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Show That Body of Yours By JAMES W. BARTON, M. D. Hernia Is Very Common The Republicans Indications that they Intend to Queer Quirk fight for election of their partisans In the next conon the ground that the emergress gency Is over and that President Itoosevelt and his administration are continuing on a spending spree Just to afTord deserving Democrats with pie from the government counter. The tipoff as to the direction from which the attack will come arose the other day without attracting a great deal of attention. It came from Representative Snell of New York, the Republican leader In the house, who opposed one of creations bethe newer brain-trucause he declared, unequivocally, the emergency Is over." After Mr. Snell had made the statement, I Inquired of a number of persons, astute In politics, what they thought of this anomaly. Here Is a leader of the opposition party declaring that the emergency Is over, and If that condition exists, the leader of the opposition, by Inference at least, has admitted that credit for the Job must be given the Roosevelt administration. I find as well that the Democrats can hardly admit "the correctness of the statement without admitting at the same time that there should be an end Immediately to the countless emergency agencies that the Roosevelt administration has set up. It seems to me, therefore, that we are witnessing one of the most ridiculous situations that has ever occurred In politics where peculiar things are the rule. Succinctly, It amounts to this: each side actually Is contending that the other Is right. Of course, It should be said, much water will flow under the bridge before the votes are counted In November; Indeed, many changes will have come before the congressional campaigns In the various tnts get stirred up to a white heat, but unless the course of battle now Indicated Is altered, I predict the campaigners will have to do some fancy high rope walking. It surely appears that getting one's own legs tangled up In those arguments Is about the easiest thing In Washington. re giving some st sight Curious possibilities are offered by the situation, For example, are the Democrats going to go out on the hustings and saying to their mass meetings In effect that "we have not succeeded; we must keep the AAA and the NUA and others? And, at the same time, are we going to hear from Republican spellbinders that the Democrats have licked the depression and they must now put an end to their orgy of spending find running up bills which the taxpayers must meet? Neither side, of course, will say It In those words. Rut, if the argument goes ahead ns It has started, that will have to be the substance of their tale to the voters. Ihere will have to be some very careful, as well ns very quick, thinking before the campaigns end. One po- litical observer here suggested that this may turn out to lie a most confusing campaign because of the anomaly that Is now presented by Mr. Snell's declaration. There Is considerable discussion here as to how far renchlng the effect may be If Just the Republicans Speculation dent Vth S"!" vigor, contention that the Democrats are trying to hold on to the extra Jobs and that they are continuing to spend taxpayers' money for repayment of political debts. There Is always something sinister about that kind of thing. Whether the charge Is right or wrong, many voters get suspicious when campaigners persist In talking about raids on the federal treasury. They always think of It In terms of theft of money from the local bnnk or stores and not In the terms of political maneuvering, although I confess I can see little difference. It always has happened that the political party In power has controlled the flow of public moneys Into the spots where the funds will do the most good, politically, and when either side kicks about that, It seems to me It Is exactly like one mule calling another longenr." I wont even suggest that I can guess what the ultimate effect of these strange arguments Is going to he. Anyone who tries to predict the result at this time Is Just being slllv. The best Judgment I can get Is that the results In the various congressional districts are going to vary. The difference likely will be dependent entirely upon how ninny mist ikes plain born head statements the various candidates make In their nttempfs to follow argu meats and annlwts laid down for them by the national polllhal com mlttees. Mv belief Is that there will be plenty of them and there ought to be, therefore, a consider able amount of surprise when the votes are coun'ed It Is quite apparent to the Porno-malileaders and they snv so, that a number of house .seats, now held c by Democrats, will be turned over to the Republicans next fall. There are seats occupied by Democrats who have no reason on eartb to be In the house except by virtue of the tremendous landslide that placed Mr. Roosevelt In the White House. Districts normally Democratic are more than likely going to continue to elect Democrats, but the "political accidents" that elected many others of the vast majority In the house are going to send many home because they come from overwhelmingly Republican communities. The Republican leaders are asserting they will pick up eighty or ninety seats from the Democrats next November. There can be no doubt that they will gain some, but eighty or ninety Is a high figure la anybodys language. It seems to me tive Mark Wilcox that Representa- of Florida has won a rather Termer nal honor In his Wins Honor Drst term 08 member of the house of representatives by obtaining passage of the legislation that has come to be known as the municipal bankruptcy bill. It Is something like twenty years since a "freshman" member of the house of representatives has sponsored a piece of legislation of national scope that was passed and became a law. Plenty of new members have Introduced bills, nationwide In their effect, but as far as my research has disclosed, none has been successful In the last twenty years. Mr. Wilcox won membership In the house by defeating Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of the famed William Jennings Bryan, for the Democratic nomination In his district where the nomination Is tantamount to an election. So he was given a baptism of fire before he ever reached the house Itself. The measure, as I said, Is national In scope and It probably will affect the financial status of some 2, .100 communities which the bill calls taxing districts. This list of municitaxing districts Includes vilpalities, counties, boroughs, lages, parishes, townships, and Incorporated taxing districts such as schools, drainage, Irrigation, levee, sewer, paving, sanitary, port, or any other districts In which Improvements have been made in bonds and sold to pay for them. In order to take advantage of the provisions of the law, the taxing district must declare Itself to be Insolvent and unable to pay the Interest or principal of the debt. The officials of the taxing district may petition a federal court for the right to arrange Its debt on a new basis, but the court must he shown that at least three fourths In number and amount of holders of the bonds are willing to agree to the terms of a If they do agree, compromise. then the court may Issue a decree that will compel the remaining to accept the settlebondholders slg-Fir- st ment. What happens, of course, Is that the taxing district will be able to replace the defaulted bonds with a fresh series, probably at a lower Interest rate. The taxing district gets out of the predicament of what amounts to bankruptcy, and the bondholders get new securities which are marketable and have something like their face value, because the Interest will be paid. This privilege is extended for only two years, hut It Is the general understanding that the communities concerned will be able to accomplish settlements with their creditors much sooner than that, and It Is obviously hoped also that improved financial conditions throughout the nntlon will make the Job of rearranging the debts easier than It was a few years ago. One of the obvious results of having the spotlight turned onto an In- Kidding theNRA dividual or a fact or uu Issue Is P,eny ment. Feople talk about It. Sometimes, however, the talk develops Jibes and Jests anti ofttlmes they are not pleasant for the ardent advocates of a proposiFor Instance, un tion to swallow. til recently discussion of NBA had been confined to serious argument, very often of a heated chiracter. Lately, however, Jokes and puns about NBA have been emerging with greater frequency and there are now a considerable number of The latest, and one of the them. best that I hnve heard, runs as follow s : N. It. A. me down to I piny Thee, sleep, Lord, my codes to more men than THE factarethat afflicted with hernia, or rupture as It Is commonly called, Is sometimes blamed on sport or the more active life of men. However, reliable figures show that while about four times as many men as women undergo operation for hernia, nevertheless hernia Is found about six times as often In Infant boys as In infant girls. This then proves that while the condition may be brought about by sport or heavy lifting, In a great majority of cases It Is a weakness in the abdominal wall Itself that predisposes or gives the tendency to hernia. And it Is this point that should be remembered when operation Is There Is no quesbeing considered. tion but that operation Is the ideal method of correcting the condition. Another operation coming Into some favor now is what Is called the Injection method whereby scar tissue Is formed which seems sufficient In some cases to strengthen the abdominal wall enough to prevent the hernia. However, this method has not yet met the general approval of surgeons. If the operation Is performed does this guarantee that the hernia will not occur again? Unfortunately the hernia does occur after operation, not because the operation was not done properly, but because of the natural weakness or tendency of the abdominal wall to sag or rupture. There Is no question but that a properly fitted truss Is a great boon to the wearer and affords a good measure of safety, but In those cases where an operation has a reasonable chance of success (and most cases have a reasonable chance) It would seem only like good sense to be free of the truss and be able to do the things other Individuals can do. Even In those cases born with weak abdominal walls, about 50 per cent of the cases who undergo operation have no return of the hernia. Your best plan if you have a hernia Is to undergo an examination by your family doctor and a surgeon, as your age, your occupation, and the condition of your abdominal walls, must all be taken Into consideration. If operation Is not considered advisable a well fitted truss and the avoidance of heavy work should prevent further trouble. Curing Cases of Mental Conflict statistics show that at rate of increase In mental ailments 50 yars from now half the civilized world will be confined to mental Institutions with the other half taking care of them, we must all give this some thought. The world has gone through a lot of trouble In the past 20 years and mental Illness must be expected, but the very large number afflicted has brought so much attention to the mutter that new methods of treatment are having, and will continue to have, a most helpful Influence In curing many cases. In the first place children that are a little "different are being treated and will become men and women able and willing to take their normal or natural place In the world. This means prevention of mental ailments. And even In adults many cases now confined to mental Institutions are being cured by painstaking treatment. Dr. W. II. Cassels, of Provincial Mental hospital, Ponoka, Alberta, states that many cases are due to some "connict" in the patients mind. He puts these conflicts Into three classes; (1) the actual condition existing when the patient has done something wrong, or which conflicts with what he thinks Is right; (2) where the patient desires something different from his present condition although the condition might seem normal or satisfactory to most people; (3) where the patient's standards of living are so strict that he Is in conflict with them and because It is almost Impossible to live up to them. This is called the "rigid" type of personality. What are the methods b which many of these cases are cured? In the first case the patient la shown that he Is only human, and that to err Is human; that mistakes are forgivable. In the second case where desire for a different condition exists his unsatisfied desire Is directed into other channels. For Instance a bereaved mother may give vent to her feelings by charitable work. In the third case the patient is shown that his standards are too strict for the world In general and that he'll have to give and take to a greater extent In order to get along with his fellow men. ICopi right )VV MJ s.rvlo. WHEN keep ; If I should bust before I wake, A. F. of L. my plant will take, I heard already that the American Federation of Labor considers the reference to It in the doggerel to he closely akin to unfair prac-the- , or whatever It Is organized laWomen' Right in China bor savs about those who are not n China never wore the Women General Johnsons Its supporters. When the Manehus ordered reav tlons are not yet a 'linlter of queue. to wear this badge of record, although I know lie has scon the Chinese subjection the women refused to the thing. by W eaters r Union. comply. NEW POINTS IN CAR OF FUTURE Writer Doubts Plane Will place the Auto. Dis- Every year the automobile shows to next years cars. But motor manufacturers, unless I am much mistaken, are at heart more concerned w ith the cars of tw o, three or even four years hence. If makers did not habitually look far ahead, the time would come when "next years models showed no changes at all except In body work. Builders are experimenting with ensingle pedal control, wdth small horse even greater gines producing power, and similar developments of the near future. Let us look at the car of ten, twenty and even fifty years hence. The first objection that will be raised Is : "Cars will not be used in 1984; every one will travel by airplane." I do not anticipate that flying will make such strides, Prof. A. M. Low, British scientist and author, writes, in the Philadelphia Public Ledger. We have first to establish the plane which can descend and ascend vertically, to overcome entirely certain weather conditions such as fog, and to find a way of getting more power from our fuel. For many years flying will call for lengthy training, and I put the time when the ordinary man will know how to land his plane on his own roof or iu a gale at more than fifty years ahead. Until this time motor cars will be necessary. In my opinion they will remain universally popular for Journeys of less than 100 miles, especially as the average speed rises. But their character will change completely. The first thing we shall notice about this car of the future is Its shape. It will be as carefully streamlined as an ocean liner. There is no great Inducement to streamline cars turn out thoughts resistance at the moment, for air count appreciably to not begin does number of at low speeds, and the 90 miles travel to wish who persons small comIs roads our on per hour who drive comfortpared with those hour. miles 28 per ably at wil In the future higher speeds of improved because be possible of rea- Safe roads traffic conditions. available sonable width will he ehltles will be barred from motor roads, and pedestrians carried will either be railed oft or miles Sixty on overhead footways. an hour will be a safe average speed, corwhile the absence of unbanked make will roads ners on these special Cars much higher speed possible. mav even be signaled automatically are like trains, so that no two cars other. each of 200 ever within yards Air resistance Increases as the 60 miles square of the speed, and after hour much of the energy Is deSlow-movin- g Salt Lake City Dire Sahara Once Rich New evidence that the Sahara once held a rich Jungle life and was the home of prehistoric races of men has been found by Professors Gautier assTyerTadNic9 and Rejgasse of Algiers university. In the arid, barren regions of the Asjer plateau they found rock carvaxes and othings of Jungle animals, er relics of ancient man. Literary Salt Lake Cit, Digest. fewest Hotel Your local dealer carries Ferrys Pure Bred Vegetable Seeds. Now only 5 cents a package. Adv. Jl Univerial Price Vigilance is the price of liberty and of keeping out of w ars. f-i- per to overcoming air pressure. of Streamlining will, therefore, be tremendous Importance and the car of the future will have smooth lines from end to end. No spare wheel, headlight, windshield or mascot will The result will be that, Jut out. voted OTEK templ: SQUAfi with engines developing lower horseaccompower, higher speeds will be 200 Rooms plished. Manufacturers will aim at getting more out of their fuel. At present about 50 per cent of the potential energy In fuel Is wasted. Experi- ments are now being made which may teach us more about combustion. This year many cars are having The cars of radio sets Installed. the future might have not only a radio receiver but also a cocktail bar, wash basin and many similar luxuries. touring I expect the car of the future, as distant from the runabout, to have a bed, a bath and similar fittings, so that the busy man can actually get up" while being driven to work. One of tlje most striking changes will be the elimination of noise. The car of the future will be acoustically designed and cleverly sprung so that 200 Radio connection Quick, Safe Relief For Eyes Irritated By Exposure To Sun, Wind and Dust 8 1 in $ RATES FROMVijffEE Jmt opponti Mormon Tufm 1 ROSSimJtk' ERNEST C. .4 ibis At All Drug Stores WrileMorine ifl Co.,Dpt.W, Chico,for Free Book YVNU W whC Send for eataiog and information regarding Summer ctr NOH-- S THE Tie new Firestone High Speed Tire for 1931 is the greatest tire Firestone has ever built. 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