The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-21

then source OF
its origin. We simply bought. paid
for and brought back shiploads OF
the gum. leaving the Dutch and the
East Indians to do the worrying as
10 the cultivation and harvesting
Of II.
u would have been a bright idea
II we'd been considerably more
thoughtful relative TO a new world
ly supply OF IT,
The trees II oozes from are thick
up and down the Amazon valley,
but It requires quite a few years to
develop a tree up to its maximum
output OF the juice. Moreover, a
tremendous staff Of workers has to
be created, to 90 around tapping
the trunks Of en-, and delivering
tie goo in to headquarters.
Manpower Is scarcer up the
Amazon than il appears TO have
been in the East Indies
II can be recruited somewhat by
good pay to available natives, but
the difficulty's to keep EN- alive
after they're modified.
Diseases and Bugs
That rubber valley has a larger
assortment OF hot-westher diseases
than civilized medicines ever had
any experience with heretofore. In
sect bearing bugs are more numer-
Gus in that region than anywhere
else on our globe. III bet you.
I had a dose Of 'em some years
ago-anthraX critters. To this min
ute I've got scars Of their nibbles.
And, Of course, there also are yell
low fever ordinary hookworm.
cholera ysw and leprosy. Being an
outsider. I suppose I was trihe
more susceptible than the average
local inhabitant. but he isn't i'm
n1une. either. Dump him into the
infected territory, in rubber-gather-
ing numbers, and they'll get him,
believe me.
Consequently. I'll up that valley
with a big force Of chaps from the
comparatively healthy coastal con-
tlnental fringe, and they'll die
about at rapidly as they'll get
there.
Inter American Co ordinator
Nelson Rockefeller has had dele
gated TO him the task Of dealing
with this complication.
Nelson has turned il over 10 a
certain Yankee DR.. Saunders, who's
"rassling" with il. He's scattered
hospitals and investigatorial sta
tons the whole length Of the VAL
ley. and perhaps he'll succeed in
effecting a permanent improve
ment-though the microbes are
hercer TO combat than the human
Cor inhuman) AXIS aggregation.
There's this TO be said
Latin America has a very high
opinion Of Yankee medicine. Il
heads in to a North American doc
the minute snythings the matter
with II. 1t may seem as II IL would
hunt one Of its native practitioners,
as likelier to have a more intimate
acquaintance with its nearby NAL
aides, but il doesn't. II consults an
American or a European. I pre-
sumo II regards EN- as more SCI
entihc.
And Dentists. Too
It's especially noticeable as to
dentistry
Give a Latin American a tooth
ache and he stresks il for North
American dentist. It's a profession
that's practically monopolzed south
OF the Rio Crande.
I've a cluster Of teeth. extracted
there by my own countrymen.
When you land in Brazil, you're
apt 70 60 so al Para.
This city a burg OF more than
100 O00l is at the mouth Of the
Amazon
It's known. TOO by The name OF
Belen. Lots Of South American
towns have two names. Pernsm-
buco IL spoken Of also as Recife
Bahia correctly is Bahia San Sal
yador. Et cetera
Well YOU get Of al Para-capital
Of the Brazilian state Of Para and
one OF The mouths Of tnc ANA
zoniau mouths Of the Para river.
It's a m.ddlng modern place
sor,ethinp yrfi' 70 used IN