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Show a ENC Searcyone FRIDAY,OCTOBER30, 1964- | How Doe s Alcohol Make Us Dr the nervous system. It pene- |Win the 15-volume Britannica trates quickly into the nervous Can you fill in the: furvetherastteatiealetWhy leauoel onmal mae cells and has a paralyzing ef- is there no such thing as ajtrick is tomakethe same words oe reading anddown. See fect on them. But here’s a cur- whole day? ious fact: before a narcotic has Answers tomorrow’s paper the answthis paralyzing action it. first stimulates the nerve cells. It creates a state of excitement ia it begina ay ee in them. s* ¢ 8 So the first. thing that hapTHE PUZZLE BOX pens when a person takes in alcohol is that the mucous As you probably know, some membranes of the mouth and people believe it’s wrong to throat are stimulated. This consume any alcohol, while causes the salivary and gaswinner is others believe alcohol in mod- tric glands to step up their eration can do no harm. We’re secretions. going to discuss whether Another quick effect of alcoIn 1941, a German submarine it’s right or wrong to take in hol is to step up the energy and sank a U.S. Naalcohol, but only how alcohol the muscles produce. It makes N val destroyer, although the U.S, works in the body. a person feel — at first — that was not yet at war. By the way, our’ body always he can do more work. Alcohol has about one gram of alcohol also has a quick effect on the circulating. in our body fluids. brain. It gives a feeling of stimThis is because the carbohy- ulation. A person seems more drates starch and sugar form “lively,” his speech is faster. alcohol when decomposed. But The skin becomes reddened, we're talking about alcohol the blood-pressure rises, and taken in as a drink. there is an increase in the rate Alcohol is a narcotic like of the heart and in breathing. But alcohol is not really a ether and chloroform, but much |weaker of course. A narcotic stimulant. Quite the opposite, it has a depressing effect on is a substance which affects the brain. The higher functions of the brain, such as thinking, observing, . paying attention, are all slowed up. Finally, the paralyzing effect of alcohol begins to take place. That part of the nervous system that controls — or “inToday is Friday, Oct. 30, the hibits” — most of our actions 304th day of 1964 with 62 to fol- become relaxed. Our judgment becomes poor, our mind below. comes less clear, we can’t eonThe moon is approaching its trol our actions the way we new phase. should. A person in such a The morning stars are Jupi- condition is ‘“‘drunk.” And as ter, Mars and Venus. ‘ you can see, it can be very The evening stars are Jupiter dangerous for a person whose and Saturn. judgment, thinking, observation and actions are out of conOn this day. in history: In 1929, heavy selling was ob- trol to do many things he can served on the New_York Stock normally do, such as drive a Exchange following the big car, operate a machine, or even walk in the street! plunge of the day before. * se @ In 1938, actor Orson Wells FUN TIME caused a national panic with his The Riddle Box radio dramatization of an inva“S301 *6 ‘JONIH “L ‘WONVd ‘S "BMO4L T “SSWd | 1, What is it you cannot see “WOOD *i--tmMo"d “NaI sion of New Jersey by men 1 “OL ‘HSISUWIS “8 “W3S 9 “NDOTAVd "S but is always before you? 2. from Mars. ‘QYOMS "¥ ‘4ILSOOU “°C “AVAL “E890 *SUZMSNY Junior Encyclopedia for school] and home. Send your ion, name, age, address, to “Tell Me Why!”care of this paper. In case of duplicate questions, the author will decide the winner. Today’s winner is: Donna Baals, 12, Erial, N.J. UNDERSTAND ME BETTER... 1. The future, 2. The outside.) = vent. Jokes, “Tell Me Why!” Today’s Richard Foy, 12, On SOU MEAN WELL ALL HAVE | THISTHING HANGINGOVER Noe Po DONT DROP IT ee LITTLE PEOPLE'S PUZZLE I ‘I GOT ONE FOR YOU AND | ONE PORGACKIEDAE sr 1 Today In History WHOEVER TOLD RUSTY ALMOST DR. HALSEON’S y TEN O'CLOCK?! “THAT WERE. LENGTHY aseMUST'VE PARTIES AFFAIRS APPARENTLY. _ DOZED OFF! = WASN'T ‘EXAGGERATING = KERRY DRAKE eee YO ION ALWAYS: i BR HU 1EGAK, BE SK!) HT IN G MA SO AR MWE M RAS ITYBTEH AYBO IK NOGM ,D E T W BODY AWHO Y ? TO EEDAN KEEP US IN LoST DADOS/ ED WE WA LL, YO SF TH AR OT HE TO EGREE OUE R T T TH IS I SHOULDN'T HAVE TREAT ME LIKE I HAD SMALLPOX, WILEY... OFFERINGYOU ONE NOW... HOW WOULD YOU LIKEIO BE I By DICK CAV.ALLI THAT wer DO ITIN THE CONFERENCE © 1966 by NEA, Inc. TM. Reg. US. Pet. OM, E By ERNIE BUSHMILLER THREE, FOUR, NANCyY---I TOLD YOU TO CLEAN UP THOSE TWIGS FROM THE LAWN — FIVE, SIX, PICK UP STICKS a om BUGS BUNN»: THIS HURTS ME MORE THAN YOU, ; an : I CAN'T STAND OLE HOUR otast HMM! OI y I'M TAKIN! CICERO'S PLACE! LE'S GET ON WITH TH! PRACTICE; IN MY DAY! NO POKER GAME. UNTIL FOSDICK KILLS THAT |