Show girl turning to stone Is saved by physicians los fos angeles facing almost certain death four months ago as a sufferer from calci cancinos nos a disease that has atrick stricken only twenty two other persons in medical history trudy von ravensberg pretty nineteen year old high school graduate virtually has recovered and Is looking for a job when her case came to the attention of the orthopedic clinic nt at general hospital four months ago the girls limbs were incased encased partly in stony shells and tile the area of calcification seemed to be increasing A diet deficient in calcium prescribed on the theory that too much lime would increase the stony accumulation lation beneath her sl skin in fall failed c i co hely help miss ravensberg endocrine specialists then took charge of the case and a series of metabolism tests were made A hormone of the parathyroid gland which governs the amount of calcium in the tissues was prescribed although physicians ware hesitant as it was known to rob the bones of calcium their most essential element to counteract this a diet of milk orange juice and other foods rich in lime content was ordered this seemingly paradoxical treatment had the desired effect find and phy aby have told the girl who four months ngo ago was slowly turning to stone that she can again go to work the only trouble according to the girl Is that she cant find a job |