Ranger Sets Record in Retaining America’s Cup
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Streaking across the finish line
•head of its British rival in a series
of four races off Newport, R. I..
the Ranger, piloted by Harold S.
Vanderbilt, retained possession of
the America’s cup. The defender
broke two racing records in its vic
tories over the Endeavor II, piloted
by T. O. M. Sopwith. The races
were held over a 30-mile triangular
course on the Atlantic ocean.
Monument to Amundsen Is Unveiled
A monument to Roald Amundsen, the great Arctic and Antarctic
explorer who was the first to reach the South pole, as it appeared fol
lowing its recent unveiling at Tromsoe, Norway. The memorial, costing
$4,250, was raised by popular subscription. Its sculptor was Carl E.
Paulson. Lincoln Ellsworth, Amundsen’s companion on a North pole ex
pedition, contributed $1,000 to the fund for its construction.
NOVEL SURF SLED
Miss Althea Martin shown with
the new type of surf sled patented
by a Los Angeles newspaper man,
which will lessen the danger of the
rider getting hurt in the surf. The
streamlined pontoon below its nose
allows it to float the rider in perfect
safety, while the stabilizer shield
along the tail holds it to a straight
course.
Flaming Death Follows Collision on Highway
This happened when a truck carrying four new automobiles and another machine collided on a highway
west of Akron, Ohio. The four cars and truck were consumed in the fire. At the right may be seen the
auto, also burning. The driver of the truck escaped injury when he jumped from the cab, but the driver
of the car was burned to death.
NEW TAMMANY CHIEF
Christopher D. Sullivan, new
leader of Tammany Hall in New
York who succeeded the late James
J. Dooling as head of the famous
Democratic organization. Following
his election, Grover Whalen with- j
drew as a candidate for mayor of
New York in favor of Senator Royal
S. Copeland. Mr. Sullivan has been
a member of the famous Democrat
ic organization for many J^ears.
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Chiang Unites China Against Japs
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, under whose personal control the
financial and economic resources of all China were placed in the struggle
against Japanese aggressions in the north. Chiang, who heads China's
supreme war council, is shown as he left a conference at Nanking.
Scenes and Persons in the Current News
1—Henry Ford who celebrated his seventy-fourth birthday by breaking ground for the new Dearborn Vet
erans hospital at Detroit for which he donated a 38-acre site. 2—War memorial designed by John Russell Pope
and built by the United States government in memory of America's dead in Ihe World war which was dedi
cated recently by Gen. John J. Pershing at Montfaucon. France. 3—King Carol of Rumania, who was a re
cent visitor in London, shown walking along Regent street.
CAPTURED RY REBELS
Harold Dahl, twcnty-eight-year-old
American flier now in a Spanish in
surgent jail, whose wife, from
Champaign, 111., has enlisted the
help of the United States embassy
in Paris to secure his freedom.
Dahl, flying a pursuit plane for the
Spanish government, was forced to
bail out when his ship was attacked
by insurgent aircraft.
Celebrates 27th Birthday in Iron Lung
Frederick D. Snite, Jr., of Chicago who recently celebrated his twenty
seventh birthday lying in an iron lung -the machine that does his breath
ing for him. It is his second year in the machine since he was stricken
with infantile paralysis in China and he expects to spend several more
in it before he is able to do his own breathing and walking. His girl friend
Rosemary O’Farrell, left, and his sister Mary, right, visit him.
Huge Plow Will Cut Six-Foot Furrow
Huge plow constructed at a cost of $3,400 which is designed to cut
furrows six feet deep. It will be used in the Santa Ana river plains of
California to recover rich loam soil buried under sand deposits by the
1916 flood. The machine will be pulled by two 95-horse-power Diesel
driven caterpillar tractors. The share will be nosed into and pulled from
the earth by a powerful hydraulic hoist mounted on top of the frame.
I JOFFRE IN BRONZE
An equestrian statue of the Vic
tor of the Marne, designed by Max
ime Real del Sarte, which will be
placed in one of the squares of Paris
as a memorial to the French World
war general.
Aerial Nurses Fly on Their Errands of Mercy
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In chic blue uniforms and overseas caps, the newly formed organization of flying trained nurses are seen
holding inspection at Burbank, Calif. With specially equipped ambulance ships members of the Aerial
Uurses Corps of America will be ready to fly on every type of aerial errand of mercy.
Is Overweight
Important?
By
DR. JAMES W. BARTON
© Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service. !
THOSE of normal weight
and many also who are
overweight may have the
opinion that too much impor
tance is being attached to
overweight—its dangers to
health and life. If they were
to talk for just five minutes
to the actuary of any life or
sickness insurance company
they would learn some star
tling facts because insurance
companies make or lose
money on the types or kinds
of risks they accept.
One of the first facts the insur
ance company actuary will point out
Dr. Barton
is tne great amount
of diabetes among
the overweights. He,
will back this up by
showing the figures
of Dr. E. P. Joslin,
Boston, the out
standing authority
on diabetes, who
tells us that diabetes
is the result or pen
alty of overweight
The figures for the
death rate of dia
betic men over for
ty-flve years is as follows: the
per cent of overweight to death rate
is as follows: five to fourteen, twice
the normal rate; fifteen to twenty
four, four times the normal rate;
twenty-five and over, ten times the
normal rate. These figures tell in
most dramatic fashion the penalty
for overweight.
As you know, the commonest
cause of death after middle age is
disease of the heart, bloodvessel*
and kidneys, because the heart and
bloodvessels have the hard work of
carrying a large quantity of nour
ishment to the kidneys to have
wastes or poisons filtered out and
useful substances retained. Now
high blood pressure, hardening of
the arteries, and defective work by
the kidneys all accompany over
weight, and the simplest method of
relieving unnecessary strain is to
reduce the weight and size of the
patient. Thus when an individual
gets down to, or nearly to, normal
weight his chances of developing
heart, bloodvessel and kidney dis
ease becomes very much less.
British Expert’s Views,
Dr Herbert 1. Coombs in the Brit
ish Medical Journal, in pointing out
the importance of overweight in ad
dition to diabetes, heart, bloodves
sel and kidney disease, tells us that
“arthritis—inflammation of joints—
is one of the commonest disease*
encountered by the general prac
titioner, and it is almost always
associated with overweight.”
Another point brought out by Dr.
Coombs, and one that is likely tn
be overlooked, is the great change
in mentality or outlook with the in
crease in weight. It is generally
agreed that overweights are rather
cheerful and good natured but after
a period of time this good nature of
the slightly overweight degenerate*
into lack of ambition and a “don’t
care” attitude toward anything and
everything.
Still another point, and one fa
miliar to every physician is the bad
surgical results that often follow op
erations on very fat patients. “Me
chanical difficulties of nursing
heavy patients and the increased
risk of infection when large masses
of fat tissue are exposed when the
knife is used, are often important
factors in working against recovery
of overweights who come to opera
tion for gall stone, diabetic gan
grene, and other conditions.”
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Causes of Diarrhoea.
Figures from private and public
hospital clinics show that at least
three of four give a history of be
ing constipated. Although these peo
ple are on their feet and are nok
sick enough to be in bed, they cao
hardly be considered normal.
However, even among those who
are normal or not sick, it would
appear that at least half, or 50 per
cent, are constipated.
It is interesting therefore to read
of the other type of cases, that is
those who do not appear to be sick,
but instead of being constipated are
: afflicted with diarrhoea.
Of course at times when much
fruit is eaten or when something
“not fresh” has been eaten, diar
rhoea often occurs, lasting for two
or more days. But when diarrhoea
is present all the time and no ex
cess or over-ripe fruit or other food
has been eaten, then the cause must
be found to prevent the weakening
effects of the diarrhoea.
Dr. A. Richieri, Buenos Aires, in
the Argentine Medical Journal,
states that diarrhoea occurs very
often in all forms of hyperthyroid
ism (that is when the thyroid gland
in the neck is manufacturing too
much juice).
As there may be no other symp
toms but the diarrhoea (no great in
crease in heart rate, no enlarge
ment of the thyroid gland, no bulg
ing of the eyes, no trembling or ner
vousness), it would be difficult to
locate the cause as due to an over
active thyroid gland except for the
metabloli3m test.