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Show THE BULLETIN Ham and Eggs From Slot Machines: New Pension Wave Sweeps U. S. WHAT to EAT and WHY C. Houston Goudiss Describes Correct Diet for Cool Weather; Explains How to Keep Warm and Well By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS look upon fall weather with foreboding. MANY people cannot observe leaves on the ground without a feeling of vague uneasiness and the sight of brown and barren fields fills them with desolation. This, I think, is a throwback to an earlier day when the advent of cool weather foretold long months of bitterly cold days in draughty, inadequate- !y heated houses. And the lack lert their health through careless of adequate heat was only one living, and especially through of many difficulties. The prin- careless eating. Measures to protect ones self cipal reason for fearing cold against the attack of winter weather is another heritage should be taken during the summer and early fall. A sturdy refrom the past. sistance against the ills of winter should be built up by means of a Limited Diet of an Earlier Day balanced diet which assures an There was a time within mem- abundant supply of the minerals ory of many of us when the terms and vitamins. diWhen a person Is undernourcold-weath- er et November Election Brings Big Crop of Old Assistance Plans, Promising Congressional Debate on Little Townsend Bill LEFTL. A. Adams of Kan sas City, Kan., would give $25 each Tuesday to every Kansan more than 55 years old, and $2.50 for every dependent legitimate child. RIGHT Roy C. By JOSEPH W. LaBINE Someone long since established that a man cant pull him- Wallace, independent candidate self up by his bootstraps, but that does not stop several million for governor in Tennessee, pro$20 a week to all Tennes aging Americans from clamoring for three square meals a poses seeans more than 50 years old. day. This means that America is again besieged with a deluge of pension plans, economically unorthodox but capable of drawing a huge vote at the November 8 election. Pension plans have a way of blossoming out each time theres a depression. It happened in 1934, a la Dr. Frances E. Townsend. At. the rate it's happening again this year, the $40 a month to all people over 65, 1938 depression is a world including the $15 federal aid. The state has thus far been unable to beater. money for its half of the presOn November 8 the resi- raise ent $30 pension. dents of at least 16 states will Arkansas would support its $50 a vote yes or no on old age pen- month pension with present sales sions to be supported by ev- taxes and fees from dog and horse races, slot machines and pool erything from slot machines rooms. Oklahoma may try the same to dog races. F6r each of method, while Washington seeks these plans theres a black merely to establish the principle of and white solution that looks good pensions. In Georgia, Tennessee, on paper but leaves the economists North Carolina and Texas, candia little skeptical. You can prove dates are running on pension platforms. any of them will or wont work. No enlightened American denies In contrast to this mad race for that the pension idea is economical- old age assistance is Colorados atly sound provided it can be financed. tempt to repeal its constitutional Under a modern social order it is amendment adopted in 1936, calling logical that youth should work and for a $45 monthly payment to all age should rest. But wizened ob- needy people over 60. Sponsors of servers are hoping this years crop the repealer petition claim the pen- of Utopian ideas will die out, that instead next winters congress will arrange a sensible substitute. Townsendism Again But Townsendism is the most favored substitute, and how sensible is Townsendism? At least 100 congressmen are behind the modified version of this plan which calls for monthly $50 payments to old people, financed by a gross 2 per cent transaction tax. This bill is sponsored by Wisconsins Rep. Gerald Boileau. Business, already taxed to the hilt, complains that a 2 per cent levy would remove what little profit now remains from commercial transactions. But the pensioneers must be satisfied, or stamped out Thus far theyve shoved from office such prominent men as Californias Sen. William Gibbs McAdoo, defeated in the primary by Sheridan Downey, who rode the crest of a new pension wave. Downeyism advocates the scrip plan, despite the failure of scrip in Alberta a couple of years ago. Thirty dollars in scrip would be issued each Thursday to every Californian over 60 years old. To pay for it, a two cent state stamp, bought with real money, would be pasted each Thursday on the back of each'$l piece of scrip in circulation. At the end of a year the scrip would carry $1.04 in stamps and would be redeemed for $1.00 in cash. Downeyism has spread to other states, notably Ohio, where the chief arguments center around payday. Shall it be Wednesday or Thursday? Ohios rival petitioners have thus far failed to provide financial machinery. As in California, the battle cry is for ham and eggs. A group of Nebraskans hope ham and eggs will come from slot machines, for on November 8 that state will vote on an amendment relating to public assistance, welfare and social security; to provide revenue for the state assistance fund from the proceeds of an annual tax to be levied on owners deand operators of vices. Mysteriously sponsored and cleverly phrased, the Nebraska petition was probably signed by many people who didn't realize that the tax would be on slot machines instead of plain vending machines. The resultant complaint has changed the amendment to read "machines of chance. coin-operat- Oregon to the Rescue two petitions, one Oregon has morializing congress to call a tional convention for a constitutional amendment establishing the Boileau bill. The other calls for a 2 per cent transaction tax to give old people $100 a month. North Dakota is voting on an amendment to pay mena- sion has ruined state finances, pointing out that the guaranteed $45 a month has never been more than $25. Pensioneers argue that economy would produce the full pension. Conservative Support But the 1938 variety of pensioneer is not always a fanatic. In Idaho d the Sen. William E. Borah has announced himself as not unfriendly to old age assistance movements. In Maine three Republican congressmen elected with Townsend help have pledged their pensupport to the full sion. Massachusetts Republicans recommend early congressional action on the Boileau measure. These campaign promises foreshadow a heated battle in congress next winter, but they may also foreshadow adoption of many state pension plans on November 8. Through the entire campaign, the national administration has maintained hands-of- f policy, feeling that if Colorados sad experience hasnt taught people a lesson, they can find out for themselves. After all, every state has a right to try. level-heade- $200-a-mon- th Cornhusking Note Simon-Pur- e Just Like Any Other Sport ! and warm-weath- er diet had real meaning. Winter food differed a great deal from Bummer food, particularly in the abof fresh sence fruits and vegetables, and in the reof use stricted milk, and milk products. The limited diet of winter was enforced by conditions of that peMethods of production, riod. transportation, refrigeration and storage of foods, which are commonplace today, were then unknown. Fruits and vegetables were consumed when and where they were grown, and when cold weather prevented their growth, they were not available. The canning industry was young and the grocery store in cold weather presented a far different appearance from the modern food store in which the shelves are lined, row upon row, with shining cans of the finest fruits and vegetables to be found anywhere in the world, plus an amazing assortment of prepared milks. It was an accepted fact that fruits, vegetables, and the generous use of milk belonged to the summer months, while in winter everyone ate an unbalanced diet. As a result of lacking these essential protective foods, health went down rapidly from late fall to early spring. The winter diet was deficient in minerals and vitamins, which science has proven to be the protectors of health, barriers against disease, sustainers of life. But in those days, vitamins were unknown and very little had been learned about minerals. Therefore, when people became ill during cold weather, the natural conclusion was that sickness was inevitable during the winter season. Cold Weather Realty a Tonic Times have changed. Scientific knowledge has increased. The genius of man has asserted itself in mechanical advancement. The diet' expressions, and diet, have lost their former meaning. Almost without exception, the protective foods are available throughout the year, no matter where we live. It is therefore possible to protect the health by a balanced diet all the year round, and to benefit by the tonic effect of cold weather, For, contrary to popular belief, cold weather is beneficial, and not harmful, to healthy people. Cold speeds up all the activities of the body. The eireulation is im proved, muscle tone is increased, and digestion, absorption and elimination are stimulated. Even prolonged cold Is thus a tonic to health, provided we do not weaken our bodies by an unbalanced diet It is partly because so many people continue to eat improperly in spite of our newer knowledge of nutrition, that we still find an increasing amount of sickness in the fall, which mounts steadily until it reaches its peak in the months of January, February and March. cold-weath- er warm-weath- Pros Get Cold Shoulder In Purified Bang- - Board Contest Youre invited to compete in the national cornhusking contest at Falls, S. D., November 3, but be sure of ybur amateur status! Professionalism, long the bogus of golfers, tennis players and football stars, has at last raised its ugly head on the farm, making husking business. quite a simon-pur- e To be eligible for this years contest, says a resolution of the National Cornhusking Contest association, you must not have participated for money or other awards or gifts in any cornhusking contest sponsored by an organization or group other than the organizations which are members of this association. The new ruling was made public just in time to save William Rose, 1937 Illinois champion, from selling his soul for pieces of silver. Rose, who can shuck 175 bushels of corn a day if he sets his heart to it, no ll contest sooner entered a at Barry, 111., then the state contest sponsor stepped in with a warnSioux free-for-a- ing. When this year's strictly amateur cornhuskers step into the field near Sioux Falls, they will have an audience of probably 50,000 fans. Contestants will come from every state in the corn belt, chosen by elimina tion husking bees. So popular has the sport become that it pushes foot- ball off the sports page for one day each autumn and attracts national network broadcasts. Contest fields are chosen in early summer and tilled carefully to insure a good stand of corn. Shuck-erwho have trained like athletes for the 80 minute grind, line up in sprint formation between rows of corn. Each wears a palm hook with which he tears off the ears, ripping off the husks and throwing them at an accompanying wagon. The wagon carries a bang board which rebounds the ears into the bin. The husker who gets the most corn in his wagon during the run is usually the winner, but judges trail each contestant in search of abandoned ears. Every ear thats been left behind counts as an error, so the scales dont always give the final verdict. Unlike some sissy sports, a corn husking contest is never called off on account of bad weather. Last years event was run off in a driving rain with huskers wallowing in slippery mud between the rows. This year it may be dry, with dusk whipping up from the parched corn s, stalks. Seasoned huskors look on football players as softies. During the enrace they never take tire time out for rest, occasionally gulping a drink of water on the run. e Western NiwiNpcr Union. er ished or improperly nourished, he is denied of every defense, lie is chilled by the slightest drop in temperature, lie offers fertile soil for every kind of disease germs, lie ean neither resist their invasion, nor fight them off after they have attacked. Thus, the first rule for keeping warm and well in winter is to live and eat in a manner that helps to maintain health and strength. The correct winter diet differs in one important respect and one only from the correct diet at other sea- may be provided in the form of easily digested carbohydrates, such as rice, macaroni, spaghetti, noodles, potatoes, cereals and breadstuffs. In the case of adults, the amount of fats may also be increased and in some circumstances, more sweets may likewise be taken. To summarize, the cold weather diet should include a quart of milk daily for every child, a pint for each adult; two fruits daily, or one fruit and one fruit juice and while one serving may be a dried fruit, such as prunes, apricots or figs, there should be one serving of a citrus fruit, or tomatoes; to provide vitamin C; two vegetables besides potatoes, one of which should be of the green, leafy variety, either fresh or canned; an egg daily, or at least three or four weekly; one daily serving of meat, fish or chicken, and a second protein food such as cheese, dried peas or beans or nuts; and enough of the fuel foods including whole grain cereals, to keep the body warm and comfortable. If you eat correctly and dress sensibly so that you are neither too warmly clad indoors nor too thinly dad out of doors, you can enjoy cold weather and benefit by it to the extent of increased health and happiness. Houston Uoudlsi iffy Knit sons. More Fuel Foods Required a rule, people are more energetic in cold weather and it is therefore necessary to increase g the amount of foods. Nearly all children, and adults who Bpend much of their time out doors, should consume more high caloric- foods which As energy-producin- - Your Health May Depend on Yom Teeth Am Editorial by G Houtton Goudiu The reason why some men and women in their middle years look and feel younger today than their parents did at the same age, is because they have learned something of the importance of caring properly for their teeth. In recent years, dentists have discovered that sound teeth are in truth a passport to good health, and that there is as close a relationship between healthy teeth and healthy bodies as between decayed teeth and siekly bodies. Unfortunately, however, only a small percentage of our population is yet aware of the effects of teeth upon health, and a distinguished scientist is so disturbed over our national ignorance in this respect that he has said that unless this trend is reversed, the course of human evolution will lead downward to extinction. That statement is no exaggeration. For it would be difficult to the influence of the teeth on human health and happiness. For many years I have endeavored to explain that a neglected tooth which soon becomes a decayed tooth 4s a poison factory, distributing its noxious products to every part of the body, and that it may lead indirectly to neuritis, rheumatic ailments, dyspepsia, and other obscure complaints. In many of the WHAT TO EAT AND WHY articles, which have appeared in this newspaper over my signature, I have endeavored to point out the close relationship between diet and dental disease; between frequent and thorough brushing of the teeth with an efficient dentifrice so as to remove all food particles, and strong, beautiful teeth. As a result of these articles, I have received many letters, showfar-reachi- ng over-estimat- ing Pattern it square. Send 15 cents in stamps or coins (coins preferred) for this pattern to The Sewing Circle, Needlecraft Dept., 82 Eighth Ave., New York, N. Y. e buunMl...Thlg SALT LAKE'S NEWEST HOSTELRY Oar lobby Is delightfully air cooled daring the summer mouths Ratff lor gray fti 200 Hoomo SOO Baths HOTEL Temple Square RateslJfOfoJF&OO The Hold Tnapla Square has a al highly desirable, Irirndlr will always findit Ins ni mediate. aiinrgmrly com fort sbls, sat thorsughfy agreeable. 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