Show Eminent Medicos i Differ Does Dies Keeping Slim Help Delp n Keeping One Younger By Frederick C. C Othman V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON The Thc question question question ques ques- tion before the house is whether it pays to be fat Being only pleasantly plump myself I am neutral and hence shall refrain from calling either cither of two world- world famous scientists a dope All AI Im I'm urging is that one of oC em and em and Im I'm not saying which which which-go go back to medical school What happened was that a a. special committee of the house was investigating the chemicals now used in foods Are the they good for a fellow Or do they make him secretly sick 7 The problem was that simple The committeemen headed by Rep James J. J Delaney D. D N. N Y mostly were huskies with well-developed well bay win win- dows Several were equipped with two chins a couple had the beginnings beginning of a third So they called caled up Dr Clive M M. McCay the celebrated professor sor of nutrition at Cornell Cornel university university university uni uni- and Dr Theodore Koppanyi Koppanyi Kop Kop- the equally celebrated professor of pharmacology y at Georgetown university I am not being sarcastic both of these doctors have made important contributions to medical knowl knowl- edge Both have been heaped with honors Both are at the top of the trade III Ills Ilk Neck Bulges Dr McCay I hasten to report is slim to the point of sunken Dr Koppanyi is portly to the extent of two chins and a pink neck that bulges over his collar The skinny sJ Mr r. r McCay talked at length about the things that go into food which shouldn't be there He mentioned ground gypsum which he said should be reserved solely for plaster walls instead of bread He startled the lawgivers with word of his experiments ex experiments experiments ex- ex with soft drinks s. s Some soda pops said he and in particular particular particular par par- some cola drinks contain contain contain con con- tain so much phosphoric acid that they may dissolve human teeth So docs does lemon and orange juice when the teeth are arc suspended suspended suspended sus sus- in a glass of same but that isn't all Dr McCay said that some of these acidulous soda pops would dissolve nails Drop a bottle on the front steps of the house office building he continued and the acid would eat holes in the limestone Watch ath It Foam Go ahead and try it he said See it foam up and bubble This was fascinating tion ion to the congressmen When Dr McCay was finished Rep E. E H H. Hedrick D. D W. W Va who tips the scales at better than pounds asked him why it was that some people grew old at 50 and others seemed young at 90 The uThe most important factor in staying staying- young replied the thin Dr McCay is uis staying slim En masse the portly statesmen statesmen statesmen states states- men went Dr McCay apolo apolo- I uI hope you will twill forgive me he said but one of the greatest problems in a well fed democracy such as ours is over over- eating You will pardon me for saying so The Other Side The congressmen sat straight ht so their middles would look smooth and held up their chins so the extras wouldn't show They Thy called Dr Koppanyi the scientist built along along- their own lines What di did he think about s staying t a y i n g g- string He laughed This sounded funny to him Im not so certain about Elean a E alean alean lean man living Jiving longer that Efat a E afat afat fat one he testified This has not been proven to my entire satisfaction Let us hope it isn't so The statesmen relaxed All AI I know is that one of these scientists scientists scientists is talking through his skim skim- mer You readers can take it from there Obviously Ob you know as much about the problem as one of the two docs does Copyright ID 1950 O. O By United Feature Syndicate Inc |