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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1964-04-09, Page 2PAGE TWO THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1964 60,0tmeett AOC :1190 One Theory of Cancer Any news about a possible advance in cancer research should be treated with the greatest caution and reserve. Thousands of research workers are enquiring in hun- dreds of directions, and have been for scores of years. in the search for an ex- planation and a cure for cancer, and they haven't found an answer yet; the odds against any one theory of cancer preven- tion, or cancer cure„ being proven correct, are very great. Research is going on along many ave- nues, and most of them have to be the wrong ones. With this necessary disclaimer, there is still some news value in a report made recently to a special seminar of the Ameri- can Cancer Society, by a former Nobel prize winner. Dr. Albert Szent-gyorgyi, now director of a research institute, won the Nobel prize in 1937, for the isolation of Vitamin C. Now. 27 years later, he thinks he is on his way to isolating another substance, which for the time being he calls "retine". "Isolate," in this narrow sense of the word, means to separate out something you suspect is there, mixed up with a lot of other things, but which nobody can prove really is there until it is shaken free of the mixture. Dr. Szent-gyorgyi thinks that "retine" is to be found in human body tissues, in association with another sub- stance called "promine", and that one has the property of retarding cancer, while the other has the property of promoting can- cer. The relationship between the two substances appears to be in the nature of a Town balancing act; if the effect of the promine outweighs the effect of the retine, a can- cer grows, but if the effects of the two bal- ance each other, cancer is held in check, In his report to the cancer seminar, last month, Dr. Szent-gyorgyi said the work done by himself and his associates has now gone far enough to indicate that retine and gromine are nearly similar to each other chemically, although they have op- posite influences. They may actually, he suggested, be slightly modifications of the same substance. They have nearly the same molecular weight, about 400 for each. The studies of the properties of these substances, it is suggested, have now reach- ed about the same stage as research into the anti -biotics, such as penicillin, reached about 20 years ago. Any news suggesting progress toward a cancer cure must be viewed with caution and suspicion, but there is one aspect of Dr. Szent-gyrogyi's line of research which makes it interesting. The theory of a dif- ference in balance between two substances, one of which retards cancer and the other promotes cancer, would fit with the statis- tically demonstrable facts that cancer oc- curs much more frequently in aged people, but that when it does occur in young people, the cancer grows much faster. It might also help to explain why some species of animals are liable to cancer and others are not, and why some human organs are more liable to cancer than others.—(Stratford Beacon -Herald) and Country Co-operation The feeling of a slight division between rural and urban dwellers is common to most countries. Through time, especially where there are large cities, the division becomes a sizeable gap and, among the general public, neither the city man nor the farmer really understands the other's way of life or business, Even in small centres the division creeps in. It exists throughout this district regarding business, The division is caused by a difference in outlook. Like most differences, it might be ironed out to the benefit of both town and country people if they would get together and present their points of view. Representatives of both groups could be asked to form a panel periodically at public meetings. Who knows what better busi- ness relations might come of it? The farm- er would be able to explain his needs in the way of services and good to the busi- nessman of the town. The town merchant could, in turn, tell them of his efforts to supply them. . It could well be that sug- gestions u-gestions for the expansion of business in this area would come out of such dis- cussions, The ease of travelling facilities today makes it important for a small country town not to ignore any avenue of trade, or improvement of it, with the customers on its doorstep,—(Nanton News) Luxury Yesterday, Necessity Today What are considered the necessities for living vary greatly from one generation or period to another. In the early days here- abouts they were elementary — a roof over people's heads, beds, cooking utensils, etc. Today, there are cars, agricultural machin- ery, television sets and automatic washing machines to mention a few. The young people who grow up with these expensive items take them for grant- ed. They arrived in a period of high in- comes and high consumer spending. It is natural that they should expect to spend money on them when they set up house on their own. These young people should, however, realize that their standard of living should be a compromise between the present and the future—between spending for imme- diate—and possibly short-lived satisfactions —and planning for future happiness. A budget on a yearly basis should be worked out and carefull consideration given to what is already owned before planning another purchase. Even in this era of a high standard of living regarding material things, they can be acquired at too high a price—the price of unhappiness and constant worry about how they are going to be paid for.—(Nanton News) Community Workers It is true of every community — there are a few who have the interest of the community at heart, and strive to make it a better place in which to Iive. Organiza- tions are formed for this purpose, but even in these organizations the great bulk of the work is left to a few willing individuals who give their time to "put things over". If every member of an organization did his or her share, great things might be ac- complished. Of course, all people are not built that way, and only a certain percent- age of membership can turn their hands to a particular job. Some can canvass for funds while others shrink from asking the general pub- lic to contribute something or other. But there is a job of work for every- one connected with club activities and that task, well performed, brings achievement and satisfaction that goes with it. The moral "many hands makes light work" applies to the organization to which you belong. There's pleasure in working together to accomplish something.—(Gren- fell Sun) SUGAR. and SPICE By Bill Smiley I'm going to punch right on the nose the next person, be it man, woman, child or nice old lady whose bones are as brittle as soda crackers, who asks me, "Did you have a nice Easter holiday?" Some school teachers have a nice Easter holiday, and good luck to them. But English teachers are not among them. English teachers have the same sort of holiday a bus driver would have if he were given a week off and told he was to drive a bus from Halifax to Vancouver in the next seven days. ZURICH Citizens NEWS HERB TURKHEIM -- Editor and Publisher PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING at ZURICH, ONTARIO Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa and for the payment of postage in cash. Member: =V,w:^- , Member: CANADIAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION ONTARIO WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION Subscription Rates: $3.00 per year in advance, in Canada; $4.00 in United States and Foreign; single copies 7 cents and coffee; brandy; cherry - centred chocolates. The kids were a bit shaken by some of my casseroles. Per- haps the most successful was the lasagna, Basis, a can of lasagna—egg noodles in tomato and meat sauce. Simmer in the oven for ten minutes. Add layer of mushrooms, layer of strong cheese, layer of thin - sliced salami, layer of onion rings, layer of mild cheese. Bake in oven. Sprinkle with paprika, parsley, chives, cinna- mon, nutmeg, wild oats, or any- thing else that will sprinkle. Serve with hot, crustry rolls, and stand back. The reason there are no great women chefs? They've no imag- ination. My wife hacks up some lettuce, tomato and celery, and calls it a salad. If she's feeling particularly exotic, she might throw in some sliced green pepper. My salads, besides these basics, contained great chunks of cheese, all colors; whole green onions, peeled grapes, shredded lemon, raw carrots, quartered dill pickle, jelly beans left behind by the Easter bunny. The whale doused in a dressing made of four raw eggs mixed with tartar sauce, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard and vinegar. I have only two things to say about the grand culinary adven- ture: (a) the food budget is shot for the next six weeks; (b) where can I buy a good, second- hand, automatic dishwasher. 0 When the holidays began, 1 had examination papers to mark which represented a total of about 480 student writing hours. (They could have produced the works of Shakespeare in the same time.) This, in turn, means that 1 have about 100 hours of marking time. No complaints. It's part of the job. But things were a little complicated this year. The women of the house came clown with 'flu, just as the "holidays" began. The result was that, instead of sitting quietly in my study, and having countless cups of tea and coffee, innumerable beers and sandwiches brought me, to keep me going, I found myself trotting up and down stairs about six hours •of each day, bearing up tempting little things on trays, bearing down dirty dishes. While my pillar of papers sat and gathered dust. Result of turning the old man loose with the grub for a few days was interesting. My wife has almost decided to become a permanent u,:%nvalid. My kids realize that their father has an- other brilliant, unsuspected di- mension, The Old Lady was feeling horrible with the 'flu, but there didn't seem much wrong with her appetite. She gained about eight pounds. Of •course, she's not used to my lunches. Instead of the soup -and -sandwich rou- tine she's accustomed to, they consisted of something like this: glass of sherry; grilled sausage with butter -fried mushrooms and cheese omelette; tossed sal- ad; blueberry pie and ice cream; County May Need ARDA Committee Goderich—An ARDA commit- tee "will have to be set up in the county, I belive," said Reeve Stewart Procter, of Morris, pre- senting the report of county council's agriculture and refor- estation committee, of which he is chairman. "Some counties around," he said, "have already organized under the Agricultural Reeha- bilitation and Development plan. The agricultural representative would be secretary, he ex- plained, and there would be three members from the agri- cultural committee and one each, probably, from the Feder- ation of Agriculture, Farmers' Union, Women's Institute and perhaps some other organiza- tions in the county. The first part of an ARDA program will be edurational," the chairman said, The committee report, which was adopted, included a recom- mendation for a reforestation program similar to that of 1963, with $8,500 allocated "in the event that we find land that might be or should be pur- chased by the county." 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