Show your i Health 11 Streptomycin R Rates tes Notice i J In Fight on Meningitis L i James Jarne W. W Barton BY v Dr Ul DJ I come across the tie cr Whenever tame flame roe of f the disease Meningitis I have Jin th fn mind a hand hand- lime ome couple w who o 1 Jost 1 a little girl gul I f eight with this f r. r of Ol t I incurable dis dis- dis kept ease se The They I. I i brave bra face to f t world even e evens eventis Ue fhe It f s other parents X trY y to do l less ss i Even cn the deadly Us gitis caused used by 1 e flu epidemic 19 caused Dr Barton arton death in hi practically all cases s is inflammation of the t brain bram spoken before of the two I have t chums admitted to our base l soldier c h hospital spital in 1918 both suffering with ith flu nu Both left the hospital dead from flu Iu one ne ne week cek later one and the other fully re recovered revered re re- c covered vered from an attack of flu only it f Streptomycin Helpful r I Thus when when we learned of how the sulfa drugs rugs and also penicillin cured ure many cases ses of flu meningitis gitis we were surprised and thank thank- ful rut meningitis could rot not however be cured by the sulfa drugs or penicillin Although i-Although sulfa drugs and penicillin penicillin penicillin peni peni- cillin could not cure meningitis the dru drug that has hash h helped a 3 number of cases of tu tuberculosis tu tu- of the lungs is now meeting etting with s success cc in treating meningitis This drug b f Ii streptomycin In the Annals of Internal Medicine Med Mcd- Dr T. T F F. Paine and his coworkers coworkers co co- workers present the results of the thc we we of streptomycin in the treatment treatment treat treat- ment of 27 cases of meningitis There was one death among 16 cues us es due to flu Iu meningitis Two of these three cases with l lous lus us meningitis are arc living living- and the their r disease appears to be arr ar- ar r sted i Most Effective tiThe The rhe results in these cases and hi cases reported by others leem em to justify the following conclusions con con- a Streptomycin is the c cily caly ly agent now nov available which may ilay arrest the progress of tuber tuber- c culous lous meningitis b streptomycin cm cin is the most effective single i gent igent tnt in the treatment of meningitis gitis l J due to negative Gram bacilli Including ding the flu or influenza bacillus ba ba- ba- ba cillus dUus or organism When we think of the thc progress In the treatment of dangerous and I Incurable diseases during the past 25 years W we can count insulin insulin- liver and liver li IX tr act controlling pernicious anemia sulfa drugs and penicillin I controlling pneumonia and surgical pus conditions and now streptomycin streptomycin streptomycin arresting men men- Never neglect the common cold as it may often be the thc forerunner of ot other more dangerous condi condi- Send lOe and a stamp to cover cost of handling and mailing mail mall ing lug to The Bell Syndicate in care of The Salt Lake Tribune Tribune-Tele gram Home Service Ser bureau Salt Lake City 10 Utah BETTER BRIDGE By C. C H. H GOREN I Weekly Quiz Q 1 Partner 1 Partner opens with three no trump You hold A 5 Y 7 6 5 Q 10 9 4 l 10 7 5 What do you ou bid Q 2 As 2 As South you hold 9 5 V J 10 6 I K 10 9 2 A 9 7 6 The bidding has proceeded North East South West Vest 1 4 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 2 A Pass Pass 2 NT Pass What do you OU bid now Q 3 As 3 As South you hold A Q J 7 5 i A Q 10 7 6 I 9 3 The bidding has proceeded North East South Vest Wesl cst 1 14 Pass 1 14 1 A Pass 2 NT Pass What hat do you bid now Q 4 As 4 As South you hold hod A J 10 2 V Y I K J 8 3 7 74 4 A Q J S 8 5 The bidding has proceeded North East t South Vest West 1 If 1 ly What hat do you b bid d Q 5 As 5 As South you hold A A Q 9 5 3 V 6 Q 10 j I A I K 9 5 The bidding has proceeded North I East South South West cst 1 1 A Pass 1 14 1 A Pass 3 A Pass What hat do you OU bid now Q 6 As 6 As South you hold A A 2 V J 3 4 I FC Q J 9 5 4 Q 10 9 The bidding has proceeded South West Vest cst North Ea East t 1 PMS Pass 1 v 1 A Pass Pa Pass s 34 3 3 34 A 1 14 1 Pass 4 4 Pass What do you ou bid now Q 7 As 7 As South you hold The bidding has proceeded South West Vest North East EaM Pa Pass s Pass 1 1 ly i 1 7 What do you bid now Q 8 As 8 As South you ou hold 1 Q 9 VA Q 8 7 A AThe The bidding has proceeded South e West t North East Ea 1 A 4 2 24 Double Pass 3 V Pass Pas 4 44 4 4 Pass 4 V Pass 5 5 Sy V Pass What That do you OU bid now An Answers Aner er to these que questions ill will appear l Monday Copyright 1948 by C. C H. H Goren |