Refugio County Record (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 5, Ed. 1 Monday, September 23, 1963 Page: 2 of 4
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REFUGIO COUNTY RECORD, Mon., Sept. 23, 1963 Page 2
Tetanus Deaths Unnecessary,
Says AMA Health Official
Despite the outpouring of
new “wonder” drugs, man’s an-
cient enemy, tetanus, has not
yet succumbed to a cure.
Even so, death from tetanus,
or “lockjaw” as it is commonly
called, is “almost entirely un-
necessary,” says Raymond L.
White, M.D., Director of En-
vironmental Medicine for the
American Medical Association.
“As a disease, tetanus is com-
pletely preventable,” Dr. White
noted. ' The only reason it per-
sists is that people fail to get
immunized, or fail to maintain
their immunity. Out of sheer
neglect, three-fourths of the
people don't have the protection
they need.
“If it weren’t for medicine’s
continual concern over the pos-
sibility of tetanus—if practically
every time a physician saw a
wound he didn't take precau-
tions against tetanus—the dis-
ease would rank much higher
among human killers.”
Tetanus is caused by a deadly
poison emitted by certain bac-
teria which contaminate certain
types of wounds—especially
puncture wounds, or wounds
with imbedded dirt.
The bacteria itself cannot
survive long enough in the open
air to infect wounds. But its
seeds or spores can.
Tetanus spores are usually
produced by bacteria growing
within the air-free intestinal
tracts of mammals, including
man, and reach the ground in
animal manure. Within the in-
testines, bacteria cause no harm
to their host, other than to serve
as factories for the production
of spores.
Once on the ground the
spores, which are unaffected by
air, and are borne great dis-
Puncture wound* are a common cause of tetanus.
tances on the wind, can survive
for as long as 11 years. Besides
cultivated land, they are com-
monly found in household dust
and the grime of city streets.
Some have even been detected
in hospital operating rooms—
tracked in on street shoes.
The spores in some sections
of the country are nearly as
common as dirt, and await only
the right kind of wound to start
their chain of infection.
Because of its peculiar nature,
tetanus has never been a mass
killer like some infectious dis-
eases. It is, however, a vicious
enemy, killing 60 per cent of
those it strikes.
Development of immunity
against tetanus, says Dr. White,
requires a series of inoculations
—three injections four weeks
apart, followed within six to
twelve months by a booster dose.
To maintain this protection,
additional booster shots are nec-
essary every four years.
“Protection,” he said, "should
begin early in life—one to two
months after birth—for the
scrapes and falls of childhood
offer tetanus many opportunities.
“But adults need protection
too. With the new emphasis on
outdoor living, with accidents
on the increase and with the
spore of tetanus in the dust and
dirt all about us, we can only
look forward to an increase in
this deadly disease unless we
make better use of our good
sense, get immunized and keep
immunized.”
A BISHOP LOOKS AT LIFE
»Y THE RT. REV. EVERETT H. JONES, OJK
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HOLY WORLDLINESS
A charge often levelled against
members of Christian churches is
that they are worldly. What is
meant by this accusation is that
they have conformed to the stand-
ards of the secular, material, god-
less culture around them;. They
have failed to be true to their
Lord, in order to be accepted and
comfortable within the prevailing
respectable life of the community.
They have failed to be sufficiently
different or peculiar; they have
failed to be “salt” that can add
flavor and meaning to the taste-
less monotony of human exis-
tence; they have failed to be.
“light” which can show mien
whence they come and whither
they go. In short, they have lost
the right to lead pecause they are
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just like everyone else.
This is a serious charge and one
that has hurt the Church from the
beginning. Jesus warned his fol-
lowers that they were in the world
but not of it. St. Paul exhorted:
“Be not conformed to this world,
but be ye transformed by the re-
newing of your mind.” Romans
12:2).
But there is another danger that
is equally serious among the fol-
lowers of Him, who came into the
world because He loved it. It is
the danger of complete de-
tachment, of failing to be aware
of the real needs and concerns of
real people, of failing to meet peo-
ple where they are, of answering
questions people are not asking, of
being irrelevant. Jesus set a
standard of life far above that of
the World around Him; but He was
never out of touch with peo-
ple; above all He was never with-
out deep compassion and concern.
It has been pointed out that one
reason the late Pope John XXm
caught the imagination of so ma-
ny people, and led mjany to a new
hope for the Church, w&s his in-
sistence that the cares of the
world are the responsibility of
the Church. He left his throne to
visit the poor in the slums of
Rome; he went to see the prison-
ers who could not come to see
him; he welcomed Jews as Jose-
ph their brother; he blessed a
circus. He was a true m|an of God
and he was also a man of thei
world and of his time.He had
what might be called a holy world-
liness.
Dana L. Farnsworth, M.D., Di-
rector of Harvard University
Health Service, believes vacations
have definite therapeutic value.
While many administrators scoff
at vacations, in his opinion: “. . .
the use of time off does serve to
increase a man’s capacity to with-
stand pressure and to enable him,
to do mpre work than he could
accomplish otherwise. The balanc-
ing of intense activity wfith pri-
vacy and time for contemplation
should occur regularly during
the work year. Longer periods of
purely pleasurable activities,
characteristic of vacation seasons,
will go far to promote the objec-
tivity and perspective so neces-
sary for good judgment in the
capable executive.”
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By Elizabeth Stone
And Jimmie Lee Henson
Home Service Adviser
United Gas Corporation
Non-Slip Straps
Pre-school youngsters have a
common problem — how to keep
overall straps from slipping off
their shoulders. The solution is to
make your youngster’s overalls
yourself, with a bib at the back
as well as at the front. Attach
the traps to the back bib and
set them to fit the slope of the
child’s shoulders and the straps!
will stay firmly in place.
Surface Burners f
To wash surface burns on your
gas range, place them in hot
soapy water or a solution made of
one tablespoon of soda to a quart
of water. Rinse well and place
in 250 degree F. oven for quick
drying. Modem gas ranges help
decrease the frequency with which
this job must be done because of
the “burner with a brain” tem-
perature control which pre-
vents unnecessary boil-overs.
Easy Peeling
Cut avocado in two pieces
lengthwise before peeling. This
makes the job much easier and
the fruit will be smoother and
more attractive for use in salads.
IT’S THE LAW
A public service feature
of the State Bor of Texas
STOP FOR SCHOOL BUSES
Thousands of school children aro
now trooping back to school
throughout Texas. Many of them
will be transported by school
buses. Most people are careful
when approaching a school bus
which may be standing beside the
road or school to pick up school
children or allow them to alight.
However, we have already had
some very bad accidents this year
because a child or a motorist, or
both, were careless at that very
time.
Most Texans are aware of the
law which requires a driver to
com)e to a complete stop When ov-
ertaking from the rear a school
bus which has stopped to receive
or discharge school children. Af-
ter stopping immediately behind
the bus, he is then allowed by
law to proceed past same at a
speed “which is prudent, not ex-
ceeding ten (10) miles per hour,
and with due caution for the saf-
ty of such children.
What may persons do not real-
ize is that the very same rule
applies when MEETING a stopped
school bus. While everyone is in-
terested in protecting our children,
unthinking violators of this simple
safety rule greatly out number
those who comply. Failure to fol-
low the law in this case can lead
to fine up to $200.00 even when
no accident occurs. Following an
accident in which some child is
injured or killed, the penalties
are naturally much more serious.
Although the above rule does not
always apply when passing a stop-
ped school bus in a business or
residential district of a town, the
necessity for extreme caution ev-
en in those locations is obvious.
When it comes to overtaking and
passing moving vehicles, exercise
of ordinary common sense will
generally keep a driver within the
law. For instance, when passing a
car it is only common sense to
proceed on past it a safe distance
before cutting back to the right
side of the highway. Also, any
driver would realize the danger of
increasing his speed while anoth-
er is attempting to pass him.
In the same category is the pro-
hibition against passing on the
right under most ordinary condi-
tions. Of course, you m^y legally
pass on the right in a few speci-
fic instances, such as when the ve-
hicle overtaken is miaking or about
to mjake a left turn, or upon a
one-way street with twto or m,ore
lanes, or upon a four-lane high-
way.
However, our traffic laws state
that even when passing on the
right is allowed, it shall be done
only under conditions permitting
such movement in safety. And, in
no event should such passing be|
accomplished by driving off the
pavement or main-traveled portion
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My Neighbors
of the roadway.
Familiar to all are the no pass-
ing zones designated by yellow
lines placed to one side of the
center line on our highways. Not
so well known are the restric-
tions against crossing the center
line when approaching within 100
feet of or When traversing any in-
tersection or railroad grade
crossing.
A driver should never cross the
center line of a highway when the
left side of the road is not clearly
visible and free of oncon^ing traf-
fic. Generally speaking, When not
engaged in passing another vehi-
cle, one should not drive to the
left of the roadway.
(This newsfeature, prepared by
the State Bar of Texas, is writ-
ten to inform — not to advise.
No person should ever apply or
interpret any law without the aid
of an attorney who is fully advis-
ed concerning the facts involved,
because a slight variance in facts
may change the application of the
law.
Zemo Great for
Minor Burns,Cuts
Zemo, a doctor’s formula, liquid
or ointment, soothes, helps heal
minor bums, cuts, bruises. Family
antiseptic, eases itch of surface
rashes, eczema, teen-age pimple*
athlete’s foot Stops scratching, so
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Shrinks Hemorrhoids
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Stops Itch—Relieves Pain
For th« first time science has found
a now healing substance with ths as-
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rhoids and to relieve pain —without
surgery. In case after case, while
gently relieving pain, actual reduc-
tion (shrinkage) took place. Most
amasing of all — results were so thor-
ough that sufferers made astonishing
statements like “Piles have ceased to
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covery of s world-famous research
institute. This substance is now avail-
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called Preparation H». At all drug
counters.
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