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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1949-4-13, Page 7Cancer In Children "Cancer le usually considered a disease enflamed to the declining years of life. Although it is certainly murk 'Inure common in the ageing population, the Net moat be faced that it may occur at any time of life, trod that it does orcur in children, 1t is highly desirable that informa- tion concerning this particular as - Vied of the general cancer problem be made known, lint in the process of malting this itiforntation avail- able, it is also of the utmost import- ance that unwarranted fear should not be Itlauted in the minas of parents, cancer of in, is not a canon disease" stated Dr, 4V. L. Donohue, Director of Pathology at the Hospital for Sick Children, • Leukemia is the most common disease in the blood -forming organs, and is the most important single type of cancer in children. Blood is composed of a clear fluid, in which Is suspended a large number of tiny red cells. These cells give to the blood its red colour. In addition, there are a small number of colour- kss cells, known as white blood cells which are very important to life. Leukemia is really a cancer in- volving these White cells. The small patient eventually dies from a lack of the normal constituents of the blood, Dr. Donohue emphasize; that a diagnosis can seldom he made early in this disease as there are no characteristic early mainfestations. At tate present time research is being carried on at the Sick Chil- dren's Hospital with some chemicals which are allied to certain of the vitamins, and in a few cases these chemicals have brought leukemia patients back almost to normal. Unfortunately, the good effect of these chemicals is not sustained. Treatment of this type is an en- tirely new approach in the field of cancer therapy and much research • in this direction is being carried out in. various centres- ft is hoped that by following and developing the leads suggested in this new work that eventually substances may be obtained that will control or cure this dread disease, but at the present time there is no cure for leukemia or cancer of the blood. During the month of April the Canadian Cancer Society is con- ducting a campaign for funds to carry on the important work now being done in the field of research, • diagnostic treatment, education and service. Nearly 15,000 Canadians died of cancer last year, according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Up to half of these could have been • prevented by early diagnosis and treatment of the disease, medical authorities believe. Units of the Cancer Society are now operating In 24 centres throughout the Prov- ince of Ontario, and every citizen can perform a real public service by helping to carry on and expand the work now being done. Those inter- ested in contributing to this great work are asked to mail their con- tributions to the nearest local Can- cer unit, or direct to Ontario Heed - quarters, Post Office Box, 459, Toronto 1. FRIDAY THE "13th OH! HORRORS!! Neither the Friday nor the thir- teen hinteen superstition is traceable to any satisfactory source. In the caseof the first we find the superstition obtaining alike with the English, the Swedish, and the Indian races, and with each gonig back to some belief concerning a worshipped be- ing or a religious rite. But there the whole matter ends. In the case of the English speaking Christians the fact that Friday the crucifixion took place is assigned as the rea- non for selecting that day frolb the other six clays as of especial signi• ficance. Bnt according to this very argument that day should be one of good omen rather than one of i11, since the event which the day is connected argured the salvation, not the condemnation, of the disci - pies of Christianity. Friday in no way can be explained as a day for fear, though it may be as one of great sorrow and thankfulness. Neither does the mythological explanation of Friday's significancy offered in the case of the eastern and Scandinavian people account any more satisfactorily for the superstition, and with the No. 13 the results of investigation are the same. The plain tact is that Friday and thirteen are indelibly marked by superstition, have been so mark- ed as far back as history relates, and probably always will be so marked, The present aversion to the dayandh number to's, t not deductive but instinctive—blindly, Ion pone the less positively, instinc- tive-- and, in a large ,measure irradicalile, tlespite education and telih'ious teaching, '1'hcrc have been many blows ad- mini•:tered to the superstitions, particularly nl recent years. New York was rhe birthplace of 11 Thir- leen club, which flail thirteen mem- bers, mei always the thirteenth of the months d 111s1.1 ili.0F uu1pber- ed thirteen. But :the ti'?'gative naii• cure which the organization has exerted was nut pt•rcept:able, Neill• ST fs 1111 cmnpaiga colnit'Vred ministers. at,scholarsr sed teachers .w „ effeetivr. M1 that these e Otic 'ks !tate accomplished has not been sufficient tel he feil, ,Supersti- t'on is as illogical es it is it;ftarinua soul htmti,, end14vnttr In break it 1h,tvu hot Pii.tly to soc1eed. He'd Sooner Have The City Any Time—Snowball, a 'vaite Spitz, gets a double hug from his mistresses, eight-year-old twins Carolyn, left and Marilyn Rogers. Sent to a farm in March, 1948, the dog chewed through his leash after only two days of country life. Just one week short of a year later, he showed up at the door of his home after a 250 -.mile journey. This time, the twins will keep Snowball. y-saiAi.g,`i.Fd3!,t-tcs,ir�'c•P�n'``_Wl�i. HRONIC INGERF Have 1 been busy this last weekl But definitely — although the weatherman tried his best to keep us thinking that winter was with us yet. But I said, "No, you can send as much snow as you like; you can drop the temperature down to zero; you can blow and bluster — but I'm getting ready for spring." So I started in to houseclean. This was the result of a brain -wave which convinced me that a little room on the south side of the house, which for some - time has been a catch-all for every kind of junk there is, would serve a far better purpose as a little hide-out for my- self. If you want a better name for it you might call it a den, an office or a study — but I'm calling it a hide-out. So many of these old farm houses have a little room tucked away in a corner that would make a splendid playroom for little children, or a sewing room for mother after the children are grown. It is nice to have a corner you can call your own — just so long as you remember to have a comfortable chair for father so he can come in and read his paper while you sew or knit. It is fun to change things around hi your home — don't you think so? I do, I am always thinking up new ideas for re -arranging the whole house. But I never get very far because Partner generally takes a dim view of my proposed plans. Not that he is against improvements — far from it As a matter of fact any worthwhile changes around here have been the result of his careful planning. The trouble is we don't always agree on what are improve- ments. It is little things that Part- ner dislikes to have changed — such as having the bedroom furniture moved around. Alen are such con- servative creatures. Just because a person has been used to waking up in the morning facing the south, why should anyone object to facing east or west for a change. ;Variety is the spice of life. However, there were no objec- tions raised to my latest move, so I was soon at tvorit — sorting out, tktying up or discarding the con- glomeration of things that the room contained. What I would do if 1 had to live in two or three rooms I don't lcnow• Probably buy a chicken pen, or some himg, to take care of thevert! tl OW My little hide-out is only 8 feet by 1034 but by the. time I had water -painted the ceiling and walls and put three coats of paint on the n•oodworit my elltlttlslaatit was Olt • fhc Wane. `T. knew`I should give the walls a second coat, but 1 didn't, So T was not surprised when Bob looked around and said --- "Art you .going t0 paint the walls?" There was still the floor to worry ehni;t, *t;,y flat idea tug to paint its but Partner AI all for keit ng congoletmt• Since dial meant less work 1 was happy to Agree, . \Vitlt the oilcloth down my tired- ness vanished. 1 got Bob to move my typewriter desk; Partner to fix a clipboard and a door, oldie I trailed back and forth with !latus, books and lay .mall tiling r; Moet. In a little while my new u-nrl.iel centre was complete. Now I have moved in — and here 1 am at work with my typewriter. I have only one complaint with this new arrange- ment — it is just one more room in which to lose my glassesi Now that I am all set with every- thing in one place maybe I shall feel more like wrestling with income tax returns — that being one little job which Partner very considerate- ly leaves to me. He says that is only fair when I don't help milk the cows. And so with jobs of houseclean- ing and income tax the come to thoughts of spring. Ah, yes , spring! The crows are flying all over the place — in fact they were when the snow was inches deep. You can hand it to the crow — he's an optimistic bird. At the barn spring has already arrived — my menfolk have six calves to wrestle with now• Of course with extra cows to milk we are getting quite a bit more cream. More cream but less money. Need I say why? Margarine .. • of course. We ex- pected that, as you know. What we can't figure out is why butter should be down and milk up. It just doesn't make sense. If farmers are discouraged in selling cream then there should be plenty of milk. Probably just another of !hose problems to which roe one knows. the answer. IN DARKEST AFRICA "Butterfly snowstorms" have be- come a driving hazard through Cape Province. The butterfly swarms envelop the autos. A dog show in Southern Rhodesia, was broken up when s large gray rabbit sauntered by. Its the midst of the judging, the dogs forgot their pedigrees and took out after the rabbit, * a Dr. J. G. Louw of Capetown, not caring a twitter what Hollywood night think, declared that Clark glasses were "a refuge of the neu- rotic," * * M "Grocer's itch" has become an occupational disease in South Africa, ca used- from handling certain spires. * Port Elizabeth, Smith Africa, po- lice have been looking for the thief who stole the teeth from the jaw of the whale in the museum. * * * Isailaitnm, West Africa, datives sent $22,25 to churchmen to combat the 'evils of civilisation" in Chicago. * * * Northern Rhodesia is changing its witchcraft ordinances so that medi- cine men and witch doctors elan be punished only for "black tragic," not for "good magic," A Harrisntit-1, South Africa, native, finding his new Intoes ton light, cut off Itis little 'toes. * '* � A new more has opened in Johan neshnrg which tells hippopotamus fat for natives who watt to jinx their tatemies'by smearing it on !heir front doors, qk 1NDAY SCHOOL LESS, By Rev. R. Barclay Warren The Future of Life john 5:25; 1 Cor. 15; 20.26; 11 Cor, 4: 16-5:1. Golden Teat: But now to Christ risen from the dead!. and become the first fruits of theta that slept, Cor, 15;20. While preparing a grave .:dl point jutting into nue of the numer- ous lakes of the Ottawa valley 111 workers came upon the skeleton of an Indian who had Lein buried there many years before, With the bones were arrowhead, and other trinkets. There was nntte e.vidruee of a belief hi a future -dire. Such a belief is well-nigh universal. Man Ila., an instinctive longing for im- mortality. Cicero, the great )roman motor, said, "Yes, oh yes! lint if 1 err in believing that the soul of a mall Is immortal I willingly err, nor while I live would I have the delightful error extorted from tile; and if after death I shall feel nothing, as some philosophers think, I ant no; afraid that some dead philosopher shall laugh at me for my mistake," The rising of Jesus 1 I rist front the dead is the mot triumphant event of all history. A spear had been thrust into the side of his life- less body as it hung suspended front the cross. Blood and water gushed forth, The body was laid in It tomb .on Friday. A large stone wast placed at the cave's mouth, sealed and guarded by Roman soldiers. But Sunday morning all powers, Mello!. Ng that of death itself gave way before the nighty conqueror. "He arose, Tiallelujah, Christ arose," This is the pledge that we too shall live after death. This life is very brief in com- parison with the life to come. Now important that the should lay 'up treasure in heaven. This life is jtist the place of preparation for the great eternity beyond. "Soto a thought, reap a word; sots a word, reap and ace; sow an act, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny" Let us sow wisely. Not long since, American GI's began hearing Germans greet them with tate cry, "Heil U. S. .A.1" This seemed very nice, the story goes, until Army Intelligence carte up with the news that it meant: "Hail Unser Seliger Adolf!"—Hail Our St, Adolf! .r+.a.rt/1ra 1! V l�eatGan. The blouse for Spring or Sum- mer, Very tiew, with that soft - shoulder look, tuck -in waistline, Easy crochet; washes beautifully, So popular!- Goes with every- thing! Pattern 852 has crochet directions in sizes 12-14 and 16-15. Laura Wheeler's improved pat- tern makes needlework so simple with its charts, photos and concise directions, Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coinss m s cannot (ta p a of be ac- cepted) this Box t for s attern o o� 1 t P P , 123 Eighteenth St., New v lorada Ont. Printplainly RN po1y PAnTTE NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS, • But Mary stood without the sepulchre weeping; and as she wept, she stooped down and looked into the sepulchre. And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou?. She saith unto them, Behold they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. And when she had said thus, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and 'knew not that it was Jesus. - Jesus saith unto her, Woman why weepest thou? whom seekest thou?. She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, they have borne Him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take Him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself and saith unto him, Master, HIDDEN ANIMALS In each of the sen- tences below you will find the hidden name of some animal. Example; Do not criticiZE BRAvado too readily. Answer; ZEBRA. `Should you get "stuck" on some of them, you'll find the correct answers—upside down-- tanderneath. 1, Fireproof awnings are safer. 2. Small boys tag after their older brothers. 3. Those who do gond may be rewarded. • 4. A classic attraction was the art exhibit„ 5. The enormous entrance dwarf- ed him. 6. Hot terrapin soup is relished by many people. The bootleggers would high- jack all trucks. 8. Wholesale murder was prac- ticed by the bandits, 9. The British are expected to do their duty. I0. The mother asked the rabbi to come at once. H. If you would be smart, endure discomforts, 12. No followers of humanitarian - ion arm others. 13. Tranquil lamaseries still exist in Tibet. I4• With the conquest of Australia the emu learned what hunting meant. 15. Abandon keyed to such a pitch was certain to be disastrous. 16, The old monk eyed the young friar with sadness. 17. Trictrac, cooncau and whist are old card games. 18. Despise all evil. 19. It is well known that music rates high as a perfume base. 20. Dare we go? 21. Islam began with the teaching of Mohammed. 22, He seemed to be a veritable pig over the plum pudding. Answers To Hidden Animals '.1aA'ag '7? •!luta-I '1Z •amR •paaysnl5i ,leas •nooaseg •Aaluol,U 'dagtroa •a1(1l.V 'enter/ 1011125W 1ua1a011t •alggest •aa013 unnta-1 •11:1301' 'a11 O . '9 '10' 1 •tion satio ;limas; 'OZ '61 '81 '41 '91 'SI 'I' I 1:1 'ZI 'l1 'O1 '6 '8 .2 .5 'b 0 '1 "We have more telephones in Russia than in any other country in the world," the Soviet v t rade mission official boasted to an English ac- quaintance. 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