British Troops Hailed as "Saviours of Belgium’
Although many other pictures have appeared since that day, none tells more clearly than the above the
enthusiasm with which the Belgians welcomed the first appearance of British troops to combat the second Ger
man invasion of their country in a quarter of a century.This picture was among the very first radioed on that
historic day.
Mother’s Residence in U. S. Legalized by President
The family of Fred C. Bucholz, a Los Angeles, Calif., war veteran, gives thanks for the action of Presi
dent Roosevelt in signing his name to a document which kept the family together. The bill which the President
signed was introduced in congress by the American Legion, and legalized the entry of Mrs. Bucholz into the
United States for permanent residence. Canadian-born Mrs. Bucholz was about to be separated from her fam- !
ily by deportation proceedings.
Slothful Ways Are Natural to Him
An animal that makes a habit of spring fever, regardless of the
season, is the sloth, world’s laziest animal. Here one of them “speeds”
up a pole held by its captor, A. W. Anderson, who returned recently to
the United States from Nicaragua with two dozen of the slow-moving
creatures in his charge.
He Boosts Willkie for G.O.P. Nomination
Looking at a picture of Wendell Willkie, his favorite presidential
candidate, is Russell W. Davenport, who recently resigned his position
as editor of Fortune magazine in order to promote Willkie for President.
Willkie, president of the Commonwealth & Southern Utilities, frequently
has been mentioned as a Republican “dark horse.”
Mechanical Mutt
Elektro, the mechanical man, and
Sparko, the mechanical dog, get to
gether in New York, where they
are on display at the fair. Sparko
barks, wags his tail and sits up.
Elektro is equally versatile.
Tightingest Man’
Gen. Paul Rollet. 71, “fightlngest
man in France,” has requested ac
tive war duty. Rollet was retired in
1937, after 46 years of service. He is
one year younger than Gen. Maxime
Wegand, allied army head in the
I Near East.
‘Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown’
Rulers of the three nations recently invaded by the war juggernaut of Germany are, left to right: The
Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, King Leopold of Belgium, and Queen Wilhclmina of The Netherlands.
Control of these nations would give Germany the advantage of air bases much closer to England.
Premier Mussolini Views Italy’s Defense Measures
Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy, question mark In European warfare, views a formidable row of anti
aircraft guns located at Neptune Beach, near Rome. Mussolini repeatedly has warned his nation to be ready
for war. Italy, herself, possesses an estimated total of 3,500 fighting planes, 1,600 of which are medium and
heavy bombers.
New Stage for Theater of War
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Blaeked-out areas of the map show countries already involved in the
Second World war. The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg have
been added to those nations invaded by German troops.
Irish Free State Welcomes U. S. Minister
David Grey, right, newly appointed minister to the Irish Free State,
chatting with President Eamon de Valera after delivering his credentials
to Dublin castle. De Valera, first president of a free Ireland, was born in
the United States—a fact that saved his life from a British firing squad
after the rebellion of 1S16.
Tree-Top Table
Here’s something new in tables,
displayed at Chicago’s Merchandise
Mart. The table will hold a six-foot
tree. Julia McCarthy is admiring
the cactus, but plans on planting an
evergreen in her own tree table. The
new home furnishing is constructed
of amber mahogany, with a copper
lining and leather top. One of the
most unusual pieces of furniture
exhibited, it attracted widespread
attention from dealers all over the
nation.
Urges Co-operation
Greater co-operation between state
and federal social agencies to lessen
the economic problem was urged re
cently by Secretary of Labor Fran
| ces Perkins before the LaFollette
committee in Washington.
Dry Form of
Catarrh Cured
With Estrogen
O
By DR. JAMES W. BARTON
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
THE treatment of atrophic
rhinitis, the dry form of
catarrh, has not been satis
factory, so that when any
new method of
treatment is put TODAY’S
forward that lipAITH
may give relief ”111 LI
from the d.s- COLUMN
comfort and em- -
barrassment of this ailment
these patients gladly seek it.
Treatment by X-rays and by
pushing a rubber bag con
taining hot water up the nose
has given relief in a number
of cases.
Recently, Drs. W, W. Eagle. R. D.
Baker and E. C. Hamblen. Durham,
N. C., recorded their
findings in Archives
of Otolaryngology,
Chicago. They used
estrogens in the
treatment of 14 pa
tients with atrophic
rhinitis. Small sec
tions of the mucous
membrane or lining
surface of the nose
were removed and
carefully studied De
Dr. Barton fore the estrogen
was Injected into the
nose, so that the actual effect of this
extract upon the mucous membrane
would be known (any change in the
color, the cells, the amount of mu
cus or moisture.) After the little
piece of membrane had been re
moved, another little piece was re
moved after the patients had been
treated with the estrogens from 27
to 216 days. No patient complained
of deafness or head noises,
Twenty-Two Start Treatment.
Twenty-two patients started the
estrogen treatment but for economic
reasons and distance from the clin
ic eight did not return for second
examination of the membrane.
The patients washed out their
noses twice daily with salt solution
—one-half teaspoon to a glass of
water—10 minutes later washed it
out again with one or other of these
solutions (to remove the crusts that
had been loosened with the first
washing). The estrogen substance
was sprayed into the nose. Twenty
one of the 22 patients reported that
they were helped and wanted to
continue treatment.
In all of the 14 cases where treat
ment was completed, there was
complete or almost complete dis
appearance of the crusts and in not
one case could the usual terrible
odor (from the crusts) be noticed.
The membrane had a more normal
color and a smoother surface.
Colds May Be Due
To Emotional Strain
VIRTUALLY every physician has
had cases where the wife nursed
the husband through an illness,
in addition to having other work and
other responsibilities on her shoul
ders. The patient recovered but the
wife was stricken and died of the
same ailment, usually pneumonia.
What happens in these cases? The
physical effort is always great—
but it is the mental, emotional or
nervous effort that breaks down the
resistance to infection. It was be
lieved that the emotional upsetment,
the worry about the patient, was the
only factor that put a strain on the
heart and caused it to fail.
There is, however, another factor
that causes the loss of resistance
to infection in those under emo
tional disturbances. We have all
experienced the dryness of nose and
throat which occurs when we are
excited, worried, in suspense, or
“worked up’’ about something. It
is now known that this emotional
disturbance so affects the lining of
the nose that it loses its natural
moisture or “protective’’ moist
coating that prevents harmful or
ganisms getting a body "hold.”
Nature’s Defense Line.
Dr. J. Kent Leasure, Indianapolis,
recently stated:
“When the nose and throat feel
dry as a result of emotional or
physical strain, the body’s first line
of defense against dangerous and
troublesome colds is being smashed.
The thin moist coating of mucus
in the nose is the body’s barrier to
or defense against the organisms
causing colds. Let the glands man
ufacturing this mucus be put out
of action for as short a time as half
an hour, and the cold-causing or
ganisms can get into the human
system and produce their unpleas
ant and dangerous effects.”
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QUESTION BOX
Q.—Will Epsom salts and lemon
juice taken daily reduce the weight
safely and tend to decrease blood
pressure?
A.—While Epsom salts may re
duce weight some and also remove
poisons from the blood they will
also take good material such as iron
and other minerals from the blood.
Epsom salts do excellent work
where needed, but can deplete and
exhaust the system when not
needed.