The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 24, 1934, Page 4

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The American CRatablished 1873) air force at least is able to carry on its regular war-training maneuvers | SIDE GLANCES - - - By George Clark | ° Political Doctors President and Publisher In this enlightened age when un- ee ifortunate charges of governmental Subscription Rates Payable in units are presumed to have decent Sere medical and other care, it is more Daily by carrier, oeeees 87.20 faitiy ty wiki), per year cin Bis. than a little shocking to read of that MAFCK) ......eecsersesssesee.. 7.90] “ulcer clinic” operated by an aged Datly by mail, per year (in state sea-faring cook in New York's Wel- Outside of Bismarck) .. 5.00/ tare Island city home. wi 00] The thing is all the more terrible Weekly by mail in 1.00| because there is no good reason for {it since the city of New York always 2°!nas made adequate provision for their Dakota, per year ............. 1.90 /oare and attention, Weekly by mall in per The spectacle of the old man’s FYOOT srccescccscccsscccevesees 200) jackknife surgery, performed with Mem! Berean of the assistance of another man, often wagh Cireulation = drunk from potations of sterilizing aa ar WL alcohol, would be a little amusing if Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively |! Were not so tragic. North of all news dispgtches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this Newspaper and also the local news of spontaneous origin published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. ‘A Romantic Old Trail Calls the Traveler Congressmen from three southern states are trying to get Uncle Sam to spend $25,000,000 to put a modern paved highway along the route of the famous old Natches Trace; and ‘any motorist who has any feeling at all for one of the most colorful of all our pioneer trails will hope that Uncle Sam can see his way clear to oblige them. ‘The Natchez Trace was what passed for a road, a century and more ago, running for some 550 miles through the woods and swamps from Nash- ville, Tenn., to Natchez, Miss. cross- ing what now are Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. It probably was the scene of more Plain and fancy violence, bloodshed and murder than any other road in America. In the old days when the country the Ohio, and down the Mississ} Tt was easy to get one of heavy and unwieldy flatboats the river, but exceedingly difficult to get it back upstream. So the boat- men—rough tough chaps who boast- ed they were “half horse and half alligator”—would leave the Missis- sippi at Natchez, on their way back home, and strike out overland for Nashville, and the wilderness road they followed was the great Natchez Trace. Because it was used by so many travelers who carried large quantities of cash, the result of their sales in the New Orleans market, the Trace before long became a favored spot for highwaymen. The country was thinly settled, law enforcement was a thing almost unknown, opportunities for ambush were innumerable: entitled to the use for republication] The story, as too often is the case, is incomplete. One wonders what provision the people thought they had made for proper care of these unfor- tunates, what doctors were receiving money for duties they were presumed to perform, but which they ignored, safe in the knowledge that they would be paid anyhow. Tt may not be a bad guess to as- sume that there was a lot of political doctoring as well as rule-of-thumb surgery in that New York institution. And political doctoring is bad busi- ness wherever one finds it, The Brain’s Extremes It is very seldom, thank heaven, that there is anything in the news- Papers quite as horrible as the story of the Akron business man who threw his baby son into the furnace “be- cause the Lord told me to.” One hardly needs to await the re- port of the psychiatrists to know that the man was deranged. He just had come home from a hospital, after be- ing hurt in an auto accident; he had been “talking strangely”; a friend had asked the man’s wife to hide his gun, if he had one, fearing that he might do something desperate. But no one foresaw, or could have foreseen, the frightful thing that he did do. ‘What a strange and terrifying thing the working of the human brain is, after all! Let a bit of bone press lightly on the brain somewhere—and ‘@ kind, intelligent man is turned into ® fiend incarnate. Derange a few brain celis—and all the graces of mind and heart cancel themselves, somehow, and leave only @ thing of horror. Cause of Inefficiency Every so often we are told that the ‘United States needs a Scotland Yard true. The latest plea comes from has asked the state legislature to draw| up a plan for such institution. What we usually fail to remember, however, is the fact that it is not s0 much new police machinery that is needed as a new spirit on the part of the office-holders to whom the police ultimately are responsible. Scotland Yard would function no better than the Chicago police if Scotland Yard were subjected to the same kind of political pulling and So the Natchez Trace became a of outlaws infested the region. For years this wilderness road was the most dangerous segment of the whole frontier. If there are ghosts, the old Trace must be haunted by whole platoons, ‘To put a federal highway along the ‘whole route would open to motori-ts @ romantic and tradition-laden tral to America’s past, In Praise of Our Schools hauling that afflicts the Chicago we must divorce them from politics. And that, considering everything, will take some doing. Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of ene by other editors, ‘They are published without regard to whether they agree or disagree with The Tribu Met Lets eile] prey? peead gebgee antes ithe i Led erg wge paul | | aus Hf nie inal i i i $, 8 é 8 g eylt H ane i PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE By William Brady, M. D. Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease diagnosis, or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped, self-addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions, Address Dr. William Brady, in care of this newspaper. SUBLUXATION OF THE ILIAC | or “pathies” makes my neck ache. JOINT Former: What I have to say about this com- title of “sacro-iliac synchondrosis” in the gay nineties we orthodocs knew nothing about it and fiercly resented the ology of the joint. We had it from some distinguished old “authority” —which, to be sure, is undeniably | that this lilac joint (as it now is prop- jerly called) was not a true joint and at all. Bui Governor Ely of Massachusetts, who | Mank heaven for the spirit that led the osteopaths astray, for they learn- ed better. Osteopaths have been talk- ing about “slipped innominate” since way back when it was as much as & regular physician's rep was worth to be seen even chatting with one of the cult healers. Today sacro-iliac sprain, strain or subluxation is a well recog- nized disability, at least among doc- tors who are not too old or too snooty to learn from other sources than the somewhat cut and dried classical medical textbooks. One regular or orthodoc says: “Subluxation (that means displace- ment or incomplete dislocation) of Gee ovanae’ tee diagnosed as ‘t S. uma- tism,’ ‘neuritis,’ ‘lumbago’ or ‘fallen arches’ and hence treated ineffec- tually with coaltar pain-killers, lini- baths, diet, arch Pir BONN RIE ly women were more subject to strains and sprains of the sacro- iliac joint than were men, but today women get a better break in the mat- ter of dress, work, play, physicial education, hygiene, and are less sus- ceptible to the “female weakness” Propaganda. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Ponderous Talk About a Light Subject We have heard about the harmful effects of alumnium ware when cer- tain fruit or vegetable acids come in contact with it ... this gets into the eee causes all sorts of troubles oes (MJ) | Answer—It is an old joke on the wiseacre public. In our house we have used aluminum ware for 30 years or so and I don’t mind if you cook and serve everything on the; menu to me in aluminum. Sterilizing 2 Septic Focus Would the diathermy method which you recommend for removal of ton- sils serve to clear up a throat infec-i tion in which a smear from the crypt is analyzed as “staphylococcus”? (M. Ww.) Answer—In my opinion, the diath- ermy method, in the hands of the physician skilled in the technic, is the moat effectual we have for ster- ilizing such a focus of infection. Mucous Colitis I am troubled with some mucous colitis and would thank you for a diet. (H. D.) Answer—There is no such condition (think they) know more than @ mere doctor about such matters are more or less incurably afflicted with the morbid obsession. If you are not of that type, possibly you can get some help from these booklets: “The Con- stipation Habit”; “Guide to Right Eating.” Send a stamped envelope bearing your address and inclose a dime for each booklet wanted. (Copyright, 1934, John F. Dille Co.) Spoilsmen Are Gunning for Able Dr. Willard Thorp ... Just Forget 40- Hour Week, Newspaper Men Ad- vised ... Mercy Will Temper Po- licy of Deportation ... Federal Judges Cling to Money. BY RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Washington, March 24.—Spoilsmen soon may gain full control of the Department of Commerce. Their axe is out for one of the ablest New Dealers—Dr. Willard Thorp, chief of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Back-stab- bing in the bureau and job-grabbing Politics in Congress have blocked his confirmation by the Senate. He was appointed last July. * Thorp, one of the most brilliant young American economists, is the one high commerce official who isn’t @ politician. In key bureau jobs he subordinated politics to ability. He is highly respected throughout Wagh- ington. But one or two officials he had released combined with certain as “mucous colitis.” Wiseacres who ambitious subordinates to poison 31 To gase fixedly. 33 Knot or 41 Dutch cup- complication. 43 Sarg of pronoun. sedges. 37 Makes lace. 54 Disarms. 40 Sentor. President of 320 Pedal digits. 66,57 He was the12 And was © HORIZONTAL Answer to Previous Puzzle writer on 1,5 Who was the -—o_ Russian leader Hy} 14 Reckoned in the picture? TIA chronologically 10 Masculine title MIE INID 17God of Hades. of courtesy. 19 Merchandise, 1, Wand, 20 Clay house, 18 Alleged power. 23To change a 16 North gem setting. America. 24 Bird life of 16Grain (abbr.). [7] 8 region. 17 Plural (abbr.). 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JUDGES CLING TO MONEY Congressional battling over restora- tion of the federal salary cut reminds one of those federal judges. Every- one else, from charwomen to the president, was cut 15 per cent by the economy act. But as it had no power to reduce judicial salaries, Congress provided that the treasury might accept re- mittances representing voluntary pay cuts by the 200 judges, Ten judges had been heard from at last reports—including not one of the nine supreme court justices. Their total remittances at the first of the year amounted to $5,814—as against about $300,000 which the gov- ernment might have received this fis- stylish chunk of 1,400 to 1,700 pounds can be sold at any time at satisfactory prices, “Makes a guy feel he ain’t so important after all, don’t it?” seal | { A Thrilling Mystery Story Forty-Two Chapters of Mystery - Love - Drama “The Lone Wolf's Son” The Noted Author LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Home Newspaper for Bismarck