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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08

90 degree r. and DR.. Masters
| 70 degree r., and cooling ~ the akin
may be experienced with some M
dividuals IN room as warm as 60
degree F. The skin cools progress
sively, with the extremities Of the
body feeling the cold first the
fingers, ears and nose.
NORMAL REACTIONS
When the body surface e ex-
posed to cold, the vessels Of the
skin normally contract, reducing
the blood flow, and diminishing the
heat loss from the skin. After
short time, however, sold venous
blood, returning from the cooled
skin, lowers the tenperatue Of
the blood Ia general circulation
The skin locally sets up q prompt
defense against cooling by accel-
Grated construction OF vessels, and
periodic reductions Of pain. sensa.
tons. Further exposure, though,
may damage the skin BY direct
action or by causing IL TO freeze.
The reactions regularly are those OF
inflammation - pain, redness, and
swelling.
These are, 20 far, normal reac-
tons to cold. There are more COM
pick and serious skin reactions to
1t as cold increases. Common
among them Is chilblaip, distin-
guished by redness giving way to
q ptirplish cast, and itching that
becomes sore and painful. Swelling
Is constant, often accompanied by
blisters or ulcers, which heal slowly.
Another form Of reaction appears
frequently on the lower leg, partic-
ularly among present day women
addicted to thin stockings. It Is
purple, shiny. scaly, and finally ul-
cerous. In trerch-foot, beginning
without color, but with pain and
tenderness, the foot becomes cold,
and then turns red or blue. SenSa-
tons Of heat follow, as do blisters
and ulcers, which may be the focal
points for the development Of gan
creme. Here contraction Of the CIR
culation and infection contribute to
the injury first caused by cold. Es-
tablishing natural warmth Is the
only known treatment for these in
juries, even by way Of bed.
FROsTBITE
Frostbite, which may easily take
place In sunless sub-zero conditions,
involves the formations Of actual
Ice crystals IN the skin, which dam
age the tissue. Red wheals appear,
and later blisters, when the dead
white expanse Of frostbite Is ex-
posed to warmth. Treatment with
gradual warming Is essential In
frostbite, not the APPLICATION Of
strong heat or the use Of friction.
Light bandaging may be necessary.
once the frostbitten areas are
warmed. The object Of treatment
in frosthite should be TO restore
blood flow and warmth by degrees,
and thus restrain painful vascular
reactions-vas In cases OF burn or
scald, which have much In common
with frostbite.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08
Learning Languages

From North Africa comes reports that
american troops are making a bad job of
IL in trying to talk to the natives in
u rench. Apparently they have forgotten
Re French they learned in high school
I'd college, They just make stabs at
\ 1rds, regardless of number and gender
&! substantives and conjudgation of
cribs.
incidentally, the French with which
t1ey are compelled to cope in Algeria is
one of the purest. The presence with
nerican troops now that the continent
invaded, and later when occupied coun-
iries are policed by the United Nations,
tens of thousands of young men who
IN read, write and speak French, Ger
] IAN and Italian fluently would be of
J lcomparable value, but they are not
valuable.
Americans are VIGOROUSLY poor lin
Cuists, and it is easy to understand why.
mericans inhabit country whose areas
l. about half again that of all Europe eX-
elusive of Russia. In that area English is
{ ne common tongue. In western Europe
there are more than a dozen major Ian
guageS with almost countless variants
Snd dialects.
Europe has scarcely a capital or prin-
cipal city to which 1,000-mile long dis
farce telephone call would not have to
be from foreign country, and more than
likely it would be in a foreign tongue.
Several European lands have three or
tven four foreign countries within
radius of 500 miles from their exact CEN
vars. Necessities of trade and reasonable
travel inpel enterprising Europeans to
be at least bilingual. Swiss school chill
dren have to learn French, German and
Italian.
American high schools and colleges do
not teach, or pretend to teach, fluent con-
versational knowledge of modern tom
CUES. Such acquisition as there has been
by students of French and German, for
example, has been mainly for cultural
rather than for utilitarian purposes. For
this the French and German teachers are
not to blame They have not conducted
truly intensive Language courses because
school boards have not established them.
Against such establishment mitigate
the added cast, the time that would be
taken from other subjects on prescribed
curriculum and, most of all, that in the
recent past not one student in twenty
five or fifty would ever be in position to
find knowledge of foreign language an
indispensable tool.
But now that the world is growing
figuratively smaller, the nation may be
in need of countless thousands to whom
a foreign language will be as familiar as
their own. Ways can readily be found to
furnish such intensive courses as will be
needed. But it does not follow that such
knowledge will, or should, be given to
every high school boy or girl, only to be
atrophied by disuse. What is needed as
much as anything in this country is a
more vigorous teaching of correct and
idomatic English
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08

Since sulfa drugs first came into use
for respiratory diseases they have been
extended to apply for many other all
ments. The pneumonia patient got a
real break when the drug was first used.
One of the latest siclIneSses that will be
helped through Sulfa drugs is rheumatic
fever. It is surprising to read the fig
ures stating the high percentage Of rheu-
matte fever sufferers; and these are most
ly children from the ages Of to IA. The
disease almost always affects the heart.
A statement this week on the subject Of
rheumatic favor says that 1850 men out
of every 100000 examined for the Army
were rejected because rheumatic heart
disease, a complication resulting from
rheumatic fever The availability OF
sulfa drugs for this disease will help
greatly to curb the disease
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08
Press Comment
MARRIAGE Knocked
CCatholic Transcript

NS0tt0AAN 4AeAAASSAA kW
The latest chapter In the disgust
ing story Of the millionaire playboy
who takes O new wife almost as
often as the seasons change, re-
quires no comment from US. This
sustained scandal Is revolving even
to people who do not recognize the
inherent evil Of divorce. However,
there are three points on this mat
ter which call for consideration.
The first Is the sensational play
which the dailies give this mockery
Of marriage. Not only do the papers
lavishly serve up stories and pic
lures Of the swiftly successive we'd
dings, but also circumstantial &C.
counts Of the approach to, and re-
treat from, each Of them. This
travesty Of rnatrimony Is constantly
and loudly publicized.
The second Is the fact that, II
some unfortunate from the slums
Of our cities did even q fraction
Of what the playboy has been do
ing, editorialists would dwell solemn
ly on the shocking social evil EVIL
dent here, on the demoralizing ef-
feet Of poverty, on the moronic
bent Of the poor.
The third Is the fact that the
latest marriage Of the playboy al
most took place in Connecticut. We
protested vigorously the last time
he was married in the limits Of
this state. asking why regulations
with which others have to conform
were waived in his case. These reg
ulations are not onl hygienic In IN
tent, nor is their purpose merely to
safeguard the legality Of marriages.
They serve to promote the stability
Of what of its nature, Is a life
long union. The state has an inter-
est in safeguarding the institution
Of matrimony. But for this person
who takes and discards wives as II
they were dancing partners, the
rules were graciously set aside. The
reason, we surmise, was his money
and certain officials itch for no
oriety. If there is a repetition of
this disgrace to the state, those
responsible win hear from it.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08

United States senator. John Quincy
Adams at IA was private secretary
to q member of the Russian en-
bassy and at ~ was minister to the
Hague.
Bryant at 10 had written '"Thana-
topsis". Beethoven at 81 was a
noted composer. Wagner at 20
had composed ''Lohengrin," Brown
ing at % had written "Paracelsus. :"
Ruskin at "A had written Modern
Painters. Wilhurforce at 80 COM
PEELED England to free the slaves.
George Stevenson ct 10 had thought
out an improved steam engine. JEFF
ferson at 50 had composed the
Declaration Of Independence.
This does not mean that youth
alone can administer the affairs Of
the world. but It docs mean that
II q man has great ability, his un-
usual endowment Is liable 10 mani
fest itself long before he reaches
mature years.
At the same time Il could be
shown that some Of the greatest
achievements IN human history
have been wrought BY men far 3D.
yanced IN years.
All Rights Reserved -
Dabaon Newspaper syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08
Motherless Tots

Out in Michigan an indicted father
took his two motherless daughters to
camp because he had nowhere to leave
them. Up in Vermont the father of two
pre-Pearl Harbor children, and 6, has
been reclassified la and is trying des-
perately to discover what he can do about
them and their invalid mother when he
is called into the Army.
Small wonder Congress is upset about
the father draft. Such situations are
political dynamite. They also are ex-
tremely unjust.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08

with attendant ceremony, slbtracts
nothing from the hideous character
Of this violation Of international
convention.
It was six weeks ago that we had
occasion to comment on q United
Press dispatch from correspondent
In the vicinity OF Munda, relating
on interview with young Ameri-
can lieutenant and his account Of q
Japanese attack on O column Of our
wounded being led behind the front.
It was q tale Of atrocities which we
suggested was comparable to the
legends Of Red Indian warfare In
colonial days.
We have learned from Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge jr., that the sort
OF thing this lieutenant described
is regular accompaniment OF the
campaign in the South Pacific. The
Senator has toured all the war
fronts where American troops are
engaged. He has been o combatatnt
himself In North Africa. His point
is that the feeling OF our soldiers
for the Japanese enemy Is some
thing apart. In North Africa he has
seen them befriending Italian and
German prisoners, but in the Paci-
fic ne observed no such camara-
derie. "Our fight with the Japanese
Is a fight to finish. The Japanese
made 1t that way. They tortured
our prisoners, shot down our para
chutists, executed our Doolittle n.y.
ers in cold blood, and our little
bearers are their favorite targets"
We agree with Mr.. IL .ge that
these TRUTHS about the Japanese
should be driven home" Whatever
may be the proper appraisal Of the
peoples we are fighting elsewhere as
distinct from that Of their criminal
leaders, 1t is well to keep in mind
that the Japanese are ESSENTIALLY
sayages and must be death with as
such.
Hatred Of the enemy Is not
characteristic Of the American
fighting man. He is far more dis
posed than the rest Of Us ct home
to regard his adversary as Just an.
other guy rislking his life ami dc1ng
q job. There could be no greater
indictment OF the little worsazipeEB
Of Hirohito than the fact that they
have erased this attitude.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08

Wd4 ydVC44No dkOC1 U11S WaIs
Approximately $1,000, 10000 has
been expended by American tax
payers for the research and de.
velopment Of war implements. Af-
ter the last war q lot Of these dis
coveries were turned over to mon
opolies Of private industry. The
Radio Corporation Of America, for
instance, got the Nays radio
patents.
So now Senator Kilgore's com.
inittee wants to find out whether
such q vital discovery as radar
will be turned over to the public
as a whole or bottled up by one
or two big companies. The Kill
gore Committee intends to intro
duce legislation to protect the
public.
on thing which already worries
the senators Is the good will" adj
vertising boasts Of several big
concerns about all the new living
comforts that will be available
after the war - due to wartime
research. What the ads fail to
point out Is that the government
Is footing the major part Of the
research bill.
West virginia's two-fisted Sem
ator Harley M. Kilgore, chairman
Of the war Mobilization commit
tee, is going to do a little adver-
Using Of his own on this point.
His committee will delve chiefly
into these fields:
~ War contracts. Kilgore
Is anxious to know II new produc-
ton formulas and techniqueS, de.
veloped by big war contractors at
government expense, will be avail.
able TO smaller competing concerns
after the war.
~ College studies. War re-
search IN college laboratories Is
confined largely to a few big In
stitutions, headed by Massachu-
sets Institute Of Technology. The
Kilgore committe wants to make
the scientific findings Of M. I. T.
and other federally-assisted col
leges available to small schools;
also wants to prevent industry
from uring topflight instructors
from the campuses.
(3) Foreign patents. Many peo-
pie fear that Axis patients seized
by the Allen Property Custodian
will either be returned to Axis
owners after the war or will be
sold to Q small group Of Ameri-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08

The plan to train Girl Scouts as occu-
pational therapy aides in hospitals is a
good one With the shortage of nurses
their help will be considerable. Those
who enlist as aides will be trained to
learn hospital procedure, doing much OF
the work now done by adult aides who
are helping out in the nurse shortage.
The new home front service, as 1t Is
called, have already been planned in
many states and courses are being con-
Quoted in New York City and elsewhere.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08

and got no audience with the King
o British tany company arrived
at the palace gates with o detach-
ment Of field artillery. With the
artillery pointed at the Palace, q
tank battered down the palace
gates, and the British An1bassa-
dor drove through In an armored
car. He saw the King St.
Louis Collector Of Internal Rev
enue, Robert z. Hannegan, now
has the inside track on Guy Hell
vering's key tax job as U. s. Co.
lector Of Internal Revenue. This
will be a victory for Postmaster
Frank walker, who insists that
more Jobs go to loyal Democrats
and that the revenue collector be
one Of them. Los Angles publisher
Manchester Boldly, whom Walker
also favored, wasn't interested.
Copyright, 1913, by United
Feature Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08

Apropos of Fire Prevention Week Pres
ident Roosevelt recently stated, not in
reference to this observation but as a
general observation: "Since Pearl Harbor,
the destruction caused by fire in the
United States has been comparable to
the damage caused by all enemy bomb
ing over England during the first two
wears of the war;"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08
AN ENEMY APART
New York Herald Tribune)

A diary captured from q Japanese
soldier at Salamaua, New Guinea,
tells us in an eyewitness account Of
the beheading Of an Allied aviator,
something more Of the ruthless saw
agery Of this enemy. That this brave
boy Of ours did not finch in the
face Of his execution, that he was
accorded the death Of Q Samurai
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08

they had TO help Today the story IS
equally inspiring In another way. It
helps to prove that the Germans still are
the slaves Of fixed schedule.
When things 60 wrong they waver and
wilt. And a great many things are going
wrong with them right now.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08

Rome. Napoleon
at 20 was the
leader Of France
and at IS was its
emperor. Fox at
20 was a power in
the English Parl-
lament. Pitts at
"A was prime min
lister. Hamilton at
Is was q member
Of our national
Congress. Henry
Hlav ak u WAS a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08

knowedge Of
the elgpts Of
cold up6h the
skin should thus
be interesting to
everyone, since
an und erstand-
ing OF what Is
TO be undergone
IL half the en-
durance Of the
trial.
90 o rtabIe
room tempera-
ture to the av-
erage perso n
ranges between
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08
Selected Poem
THE sAND-PIPERs

It was sunset and the waves
Beat hard and high against the caves;
We sat in wonderment and awe
OF the perfect thing We saw.
You recall we watched them fly
In q band across the sky;
The suns light on sea and cove
Made a gold haze to float above.
WordIess enchantment filled us then
AS fleet wings moved in unison,
And flying there that dainty group
Seemed like any dancing troupe.
We laugh to think that birds could be
Fairy dancers wild and free;
The sand-pipers In the suns CLEAN
Were ballet OF an old seas dream.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08
A Thought for Today

Blessed Is the man that endureth tempta-
ton; for when he is tried he shall receive
the crown Of Efe.-James 1:12.
Leta man be but in earnest in praying
against temptation as the tempter is in
pressing it. and he needs not proceed by
surer measure-B hop South
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
AGE DOEsN'T MATTER
BY EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. d.

AOE UOESN = NEAA 1EN
1t is remarkable thing to pom
der the number of great things that
have been done by young men. Alex
ander at "a had taken Thebes and
crossed the Hellespont. Mark
Anthony at Is was the hero OF
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08
Daily Almanac

Moon sets at 1904 q. m. (war time)
Sun rises at 6:02 a. m. sets at e:S3 p N.
(war time)
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
Now Autumn's fire burns slowly along the
woods
And day by day the dead leaves fall and
melt."-Autumunai Sonnet.
by william Alllngham.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08
Washington Merry-Go-Rou DREW r PEARSON
Kgore Committee Investigate Problem Of Postwar Poents
Wants Inventions Made Available to Peoples
Would Protect Small Business Against MonOpcies by Big Firms;
Senator Urges Of British Oil for the War;

WASHINGTON Important Congresonal nye
Mobz
public
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08
~ 81. THOMAS B. MASH q


with even less fuel aValIabI9 p
civilians than last year fnqgN
people will be exposed this wlnANE
to ia effects % cold Waath4g "A
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08
Current Comment

Here I am and here I shall re-
main. The Stalingrad pSychosis
must be banished. After this the
Dnieper line viii be the natural
frontier between the two armies.
Adolf Hitler, on recent visit to
the Russian front.
The German High Command
abandoned hope of victory several
months ago, and since then has
concentrated on an attempt to stave
on defeat and emerge with what at
best could be only q stalemate.
Lieut.. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney,
deputy chief Of staff.
Good morale in industry Is
founded on honest dealing-dealing
right straight across the board. say
ing exactly what we mean and living
up to what we say.
william p. Edmunds, War Nam
power Commission official.
couldn't count them( but Il
looked like thousands TO me. Every
time they showed up over the ridge
let them have It.
-sergt. David Woody, Memphis,
Tenn. decorated for killing 200
Germans In Tunisla.
! submit that Q clear. frank state
ment Of national aim, based on ma
tional interest and guided by justice.
would accomplish more good for the
world and would cause less hatred
and establishment later on.
Senator Menfy Cabot k.odge.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-07-15
Kirby Kernels

Two recent hail storms killed
grown chickens and riddled gar
dens. However they didn't last
long enough to completely de-
molish the gardens, for which
we are all thankful.
Maurice Huntington has re-
turned to the Randall ranch,
having been in Sheridan where
he received medical attention.
He is improved in health and is
helping the Randalls with the
riding and looking after cattle.
Mary LegorsH from the D Bar
D ranch spent the 4th visiting
friends at Dayton, Wyo.
Patricia and Mike Randall
spent the 4th fishing at the
Tongue River dam. Many folks
had boats there and had a
grand time boating and fishing
Ensign Victor E. Johnson was
house guest of the Mart lis
dales of Buffalo, Wyo. over the
3rd, 18th and 5th of July and at
tended the rodeo at Kaysee
where he won second money
ridin' a ,buckin' steer.
1t. Commander Leicheste1
Barton Ferguson U. S. Navy anG
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-07-15

Miss Ruth Ferguson left for
their respective homes on the
4th after a weeks visit with
home folks here.
Miss Gladys Adsit was thrown
from the buck rake on WedneS-
day, breaking a bone in her left
hand.
We are glad to see that the
road patrol had been over our
road on Friday. Our roads have
been very rough and badly
washed.
Frank Markham Randall, who
has been working for he past IA
months at Curtiss- Wright Co.,
N. j., as a metallurgical engin-
eer, came home to spend the
summer and help harvest this
years crop, hoping thereby to
gain in Drawn, to be ready for
special training in the Army. He
arrived Saturday morning at
Hardin, and came Immediately
to the ranch with his father, c.
A. Randall. Miss Patricia accom-
panied her father back to Har-
din, to take position as nurse
in Mrs. WINS hospital.
The All club held a picnic
and meeting at the home of
Hugh and Gregg Jones Sunday.
In August the club will take a
trip of inspection, and will go to
the Hamilton ranch on Spring
creek on Saturday evening,
camp out all night, cook a
breakfast over a camp fire, and
then will spend the next day
looking over the gardens enroute
back to the home of Glenn Ad-
sit, president, where a dinner of
garden stuff, will be prepared.
Bobby Jones had a birthday
last week, so he and his young
friends enjoyed a birthday party
at the All club meeting. A
birthday cake, decorated with
flags and ice cream were served
! to fathers and mothers as well
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as club members.

as club members.
Matt Jordan has returned to
the ranch from a stay at the
Sheridan county Memorial hos
pital. Mrs. Jordan says she is
having a hard time keeping him
down.
About a month ago, "Old
jerry, an old pensioner Of Mrs.
Randall's, feeling pretty frisky
On fresh green grass, got
through a fence into the Rose
bud NTH. ranch, to frolic with
Mrs. Johnson's colts. He and
Davy Crockett, a three year old,
decided they would go out and
see the world and finding a post
down, walked owed the wire and
galloped up the Rosebud, over
the divide and down to Leaf
rock. What happened here, none
knows, but Davy thought that
he was too far from home and
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-07-15

that day, at the Rasmussen
ranch above described ABOUT
twenty-five miles southwest OF
Hardin, near Benteen Siding in
Big Horn county, Montana.
The terms of said sale will be
Cash.
DATED at Hardin, Montana
this 18th day of July, 1943.
CARL RANKIN,
Administrator of the Estate OF
William Rasmussen, Deceased
D. L. Egnew, Hardin, Montana,
Attorney for Administrator.
Pub. July IS, 1943)