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Show RIVER VALLEY LEADER BEAR SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS MARCH Of DIMES NEEDLECRAFT Tailored Charm for the Matron 30,000 Men, Women, Children With Polio During 1950 Tot's Dress Has Button Accent Stricken struck again For third consecutive year, the paralysis went on a rampage across the cation, striking more than 30,000 .men, women and children. Only once before in 1949 had polio attacked with greater violence. The toll of that tragic year was still being counted as the fresh onslaught began. Hospitals and clinics were still crowded with polio patients from previous epidemics who were depending upon March of Dimes aid for Then, on top of this staggering load, came the continuing treatment. new cases. Dozens, at first. Then hundreds. Then thousands and more thousands, as the epidemic swept the country from California to New York and from Texas to Alaska. Before 1950 was over, March of Dimes funds had assisted in some ! First Iron Lung Used on Friday, i r i 1210 36-5- 2 Slim and Lovely UERE IS a softly tailored two piece dress designed to flatter the slightly larger figure Slim and lovely with short or 1 three quarter sleeves provided. Pattern No. 1210 Is a sew-rlt- e performed pattern for sites 36 , 38, 40. 42 44, 52. Size 38. short sleeve yards of sew-rlt- first-clas- 46, 48, 50 and Send 25 cents today for your the spring and summer fashion, plete pattern magazine. Special gift pattern printed inside the measure more than 54,000 polio victims of this and other years at a cost of $20,000,000. And that wasn't enough. The National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis, for the second year, was forced to operate at a deficit. Polio played no favorites in 1950. Every section of the country suffered heavy attacks. Texas, the battleground of major epidemics for six of the last eight years, was hit harder than ever before. Virginia, with a long record of light incidence, suddenly found itself the focal point of a raging epidemic. Maryland and Iowa watched their case records climb to unprecedented heights. But, whether records were broken or not, It was evident that the entire nation still was being battered by a polio wave highTrim and Gay i er than any in our previous experilyrOTHER will find this dainty ence. frock delightfully easy to sew, with few pattern pieces and Three Black Years a clearly illustrated sew chart. The last three years, have been Trim shoulders and waist with the three blackest polio years in gay novelty buttons. the nation's history. Cumulative inPattern No. 8625 is a e cidence for this period reached the rated pattern for sizes 2, 3, 4, 5 perfoand 6 monstrous total of 100,000 cases years. Size 3, IV, yards of 35 or V, yard for collar. almost as many as the entire case load for the preceding ten years. SEWINC CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. S61 West Adams St., Chicago . HI. Fortunately, wherever polio hit, a chapter of the National Please enclose 25 cents plus 5 cents In coin for s mailing of each Foundation for Infantile Paralpattern desired. ysis was on the spot, ready to Pattern No. Size. help the patient, his family, Name and the entire community, as necessary. Tour local chapter Address was the first line of defense against the disease. Its chief weapon was money money contributed by the American people to the annual March of copy oi our com- features, book. Dimes. t "" ii ii r Ivy growing in water will be helped considerably if you keep a small chunk of charcoal in the water. Rub a little castor oil or mineral oil lightly over the leaves of house plants to keep them looking green and to stimulate growth by cleaning the pores through which the plant breathes. m m IIM WHEN SLEEP WON'T COME and YOU FEEL GLUM Use Delicious Laxativa Chtwing-Gu- REMOVES WASTE NOT GOOD FOOD When you can't sleep feel Jus awful because you need a laxative do as millions do chew Doctors say many other laxatives, taken In large doses, start their "flushIn ths ing" action too soon stomach where they oftenright flush away food you need for pep and nourishing energy I You feel weak, tired. But gentle Is different I Taken as recommended. It works chiefly In the lower bowel removes only waste, not good food! Tou avoid that weak feeling you feel fine, full ofinj life I Get only 111 itxn-a-mx- Nearly any kind of ring is best cleaned with a toothbrush. Soap and water will do the ioo. unless the ring is badly tarnished, in which case try using bicarbonate of soda. Just dip the damp brush in the bicarb and scrub the ring, then rinse the ring when you're finished. ... rxn-a-mi- $ FEEN-A-MIFJFAMOUS nt $ T UUOfftVt CHtWIWC-CU- Ar Planning for the Future? Buy U.S. Savings Bonds! If a candle is a little too small for a holder, you can make it firm by dipping the holder provided it's metal into piping hot water for a few minutes to get ii hot before inserting the candle. r Grind luncheon meat and sweet pickles together for a sandwich spread; moisten with mayonnaise or creamy salad dressing. In making the sandwiches use one slice of whole wheat bread and one slice of white bread. DO YOU HATE and HOT FLUSHES? Do you suffer from hot flushes, nervous tension, upset emotions To make a homemade glue, soak some tapioca in water This is particularly good to give children when they want to paste in due to functional 'change of life' that period when fertility ebbs away, when embarrassing symptoms of this nature may betray your age? Then start taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound (38-5- scrapbooks. every batch of rinse water used has soap in it; the soap residue in the gloves will keep the leathei soft. If you need more softening effect than that, try mixing a spoonful of olive oil in with the wash water years) 2 to relieve such symptoms. No other medicine of this type for women has such a long record of success. Taken regularly. Pink-ham- 's Compound helps build up resistance against this annoying middle-ag- e distress. Truly the woman't Iriendl Note: Or you may prefer Lydia E. Pinkham's TABLETS with added iron. Any drugstore, To clean pearls and amber beads, rub olive oil on them with a piece of flannel or chamois. Gc easy on the amount of oil and 'h pressure of your rubbing LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMFOUND P ;'f7 Ii T(7 ( Nr"7 02- -51 AV I hW II 't JfmfV wCK Tl' sffMT Sm5J ':lZf fjf vQwrsAS ip 3ttTjl tVkif s $94 Million Spent March of Dimes money paid sal aries, travel expenses and maintenance of more than 1,600 desperately needed nurses recruited for the national foundation by the Red Cross for emergency service areas in 37 states. in Other personnel furnished on the same basis included more than 100 physical therapists and approximately 120 nursing consultants. March of Dimes money more than $1,000,000 "orth of iron lungs, hot pack machines and other vital equipment on spot notice from seven equipment depots strategically located throughout the nation. these depots Up to had rushed Into epidemic tones 521 respirators, 299 hot pack machines, more than 200 cribs and beds, and a heavy volume of miscellaneous hospital supplies and equipment. Bills for polio patient care alone have consumed more than $94,000, 000 In March of Dimes funds since the national foundation was estab Almost lished in 1938. of this money has been spent during the three yean 1948 through 1950 Of all the money spent In the con stant battle against Infantile par alysis, the largest part is spent on patient care. Four out of five cases need financial anistance, the national foundation reports. shipped two-thir- WNU-- W "COIDDOIIS'P gothim...? March of Dimes Money, administered by 2,822 national foundation chapters serving the entire nation, has paid bills for patient care totalling $47,000,000 during the last two years. Under the pressure of successive epidemics 873 chapters in 45 states were broke by of 1950 and had to turn to their national office for financial assistance. Before the year was headover, national foundation quarters had sent out more than $7,500,000 in supplementary aid to areas. these hard-hi- t March of Dimes money paid hospital bills for thousands of families who could not meet the high cost of polio care unaided. Four out of every five of the stricken needed and received financial assistance from the national foundation and its chapters. March of Dimes money paid for nursing care, physical therapy, transportation, wheelchairs, braces and crutches wherever necessary. Help was given to all who need it without regard to age, race, creed or color. itWV n )J 1 Don't it Ndlraft Bt. Sept 13, 1929 BARRET THEY GAVE that to live in 1929. . in to the "Cold (jzz: Harvard The old problem of odors on a farm, caused by live stock or poultry, by dampness or rr.ustiness, can now be solved. And for less than a half cent a day. A powerful air purifier, called of killing bacteria ouor-produci- in air and on the surfaces. Farm- - the JANUARY IS-3- 1 PATTERN 311 Univer- The sity senior had been stricken by polio. The disease had taken a on his breathing musstrangle-hol- d cles; he was smothering to death. It was at this moment that a if - rot au physician attending the youth, Dr. D. Kramer, decided to try a virtually unproved device a mechanical breathing machine just invented by a Harvard professor. Dr. Philip Drinker. If the machine would work, Barret might hold 7 4 mOODEN CRADLES ' "S 7090 -- Medical History Written number some 3,650 d one-poun- d represented in the seven strategical March of Dimes supply depots that handle emergency calls throughout the country. But on that Friday the 13th in 1929, there was only one mechanical respirator In the world. Fortunately, it was 'in Boston. Dr. Kramer Dr. W. L. telephoned Polioof the Harvard Aycock, myelitis Commission. Dr. Aycock rushed from his otfPB" across the street to Peter Bent Brigham Hospital to help set up the machine. Meanwhile, Dr. Drinker hurried from a warehouse with his iron lung atop a taxicab. They arrived just as an ambulance brought Barrett. When he was placed in the respirator, the student was hardly breathing at all. Twenty-nin-e minutes had gone by! The ma chine never had been tried under such alarming conditions. The three doctors peered at the whether gauge which registered the youth's lungs were inhaling and exhaling. The motor droned. The needle on the gauge flickered. Then It moved up a bit; then higher with each breath. Then, nearly normal. In a few hours, Barrett dropped into a deep, natural sleep. His tired body had been relieved of the racking strain of motivating his practically powerless muscles. Youth THE SMART women who add this crocheted blouse to their summer wardrobe. In pine apple design, it's simple and thrifty. Quick crochet in string or yarn. 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In some of the individual dairy states, winner tn Ike first have been even more spec In New York, for instance, more milk is marketed by per cent fewer farmers than in changes tacular. a. Bobtilier, Reodfield, Maine. Hattie's Garden Crescents one-ha- lf 1929. is produced on about 4 million of the six million farms In the United States. On about two mil lion of these, the milk is produced solely for home use. Most of these farms have only one or two cows, but their milk provides an important part of the food of some nine mil lion farm people. On the other 2ft million farms that have milk cows, some milk Milk cream, or farm-churne- butter d is $100,000 Grand National Baking Contest, Waldorf-AstoriMrs. Haiti one-fift- 15 Acute IraacMtis developed. appeal. Here's These tangy dinner rolls hove a something different to perk up that luncheon or dinner. akoat4000F.for lJtolSminutes sVssalvo t cake compressed rea (or I package dry granular rcastl m A cup lukewarm water. 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Roll each wedge, starting with wide end and rolling to point, place on greased baking sheet, polnmde down, and curve ends to form crescent shape. La rise In warm place until light, about 45 to 60 minutes. Bake m modec aielr not oven (400 F.) 12 to IS minutes. If you use Pillsbury's Best Enriched g Flour, omit salt. sold. farm-churne- milk d per day. RfDSTMl OsmefXSr&WAr OUOKEK QUCKER. JMPROVDYAST World's Record YMJT XPSFKS the during 1929, the modern-datank respirator employs much the same basic principles as the one which saved Barrett Hoyt. The patient Is laid on a cotlike pallet and slid into the container, bis metal, y ir rcicr air-tig- head projecting through a rubber collar. Electrically driven pumps create a pressure within the container slightly higher than on the outside. This gently eases the air from the patient's lungs. Then the pressure in the container Is redured so that It equals the outside pressure and the fresh air eases Into the the patient's through lungs nose and mouth. This two-phaaction occurs at regulated Intervals so that the patient will breathe evenly. Barrett Hoyt was out of his Iron lung In four weeks and was dis charged from the hospital before Christmas of 1929 He now worki for an insurance firm In Boston and lives with his family In Brookline, Mass. se Friday the or plywood. 16-1- 8. crochet and knitting ers in many areas are reported tak easy to do. Send TWENTY CENTS In coins for ing advantage of the purifier and each pattern to (Name of Your Publicaire turning their farms into more tion!, Needleeraft Dept., P.O. Box 5740 80. 111. Print plainly PATTERN jleasant places in which to live and Chicago prauin. your name and ADDKES!-wit- Recovers in design of various JOIN ef ?Sfe- 12-1- 4; range from the Drinker type manufactured by sev eral firms at $1500 to $2000 each to portable chest plates to pumps which are connected Each has a specific use and all are ' sizes make charming gifts for grownups as well as children. They may be made of solid pine, maple not polio. and DOHS OR TO HOLO Cradles Have Many Cses " &' s; ft? death at bay until his stricken muscles could recover. That was a big "If." Dr. Drinker's machine had been tried only once before. During the Spring of 1929, a polio patient had been placed in the machine and had died. But death had been due to pneumonia The medical history written in the next few hours hau meant the difference between life and death for thousands stricken by polio. This is one reason why the mechanical re spirator, known generally as the "Iron Lung," was selected as the symbol for coin collectors during this year's March of Dimes. Iron lungs in use in the United B fireplace wood dolis 0 to use f0( serving potato chip fob tiny coils, candy oa Cigarettes S. 13th! J rHiro cures you mm IV' V new world's record tor a pure beef animal was set recently when Hlllcrest Larry 4, was pur chased by Henry Sears, owner ol the Chlno Farms In Church Hill. 1!M., for $70,500 at the Hillcresi Farms sale. Surrounding the high priced hereford are (left to right) Jim McClelland, manager of tht Turner Ranch In Sulphur, Okla.; C A Smith, owner of Hillcrest Farms; Henry Sears, the purchaser, and hit wife; and Arnold Olson at the halter A bred 1 Seep Garden Seeds Many toft seeds may be kept for planting next spring, but phould The first successful Iron lurg pa"That's my !cky tient insists: over day!" be pt p Little Wooden Cradles Make Charming Gifts uses ozones, nature's own HOYT 30 September "air freshener" to create outdoor freshness in places by It was precisely the 13th hour Friday, September 13. States today . Name Addreas Clear Up Farm Odors To Sewlnc ClreU r P. O. B. 67. ChlFl SO, IU. F. O. Bo 12, Old Ckclua 8UU,' Nw Trk II. N. T. Enclota 30 cents for pattern. No Electronic Purifiei Kills Offensive Odors Farmers Using Purifier vegetable stored at about SO degrees. Strawberries Need Good Protection From Cold Demon" get Mentholatuml Fast, aafa Menthols turn ootb amarting nostrils, pas- helps open atuffed-ucan breath Bsea yu H"' 'n comfort. Eases pain- congestion and ce,t Blouse to Enhance Wardrobe infantile In 1950. Polio PATTERNS Jlieving8befledrub-in.- i n t e d protection Strawberries against cold by means of mulchini with straw, leaves or sawdust, fruil specialists warned farmers. Wheat straw, oat straw and ry straw have all been successfully used as strawberry mulches. Fairly heavy coverings are suggested It order to avoid heaving from frost and consequent root damage. Ordl nry leaves home glva good plantings. results on jsKttess Osefrignt QUICK! RUBM CHTS tS4e. lO, .O THS ORIGINAL BAUME ANALGCSIQVE |