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event TO be used TO indicate the
necessity of the prevention and
control of infantile paralysis.
Mr.. Roosevelt himself has pro-
vided the best lesson and example
for all victims Of this disease by
showing that no matter how af-
flicted, one can do a man-sized, in
fact a world-sized job.
Everyone knows of the enlight-
ened interest which Mr.. Roosevelt
has shown in the encouragement
Of research in the field of infantile
paralysis. find in the report Of
the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis a record Of the
activities in this field and / select
some of these TO indicate the scope
Of this work.
The Committee on Virus Re
search granted $4,000 to the Uni
versity of Michigan School Of
Medicine to establish and maintain
a laboratory Of virology and to
conduct fundamental investiga-
tons primarily in the field Of in
fantile paralysis.
They granted the Children's
Hospital Of Cincinnati, Ohio 1000
to study the distribution in. elimi-
nation from and spread within the
body Of the virus in human and
experimental poliomyelitis.
Grants for Research
The Committee on Research for
the Prevention and Treatment Of
After Effects granted to the Iowa
College of Medicine $500 to con-
tinue the study Of the mechanical
background Of curvature Of the
spine due TO infantile paralysis
and to study patients gaits by
means Of the electromagnetic
field.
A grant Of 81 900 was made to
the Johns Hopkins School Of Medi-
cine to continue investigation Of
muscular paralysis.
A grant Of $4,000 was made 10
the Children's Hospital Of Boston
to determine the effects of infantile
paralysis on the growth of the
lower extremities.
An appropriation Of over $780,
900 was made to study the manu-
facture Of braces. 1t is realized
that braces inadequately meet the
ueeGs of orthopedic care and il il
hoped TO formulate program
which will provide a standardized
pattern, less extensively and more
quickly than is now possible.
Grants for Training
The Committee on Education
granted $4,000 for fellowships in
the field of virus research, recog-
nizing that there is need for well
trained young men here and also
TO establish ten fellowships in
orthopedic surgery to give promis-
ing young surgeons adequate
training in orthopedic care Of the
deformities resulting from infan-
tile paralysis.
The Committee also granted
$4,000 to the National Organiza-
ton for Public Health Nursing to
encourage nurses with desirable
qualifications TO prepare them.
selves for the field of orthopedic
public health nursing.
The Committee Of Epidemics
made grants to the Philippine
Islands for epidemic relief and
also to the City of Detroit for
relief and to prepare data on a
recent epidemic there.
The National Foundation for
Research has an income Of about
100000 a year, mostly proceeds
from the annual Presidents Birth.
day celebration. It can easily be
seen that this is being spent intel
ligently.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A. Sis olive oil good for
Inflammation of the gall bladder?
Is Vitamin c good for the gall
BLADDER"
Answer: Olive oil depends for
its reputation in the treatment Of
gall bladder disease on a peculiar
property it has. When it is taken
in large quantities, it forms into
pellets which, passed by the
bowels, look like gall stones.
Quacks often trade on this To claim
a cure for gall stones. The olive
oil, like all fats, has the property
Of causing the gall bladder to con-
tract and empty itself. This is
form of drainage which may be
beneficial.
Vitamin C has no effect on gall
bladder disease.