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Show HANGOVER, cont. from pg. 7 I" of avoiding the after effects. There Is some justifica-catioFood, especially fat ty foods, will absorb alcohol and delay its entering the bloodstream. The key word is DELAY: the alcohol will get there eventually. In fact, if you have dinner before drinking, you will imbibe twice as much to get high . . . and you will get a hangover thats twice n. x,. vvv H ''K ' 1 j:' K $ V- - v. 's as bad. m f -- ' 'C: , V ; 'Nw Arw I probably cannot drink slowly enough to avoid a hangover. A healthy man of 150 to 160 pounds would have to dawdle a full hour over one cocktail or one glass of beer to keep ahead of the game. And no one develops a tolerance to alcohol: the same amount will make you lit every time. And no one is immune to hangovers: a person who boasts he is immune doesnt know what it feels like to be at his best No, you 1 y: CURE ' Among the concoctions used to cure hangovers are: Prairie oysters; yogurt; a combination of bugleweed, fever root, and wild lettuce leaves; wahoo bark extract; wormwood herb; wild sage leaves; tea brewed from wild cherry leaves and skullcap herb; and the Chinese Got Far Flower. The most charming custom is tried down in Haiti. There, to cure a hangover, they put 13 pins into the cork of the bottle the victim drank from and this voodoo is supposed to render the spirits helpless. Another useless measure is: exercise. William De Witt tells this edifying story: There was a young man years ago, a heavy drinker, who hadnt heard of the scientists affirmation that no more than one per cent of the alcohol in the human system can be eliminated through perspiration. The morning after a hard night he always turned the shower on full and hot, closed the bathroom door and window, let clouds of steam accumulate, and for at least 15 minutes ran in place, furiously pumping his legs and arms up and down. Exhausted, but falsely beaming, hed then shower, dress, breakfast, and. go off to work convinced he had black-heade- v las hOI ; set , P api !. pel I vol t by V I ref of if ed I bi he i V N Nt Dt rx D D. TJtennty EX D Ja; Ja i Ja Jai F habit-formin- g other addictions). Drinking more alcohol has been maligned. True, it is dangerous unless you are a drinknormal, er. True, more alcohol will only postpone the agony and intensify it. Yet, you may want to rest up before taking your medicine. Thats the only advantage of the cure. non-compulsi- According to De Witt, Stale beer, if you happen to like it, was a tough old San FrancisHe co waterfront standby. also recommends a Bloody Mary, which he says, is full of both vitamins and dog-hai- r revitalizing. There is a positive cure for hangover. Its adrenal corti- cal extract. (ACE). But, alas, its not for the garden variety of hangover. Dr. James J. Smith, director of research on alcoholism at the New York University-Bellevu- e Medical Center says: Usually 5 to 15 ccs ACE in divided doses over a 12 hour period abolish the hangover and the patient feels well. Mr. De Witt dryly com- ments: Clearly, Dr. Smith has never had the meenies or he wouldnt use that T2 hour phrase as a beacon of bright hope for the afflicted. No Where Did You Get That Ever wonder, as you deck the branches of that prize pine or spruce, who trimmed the first Christmas tree? Or when folks first discovered the existence of Santa Claus? Or who sang the first Christmas carol . . . hung up the first Christmas stockings . . . chose a strategic spot for the Evergreen Long A Symbol lon Reverej Vol. 8, , first holiday mistletoe? Christmas customs are surprisingly recent, while others date back even beyond the earliest Christians. But comthe Yuletide we know plete with gifts under the tree, friends calling to admire the decorations, and family has existed only reunions for the past 200 years. Some No matter how many g under the tree, the tree is still the center of attracS in most homes a placed honor which is solidly in history. Thousands!' years before Christs birth evergreen was revered as -symbol of long life and fo mortality. German tribesnr iidn brought fir trees into their1 homes to please the spirits they thought to b habit the trees. When these pagans were, converted tc Christianity, they transferred god-lif- their feelings for, to the new the H e ever-gree- religion. The first person to To our ancestors who celeChristmas Messe brated (The Mass of Christ) several centuries ago, Christmas was a time of solemn rejoicing and deep religious dedication, with little of the modern gaiety. The New England Puritans actually forbade joyous Yule-tid- e demonstrations! . Custom? Jfn a Christmas tree decorate! hart! may been Martin Luther. Walking! home one night shortly fore Christmas, he felt strong tie between the stanjJ night and the love of God At home, he placed candlesl on a little evergreen tree to help his children experience be-- ... the same wonder Follow The New York Dutch New Englanders and other Americans eventually followed the lead of New Yorks Dutch settlers and succumbed to the charm of San Nicola-a- s better known as Saint Nick or Santa Claus. But the jolly gent had a flourishing career long before he reached our shores. More than 1600 years ago there was a St. Nicholas a Turkish bishop whose countless works of charity made him a legend in his own lifetime. Martyred in 342 A.D., he became the patron, saint of children and of three nations: Greece, Holland and Belgium. doubt partial relief under ACE treatment comes much of God. custom grew and through Northern then to America. j The! spread Europe, The mistletoe has an equal! 1 V01C ly ancient background: primitive Britons called it all hear and ascribed to it the magic power to heal disease, neutral - ize poisons, protect the against witchcraft, and bestow fertility on humans and animals. If a young couple sealed their betrothal with a kiss under the mistletoe, they have good luck for of their lives. would the rest Holly, a Christmas decoration' since the middle ages, was also thought to hare protective powers; six or People pictured him on a seven hundred years ago, white horse ascribed to him young maidens fastened a !L sooner, but whats needed old is Turkish tradition. But beds subjectively something to by sprig of holly to their his the fame from keep patient dying spread to Scan- at Christmas time to protect the first minute he opens his dinavia, whose citizens felt one eyes. Moreover, the cost of more at home with a Saint them from the evil ACE is such that you would Nick who rode a reindeer-drawduring the coming year! have to stop drinking to be sleigh. They also gave able to afford it. him his red suit, a Next time you hear Deck from the ancient Norse Will there ever be a cheap, god, Thor. As for the rosy the halls with coughs a song which dates handy cure for hangover? Dr. cheeks, white beard and jolly- - holly Leon A. Greenberg of the jelly belly, they come from back to that remote time Yale Center sums it up: the famous poem-- The Night remember the origin of whose au- - mas carols. The ora caror Christmas, The panacea for hangover thor. Dr. Clement Moore, done himself good. One morn- will be at hand when a ring." people modeled Santa after an old means to dance of dead. he fell course, ing, learn to drink sensibly. It Dutch he had once and the man who populariz .Drinking water does no good. wont come in the form of a met! gentleman the practice was the beloved Your body has about the same pill. It will come in the form amount of water it had be- - of intelligence. St. Francis of Assisi. To bring About those Christmas stoc- - the Christmas message vividly "villagers, k,lnSs: one legend says that , the original St. Nicholas, and directly to his rwu. not com.1 whom most of taking pity on a man too poor to provide a dowry for his the 13th century saint ar dropped gold ranged a manger scene using daughters, into a stocking hung pieces and animal A brief poll was taken last varied from 452 to 550; questo up by the fire to dry. Actual- real people week by Karen Kelly of the tion b varied from 3 to 6 ly, the custom of When the villagers came hanging up PARSON to probe the awareChristmas stockings probably see it, St. Francis led thein purses, one male although ness and opinions of male originated in Germany. in joyous celebration students on the Westminster said that a girl has a purse for every outfit. Who goscaroling. campus. Seven male students do the worlds childwere chosen randomly, 5 sips the most? All 7 males renWhat find in the stockings or rece town students and 2 dorm said that women do, but shoes Probably the most left out for Santa? In only students. Such questions were with a Christmas slight edge. Question Itely, good children find the popular carithus: gifts in their shoes, but the toms is the Christinas 1845 d, who is Robert Welch? ones discover only The first one was sent m a) How many students are Three males did not know who naughty ashes. The German ISanta one W. C. Dobson, now attending Westminster? Robert Welch was. One stated enters with by candy and cookies Queen Victorias favor that he was a religious leader, for the good . b) How does youngsters, an painters. Louis Prang many purses one stated that he was a a girl usually have? potato empty sack for the Boston made, the first Am writer.- - The remaining two bad ones. Americas bad uns can Christmas cards & c) Who gossips the most males answered correctly arid may discover coal in their but only during the men or women? Why? said that Robert Welch .was stockings, but others of find d) Who is Robert- Welch? the founder and president of gifts ranging from toy guns years has the practice beco Answers to question a the John Birch Society. ing Yuletide cards to harmonicas. widespread. n hand-me-dow- n . Christ-Befor- e , A Brief Poll Taken Ft Fi M d fore you started drinking only its water is unbalanced, whence your "thirst. Youll your just have to wait until balance. water its rights body Turning to true remedies, food is one. Your body needs nourishment. Milk may soothe you your stomach lining. Andreadneed salt and sugar to just your bodys balance. (Eating honey is excellent for getting sugar). Fresh air, with its oxygen, and rest will prove helpful. Tranquilizers will calm you, but you might take too much and drugs can (alcoholics be especially are easy marks for STUDENT LOUNGE Open from: 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from -- COS - 8 p.m. to 0 p.m. 1 "Nothing Inferior for Your Interior" Breakfast - Lunch Snacks - 1 ; |