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How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Getting Aged Patients Out of Bed
By pR. PETER }. STEINcRoHN

come your "infirmitS." Where's
the 50-year-old who would not
like TO look like q youngster
OF 357 And where's the dull
eyed one who would not Nike
a pair Of eyes that sparklep All
normal people put a premium
on youth. Although we don't
usually admit II. we feel a warm
inner qualification when some
body says: why. you look at
least 10 years younger than
your age"
Therefore. accept - with
gratitude-your youthful looks
and your sparkling eyes. Put
of your worrying until that
time when the sparkle is gone
and people have stopped mo-
ticing. AS for the tie-up be-
tween bright, glistening eyes
and future anemia: I haven't
encountered this relationship
In many years Of practice.
Released By
The Bell Syndicate, Incl
Monday: A special study on diIzi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25
Eu7vRs Rcz
LAW IN THE NEWS
] Can Agnostics Take
. An Oath of Office?

can take a binding oath-for
the sanction OF the oath Is a
belief that the Supreme Being
will punish. In His own way.
falsehood or the violation Of
the oath.
The United States constitu-
ton requires all ofncers OF the
Federal and State Govern
ments TO take an oath TO sup
port II. At the same time, the
Constitution prohibits any ire
ligious test" as a qualification
for holding Office.
What About Agnostics?
SO II would appear that there
is no legal reason why a Mos
lem. Buddhist. or Zoroastrian
could not be a Government Of
flcer, a Supreme Court JUS
tice or. II native born. a PreSi-
dent. Jefferson. Lincoln and
Hayes. incidentally. were the
only Presidents not formally
church members. but each ex-
pressed belief in Cod But
what about such famous ag-
nostics as Robert Ingersoll or
Clarence Darrow? What about
atheists? The former don't be-
lieve the nature Of God is
movable. The latter deny His
existence. What about those
who may subscribe to George
Bernard Shaw's life force"7
According TO the broadest
view Of oaths. they simply bind
their taker 'in conscience" to
perform faithfully as stated.
Yet there seems to be some
legal doubt whether those who
disavow God can be bound in
conscience: 1. e. II they are
capable Of taking an oath as 1t
is normally conceived.
What do you think7
Sunday: Whot is legal deothI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25

According 10 a study made
In England by p. +. Brown,
lecturer In public health at the
University Of Shefiield. about
80 per cent OF the totally dis
abled occupants OF chronic hos
pital beds are over 10 years OF
age"
The primary causes OF bed
imprisonment OF the aged are
fractures, paralysis. arthritis
and heart disease. These pa
tents should be gotten out Of
bed as soon as possible. II we
allow them 10 lie there. forgot
ten: II we allow them TO vege-
tate-we invite complications.
They get phlebitis with conse-
quent pulmonary embolism in
many cases. They get pneu-
monia. They get bedsores. They
get bladder incontinence -
which often disappears when
they are allowed up.
Another common complica-
ton is confusion and senility.
II is important that we do not
aggravate the condition by
prescribing daily doses OF bar
biturates. Such drugs agRra-
vate the existing confusion. I
have seen many such patients
who-as their family described
tt-were way out in left field"
Going into the history. you
would find that they had been
taking large doses Of pheno-
barbital every day TO keep
them quiet and give them a
good sleep" Usually, 1t did
Just the opposite: Made them
agitated and sleepless.
Digitalis and other drugs,
when not given guardedly,
sometimes cause mild delirium.
When the offending drug is
withdrawn. the mentality Of
these patients often clears like
magic.
Elderly patients have a way
OF swapping back. Many's the
parent or grandparent-ap-
parently too confused and "se-
nile" to ecover-who comes
back into the family fold bright
and alert.
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THE FAMILY COUNCIL
Girl Devotes Hours
To Married Friend
THE PROBLEM
THE DETAILS

CELIA XII enjoy doing things for Grace.
MRS. L. K.-Grace makes q servant OF Celia.
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BY PHIL YEAGER
and JOHN STARK
epeeIal WTlleTs ior M stAF

upeclh Writerb tor Inc bthr
Can an agnostic or atheist
properly become q public officer
OF the United States-a judge
or q member OF Congress or
even President?
II may be a peculiar question
and. OF course. II Is hardly a
crucial matter. In fact. so
far as we know II has never
been seriously litigated. But
some day II may be. And right
now-to the curious mind-the
wonder sort Of hovers around
because Of the recent publicity
given the oath" by the Senate
Judiciary Committee.
Several committee members
are proposing that Federal
judges take a special oath In
which they acknowledge all
legislative powers to vest in
Congress and promise not to
infringe the field by their de-
cisions-an idea which Attorney
General Rogers has called
SILLY"
Oaths Tied 10 Beliefs
While this argument has no
direct relation to religious faith.
1t has prompted a bit Of in
quiry into how the courts have
regarded oaths. Interestingly
enough. they generally tie the
oath in with the office seekers
beliefs. Otherwise. 1t is implied.
the oath has little meaning.
For example. the question has
come up in court as to whether
an American ofhce holder must
be q Christian. And the legal
answer goes something like
this: No. the oath has nothing
to do with Christianity as such;
anyone who believes in God
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jim BISHOP:
REPORTER
The Story of Two Gifts

The boy stepped up on the
broad white porch looking as
though he was holding a gift
In his hands. His mother was
q step behind him. She was
crying and trying not to cry.
At the door. the redheaded
nurse took one look at the
hands and brought the boy into
the doctors Office. The fingers
were curled into half fists and
appeared to have been cooked.
The skin of the palms was
gone. On the other side, there
were shiny bubbles.
The boy spoke slowly. care
fully, as one who is trying to
hide emotion. He said that he
had been making a radio set.
He was melting lead for. solder
ing. The iron dish turned over
and the silvery liquid poured
onto his hands. He had
screamed once. He was dizzy
and near fainting now.
He was IS. His mother was
q widow, They lived in a small
fiat near Red Bank, N. J. The
boy was tall and gawky and
he had a lock of dark hair
hanging over his forehead. The
mother was small and tense.
She had a splash of gray along
the sides Of her head and she
kept swapping and unSnapping
her purse.
Husband Dead Three Years
Her husband had died three
years before, and she had been
left with Clement and a PEN
sion. She worked in a local
restaurant and, as time crept
by, her mouth had hardened
and she was sure that the world
was opposed to her and her
boy.
The doctor was a giant of
q man. He put the hands under
a light and he turned them
over and over again. He said
nothing. The mother and son
could hear him breathing
Then he snapped the light of
Your hands are badly dam
aged" he said to the boy.
"Some Of the muscles appear
to be atrophied already. The
intense heat shrivels the cords.
1t is going to take a long time
and a lot Of work to make these
hands work" He looked at the
mother. II may fail. If you
want me to try, I'll do my
best"
A Question Of Cost
II want you to try" she said
"How much will it cost?"
The big doctor studied the
woman again. Il don't know
he said. rs cost Important"
Her chin moved an inch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25

Celia XII am a young wom-
an Of % and am. ] think, old
enough to be allowed TO choose
my own friends. My mother
doesn't seem to think so.
My best friend was married
two years ago and now has a
young baby. / am very fond Of
Grace and her husband and I
adore the baby. / spend a lot
Of time at Grace's house. We
never get tired Of chattering
! enjoy doing things for Grace
and she makes me feel COM
pletely at home in her house.
On week ends Grace's hus-
band takes US all out driving.
My mother has an idea this
prevents me from having dates.
but. Of course. II had a date
I wouldn't go. In the mean
time ! have a good time. while
otherwise ! might sit home and
brood.
Mrs. L. K.-This Grace has
made an absolute slave of my
daughter. Celia does things
IN Grace's home she never did
in her own homework that
ought to be done by servant
II Grace doesn't want to do 1t
by herself.
Celia thinks nothing Of baby
sitting for Grace. ! say this is
work for a teen-ager. Grace has
some nerve using Celia this
way. And how does she show
her gratitude? She lets Celia
do some shopping or other err
rand for her.
In all the six years the girls
have been friends. Grace has
never gotten a date for Cola.
II that's friendship I'll eat my
hat. Grace viii take all she can
get from Celia and give her
nothing in return. She is GER
tainly no true friend at all.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
Celia must know in her heart
a good deal Of what her mother
says is true. A good friend
would not take advantage Of
the overwillingness Of another
to give her time and services.
II Grace had real warmth Of
feeling and respect for Celia,
she would insist upon recipro-
eating in an important way for
the small favors done for her.
The Sunday drive does not
seem TO be much of a recipro-
cation. Grace and her husband
are probably quite as depend
ent upon Celia for companion
snip as S1e Is on them.
We don't intend to suggest
a friend should expect return
for services she performs out
Of affection. But we do think
things tend to even out in a
real friendship.
Celia must be aware Of these
facts and she shodld ask her.
self why she persists In cling
ing to such a relationship. She
says she feels completely at
home" in Grace's house and she
might sit home and brood" II
she didn't go out with this
young couple.
Well, that ought to be clue
enough. Celia is using Grace's
home and family as q substi-
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higher. ut is TO me. I'm q
widow"
III make 1t as low as !
can" the doctor said. Would
SIS a week be too much?"
1T would" the woman said.
But I'll pay it,"
The doctor worked on the
dressing. For weeks the hands
looked like rolls of dough
soaked In molasses. The boy
and the big doctor became
friends. The kid asked a lot
of questions. After a year, he
said that II he ever straight
ened out his claws. he would
study medicine. The doctor
said that this was a passing
phase, a monetary ambition.
The boy said no. He wanted
to be a doctor.
Exercises and q Hobby
In the second year, the major
part of the work was home
therapy. The hands now had
skin on them, but 1t was in
three shades. The fingers
tended to curl inward. Clement
had to do painful exercises over
and over and over. The big
doctor told him to try a hobby.
You're back in school," he
said abruptly. You're able to
do some work. Stop babying
yourself. Try wood carving"
The widow talked about the
doctor. She said that her son
would have been well long ago
If the doctor had not hungered
for her IS. She said that he
was mean to her little boy,
She could not eat her dinner
for staring at her Clements
fingers. The doctor should have
been reported to the medical
society.
saw no more Of Clement
until last week. He came to the
house with a group Of boys and
girls. was in my Office on the
back porch. He came out Il
say hello and to kid me about
my distaste for rock m roll
Little by little. I got the rest
Of the story from him.
Completely Repaired
The hands we're completely
repaired. They didn't look
pretty, but they worked well
The only weakness in the
fingers is a minor one: II HI
catches a ball barehanded. tn,
pinky Of the left hand is numb
for a few minutes.
When the treatement wa
finished, his mother accom-.
panied him to the doctors Of
fee for the final checkout
Clement walked up the from
steps with his hands out II
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tute for one Of her own. She
feels helpless and alone In the
world without these friends and.
worst Of all. she seems to think
there is nothing she can do
about 1t.
Yes. we think Celia is old
enough TO choose her own
friends and we think she should
get busy doing Just that. AT
present she is merely using the
name Of friendship to supply
herself with a kind Of dream
life. Her conduct Is just as
selfish in its own way as that
Of her friend" Grace.
tcopyriGht 1858.
General Features Corp)
Mondoy: Husbond feels he hos lost
his viis's love.
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sundoy: Who, IS legal deoth1
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front. as though he was carry
ing a gift. He was. He gave 1t
to the doctor. 1t was a polished
model Of a two-masted schoon-
er. The doctor just smiled and
swallowed and said thanks.
Then he gave a gift to
Clement. 1t was a bank book.
In 1t were weekly deposits Of
IS. The total was $500. Just In
case" the big doctor said. you
still want to study medicine"
Copyright 1858.
King Features Syndicate. Incl
Monday: Things pIeOsont ond
unpleasant on Tv,
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To Speak on Russiu

Buel Trowbridge will give ar
illustrated talk. Russia Re-
visited After rs Years." at
pm. Sunday in the Lafayette
Square USo Club, tie Madison
place NV. Mr.. Trowbridge, an
educator and author. is presi-
dent Of Experiment in Interna-
tional Living here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25
Christ Church Dinner

Christ Church. Washington
Parish. will hold a roast beef
dinner from $3.50 to 7:30 pm.
tomorrow in the parish hall,
$50 @ street Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25

he Fomily Council consists Of Q
Judge. o psyehiotrist. three clergy.
men. o nsvspopsr editor. o womsn's
editor and two writers. Eoeh ortiels
is o summary Of on oetuel eose
history. The council reports on
problems thot have been dsoIt With
BY responsible ossneiss and eoun-
sellers.
Diario las Américas., 1958-09-24
Sifuaci6n de Orienfe
es I'm "Punfo Crifico"
Dice China Comunisfd
Rusiu Amenuzu
q OccidentuIes

TOXIC, Sept, % (UPI)-- La
agencia Official de noticias de la
China Comunista advirtio hoy
que "la situacion del Lejano
Oriente lego a un punto criti-
co" aver al terminar ell tercer
dia de conversaeiones en- Var
sovia sobre la controversial de
Formosa.
FL corresponsal en- Varsovia
de la agencia de noticias, China
Nueya, acuso a los Estados Uni
dos de utilizar las conversacio-
nes como "un manic para inten-
sificar los preparativos de que
ira contra China.
Ell corresponsaI dice que ell
alto al fuego, solicitado por los
Estados Unidos en- ell esttecho
de Formosa, "tiene por objeto
altar las manos de China para
ejercitar sus derechos sobera-
nos en- SUI propio territorio''.
Esta acusacion, es la Ultima
hecha por la prensa comunista,
seclndada por la campana de
radio para lograr la retirada de
las fuerzas norteamericanas del
area de Formosa.
La radio de Pekin, previa-
mente acuso a los Estados Uni
dos, de tratar de sabotear las
CONVEX saciones de Varsovia,
echar la culpa a la China Roja
y luego presentar la question
ante las Naciones Unidas.
Pasa a la pag. 81
Diario las Américas., 1958-09-24
Professor Manuch
Hablu en- Espuna

ooVIEDo, Sept. 23.-(UPD-
Revisti6 extraordinaria solem-
nidad la celebration de los ac-
tos conmemorativos del tres
cientos cincuenta aniversario de
la Universidad de Oviedo. Pre-
sidi6 los actos celebrates en-
ell paraninfo de la universidad
ell Minstro de Industrial, Joaquin
Panel.
Entire los cuatro oradores par
hcipantes de la ceremonial fl
guro, despues del rector de OWE
do, ell delegado del rector de la
Universidad de La Habana, pro-
fesor Jorge Manach. Sc refiri6
al hecho casual de hallarse cir
cunstancialmente EN- Espana
disfrutando su ano sabatino pro
fesional. Diio que trafa un men
safe de admiration, adhesion
Y carino de la Universidad de
La Habana para la de Oviedo y
de los estudiantes cubanos dis
persos por las va%caciones esti-
wales en- Espana.
Una prolongada y calurosa
ovaci6n recibio ell Professor Ma
zach.
A instancias del Rector de la
Universidad de Oviedo, Manach
pronunciara una conferencia So
bre "Concepto del Quijotismo'.
Diario las Américas., 1958-09-24

WASHINGTON, Sept. a.
(UPD-Fuentes del gobierno
norteamericano dijeron que es-
tie revelara un nuevo enfoque
de los problemas economics
de America Latina cuando los
cancilIeres de las 81 republicas
americans Sc reunan mafana
aqui para una confereneia in
formal de dos dias.
A%nadieron, que ell plan esta
destinado a hacer frente a los
problemas a largo termino del
POGO desarrollo ash como ofre-
Ger ayuda Immediate a las ma
clones, afectadas sacramento
por la baja de los precios mum
diales de productos basicos.
Ell Secretario de Estado, John
Foster Dulles, esbozara ell nue.
vo plan de SUI gobierno cuando
rnaiana haga uso de Ia palahra
Diario las Américas., 1958-09-24
Por MERRIMAN SMITH

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-
(UPD-Sherman Adams renun-
clio anoche, como secretario eje-
cutivo del Presidente Eisenho-
wer.
En- alocucion por radiofonia
y television a TODD ell pals,
Adams, dijo que SUI alejamien-
to de uno de los puestos mas
importantes de la naci6n, era
"deflnitiva e irrevocable."
Ell P~residente, en- carta diri-
gida a Adams desde Newport,
Rhode Island, donde pasa sus
vaca,lones, dijo que aceptaba
con renuencia la %renuncia, y
que lamentaba "profundamen-
te" las CIRCUMSTANCES que obi
garon a dimitir al e%xgoberna-
dor del estado de New Hamp-
shire.
Por SUI parte, Adams califico
las denuncias hecnas en- SUI con-
ira como "vilipendiosas".
FL Secretario Ejecptiyo de la
Casa Blanca, culpo de las criti-
cas- hechas a sus relaciones con
ell industrial millionaire de Bos-
ton, Bernard Goldfine, a per-
solas que buscan ventajas per-
sonales con su elimination de
la vida pdblica,..."
Ell alejamiento de Adams ha
estado en- estudio desde que una
Comis,6n de la Camara de Re-
presentantes revel6, que ell Sc.
cretario executive habia acepta-
do hospitalidad de Goldfine.
cuando ell industrial Sc encon-
traba en- dificultades con repair.
ticiones federales y buscaba la
ayuda de Adams.
Dljo Adams que lie desagrada.
ba aparecer cediendo a las acu
saciones y ~retirarse, pero que
habia tornado en- cuenta que ST
permanencia podia retardar
danar "siquiera en- pequeno gra
Diario las Américas., 1958-09-24
.EE. UU. Dard Nuevo Enfoque a los ProbIemas
Economics de los Passes Latinoamericanos

tai privado en- los paises POGO
desarrollados.
-Estimular a mercados re-
gionales como la proyectada
union aduanera centroamerica-
ma.
-Seguira concediendo ere
ditos en- condolences liberales
a los paises cuyas economics
han sido dislocadas por la decli-
nacion del yalor de sus expor-
taciones basicas,
Sc espera que en- ell plano po-
litico Dulles proponga reunio-
mes informales mas frecuentes
de los cancilleres americanos
para dar a las republicas lati-
noamericanas una voz mayor
en- ell p~laneamiento de decisio-
mes politicas importantes del
mundo libre.
(Pasa q IL Rksina o
Diario las Américas., 1958-09-24
Faubus Abrird
las Escue|as
de Little Rock
Ell Lunes, y

LEXINGTON, Kentucky. sep
tiembre %. (UPD-El gober-
nador del estade de Arkansas,
0rval Faubus, dijo que proyecta
reabrir las escuelas seeundarias
de Little Rock, ell proximo lu-
mes, o tan pronto como sea po-
sible despues de ese dia, cual-
quiera sea ell resultado del refe-
rendum especial, sobre integra-
cion escolar, fiiado para el pro
ximo sabado en- esa ciudad.
ST los electores de Little Rock
votan en- contra de la integra-
cion racial, como Sc espera que
10 hagan, Faubus INDIGO que
reabrira las escuelas como ms
tituciones privadas.
Admiti6 que en- csc case Ell
gobierno federal podria tomar
medidas legales para obstaculi-
Ear ell plan de ~escuelas priva-
das, que algunos circulos consi-
deran evasion de los dictame-
mes de la corte suprema sobre
integracion.
Isl 10 hace," eel gobierno)
dijo diio Faubus, Correspond
ra a clos la responsibilities de
(Pasa a la pag. 81
Diario las Américas., 1958-09-24
Dip|omdticos
Dep|oran las
Tarifas al
PIomo Zinc

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-
(UPD-El Embajador del Pc
ri ante la Casa Blanca, Fernan-
do Berkemeyerj deploro hoy la
decision del Gobierno Nortea-
mericano de aplicar Quotas a la
importation de plomo y zinc.
Sin embargo, declare que ha-
bia I'm indicio de esperanto en-
la declaration del Presidente
Eisenhower de que Sc conside-
rarian los aspectos internacio-
males del problema.
Ell Presidente Eisenhower, al
imponer una Quota annual equi-
valente a cuatro quintos en- ell
periodic de 1853 a 1857, declare
Ia esperanto de que con buena
voluntad y cooperation de los
principles exportadores e i'm
portadores de los metales afec-
tados "pueda encontrarse algu-
ma seduction acceptable a todos."
En- un comentario a este res
pecto. ell embaiador Berkeme-
yer dijo:
"Lo unico esperanzador que
hay en- la declaration del Pre-
sidente es que Sc consideraran
(Pasa a la pag. 81
Diario las Américas., 1958-09-24
DELEGADo cUBANo REcHAzA PROPUEsTA
JAPoNEsA soBRE CONTROL DEL AzUcAR

GiNEBRA, Sept. 23.-(UPD
Ell principal delegado cubano
a la Conferencia International
Azucarera, publicamente estuvo
hoy en- desacuerdo con ell pun
to principal de una proposition
japonesa, para dar mas derechos
a los paises importadores en-
cualquier nuevo acuerdo azuca-
zero international.
FL principal delegado japones
Yoshihiro Nakayama presento
aver la proposition en- una Sc
sion a puertas eerradas de la
conterencia de cinco semanas,
segun dijeron algunos infor-
nantes.
Nakayama dijo que ell pre-
sente acuerdo azucarero inter-
nacIonal de % naciones, que
sera removable en- la reunion que
Sc celebra aqui patrocinada por
Diario las Américas., 1958-09-24

Soto, Ell teniente Domingo Pc
rez y Ell sargento Guillermo Gar
cia, participaron 70 hombres,
cuatro mujeres policias y unos
20 vehiculos.
Sc hicieron arrestos tambien
en- Catano, Toa Baja y Arecibo.
La operation que culmino en-
esta redada comenz6 hace ocho
meses cuando detectives del es-
cuadr0n contra ell vicio comen-
aaron a reunir la evidencia con-
ira estas personals. En- la tarde
del sabado cuando va estaban
preparadas las 0rdenes de arres-
to y allanamiento, los oficiales
de la Detective Sc reunieron
con ell personal que iba a par
ticipar en- la redada y lie dieron
las instrucciones finales. Los
agentes fueron orzanizados en-
grupos, a cada uno de los cua-
les Sc lie encomendo ell arresto
y ell allanamiento de las resi-
dencias de varias personas.
A las $50 de la tarde una ca
ravana de vehiculos de la Po-
licia salio del patio del Quartet
General hasta ell local de los
Cuarteles Generates de la Guar
-dia Nacional. ALI Sc detuvie-
ron y los directories de la ope-
racion volvieron a dar instruc-
clones a los agentes sobre la
estrategia a seguir en- los arres-
tos y allanamientos. De ALI fue-
ron directamente a La Perla.
Los vehiculos de la Policia
congestionaron las angostas ca
lies del arrabal, cuyos haitian
ties, como un hormiguero hui
mano llenaron las Gales y ca
llejones ante ell inesperado aeon
tecimiento. Las distintas briga-
das de agentes comenzaron a
actuar inmediatamente reco-
(Pasa a la pag. 81