Milford chronicle., 1957-12-27
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For some time there has been consider
able controversy over the presence of fats
in diets. And this must have left many peo-
pie wondering just what will happen to them
if they continue to eat foods containing fat,
and particularly animal fat.
There is, fortunately,a some clarifying
evidence. The medical authorities generally
reason that so long as person is in good
health there certainly is small reason to alter
the normal diet. In other words, if diet
agrees with a man it is probably sound
one. And now some interesting light on the
matter has Leen shed by DR.. Albert FL. Hol-
land of the u. S. Department of Health, Ed
ucation and Welfare.
In the course of scientific address, DIR.
Holland pointed out that it is well estab-
. lished that some common fats of animal or
igin have a specific cholesterol-raising effect
on our blood, and that this effect can be
counteracted either by eliminating most of
the fat from the diet or by substituting GER
tain acids. There has been speculation that
cholesterol may bring on artery and heart
impairment. However, DIR. Holland states
that g. the exact relationship between
serum cholesterol levels and incidence of
coronary artery disease remains unprov-
en-.
Then he goes on to list various unansw-
cred questions. Is the elevated cholesterol
level in patient with coronary artery dis
ease cause or effect? If one lowers cholester-
oil levels may one not be doing some as yet
undiscovered damage of another type?
Would this adversely affect the levels of the
hormones derived from cholesterol?
His point is that much more work is
needed to answer these and all the other
questions involved. And, so far as our eat
ing habits are concerned, he says this: LET
us not forget that with present dietary hab-
ITS we have attained the greatest average life
expectancy yet achieved in the history of the
world. The burden of proof must rest with
those who wish to change these habits"
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ON CHRISTMAS MAIL
The Post Office Department has suggest
ed its customers mail their packages and
cards early this year. The department an
ticipates what may constitute record vol
ume for this Christmas season.
AS the reader probably knows, if he will
tie his local mail into one bundle and the
out-of-town mail into another, especially with
Christmas cards, it will speed service and
delivery. The Post Office Department is eag
er for senders to remember to include de-
livery zone numbers in addresses.
If you have not already sent that Christ
mas present to your son, husband or brother
o overseas, you will be lucky If he gets it in
. time for Christmas. 1t might be advisable
to send it by air at this late date.
The custom of sending Christmas cards
is widely accepted one and even people who
see each e,her every day throughout the
year are found mailing each other cards at
Christmas time. Whether the custom will
survive in this fashion or whether we will
return to the old practice of sending cards
to friends seen only occasionally, or who live
in distant location, only time will tell
In any case, if you are not a politician
and if you send out Christmas cards by the
hundreds, mail them early this year. Give
the poor fellow who receives it time to get
one in the mail to you-for no one can poss-
IDLY keep up with all the sources of Christ
mas cards.
MANNED SATELLITES IN YEARS
} Kraft A Ehricke, German-born scien-
tist who is now an American citizen and one
of our country's foremost missile experts,
says that within four or five years a man.
ned observation satellite could be circling the
earth at an altitude of six hundred miles
Moreover, Ehricke believes that within
eight or ten years manned space ship could
circle the moon, making observations but
not landing and then fly back.
This manned space ship would be assem-
h}ed aboard a satellite circling the earth and
actually launched from the manned satellite,
rather than from the earth itself
Within ten to fifteen years, according 10
the same rocket expert, manned nuclear in
terplanetary vehicle could be built to carry
men to Venus and Mars. This vehicle, or
rocket, would also be assembled aboard
supply satellite and launched from this sat
elite, and not from the earth's surface
If these predictions are true, and Ehricke
says we have both the program and the
scientists to accomplish these goals, the ad-
vent of jet aircraft travel-due in 1858 in
many parts of the world-will be only pio-
neer and initial step in the field of faster and