of last night had completely un-
covered the allied left flank.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Mason Sees War
Duplicating First
World Conflict
BY J. w. +. MASON
United Press War Expert)


With the retirement of the Greek
government to Crete, German con-
troll OF the entire Balkans now is
temporarily assured and the Euro
pean conflict increasingly duplicates
the strategic pattern of the last
world war. No fundamental ad-
vance in strategy is discernible in
the plans of the German general
staff in following up the collapse of
Greece.
Instead reports which are circu-
'ating in Europe regarding Ger
inany's possible next moves point to
Turkey and Russia If they prove
correct, Hitler will be treading the
exact path OF the Hohenzollerns to
Ahe final footmark
During the world war, the German
army was held up along the western
front and sought compensation
eastward. The western front then
AN through France. Today, the
western front runs through the Eng
lish channel and into the north
atlantic: and the Germans, being
blocked there, are again moving
eastward.
In the last war, as now, Bulgaria
and Hungary were Germanys allies
2umania was occupied by a con-
quering German army. Serbia like
wise was conquered and the rest
Of what is now Jugoslavia was under
German domination.
Only Greece, then much smaller
than now, was not in the German
orbit, but Russia had been subdued
and German troops were in the
Ukraine district overseeing the ex-
port of grain to the fatherland. In
addition, Turkey was a German ally
and was showing more military COM
petence than Germany's present
ally, Italy.
Thus, in the previous German
struggle to control Europe, the
Balkans were subdued, Russia was
PROSTATE and Germany had right
of-Way across the Dardanelles into
Asia Minor through her association
with the Turks. Today, similar am
billions apparently circulate in Hit
ler's mind
The Hohenzollern progress to the
east and into Asia Minor aroused
emotional expectations of great
German victory over the democrat
ic nations. But in the end these
adventures far away from the west
ern front only contributed to the
eventual exhaustion of Germany;
while the disruptions of normal life
in the Balkan war zones interfered
greatly with the flow of food, oil
ard other materials into the central
powers.
The addition of Greece to the con-
qvered and embittered peoples Of
southeastern Europe does not bring
the axis any nearer to winning the
Wsr than did the Hohenzollerns
quarter of a century ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Raiders Defy Nazi
Forces in Libya

LONDON, April %. CUP)-A Brit
ish raiding force was landed at
Bardia, Libya, Saturday night, Brit
ish military quarters announced to-
day.
1t blew up a bridge, fired military
stores, and rendered four coast de-
fense guns useless. A major part Of
the force returned to its base, but
about 80 failed to re-embark and
are presumed to have been cap
tured.
The raid marked the growing Brit
ish counter attack against the Axis
forces in Libya which in three
weeks drove 700 miles from Tripoli
across Libya to the Egyptian from
tier. At dawn Monday, the British
fleet had bombarded Tripoli, their
chief base.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Raiders Shotter
British Seaport

PLYMOUTH, Eng, April % tUP)
Many thousands of homeless
Britons-some in night dresses or
pajamas, bathrobes and slippers
wandered in stunned horror out of
the bomb-wrecked ciiN of Plymouth
today after a second consecutive
night of Nazi bombardment.
Hundreds of German bombers
pounded this port for hours. dump
ing 1000 fire bombs and about SOC
high explosive bombs in an effort
to destroy a point of entry for wal
supplies from the United States
The refugees streaming from the
blasted and burned city had turned
away from a huge cloud of smoke
that hung over Plymouth following
blazes that created a lurid wall of
flame during the night. Many refu-
gees clutched a few belongings
they had been able to salvage from
the debris of things.
They picked their way over
chunks of bricks and concrete blast
ed from big buildings and past
firemen who still fought the flames.
They had only one object in mind
to get out of town.
The first groups of homeless from
the city were taken to rest centers
but even some of these centers had
been wrecked by bombs.
Private cars as we'll as trucks
and cattle lorries Communicated by
the women's voluntary service trans
ported hundreds to schools in the
suburbs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
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