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Show Five miliion suffer from blood pressure Editors Note . This Is one of a series of health columns about your heart, prepared by the Utah Heart Association and published by this newspaper as a public service. Blood pressure (we all have it) is the force of the blood against the artery walls. This force by the as heart it pumps or beats. It keeps the blood moving thru the arteries, the vessels that carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body. Arteries come in various is July 26, 1963 THE EUREKA (UTAH) REPORTER Page Foui generated sizes. Think of the largest one, the aorta, as a tree trunk. The main arteries branch out from the trunk into smaller and smaller ones that end in microscopic twigs called "arteri- oles. These tiny arterioles are involved in high blood pressure. For various reasons, arterioles may become constricted or narrowed, and, as happens in the hose when the nozzle is screwed down, the pressure behind them in the arteries When this increased goes up. pressure persists, the condition is called high blood pressure or hypertension. An estimated five million Americans suffer from some degree of hypertension. One reason is that hyperten- sion adds to the work of the heart. When arterioles tighten, the heart has to pump haarder to force blood through the narrowed passages. After long periods of this overwork, the heart may become enlarged and incapable of performing at normal capacity. The arteries, too, may be damaged by years of the wear and tear produced by high blood pressure. Regular pnysical examinations are the best way to check on your blood pressure. Utah Heart Association points out that in the 10 The years or so, may new aids have been developed to help the physician diagnose and treat hypertension, including a wide variety of new drugs. You can learn more about the condition and the progress which is being made against it by asking, the Utah Heart Association, 205 East 1st South, BSalt Lake City, for free copy of a booklet entitled, "High Blood Pressure." Are political insigna new? Hardly. Banners waved in an- cient Athens. Supporters of Roman candidates scrawled slogans on stone road markers anticipating the highway billboards by 2,000 years. . . George Washington gave out locket-lik- e pins with a picture of himself on the front and a mirror in back. Worn by ladies around their necks, they could turn the gadget around to use the mirror when a curl popped out of place. Gay blades wore buttons initialed GW Airs. Khoda Bell and son Larry were in Tooele Sunday get- ting acquainted with the new baby at the Jerry Elton home. Mrs. Lily Erickson and son Bob, Mrs. Lila Milne and her Mrs. Alan Mildaughter-in-lane, who is visiting in Mammoth drove to Salt Lake City Wedw, nesday where they enjoyed the Pioneer Day parade. Mr. and Sirs. Jack Lucas were back home over the weekend spending the time with their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lucas and with other relatives. Kandy Butler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Butler, returned home last Saturday after an en- joyable weeks vacation spent at the Methodist Church Camp in Grand Mesa, Colorado. Air. and Airs. Kichard Webb were in Salt Lake City Saturday where they combined business and pleasure. , It was pioneering in the truest sense when copper production from ore began in Utah 59 years ago. Traditional mining practices gave way to new techniques and equipment appeared mass production methods on the scene. The result was a great new and spectacular industry for Utah. low-gra- de dollar expansion program Today, Kennecott is engaged in a vast to increase copper production in Utah. Again, pioneering is a vital, necessary tool for progress. As one of many examples of pioneering in the expansion program, Kennecott research scientists delved into the production of precipitate Mine. Copper, which is recovered from overburden dumps near the Bingham Canyon 100-milli- on These scientists developed new methods and equipment that will be a major factor in increasing precipitate copper production from the present level of 1800 tons a month to 6000 tons! Kennecotts pioneers of today are creating a brighter future for copper production in Utah through the expansion program. Inevitably this assures a longer life for the economic benefits that result from Kennecotts operations. Directly and indirectly, these benefits reach all Utahns. USesmecoti Copper Corporation -- uau'j .ou VL VJ-ua- VW lrH |