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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1934-01-04, Page 7• Many Deaths May Be Due to Poison Affects Heart and Kidneys, Famous !k/Wabolist Tells Nurses° Association Montreal. — Perhaps the reason A'hy heart and kidney diseases are the chief cause of death eewadays is hat modern man may be suffering !vire slow lead , poisoning, according a) the suggestion of Dr. L M. Rabino- vitch, director of the Department of Ketabolisno of the Montreal General lospital oefore the Nurses' Alumnae essociatson here. "Chronic ffeart and kidney disease s common," he said, "It is, as a met- er of fact, the chief cause of death n large populations. "The cause is, as yet, unknown In he majority of cases and for this :eason treatment is not very success - nal. Lead is known to produce the ieverest forms of heart and kidney iiseases. It is therefore; possible that ;xposure of the human body to small mounts of lead over periods of years nay have the same effect as large ivantities over shorter periods? ••••••••-•,•,....***-•••••••4-11-1,0-.' acid they readily pick up the lead. Tartaric acid is a good solvent for Lead. Proof of the fact that lead is being ingested'in fairly large quanti- ties is the finding of this metal in ap- parently ..sormal individuals. Though lead plays no part in the normal functions of the body, it is, very com- monly found in the excretions of the ki'dney. "Execretion of lead by the kidneys —miles its presence in the blood and while circulating in the blood it has an opportunity of reaching every tissue in the body. None of the peo- ple examined were apparently suffer- ing from lead poisonieg and they were not working in ,industries in which lead is a possible source of poisoning. The amounts of lead in these examinations could not be ac- counted for by the amounts ordinarily found in food due to the natural con- tamination of soil, NEW METHODS. "Newer methods of detecting and neasuring lead afford better means A investigating this possibility than al the past," he said. "One of these rethods recently developed by Dr. Etabinowitch is capable of • detecting is tittle as one part of lead in about )ne billion parts of material and is low being used in an investigation of variety of food and other materials which the human body is exposed. "Lead poisoning is not as common is it is generally supposed to be. By iewer and, more exact methods of Iiagnosis, eases overlooked in the mst are new readily detected. Hos- • ?ital statistics effort, no index of the rue number of cases, since it is the icutely ill and only the very advanced rases which seek hospital treatment. It is the low grade of poisoning which is difficult to detect. Headache, slight ligestive upsets, muscular cramps or thematic pains may be the only signs. As these signs are common to a variety of diseases the true cause s difficult to determine," he declared. • STRANGER IN NEED. TWO lielping I-lands—and a ring for one of them1 By ROWAN GUN. Though there were few eustorners in the tea-room that after:loon, Alan Denny chose .its quietest corner. His mood was as gloomy as the weather in the London street outside,but within a few moments or having givs en his order to a languid waitress he became interested in someone other than himself. At a table near his—and alone, as he was—there sat a girl so fresh and pretty that his first casual glance steadied into a gaze which would have been rude had ,she been able ao see it. But she was daintily busy with tea and an iced cake. At last, as though aware that she was being scrutinized, the girl half turned her head, and for an instant her eyes and his met and held. Then she looked away, and Alan opened his evening paper, laid it beside the wooden tray which had been dumped in front of him, and, gloomy again, turned to the column headed "Situa- tions Vacant --Professional Men. —please call to see Mr. David Fraser, He found nothing biwre to cheer at 12, Craggan Place, W.1, any af- him, and presently, instead of read- ternoon this week — Thursday for ing, he was listening—listening to choice. I have mentioned you to him, what Blue -Eyes at the next table was and I think there might be something London -Singapore In Ten Days Another Link in Projected Empire Air -Lines Another link in the chain of Empire air -lines which will, ultimately, pro- vide regular air communication to all parts of the Empire, was forged with the departure of the Indian air -mail from London on Dec. 9, After proceeding over the existing 7,200 miles route to Egypt, Karachi, Calcutta and Rangoon, the service flew on, for the first time, over a new 1,500 miles extension from Rangoon to Singapore, accomplishing in ten days a journey wiiich by the fastest surface transport occupies 20 days. "An additionaL interest was impart- ed to this inaugural flight," explained an official, "owing to the fact that it has been fouri'd possible to arrange for the service to carry Christmas mails from this country to, the Straits Set- tlements. This means that those who assembled at Singapore to welcome the arrival of the machine completing the first regnlar air,-.11alt with London had the satisfaction of being able to receive, by this initial flight, season- able greetings from their relatives and friends in the homeland. The first return flight from Singa- pore to London is due to leave Singa- pore on Dec. 31, and will reach Lon- don on Jan. 10. It has been the aim of Imperial Air- ways, since its inception nine years ago, to establish link by link a series of long-distance air -mail routes stretching across the Empire. In 1927 the first Empire air -mail was estab- lished between Cairo and Basra. In 1929 came the institution of the serv- ice of 5,000 'miles from England, to India. In 1931 the company opened the first sections of the air mail be- tween England and Africa, and by 1932 the complete through route was in operation from Loudon to Cate Town. This year a further arduous phase of work has borne fruit in the exten- sion of the Indian 'air -mail towards Australia. In July the air -mail from England began operating over a new 1,500 miles extension from Karachi to Calcutta, bringing Calcutta within 7 days of London by air? and in Octo. ber the service continued on over an- other link of 700 miles to Rangoon, the through flight from London to Ran- goon'being accomplished in 8 days, as compared with 23 by surface trans- port. Now, with this further link to Singapore, the position is reached when 8,700 miles of the total route of 11,000 miles from London to Port Dar- win, Australia, is in regular operation; while arrangements are being com- pleted for the institution, during 1934, of the remaining 2,300 miles between Singapore and the Australian coast, thus enabling the long -cherished am- bition to be realized of a regular 'fly- ing mail between Australia and the homeland. NOT .ENFORCED, "Every civilized country has its legislation against lead poisonieg and for a given industry it is essentially the same. But legislation to be ef- fective must be enforced. Since 1031, there were admitted to the Children's Memorial Hospital in Montreal, 81 children suffering from acute lead poisoning. Children exhpit the most severe form of the disease. Of • 10 ;samples of fluid sent to me for exam- ination lead was found in all and the findings indicated that in all' of these oases the lead had involved the brain and nervous tissue. This explains the 7.onvulsians and paralysis so often seen in such cases. In practically all A these cases the poisoning was pre- ventable. There are now on the mar- ket lead-free paints and ,enamels for such purposes. Legislation is, how - aver, essential. , For example, two samples of ceamel and paint, alleged to be free of lead and sold fer paint- ing of toys and children's cots were found to contain more than enough lead to cause poisoning in children with careless habits. "There are more than 150 indus- Wee in which workers an exposed to lead poisoning and although there is legislation to protect against such poisoning, it is, judging from Ly experiences in The Montreal General Hospital, not always enforced. In England, where legislation is rigidly enforced the best results have been obtained amongst factory workers. Contrary to the view generally held, poisoning in industries is largely due to inhalation of lead fumes ,into the • lungs and not to ingestion of lead froni contaminated hands. In some fumes, the particles of ledd are so light and small that they are readily carried by heat waves into the ait and thus inhaled. HAZARD N HOME. "In the home there is an increasing hazard of led poisoning. Again legislation is not always effective. Cooking utensils which contain ap- • preciable qaantities of lead ate read- ily purchased in, tille;;''plpen eSnerket. During heating oti• foods, especially during boiling of acid foods, the lead is readily liberated from the con- tainers and thus contaminates the food, Some foods are sold hi wrap - peri heavily' leaded. Fruits are com- monly preserved in opntaineee which have appreciable quantifies et lead and because fruits are rich In tartaric ISSUE No, 51—'33 • married elan—well, several yeare mar, Tied, anybovs. There, that does take 4 difference, 1 can See: I-4% tell my Wife all .about this—and we'll be •eagerly awaiting the half-crown post- al order! Buck us up no end—parti- zularly as to -day sees me among the Out -of -works." He pushed the coin towards her, and very slowly the slim fingers fast- ened on it; slewly the. blue eyes ceas- ed to worry, and a minute or so later ;she was saying: "I shan't lose the name and address, Mr. Denny—and I think you're the kindest peroon I've ever met, You can tell your Wife I said eo. Married men are the nicest. And I'm terribly sorry about you losing that job. It's funny that you should be an architect. My uncle's one, too. Perhaps — I don't know—but perhaps one of these days I might be able to help you." "I don't want anything of that sort," he assured her quietly, "I don't even want thanks. This is just the sort of thing one does now and then—or someone does for us." He was entirely sincere when he said that, but knew a decided thrill when, some thirty-six hours later, he received a brief note signed "Mar- garet Fraser"—a note which enclosed a half-crown postal order, and then went on: 'If you are still worried about get- ting a post—not for youraelf, I know saying in a softly modulated but very troubled voice to the languid wait- ress. It was, of course, no business of Alan's but he chose to make it so. going. Anyway, it is worth trying. I allowed you to help me, so you must allow me to help you if can. And I hope you gave my message to Mrs. Denny." Blue -Eyes was in distress, and the At first Alan permitted himself a foolish hesitation, then moved his waitress—far from being sympathetic, OT even reasonable—was waspish. broad shoulders and said aloud: "That's all very well, miss, but I've "After all, why shouldn't you have heard the same sort of thing before," a shot at the thieg? If this fellow, David Fraser, has a vacancy for an she said. "You Jay you ve lost ,your purse—missed it all of a Glidden, like. assistant in his drawing office you're Well, your bill .comes. to ninepence-- fit for it, You couldn't help Warren and ninepence I must have. Names arel Beamisk putting their shutters and addresses are no good to us. Oh, up in a hurry—and you need a all right! By all means I'll get the So it came about that, soon after manageress, but she'll say the same three o'clock on Thursday afternoon, as I do. She's there by the door, talk- Alan called at 12, Craggan Place. ing to a customer, but I'll fetch her." While he was in the waiting -room the She moved away, and it was at this door opened, and Miss Magaret Fra - point that Alan acted. It is to his ser looked in. oredit that he did so less because he "Hallo, Mr. Denny!" she started. had been attracted by the girl's ap- "I was told you were here, and I've pearance . than because • he believed popped in for just one second. My her distress to be genuine, and was uncle will he seeing you soon, and sorry for her. • • afterwards I want you to have tea "Now, do plea'se ,:lopeseepible," witleme andttellsme,what's happened. was saying presently. "Oh, I. knOW Will you? I'll be at the Palm Tree, you don't want to accept a favor from across the raod, in a little over half a stranger, and all that sort 61 thing! an hour. Can you be there?" You and I have never seen each. other "Yes," he answered in some con - before; most likely we'll never see fusion. "And, whatever happens, I each other again. The, waitress want to thank—" doesn't seem to trust you for nine- • "Oh, nonsense!" she said. "Now pence, but I do. I know you wouldn't I'm off—and here's a clerk coming for take it as a gift, but let nie lend it you." to you—more if you need a , .The interview between Alan and fare or anything. I'd be allowed. to elderly David Fraser went along with help a friend—why not a stranger for completesatisfaction* till the latter, once?" , having dealt with such matters as For the second time she met his references, salary, and the main work eyes;• hers were still troubled. Then; to be done by his newest asistant, "You're awfully kind, and I think said: I'm going to let you help," she said. "Well, I think that's everything, "There wasn't much in my puree—, Mr. Denny, for the time being. Queer only a few shillings and the return the. way things happen! You did a half of my ticket to Cragsway. The kindness to a stranger in whom you single' is one -and -six, so I'd need -- had no interest, and the same may be let's see—two-ard-threePenc0 alto- said now of her. • .gether. 1 could have' 'phoned my • "Peggy—that's my niece—is one uncle at his office, only he's not there of the impulsive kind; but she's- got to -day, and—" a verywarm heart, and I frmcy she Alan had taken a. half-crown from was thinking ,ast much. abopt your. his oeket and, as 'though the sight wife as she was about you. She knew of the money had brought sill her eon- that in the department you'll be join- ventional qualMs trooping back, she .ing I make it a strict rule to employ exclaimed: oily married men, and she's been "But, after all, I really can't let .picturing you going back with gold you. I feel SO—SO—" news to Mrs. Denny. So— Why, can guess. But it's very silly of what's the matter? Anything wrong?' you," he told her. "The manageress . "II—I'm afraid s�," Alan managed will be here any moment, and you very, awkwardly. "D.o you mean that want to avoid trouble. I wish you'd this job yon weregiving me must be let me help. You don't think I'm try- 'filled by a married man?" ing to buy your acquaintatee for half- "Certainly I mean that! Why do a -crown, do yoti? . .YQ11 •alt?" "If iraltee'thiiige's any easier 'for • '''Becatigis—well, you see, 1 . never you, you can think of me as an old thought the point would arise, and, • -Prinee ,inspects Seaforth Highlanders. • n'Sle;egle Definite Improvement Tradeof BANK OF MONTREAL ANNUAL MEETINO f striking inclicatIOne of the improve. Reconstruct(I ion bliance MMO ment that bas occurred In world wide trade, as well as of the steady gain 03 many industries In Canada, Were among the outstanding features of the addresses submitted at the Ithattal meeting of the Bank of Mentreal, Sir Charles Gordon, the president, in the address to shareholders, stated that practically the world over trade, was better than a year ago, and that 4n Canada, for the better part of the year, definite Improvement in business had been going on, Canadas external commerce had also grown in volume. Sir Charles also had a cheerful word regarding improved conditions in Great Britain. The country's faith in simple, well proved methods had once more been justified, with the result that Ike- tain's credit stood'as high as ever, and London bad regained her position as the financial centre of the world. Royaa,Commission on Banking In regard to the question of estab- lishing a central bank in Calada, Sir Charles pointed out that two members of the Royal Commission were Cana- dians thoroughly versed in the bank- ing and economic conditions of this country. These two members are not in accord with the rest of ire Com- mission in their findings. He drew at- tention to the cost of uperatiug such an institution and the probability that the bank Would alistays be under the control of a political party and there- fore subject to political influence. The history of the Federal Reserve and ".c. in the United States shows bow lit the elimination of political can be relied upon, he isePit Bank in Strong Potation., Mr. Jackson Dodde, Joint General Manager, reviewing the annual stat ment of the bank, pointed air that 01 the total assets of $7613,500,000 4114 liquid assets aggregated $49a,509,000i or 71.15% of the liabilities to the puts lie. Of special interest was the WO" aouncernent that the bank now hlt a over one million deposit accounts Canada. in summing up, Mr. Dodds said: "Natural correctives are working tOe ward world recovery, but map'artfli Adel barriers still impede progresio Economic and financial disruptio4 have been brought about to no small extent by the operations of central Banks under political influence, by exi cessive tariffs and quotas, by exaggel% ated nationalism bordering on ancien tribalism, the stoppage of free nalgra. tion of peoples, distrust and Emilia.- nes% by impatience, a loss of individ.., ualism on the part of citizens an their surrender of independence many former democratic canaries. "In contrast, Canada is fortunately circumstanced in that it is a yours country, with an abundance of nature'g gifts, with a hardy people, self-relian and free of traditional hatreds, and with an inspiring past and a boundless future." oimmieleiliammluMFMONIMIONMONIM• ••••••Erealammaau.s.await*I. indeed, I'd forgotten all about having led Miss Fraser to think I was mar- ried. I'm not; I'm single." "Single? But 1' don's understand. My niece distinctly told nie—" "Yes, I know, sir. I remember now. It was wrongs of course, but 1 meant it for the best. She seemed so disinclined to let me help her that 1 thought if she thought I was married it would make it easier for her to accept. And I think it did. I don't know exactly what to say now. There isn't anything really. It seems as though, without mentioning it, I've been wasting your time, and I can only hope you'll forgive me." David Fraser did,' but that did not' imply a change in his rule about giv- <,I ..... ,...s. lifk. • w• ltriir "Sy th t way, ole man, how is your suit with Susie progressingV, "Slowly I'm playlig. a waiting game just noW" "A waiting- game? "Yes, I'm waiting flaP her to chine her mind."' "A man el genius is one who can t ansform 0. piece of the unthinkable into the thiultable,"—Aldous Huxley* quito like that. Instead, when he had known David Fraser for less thati three weeks Alan re-applied for th4 post which had been offered to hine. and then withdrawn. "It's different now, sir," Alan said mean about me being single. I an still, of course, but just so soon as I can fix up something good and semen( I'm going to get married." "I know all about it," the °thee answered, and the gruffness in hi& voice did not hide the friendliness in his eyes. "Pegy warned me last night —and I'm not going to fill that posi. tion till you're qualified for it. And all this has sprung out of what would he.called, I expept, thoughtfulness foe Others: Quite extraordinary, really "Absolutely!" said Alan, and hurt ing certain posts only to married ried off to the place where he knees, Peggy would be waiting. — London • 'Answers." N ' 3.114.2••••2:0••••••.....:............ • Autumn Sunset The low sun strikes the valley wail to golci. Splendor grows over the ersde.1 bosomed hills. Here where the wuite death is red( at night, leaves hold His fciotsteps, and the blood of life spills. The last 1,art apple on the wild trait waits Beside the growing bud of aexi year's leaf; The patient planning that antienenes The Spring under this beauty that • is brief. men. "You meant . well in giving my niece that impression about youreselle. and'I don't blanie Yon," he said. "But you're not eligible for the post, and that's all there is to it. I'm sorry, for I think •we'd have got on together, and I don't like sending you away with nothisag. • "The best I can offer, in the cir- cumstances, is to fix you up with some special work you can do for a week or two, partly at your lodgings and partly at my house at Cragsway. It won't amount to much, but it will keep you going till something better turns up." It was a disconsolate and confused Alan who faced Peggy Fraser over a table in the Palm Tree, and the as- tonishment with which she heard his news did little to put him atease. "And to think I ;wasted all. that sympathy on a wife you didn't have!" she said, when his explanations were over. "But putting it that way sounds rude, and I don't mean to be. You were very kind to Me, • and •should- have had more intuition, or whatever it -is allwomen are sup- posed to have. "But I really did believe you were married, and I was so sorry for Mrs. Denny when I thought of heiehavinW to hear about your lost position. It was rather niad of me, I suppose, but somehow' I'd pictured yeti and her as being awfully 't fond of ...q a tt,IP other. However, all that doesn't, matter now. Pm afraid Uncle David won't change his mind, but before. yeenve finished the special work hest gen you-, you May have found a job ISY yourself." Things did not, however, work out •Av. 444' ., • 'S sesSee• ,With the ...ruined battlements ot historic Dover castle providing a fitting background, H. R. EL the Prince 01 Wales, colonel -in -chief oi; the Sea fortb Ellith'enclers, inspected hie- regiment beforc'. it iet ou the road to Mandalay and points east A late wind rises. through The air lanes. a flame Of glory for the strew Again over the they came. Leaves go soarint Ali the maples art( wind to tear ire( • I roots from whiell What shall we -say to death so Sean. ing fruit, To death that is hot death, renas• cent blood? To the fallen leaf nourishing th root? To birth coiled in a safe sheath ea brown bud? --Frecl Lape 4Y :York Sun Do You Know That The first festival of Christmas in Britain was held in the year 521 b King Arthur. Christmas "waits" get their name from the old Scottish word "waith,", wandering or roving. Gracia. ally the term was applied to wander- ing musicians, • The Christmas cracker came trona -.Prance about eighty years ago. Plum -padding has grown from the one-time favorite dish, eaten at break •fast,,of plum porridge, Removes Stomach to Stop Stomach Ache N mark N Vilhaljmur Stefaus on, Doted Arctic explorer, prediat that before 1945 one of die busies routes to Europe will be across th Arctic wastes, Addressing Univer city of Deleavare students, he said th safest 'places f or aeroplanes are th Tropics and the Arctic and that th ARM •• has the advantage of boin the shortest air route across the eat lantie. Because the air is neasiest In Arctic it will also be possible to cal oloft bigger pay loads with lose Well he s aid. --- Although only 13, Clinton Carter' Fort Worth lad, is an expert in type' writing and sheethand and is attall fled to teach both stibjetts. •