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Family Doctor
By DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor. Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia
the Health Magazine
OVERWORK IS AS HARMFUL TO THE EYE
AS IT IS TO OTHER HUMAN ORGANS
t
Our eyes are used almost constantly from the
moment of birth to the time of death except for
the hours spent in sleeping. As in the case of other
organs overwork of tlte eye results In earlier
exhaustion. Hence it is lmixurtant to conserve
vislou in every way possible.
The eye may be rested exactly as may any
other organ or tissue of the body and it is wise
to give it regular rest periods. Moreover it is
possible to lessen strain upon the eye by giving it
suitable working conditions.
The mechanism of vision is complicated and
dilferent to understand without exact knowledge
of construction of the eye. Actually we do not see
with the eye. but with the brain and the nervous
system. Therefore the chief factors involved in
see mg are the optic nerve and vision center in
the brain.
Next comes the retina a tissue behind the eye.
which is a part of the nervous system and which
conveys vision to the optic nerve. The lens is
actually a lens and serves to focus objects on the
retina. The muscles control size and shape of the
lens in its focusing.
• • •
Tharn nlwt ur*» arr«>s.«xirv whioti mnM
On Broadway
with
_ Winchell_
These Charming People!
Dr. Louis E. Bisch. a psychiatrist
has some interesting observations to
make about all of us in his book.
-Be Glad You're a Neurotic” (Whlt-
————— tie«ey House)...
Ail the geniuses
and gregt men of
history according
o Dr. Bisch. have
oeen neurotica...
The neurotic is a
.hlnker. while the
ntelllgence of the
normal man is
.lightly hi g h e r
han 13 08 ..The
neurotic usual 1 y
dc.an t oo wen m school because his
thinking isn't standardized.
COMING UP!
i-ra r -m-1
Behind the
Scenes in
Washington
By RODNEY Dl l ( litR
The Brownsville Herald Washington
C orre. pondent
i
WASHINGTON. Nov. S.-When
you consider aU the reams of pub-
licity devoted to it and the fact tnat
it commanded the support of acme
of Americas most accomplished
*rabble-rous?rs” you have to admit
that the union party ur.d -r Con-
gressman Bill Lemite wound up as
a first-rate fizzle.
Tha immediate effect will be fur- .
ther to whittle Father Coughlin J
Doctor Townsend and the Rev. oer- \
aid I* K. Smith down to statures
more or le.* corresponding to tha
size of tha vote their comomed ef-
forts managed to pile up for tha
Hon. Mr. Lrmke.
The long run effect probably will
be insurance that none of these
gentlemen will assume any particu-
lar importance in the political strug-
gles of tha future.
Gradual decline of Leioke strength
was in accordance with predictions
which most of the cagier veteran
politicians made when the congress-
mans candidacy was announced.
They were positive in the convic-
tion that a third party couldn't get
anywhere unless it hau some central
driving theme—that either Father
Coughlin hammering away for gov-
ernment ownership of banks or Doc-
tor Townsend vehemently preaching
his old age pension plan probably
could get more presidential votes
than a candidate not so well known
who sought to take in their followers
and those of the late Huey Long un-
der one tent.
K
You're neurotic IfYou hate your-
self... You find yourself outrageous-
ly self-centered... You find it dif-
ficult to Interest yourself in your
work duty or pleasure... You cant
concentrate your thinking is con-
fused and you can t make up your
mind... You're self-conscious and
oversen Itive.. You pity yourself
and make excuses for yourself...
You’re discouraged and disgusted...
You day-dream .. You exaggerate
trifles...You lf-el touchy about be-
ing plac d under obligation to any-
.x)dy; won't accept gifts the loan
of a ten-spot a free pass to the the-
atre or a job which you haven't se-
cured through your own efforts...
You Ye ashamed of your secret sex
thoughts.
The “Average American.” who is
not neurotic is a guy who Is mar- j
ried..Has two and tnree-tenths I
children.. Has an income of $1200 a >
year.. .Owns and drives five-tenths *
of an auto...Has eight-fifteentns of
a radio set.. Goes to a movie once
every eight days.. .Smokes two and
i half cigarettes a day... Belongs to
some rel i g i o u s denomination... 1
Reads ore and a traction newspa-
! pers every day...And buys or takes
a book out of the public library once
in two years.
People who don't look at you when
they talk refuse to accept favors or
fail to call you by your first name
when you do them are not as gen- i
> ilinely friendly as they seem to be :
...If you fail to return a borrowed
book it means that you don't like
the guy who loaned it to you. .If i
person leaves an umbrella or any :
other article in your house you may '
be sure that he enjoyed his visit and |
would like to return...If you’re
superstitious it means that you feel 1
guilty about something and deserv-
ing of punishment... The more
superstitious you are. the * more
neurotic you are...And if you say
“Of course I'm not really supersti- I
tlous. but why take a chance?”
you're only kidding yourfelf. t
i —.- i
_ Thursday November 5 1936
TOPSY-TURVY MARRIAGES
ARE TRAGIC. NOT FUNNY
It sounded like a joke when a Los Angeles husband
sued his wile for divorce asked for alimony and told
of an ’’inside-out’* marriage in which the man did the
housework while the woman earned the living.
For nearly seven years this man has been employed
only periodically. For the last year and a half fail- !
ing health has kept him at home. His wife mean-
while had a good job teaching school; so he became j
cook bottle-washer and housekeeper while she acted
as breadwinner.
One of the clauses In his divorce suit complains
him to places of amusement and got angry because he
failed to darn and mend her clothing.
All this in our careless conception of humor adds
up to a good Joke A vaudeville comedian or a radio
wteecracker could have a good deal of fun with it
But underneath the surface It is anything but
funny; and It reflects the kind of tragedy that must
have been all too common In the depression years
We have gone a long way from the old-fashioned
conception that woman’s place Is In the home and no-
where else. Many and many a family has been held
that she criticized his housekeeping refused to take
together during the hard depression years only by the
fact that the wife managed to get or keep a job when
the husband couldn't.
But any such arrangement no matter how neces-
sary It may be. puts a terrific strain on both parties j
Involved. That It leads occasionally to the divorce court
la not* surprising.
The wife's position first of all. is unnatural The
responsibility of keeping the family in funds of fac-
ing the worries the competition and the rough breaks
of a business career is hers instead of her husband s.
She is compelled to fill n role for which training
and tradition do not in the least preoape her. If.
now and then all this makes her irritable too critical
and generally ill-tempered who can wonder at it?
And if it is a hard role for the wife to fill how
much haider is the lot of the stay-at-home husband!
The whole arrangement must constantly make him feel
a dismal failure. Instead of being the family's pro-
tector. he Is a sort of fifth wheel.
He cannot help feeling that washing dishes get-
ting meals and keeping the house in order Is a sorry
excuse of a Job for a grown man. Beginning by de-
apirlng himself he ts quite likely to wind up by despis-
ing everyone connected with the arrangement.
All in all. It is a set-up made to order for the pro- I
duction of unhappiness it speaks volumes for the pa-
tience. the self-control and the good sense of the
average American that in so many homes such an
arrangement has been carried through the depression
years without causing an explosion.
No. there's nothing funny about that Los Angeles
' atory It Is Just one more glimpse at the way econo-
mic collapse can destroy human happiness
The fine artist neither knows nor gives a hang
what effect his work will have upon his client or
the public.—McClelland Barclay noted American
artist
C.OA1S $<IL
HAVE A
SU< IN
<ME BACK.
PLACED
originally
£OTfrAT IN
Horseback
RIDING *rttE.Y
WOULD NOT SPLIT
FITTING /
OVER-mE /
SADDLE
BACK
the eyeball. Then there is the Iris which makes
up the pupil and which by dilating and contract-
ing controls the amount of light entering the eye.
In addition there are the usual blood vessels
nerves and similar tissues which are necessary
for proper functioning of any Hung tissue and
finally the bony house or portion of the skull in
which the eye Is placed.
The eye when functioning normally has the
ability to adapt Itself to various conditions of light
but even this mechanism of adaptation may be
exhausted by overuse.
Thus. It is wise to provide suitable lighting
rather than to mute eyestrain with insufficient
light. .
It also is possible to strain the eve by an
over-amount of badly distributed light which
results in glare. Glare and strain cause fatigue of
the eye. with resultant increased danger of acci-
dent.
• • •
%
There now are available deuces for measuring
the amount of light In use at any point m office
shop or home. Shades are made to dlsi’ibute
light suitably and thus prevent glare.
Walls are painted and ceilings enameled to
reflect a maximum amount of good light where It
is needed most. A small amount of attention to
this subject may mean manv more years of good
vision for those who otherwise soon would be in-
capacitated.
So They Say-
All I want to do is get back to Hollywood where
they appreciate me. Out there I'm famous as a
gentleman a lover and a fighter. They call me
Lochmvai Levins ky.—King Lev insky eccentric
heavyweight boxer.
• • •
If we continue to increase the speed of our exis-
tence at the present rate it will not be many gen-
erations before a man will have lived a lifetime
when he reaches the age of twenty — Dr R C.
Buen Madison Wisconsin.
• • •
Social work finds its justification in the weak-
ness of people in their inadequacy in their fail-
ure to grow up All the more social workers realize
the importance of mental grewnh — Herschel Ait.
Children's Aid Society director St Louis.
• • •
Neither Hon’>r. nor Dante nor Shakespeare
touche.* so many chords of human passion or
interprets so wide a compass of experience as does
the Bible Prof Charles A Dinsmore Yale Divin-
ity School.
• • •
One of the dangers In dictator-controlled coun-
tries today is that no safety valve Is provided
through which the people may give expr^sion to
their dissatisfaction with the government- Irene
Ward member of British Parliament.
Scott’s Scrapbook-by R. J. Scott
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The designs people make on paper
while holding a telephone receiver
or while In conversation are the re-
sult of some unfulfilled desire.. One
guy who wanted to own a farm
always drew’ pig? chickens and cows.
Every error is significant...It's a
call for help sent out by the uncon-
scious mind...If you forget a fa-
miliar telephone number the reason
is that deep down you don't want to
make the call...A man who mislays
nis hat doesnt like it wants a new j
one. or doesnt want to go out...
What you lose you may be sure you
don’t value.. Over-sleeping is an
unconscious desire to avoid facing
the problems of the day...We often
read what isn’t on the printed page
putting in or taking out what w*e re
unconsciouMy thinking. ..When a
usually efficient secretary makes
errors in typing or shorthand its
not because she's fatigued but prob-
ably because she ooe.-rn't like the
bo?*...Automobile accidents are
often brought about by an uncon-
scious desire for death... People
have a tendency to misspell or
change the names of their competi-
tors ..If you neglect to write or
phone someone especially after
promising to do so. it means you
dislike the guy...When a husband
doesn't notice his wife's new hat or
gown she has good cause to be
suspicious.. If you forget to mail a:
letter it's because you don't want to!
mail U-. People who have difficulty
1 pronouncing your name or are late
for an appointment are trying to
high-hat you.
% __
Earn’ dream no matter how in-
coherent or sketchy ha? a definite
meaning... It's an attempt on the
pari of your unconscious mind to
oring something to your conscious
I attention...If you suffer from in-
somnia. it's probably because your
love-life is inadequate.. .At any
rate you can cure it by studying
your dreams and finding out what'o
bothering you...If you wake up in
the middle of the night it's because
something important is trying to
make itself known to you...If you
hearn of a parent child or beloved
jne dying that's what you really
j vi h. though you don't realize it...
! if you're a day-dreamer you re
probably a genius.. .While anybody
j who boasts that he falls dead asleep
:he second he hits the pillow is
probably a dope
In the not too distant future any-
one w’ho won't have mastered the
.echnique of interpreting his own!
dreams won't be considered educat-
ed or prepared for life.. .The way to
analyte a dream is to let your
thoughts drift aimlessly after think-
ing of the important elements in the
dream ..If you dream about a
st? tut* for example you mink about
a statue then the next thing it makes *
you think of. then the next. etc.... t
The last thought before your stream t
of thought stops and your mind goes f
blank is your repression or com- i
pie*. t
j Factographs
The Fiji islands’ group in the
southern Pacific contain approx-
imately 250 islands They form a
British crown colony.
tat
Although diamonds are the hard- y
est and most imperishable of all s
known minerals they are composed 1
of carbon and if heated sufficiently d
in air they will bum. a
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The British stamp collection of s
the late King George V Is said to l
be the moat complete and the most a
valuable in the world. h
... " ' ■ .... ■' ' '■ ... . 1 11
Caroline
Chatfield
Says—
rhree Generation* From Shirt
Sleeve* to Shirt Sleeve*. It Takes
Cash to Buy the Collar and Coat
and It Takes Hard Work and
Thrift to Keep Them.
>EAR MISS CHATFIELD:
For four years I have been going
.’lth a boy whose family thinks they
lave a comer on blue blood. They
iave fine furniture and silver and
ooks handed down from generation
o generation They live in the past
nd don't realize they are run-down
ristocrats. My grandfather was a
arpentcr who built the house they
tow live In (they Inherited It) and 1
lo you know they hold this against
ne and don't want their son to
narry me? I have been In their
tome and believe me. U you leave
mt the antiques there is no com-
parison oetween the »ay they live
tnd the way we live. Our home is
lean and theirs la dirty. We have
:ood meals and theirs aren't fit to
at. yet they snoot me and my fam-
ly and tell their son that they like '
ne line as a girl but not as a mate
or him. He is Influenced by them
nough to postpone marriage but he
nsists that he loves me and some
lay we will overcome their opposl-
ion. My father worked and paid for
us home and left it free of debt to
us family while theirs was inherit-
ed and they have mortgaged it to
he hilt. I am as good looking as his
isteis and better dressed. I make
ilmost as much as he does and If
marry him I will have to continue
o work. Now I ask you do you blame
ne for being sore at the whole
punch?
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t -
Q. What la a state club? T. M
V ThU U a society of person*
who periodically pay small sums
with the purpose of accumulating a
.mall fund which Is shared out at a
pedal time—In England usually at
Christmas.
Q How long was Aaron Burr a
leader of Tammany? E.G.
A. From 1787 to 1804.
Q. What b the new car that will
run from 45 to 50 miles on a gal-
lon of gasoline? How large is it?
T.M.
A. The American Bantam U said
to show actual consumption of 45
to 50 miles per gallon of gaso.ine
Its length over-all U 120 Inches
width 56 Inches and height 80 inch-
es with a 46-inch tread.
Q. What b the largest brain? G.B
A. Ivan Turgenieff. the Russian
novelist holds the record for the
size of human brains. His skull war
found to have a brain capacity of
2030 cubic centimeters.
Q How many boys become Eagle
Scouts each year? F.S.
A About 9000 Boy Scouts become
Eagles annually.
Q Why b Granada so called?
H.I.
A. Granada U the Spanish word
for pomegranate. The city was built
on four hills and reminded Its
founders of a pomegranate which
is divided Into four sections.
Q. Who was railed the man with
a thousand faces? E.M.
A Lon Chaney character actor
of motion pictures who died In 1930
was so called.
Q. What b steam? C.B.A.
A. Steam is invisible-gas or vapor
into which water Is convened when
heated to boiling point.
q. How old Is the College En-
trance Examination Board? H.W
A. The board was organised in
ANSWER:
Nobody can blame you for being
ore at such a bunch. They present
sorry spectacle living in a grand
»a«t m which they had no part
nootlng their betters who worked
ind saved and banked their money
►ulit their homes and created op-
>ort uni ties for their children. But—
k young man reared in such an at*
nosphere has a hard time coming
(own to earth and it takes him a
ong time to learn that America
rants to know what a man can do i
tot what his ancestors did; what he
s. not what his grandfather was.
fe will learn In tim« that the mel-
owed tomes on the book shelves the
leavy silver on the sideboard the
igned portraits on the walls and
lie rosewood mahogany maple and
islnut furniture all over the house
re not substitutes for cash or ac-
omplishments.
Some famous Englishman remark-
d that he had never known a man
o boast of his family heritage If he
ad something better to boast about;
tot that a fine heritage wasn't de-
irable but that boasting of it made
man ridiculous If he weren’t sus-
atnlng It. The American family that
ves on delusions of past grandeur
nd tries to sustain itself on tradl-
lon usually wakes up to see the
amllies It has hlghhatted come for-
ward with the cash to the block and I
uy their heirlooms which have been
heir pride and boast Then what
kave vou?
By WM. E. KENNEY
Secretary. American Bridge League
'Hiere are few bridge players hold-
ing the king-queen and a small card
of a suit who would not play either i
the king or queen fourth hand if
the ace had not appeared on the
trick; but these chosen few will be
well represented at the forthcoming
tenth annual national tournament
of the American Bridge League the
week of November 30. In which four
recognized national bridge cham-
pionships will be at stake
The fact that Jack Cushing of
New York made Just that play how-
ever. enabled him and Dr R H
Ecker. Jr. his partner to win the
eastern Pennsylvania pair cham-
pionship recently.
East won the opening lead of the
Jack of diamonds with the ace. Cush
— _
Today** Contract Problem
North is playing the con-
tract at four spades. The drop
of the queen on the first trick
shows that diamonds cannot be
established. What alternative
line of play may make the con-
tract’
A 98 7 *
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(Blind) W ^ C (Blind)
Dealer
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None vul. Opener—♦ 3.
Solution in next issue. 8
Three generations from shirt
leeves How much better to be on
lie up than the down grade! But it
akes cash to buy the collar and coat
nd hard work and thrift to keep
hem to say nothing of common
enae and character.
Problems at general inure-t sub- ;
muted bv reader* will be dUcu‘»ed in 1
thle column. Letter* unsuitable tor
publication will be answered person- !
»lly provided they contain stamped
self-addressed envelopes. All names
■re held m eonndetiee Write Miss
Chattleld. in care at The BrownsvUle
Herald.
ALASKA RUNS TO REINDEER
FAIRBANKS. Alaska A*—When
ou speak of an Alaskan in the Uvc-
Uxk business the chances are about
>o to l that you mean he's a rein-
eer herder. The latest domestic
nimal census figures available
bow 713500 reindeer against 6.588
beep and 1 809 cattle The aecgnd
irgest classification of ‘livestock'’
a* work dogs of whlcn there were
7387.
Answers to Questions
1900 to consider educational prob-
lema involved In the formation and
administration of college entrance
examinations and to conduct them
(through organized cooperation with
I colleges and secondary schools.
Q Where nan Stephen Girard
the philanthropist born? \ K
A. He wa* bom near Bordeaux
Prance
Q. What Is the origin of the
word. Saracens? L.B.
A. The name is derived from an
! Arabic word meaning me.
A QUCK COIRSE IN
PARLIAMENTARY LAW
PARLIAMENTARY LAW a booklet
offered to our reader* of The Browns-
ville Herald la a condensed presenta-
tion of all the essential rules of order
and procedure clearly and simply stat-
ed so that anyone can understand them
Congress legislature* councils clubs
fraternities boards of directors or
trustees and all similar bodies conduct
their proceedings in accordance sritn
parliamentary law. and this booklet is
a quick course In the subject. It also
tells how to form an organization the
i duties of officers and committees and
gives sample constitution by-taws and
minutes.
When you attend your nest formal
i meeting have a copy of PARLIAMENT
I TARY LAW with you Send for It to-
j day. Enclose ten cents to cover coat
and handling
LSI THIS COl PON
rhs Brownsville Herald
Information Bureau.
Prederlc J Hask.n. Director.
Washington D C
I enclose herewith TEN CENTS In
*otn (carefully wrapped' for a eopv
>f tha booklet PARLIAMENTARY
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Sooth West North East
11A Pass l a Pass
2 N. T. Pass 3 N. T. Pass
Opening lead—# J. j
**.1 " ■' - i .
o
lng. who sat South could now count
as sure three or f?ur spades one
heart two diamonds and an un-
determined number of club tricks
East returned the Jack of hearts
and at first this appeared a wel-
come lead as it gave Cushing Im-
mediate entry to dummy for the
needed club finesse. However after
a little study he refused to win it
as it established a 11 nesting situa-
tion in that suit should the club
queen be held by West.
Instead Cushing played the four
and while the heart was returned
and the suit cleared. W’est In the
lead had no more hearts after the
club finesse was taken and South
made three no trump.
Had South won the first heart
*ad. he would have made only sev-
tm tricks or two less than his con-
tract The Insurance of safety by
refusing the*first heart lead paid
rich dividends.
Twm a Grudge Fight
Lemke himself failed to “roue*
>mto use the terminology of the
Rev. Gerald. It may be said now.
tn case U hasn't been revealed be-
fore. that Lemke a candidacy wa*
part of a "grudge fight."
; For years Lemke had faith In
Franklin D Roosevelt—faith that
Roosevelt would not stand In the
j way of his pet Frazier-Lemke bill.
! a highly lnllationary measure un-
der which the federal government
would have assumed farm mort- j
gages. |
After two years of patient effort
he forced his bill to a vote In the
house and the administration's
tteam-roller tactics in defeating it
{ enraged him to the point that he
thought any effort was worth it if
he could beat Roosevelt lor re-elec-
:icn.
The only appeal the union party
conceivably could have had was to
the discontented -under-privileged”
elements. Roosevelt made his ap-
peal to such groups tna it was too
bad for Lemke
• • •
Mcftly Landon Votes
Although it seemed indefinitely
established that Lemke was drawing
more heavily from those who had
previously supported Roosevelt than
from those who in 1932 voted for
Hoover there was much question—
certainly In many areas—whether
much of the vote he seemed destined
to get at the high water mark of his
campaign wouldn't have gone to
Landon anyway. In case Lemke
hadn't been running.
The slogan "A vote for Lemke is a
vote for Landon" had some effect.
So did “Don t waste your vota!"
Other potential Lemke voters
drifted away as it became evident
that Landon could use any anti-
Roosevelt votes anyone could give
j him; polls indicate that Landon was
in most areas the one to profit from
Lemke defections
* • *
i Coughlin's Powvr Wanes
Father Coughlins prestige de-
clined perceptibly during the cam-
paign. Many proud Roman Cath-
olics acutely deplored his lack of
balance his attack on Roosevelt a*
‘a Uar" and "anti-God“ hLs assault
on a Boston newspaperman the con-
spicuous smugness and arrogance of
i the man.
Reports that the Vatican was an-
noyed by Coughlin's performance
. nd the broadcast censure by Mon-
ignor Ryan of Washington also cut
away from the Coughlin following
The Rev. Gerald L. K Smith's
effort* to assume the late Hueys
mantle have been funnier than suc-
cessful and most of Huey's other old
pals have repudiated the pastor.
Smith's speeches do not make
sense and his call for a f-setst army
of a million men to handle the bal-
lot boxes has pancaked along with
tlve caller.
V • w
Townsend in a Fog
Doctor Town*end appears to have
been more or less mixed up for
months although his emotions have
been dominated by bttternea*
igainst a democratic house commit-
tee's attempts to expose the alleged
racketeering aspects of his move-
ment
There has been much doubt ex-
pressed as to whether Townsend
rould “deliver" hla following but yon
can best tudge as to that bv awak-
ing the Landon vote in California
where Townsend told his people to
vote for Landon. since Lcmke wasn’t
on the ticket
All in all. It probably isn't a very
rash prediction If one suggests that
Coughlin. Townsend and Smith
have all passed the apex of their
political strength.
i Barbs
- -i- -
Radio comedian* are in need of
j gag.* " Dora w ould like to know- If
'some old towels will do.
• • •
| A magazine banner line. She
: Never Went to School. but She
Writes Scenario* mi* will surprise
all but movie critics.
• • •
Babies m a French hospital be-
gan crying just as a mast of air ar-
rived from another region Perhaps
ttoev thought a politician was com-
ing to kias them
• • •
The height of embarrassment
would be that of the hitchhiker with
a cavity who found himself on one
of those Indiana dental office auto*
• • •
When scientists begin to make
food out of wood a profitable con-
cession would be the hot log stands
• • •
Mrs Simpson formerly of Balti-
more. Maryland say* shell never
come back to the United State* m
With the election speeches over she W
may change her mind.
• i
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