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SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov. 22.—If you are a good average American, maybe you will

be interested in knowing how a good (well, |

fair) average American eats, sleeps, talks, smokes and what not when he is touring the . strange lands of the west coast of South

America. All right.” The main thing is not to try to get coffee with your meals. I've been completely routed in my campaign to get coffee when I want it, and have taken to drinking a mixture of goat's milk gin and sal hepatica. The coffee business is absolutely diabolical. It isn’t that the waiters don’t understand. It's simply that South Americans don’t have coffee with their meals, and by all that’s holy you're not going to either. I've asked, in Spanish, for coffee with dinner, asked for it now, asked for it immediately. Asked for it in local idiomatic expressions. No coffee ever came. - That, of course, fault. But time after time I've been with natives, and had them ask for it, nay, demand it, for me. The waiter would then rush away after my coffee—but he wouldn't be back with it until I had finished eating, : and he had cleared away every single dish. Then - coffee, ; : As for the coffee when it finally comes—it is excellent. I've heard. many Americans complain of South American coffee, but it tastes fine to me. © Down here coffee is always with milk. If you ~ don’t like milk in it, you have to look, and speak quickly, for hot water.

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into an essence, very black and thick They barely cover the bottom of the it on up with milk or hot water.

it is distilled d syrupy. cup. And then fill Cigarets—Every government on the West Coast as a cigaret monopoly. The governments also: have the monopoly on matches, liquors and many other T've heard of newly arrived Americans being put in jail because they had matches from some other country, but I don’t believe it.

is possible to get American cigarets for about > t they don’t taste like the cigaret of the same brand at home, so you just

pn’t bother, Food Excellent as a Rule

The Latin governments make black cigarets, and also a milder brand vaguely corresponding to our own. hese are cheaper, and these are what we smoke. Food—Our food throughout South America has heen excellent. ‘The hotels and restaurants all serve American-style food. Only twice have we eaten in little Indian villages where the odor got a little too

uch for uc. Our big trouble is that, not knowing Spanish, we have to eat in the most expensive restaurants-in order find an English-speaking waiter who can tell us hat's on the menu. A guy just can’t go around ordering jugo naranja y huevos a la copa tres minutos tocino bien frito y tostado y cafe con agua caliente ree times a day all his life. Prices—Living prices in various countries vary treendously. In Ecuador, everything is pitifully cheap. In Peru, things are awfully high. Amniericans living there say it costs more than it dees in the States. In Chile, things. seem to be about the same as the States for a tourist, although you could actually live here much more cheaply. * Money—You're just starting to get onto the money each country, when you have to leave and take. on anew kind of money. ; In Ecuador, the unit of money is the sucre (about In Peru it is the sol (about cents). In Chile it is the peso (4 cents).

y Diary y Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt

Goodbys Said to Hull and Others: Soil Producing Again in TVA Area.

TLANTA, GA., ON BOARD THE PRESIDENTS TRAIN, Monday.—Once on the train yesterday afternoon in Washington, various and sundry officials owded in to say goodby to the President. He will not see some of them again for some time, as, for instance, Secretary of State and Mrs. Hull, who will go on 4 long journey and carry heavy responsibility before we meet again in Washington. To one of his official family the President said: “You can reach me any time on the telephone.” I could not help smiling when the official answered: “Yes, I know, but I promise not to do so.” Then the train was off and everybody seemed to relax at opce and become conscious of the weariness which they had not noticed under the stress of lastminute excitements and preparations. At 9:30 this morning we got out at Chattanooga, lenn., to drive to the Chickamauga Dam. In the ourse of the drive we saw Lookout Mountain with all its historic memories, enjoyed the beautiful views ‘and the fine roads winding up the mountains and along the ridges, and finally we saw Judge Will Cummings’ farm.

evealing places which I have visited in the country. Here you can see the dam which will improve navipation and over the top of which is built a main highway to add to the ease of communication. This dam is also a potent factor in flood control and will produce a certain amount of electricity. The cheapening of power means much to the people in this area, but that is not the most important thing which is coming to them through TVA work, and Judge Cummings’ farm exemplified that.

i Land Rehabilitation Pushed

Here reforestation is going on, but-even more im-

* portant, land rehabilitation is proceeding apace. Be- |’ © sides terracing and treating the soil so that crops

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“Maternity Death Rate Still High

These three photographs illustrate the types of service needed to lower maternal mortality, improve child health and conquer contagions. Left—Mother and child in Maternity Hospital, Cleveland. Center—Three boys convaiescing at the Warm Springs Fouundation for Infantile Paralysis in Georgia. Right — Technician of the-Mas-sachusetts State Department of Health determining the type of pneumonia germs so that the proper serum can be given patients. :

(Fourth of a Series)

By David Dietz

Times Science Editor NTO the valley of the shadow of death goes each mother to bring forth “her baby. Hew she is permitted to make that journey is a test of the statof civilization. It brands the age, the nation and the community. We in America are proud of our magnificent maternity hospitals. We are proud . of the skill of our obstetricians. But listen to this: “In 1936, nearly a quarter of a million women did not have the advantage of a physician’s care at delivery; 15,000 of these were delivered by neighbors or relatives; 223,000 were delivered by midwives, most of them untrained.”

That statement is from the re-

port of the National Health Survey conducted by the U. S. Public Health Service. Even when the delivery is made by a physician, it is not always in a maternity hospital. Often babies are delivered in poverty-stricken homes where he doctor is dependent upon the resources of his instrument bag and the kitchen utensils. ® 8 ”

OST medical schools undertake to service a certain section of the city in which they are located. Preliminary care and the preparation for delivery of the mothers in this section is usually the work of senior .students. They are not supposed to make

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the actual delivery but to telephone one of the’ resident physicians in time for him to arrive and do so. : These are some of the considerations that have impelled President Roosevelt's Technical Com-= mittee on Medical Care to put an expansion of maternal and child health facilities in a prominent place in their recommendations.

“Today,” says the committee, there is a great and unnecessary wastage of maternal and infant life, and impairment of health is widespread among mothers and children. ;

“Every year about 14,000 women die from causes connected with pregnancy and childbirth; about 75,000 infants are stillborn; nearly 70,000 infants die in the first month of life, four-fifths from causes associated with prenatal life or the process of birth, and at least 35,000 children are left. motherless.

“Physicians -estimate on the basis of experience that from one-half to two-thirds of the matern eaths are preventable; that the still-birth. rate can be reduced possibly by two-fifths, and that the deaths of newborn infants can be reduced at least onethird and probably one-half.

“This would mean the saving each year of more than 70,000 lives.” < The Technical Committee points out that an equally serious situation exists with regard to the health of children.

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“YN the period 1934-1936," it states, “on the average, 14,000

children under 15 years of age died annually from whooping

eough, measles, diphtheria and sce ~t fever; 35,000 from pneum and influenza; 19,000 from ic.. ca, enteritis and dysentery; 15,000 from accidents; 4000 from cardiac conditions largely rheumatic, and 4000 from tuberculosis —an average total of 88,000 deaths.

“These figures represent only a small proportion of the total number of children who are affected by these conditions and who, though they recover, may have suffered permanent injury to their health.

“Child health centers and clinics to which parents otherwise unable to obtain such service may take their children for health supervision or for diagnosis and treatment are still lacking or are insufficient in numbers in many areas. Reports from 43 states

show that in 1937 there were ap- -

proximately 6000 child health centers serving 7134 . counties, towns, or other local units in rural areas. About two-thirds of the rural areas of the country are not yet provided with such centers.” In addition, it is pointed out that a special problem exists with reference to crippled children, those born with a disability and those who have been the victims of infantile paralysis or some other crippling disease. To meet this situation, the committee is proposing an expansion -of services for maternal health, child health, and the care of crippled children. It wants to

enter the field the first year with .

a Congressional appropriation of $4,500,000 for maternity care and care of newborn infants, $3,000,000 for the medical care of children, and $2,000,000 for services for crippled children.

2 8 = rp iEsE appropriations would be increased during a 10year period until Federal appropriations reached $47.500,000 fog

maternity care and cape of the

newborn infants, $30,000,000 for medical care of children, and

$5,000,000 for services to crippled

children. First in the plan for this expansion is the strengthening of basic local health services, including the health supervision of pregnant women, infants, and pre-school. children by local physicians, public health nursing services, health supervision of school children, and the services of dentists, ~ nutrition experts, health’ educators and medical social workers.

“Expansion of facilities for conservation of health of mothers and their newborn infants,” says the committee, “should provide for:

“Medical care of mothers and their newborn infants throughout the period of maternity.

“Facilities for expert diagnosis and care in diagnostic or consultation centers and in the home. “Hospital care as necessary for medical, social, or economic reasons.” In addition to the expansion of services already described here and in addition to the general expansion of state, county and city health departments described in detail yesterday in this series, the Technical Committee has recommended concentrated ‘attacks on certain diseases. These are the diseases which many

state appropriations.

medical men believe can be either

‘stamped out or greatly reduced

by adequate efforts. 2.8 8 HE fields suggested for this * intensive activity are tuberculosis, venereal disease, pneumonia, cancer, malaria, mental hygiene and industrial hygiene. The situation. with regard ‘to

pneumonia is a good illustration of the gap which tan exist between what is known about a disease and what is done about it. “Effective serums are now avail-

‘able for treating the more com"mon forms of pneumonia,” the ‘committee says: “If serums were

used generally, it is estimated that the gross pneumonia mortality could easily be reduced by more than 25 per cent. “According to the best information at hand 5 per cent would be a liberal estimate of the pneumonia cases amenable to serum therapy that now receive it. Perfected or concentrated serum is a new product which has not yet

been sufficiently popularized; the

cost is still high. “Moreover, serum therapy is not feasible except where rapid and accurate diagnostic service is available. prevention of pneumonia mortality is an expensive job that requires certains special facilities and a scheme for co-ordinating the resources of public agencies with those of practicing physicians. | “Present activities in this field are generally inadequate. Only eight of the 48 states have active programs for accurate diagnosis by typing and for free distribution of serum. In 15 states no health department laboratory ‘facilities are available for rapid typing of pneumococci, and 28 per cent of American cities of 100,000 population and over have made no provision for typing as an activity of their health department laboratories.” ” ” ”

T° meet this situation, the committee wants the Federal and state jointly to make available $22,000,000. As has been customary in the past in. other regards, the Federal Government would match The committee suggests that one-half of

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the total amount be used for the purchase of serum. The other half would be used to support laboratories, nursing services, and other field services. With regard to: cancer, the committee points out that in the present state of knowledge, the only hope for a cancer patient is early diagnosis and treatment. Treatment is difficult, involving radium, or surgery, Or some combination of the three. “Public clinics are at present totally inadequate to meet the need for the diagnosis of cancer,” the committee charges. It recommends the immediate extension of such diagnostic facilities with modern equipment and operated by trained medical and technical personnel. Congress has already made provision of funds for research into the causes of cancer and this work is being set up under the direction of the U. 8S. Public Health Service and an advisory committee of distinguished scientists. The committee emphasizes that it is not suggesting any duplication of this: program. It is thinking of the additional problem of treating cases which now are not treated until it is too late. 2 8

HE entire program for the ex-

pansion of medical services '

would eventually amount to a bill of $850,000,000 a year, half to be paid by Federal funds, half by the states. As already explained, it is not contemplated that this amount of money would be spent the first year. Instead, it would be a maximum goal to be reached over a gradual development during a 10-year period. - It might, therefore, be called a 10-year-medical plan. The American Medical Association has gone on record as favoring an expansion of medical services in America. This does not mean, however, that it is ready to accept the Government program in full. In the two remaining articles of this series, I shall attempt to give the position of the A. M. A. as ex-

* pressed by its officers and by reso-

lutions aaopted by its

House of Delegates. :

NEXT—Where the American Medical Association stands.

Sjde Glances—By

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Everyday Movies—By Wortman

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Our Town

By Anton Scherrer

‘After What Has Gone Before, You ~ Won't Be Surprised to Hear That * 'Baked Ice Cream’ Originated Here,

OMING on top of what I've already told you about the Gatling gun and Tom Edison’s trick of sending two messages over a wire at one time, it may not surprise you to learn that the paradoxical dish known as “baked ice cream” (Alaska) was also invented in Indianapolis. It was the invention of Joseph Parisette, a Frenchman with blue blood coursing through his veins. His grandfather on the maternal side was the last Duke of Lorraine. His other grandfather lost his head in Robespierre’s Reign of Terror. In 1831, when Joseph was 11, the Parisette family sailed for America. They were headed for Buffalo, N. Y,, but for some reason landed in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Seventeen years later, in 1848, Joseph Parisette turned up in Indianapolis, a town of 5000 people. By this time he was a full-fledged confectioner having learned his irade in New Orleans and Cincinnati.

He opened a candy shop on Washington St. where the Richman Clothing people now do business and in no time at all had the town beatipg a path to his door. Even the Indians were attracted by his show windows. What's more, they bought his wares, but they always made him .eat’ of the sweetmeats first to show good faith. In 1852, a fire put Mr. Parisette out of business. Then he bought 35 feet on Illinois St. adjoining what is now Rink’s store. He paid $5000 for it. He could have had the southeast corner of Pennsylvania and Market Sts. for $600 but he turned it down be= cause it was too far northeast to be in the busie ness center. 2

On Illinois St., Mr. Parisette conceived the notion of running a catering business in conjunction with his candy shop. Soon as he had the idea, Governor Wright (1853-57) told him to run off his inaugural reception. He did it so well that he got the trade of all the other Governors down to and including Thomas A. Hendricks (1873-77). Some of the Governors paid him as much as $20 for a cake.

Shop Rendezvous of Society His business didn’t stop with the Governors, of

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'| course. He ran off all the big banquets around here

and at one of them, he sprung his invention of baked ice cream. Tradition has it that he saved his stunt for the dinner given in honor of Dr. Isaac Wise when the Jews of Indianapolis invited the celebrated rabbi to dedicate their synagog in 1858. In the meantime, Mr. Parisette’s candy shop was going like a house on fire. It was.the rendezvous of Indianapolis society, especially on Sunday nights after church when the whole town turned out to eat his ice Fret melded into fancy shapes, another bright idea e had.

Mr. Parisette kept his shop closed during church hours, however. He spent those hours under the trees of State House Square working with paper and pencil, but what it was all about nobody knew. Years later, it turned out that while lying in the shade of the trees, he had invented ‘a dirigible airship. On paper, of course. It was a cigar shaped affair with wings like those of a bird. To steer the thing, it had a rudder like the tail fin of a fish. Mr. Parisette was sure it would work, and judging by his past performances I ‘don’t know but what he was right. At any rate, it ii the first time anybody around here thought of ying. :

Jane Jordan—

Well-Bred Do Not Pet on First Date: Boys Don't Respect Girls Who Do.

EAR JANE JORDAN-—There are a few things which I want to know from someone who is up to date on today’s problems, who is broad-minded and who will be honest enough to give an-honest opinion, and I think that describes you. Just exactly what does the opinion of today say about necking a fellow on the first date you have with him, especially if it’s a blind date? I never have done so because I was taught that, it wasn’t'a good thing to do, but I'am beginning to wonder if I'm not a bit childish. What do you think? Should one, or shouldn’t one? Another thing: Dates nowadays are getting later and later. Where a girl gave a fellow a date for 7 today it is 8:30, 9:30 or even 10 o'clock. That brings up the problem of whether she should let him come in when they get home at 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning. What is your

answer to that? ON THE FENCE.

Answer—Well-bred young people do not neck on their first date. This is not my viewpoint alone. I have checked with my high school friends and find that it simply is not done in the best school ¢ircles. Girls who consider themselves superior do not allow themselves to be pawed at any time and kiss a boy only when and if he proves that she means “something special” to him as well as vice versa.

From the boys I learn that the girls anybody can neck, particularly on first sight, are considered second and third raters, whereas some are beyond the pale entirely. That girl is most intriguing who is lively and entertaining, who can put boys at their ease and still

‘| hold them at arm’s length and make them work for

the first kiss. : : Only dim wits who can’t think of anything else to do fall to necking on the first date before they have the slightest idea whether they like each other or not. The girl in such cases is lacking in social grace

‘and does not know any other way to entertain the

boy except to go into a clinch. The boy promptly places her in his own mind as an easy mark. He falls hardest for the girl whose mannér holds a promise which she seldom fulfills but who stays just about two jumps ahead of the.pursuing male. i .

Some boys resent the necessity for winning a girl’

I! © have a better chance of resisting periods of drought, * © he is planting cover crops, raising cattle and sheep— % in short, making use not only of all that TVA can do { for him, but following the whole farm program and ’ * pointing with pride to fields whose topsoil was rapidly p being washed away and which are today producing ! ; ? : = good crops. : : So TNS LL EE + I could not help asking if his own intelligent farm- x po\ Bg Vv % Be . ing was proving an incentive to his neighbors, and he - assured me that all the land around there was gradually being brought back to fertility. This means . something in increased income to this generation and to the state and nation today, but it means far more than we can calculate to the future generations. J ag on We Dain again at 12:45, and until we were - miles out o attanooga, the President was still T—What - “waving from the window of his car to little groups N . 2 A 3 A: RT 3 BIA x he the product of 1-3 of people along the railroad tracks. I had thought yr )\ z J |] i Eile Se ae oN #2 a =» that the entire countryside had driven down to line at ay ; Re ay a go mak. the streets of Chattanooga, but “we were almost Answers _ through our lunch before I could stop saying, “Wave 1—Nov. 11. . to those people over there,” pointing to the left or — 2—The mass for the dead. + right out of windows of the car. : 5% : 7 dl Sr i p EOF EAN \ 3—Det’-0-nate or de’-to-nate. gr pr 8 ; ; : ; SLL EE Si J 7A | 4—Western coast of South

Bob Buns ; Says— America.

5—Capt. Karl Steincke. 6—Mt. McKinley, Alaska. T7—1-9. OLLYWOOD, Nav, 22.—I would get a lot more pe a out of the success of alot of these actors ) - out here if I could forget all the wonderful actors Whi TH E TIMES ’ barnstorming all over the country that can’t get a repl hes "add slamp to § beak. They Dave some wonderful actors in those ion of' tact i MA e companies. I remember one time when my aunt Peachy ie ugaapelis Times i Simms went to a tent show to see Romeo and Juliet. 1 . yng The fella that played Romeo was such a wonderful 1013 130 St NAW. Washing. Jover and played the part so well, when he finally

ton, D. C. Legal and medical committed suicide, my punt Peachy wore black for advice cannot be given nor can

affection and regard before they make heavy love and turn aside for easier conqusts, but who cares? Let them seek their own level. Sooner or later a girl with sound self-esteem will find a boy who respects her standards because they coincide with his own. i - It is true that hours grow later and later. I do not see how this can be avoided where dances are concerned. Dances start late and usually the young people go somewhere to eat afterward, which brings them in at a very late hour. Young ladies do not ask their escorts in after 12 o'clock. If the dafe is = not a dance, most of them are required to be home by midnight or thereabouts. This seems like a rea= sonable arrangement to me and the young people I know do not object to it in the least. 2

Church, what is a requiem mass? p 3—What is the correct proBL: nunciation of the word detonate? J 4—Where are the Andes Moun- . tains? : 5—Name the captain of the ocean liner Deutschland, who recently averted a sea tragedy. - 6—Where is the highest point of land in North America computed from sea level?

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