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Diet and Rheumatism
' CURE OF ACUTE JOINT INFLAMMATION DEPENDS ON CLEAR
ING INFECTIONS RATHER THAN FOOD LIMITATIONS
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BY DR. MORRIS FISIIBEIN
Editor, Journal of the American
Medical Association, and of
Hygeia, the Health Magazine.
Rheumatiic conditions and in
flammation of the joints seem to
be affected very little by diet in
the majority of cases; they are
brought about by infections. Con
trol means some method of get
ting rid of the infection. There
are some conditions affecting the
joints, such as gout, which are
known to be associated with die
tary difficulties, and which seem
to be radically influenced by the
proper selection of food. Acute in
flammations of the joints, and par
ticularly the type of infection seen
in rheumatic fever, are not greatly
influenced by diet.
McLester points out that it has
been a general impression for years
that sweets, meats and fruits were
harmful for such patients, but he
feels that this observation was due
to a confusion of ordinary arthritis
with gout and that there is no rea
son for such a belief. Dr. McLester
says that patients with acute in
flammations of the joints do not
require any limitations of diet, ex
cept those that are made neces
sary by high fevef"and other dis
turbances.
A simple, easily digested diet
Is most desirable. It should in
clude milk eggs, cereals with cream,
toast, butter, preserves, orange
juice, ice cream and simple pud
The Farm Board Is Wrongs
From Kansas City Star.
The wheat growers of the south
west deserves more consideration
than is indicated by the statement
from Chairman Stone of the fed
eral farm board. Present wheat
prices will mean bankruptcy to
thousands of farmers. There is every
indication that an upward swing in
prices is inevitable. A definite state
ment that the stabilization wheat
would be held off the market while
the present crop is being moved or
until prices have recovered would
restore confidence to the market
and hasten recovery. The request
from Kansas should not be Ignored.
The behavior of the cotton mar
ket is cited by Chairman Stone as
having an influence on decisions
pertaining to wheat. There is a
fundamental difference, as more
than half the cotton and less than
one-fourth the wheat produced is
exported. Cotton must be considered
from a world standpoint. Policies
concerning cotton and wheat are in
evitably different.
The success of cotton stabilization
depends on its influence on world
prices. Holding tabilization wheat
is advocated as a means of influ
encing domestic prices. The farm
board bought 1,300,000 bales of the
1929 cotton crop at 1G cents a pound
It was told that holding this cot
ton off the 1930 market would result
In an advance of 5 cents a pound.
Instead the price was dropped to
10 cents a pound. This is given as
a reason for the determination to
issue no further announcement in
regard to holding wheat. Cotton
purchased at 16 cents a pound wras
approximately 30 per cent above
the prewar level. Wheat even at the
stabilized price is 30 per cent below
prewar values. That withholding
wheat which promises to go to 35
cents a bushel on the farms should
be compared with holding 16-cent
cotton was hardly to be expected
from an organization such as the
farm board.
A definite statement indicating
WHAT A TONGUE!
London — Father William Henry
Kent, pastor of the Church of St.
Mary of the Angeles, has spent
quite a few of his 74 years learn
ing languages. As a result, he can
speak 57 fluently. Among his
tongue-twisters are Chinese, Gaelic,
Sanskrit, Armenian and Georgian.
He expects to learn an even 100
before he dies.
PREFERS IIIS DOGS
Jacksonville, Fla.—When it comes
to choosing between his neighbors
and his dogs, J. H. Kucham pre
fers his dogs. Neighbors oa*.i
Wained abou. the canines destroy
dings. Because people with fever
and inflammations of the joints are
likely to become anemic, it is also
desirable to give them fairily fre
quently broiled calves’ liver or puree
made of liver and kidneys. An ex
cellent puree is made by using ap
proximately 200 grams of calves’
liver and an equal quantity of lamb
kidney.
In the chronic type of inflam
mation of the joints diet will al
so not control the condition. A
nourishing diet is particularly im
portant in the chronic type and
should include especially the foods
that provide plenty of vitamins,
minerals and. good quantities of
protein, such as muscle meats and
liver.
The people who have apparently
supported dietary quacks more than
any others are those who are grow
ing old and have, associated with
increase in age, slight inflamma
tions of the joints. The chief value
in such cases is attached to diets
that are sufficiently slight in caloric
value to prevent increase in weight.
A large increase in weight is ser
ious at any time, but particularly
serious when it concerns someone
with inflamed joints. Indeed, a low
caloric diet with limited amounts
of carbohydrates or sugars is the
one type of diet upon which all
authorities agree as being of some
use in chronic arthritis deformans
or in the progressive types of in
flammation of the joints affecting
the aged.
clearly the intent and purpose of
I the farm board of its policy in
handling stabilized wheat would re
lieve the market of the menace of
uncertainty. Growers, dealers, mill
ers and exporters would be able to
make their plans much more in
telligently if the board would an
nounce just how much wheat it has
under its control and how it is to
be disposed of. A vast accumula
tion of wheat is a depressing factor
on the market. Its possession by a
government agency that has the
power and ability to dump it at
any price and refuses to take the
public into its confidence is a still
greater menace.
The wheat growers will feel the
farm board has ignored a request
that they consider vital, one of im
portance equal to that of saving the
banks last fall. This failure to make
a definite announcement of poli
cies as indicated by the statement
of Chairman Stone will be inter
preted as a decision on the part of
the board to stand back of a state
ment which can be interpreted as
the board sees fit without giving
growers a chance to protect them
selves.
NATIVES WORSHIP SNAKES
Philadelphia — (UP) — In lit
tle known Massiland, East Africa,
the natives worship snakes, Col.
Charles Wellington Furlong told
the Geographical Society of Phila
delphia. When a youth of any of
the tribes wishes to wed, he must
first Introduce his intended bride
to his tutelary snake, Furlong de
clared.
SUCH CHIVALRY!
London—Because an unfortunate
husband car owner felt that orders
of his wife were superior to those of
cops, he paid a fine of $5 for failing
to stop on the signal of a traffic
policeman. “My wife told me to go
on, so I went,” was the explanation
he gave in court. “It’s not ladies
first—it’s policemen first,” said the
judge.
ing their flower gardens and took
Kucham to court. Kucham told the
judge that before he would get rid
of his dogs he’d move from the
neighborhood.
LOST—A MILLION
Los Angeles — ‘Pop 'Du Broc,
who runs a stable here, has lost
a million dollars, and police are
looking for the man who rode off
with the loot. But It happens that
"Pop's” million is “A Million Dol
lars," one of his prize horses. He
rented the horse to a man a short
time ago and it was never re
i turmd.
Ends "Giro Trip
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Ending her flight across th«
country and return in an auto
giro, Amelia Earhart Putnam
(shown above upon her return
to New York plainly showed
the strain of the aerial adven
ture and announced to the world
at large that she was hurrying
away for a “hot bath, a change
to feminine clothes and a good
rest.” Amelia started West June
4 and returned June 22.
Painted Pajamas
Showing futuristic sketches remi- j
miscent of the studio, this dressy
pajama suit worn by Dorothy
Jordan, screen notable, is the
latest fad. The designs are hand
painted and show a cameraman
and director carried out in black
silhouette on flaring trousers with
black border. The effect is en
hanced by the accompanying
bolero.
Chutes to Safety
Major James H. (Jimmy) Doolit
tle, former ace stunt flyer of the
Army Air Corps, leaped to safety
via his parachute when the fabric
tore loose from the wings of his
plane while traveling at a speed of
235 miles an hour over East St.
Louis, 111. Jimmy had a narrow
escape from death, as the plane
was only 100 feet off the ground
when it began to tear apart. By
nosing it up, Doolittle managed to
an altitude of 400 feet befo/r
lamina.
The Charge of the Wet Brigade!
Tons of water splashed into tongues of flams and *
billows of smoko as firemen sought to extinguish
the blaze that swept the Balsa Wood Company
plant in Brooklyn, N. Y., and threatened to de
► stroy other buildings in the vicinity. This “hot'*
picture shows a few of the many streams of water
directed into the raging furnace. The toll of tho
flames was estimated at $100,000.
No Grease-Paint?
George M. Cohan, Jr. (above),
17-ycar-old son of the man
whose name stands as a synonym
for showmanship in the Ameri
can theatre, has no urge just at
present for the grease-paint $nd
footlights which have lured
other members of his family.
But George, Sr., says there’s to
be no coercing of his son on to
the stage. Dad even thinks there
may be nothing left to the stage
except tradition by the time
Jr., decides to s,ctl
Reveal Dual Life
George A. Howlett (above),
wealthy business man and mem
ber of the “400” set of Chicago,
has been revealed in a Federal in
come tax investigation as the sec
ond lieutenant of A] Capone, no
torious gangster, according to au
thorities. No one had suspected
the alleged dual life of the man.
Wins Promotion
Colonel Irving J. Carr (above),
Signal Corps, U. S. A., becomes
Chief Signal Officer of the army
on July 1, succeeding Major Gen
eral George S. Gibbs, who is retir
ing. Colonel Carr has been
assistant director of the Army In
dustrial College in Washington, D.
C., and has been in the army for
30 years.
Ill Social Whirl
If Audrey Jaeckel is a fair ex
ample of the average society
deb, well, anyone couldn’t be
blamed for joining the ranks of
society, provided, of course,
that other things are equal. The
pretty, vivacious girl is shown
at Southampton, L. I., where
biuebloods loll on the sands and
generally enjoy life.
Gang Guns Going for a Boat Ride
The above pile of hardware include* every kind <
of lethal weapon (with the exception of tanks,
fifchtinjj planes and heavy artillery) that yom
ever heard of. It represents one year's oorifia
cation from Sullivan Law viola tear and it uhow*
. m it was removed from Police Headquarter* at
New York to bo take* ft* a boat ride and
damped into the Atlantic Otcan. Many of the
wee dobs ia the collection hwr# “got their ■**”