Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 March 1952 — Page 21

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, Jokes already.

‘Inside Indianapolis

By Ed Sovola

FOR TWO hours I have been sitting at this

typewriter trying to think of a clever way of

telling you that a lovely young lady by the name of Rosemary O’Brien consented to- marry ms. Now maybe I can go on. The ceremony will take place in the chapel ‘of S8. Peter and Paul Cathedral July 12, at 10 a. m. Keith Bratton, friend, will be ‘the best man, ‘ It isn’t going to be a big affair by choice and necessity. A Polish-Irish wedding could be raftershaking. I think what Rosemary and I have planned will shake me yp enough as it is. I still remember that big Sunday, Dec. 30, 1951, when I popped the question and Rosemary said yes. Perhaps you are wondering why we have waited so long to speak out. You see, Rosemary is the manager of The Indinapolis Press Club. I have been president of the organization since Jan, 1, 1951, and will wind up my duties Apr. 1. Willlam J, (Curly) Ash was elected president Monday. ab WE ARE from the old school, I'm 32 and Rosemary is 27, and we believe personal matters have little or no place where bread-and-butter money is earned. Between now and July 12th we'll get enough razzing as it is. |

FUTURE ‘MRS. INSIDE —R&#hary Brien a girl from the Cornhusker State, will k hear wed. 4ing bells with Times Columnist Ed Sovola July 12,

It Happened Last N ight By Earl Wilson

NEW YORK, Mar. 20—-Our favorite cowboy story is. from Lee Meyers whose sons play ‘‘the Lone Ranger and Tonto,” Tonto being the Indian scout. re “Hi, Lone Ranger,” Mr.

Meyers said to his older son, Jimmy, when he came home the other night. “Where's Tonto?" “Tonto,” replied Jimmy, “giving his pistol a twirl, “is in getting his diaper changed.”

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PRESIDENT. TRUMAN got imprisoned in a Waldorf elevator for a few minutes Saturday. Mayor Impellitteri, Oscar Ewing, Singer Phil Regan, Secret Service Agent Henry Nicholson and a girl elevator operator were also in the car which got stuck on the third floor. Mr. Nicholson forced the door open and the ride down continued. “This is a nice place to get locked in,” the President said, and sat down and remained calm. Phil Regan, however, sang “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.” oo <> Rod

YVONNE DE CARLO —who's just arrived in town—is proof, -acording to Comedian Joey Bishop, of the theory that in Hollywood a gal with some body can become a somebody. = A wife, rays the singer, Bobby Wayne; is a person who tells you, “Listen, when T want your opinion, I'll give it to you.” Paul Whiteman asked” a park ° policeman whether there was a law against married couples necking in public. “There's no law against it,” replied the officer, “but the odds are against it.” Sd

THE CENSORS are on the alert for political From Ken. Murray's TV script, they scissored this one:

Americana By Robert C. Ruark

NEW_YORK, Mar. 20—For the past several days, ever since the postman fetched the bulky package, I have been circling as warily as Pandora around the President's much-bruited book, fearing to dip into its forbidden secrets until the release date said so.

the secret the alchemists sought, to turn the dross into gold, but after a hasty skimthrough of “Mr: President” (Farrar, Strauss and Young) I feel like I have been idly leafing' through the snapshot album of a reasonably stuffy middle-class family. And I suspect I am right. All we need to round it off is a bespectacled baby on a bearskin. Mr. Truman writes a middlin’ dull letter, lacking considerable of Ben Franklin's pith, and his diary entries could be called less gripping than excerpts, say, from Mary Astor's memoirs. He manages to draw a fiery snort of denial from Jimimy Byrnes about a former scolding, but that target is a fairly static bird. oe oe o> AND HE did touch Congress in the raw with fiz lines to tha effect that “12 years in Washington is enough for any man” —Mr, Truman has been araund for about 18 years “pimself—this heing "a statemant once attributed to him by Jonathan Daniels and roundly denied by his press zecretary. The letter to Bernard Baruch, upbraiding him {Hr not joining the slush-<fund collectors, iz also there, as js a prideful reference to Harry's rude threat to the music critic who knocked Margaret's singing. w There is also a spicy bit written to Gramnia Moses, the ancient painter, and a detailed description of how a President gets fed, which seemed to impress Harry. Butlers in white ties must be still somewhat of an oddity in Inde-

I don’t know what" I expected to find, after all the & buildup on Bill Hillman's &Z five-buck collection of Harry's = hopes and fears and letters & and old dance programs. Maybe =

pendence, Mo.

It is possible that something fine is lacking in my nature, but other people’s letters and diaries, with rare exceptions, have always failed to strike sparks off my tired old eyes. A long dissertation on somebody else’s great-grandma may. be Interesting to the relatives but it crams the craw of strangers. The information: that a man fell in love with his. wife as a boy, and regards his child a8 peerless, is noble in concept and admirable in presentation, but even on a President it ain't unique.. Nor are routine letters of thanks to strangers apt to jar yon out of your seat. We ah THE CLOSEST thing to a start that’ I was able to pull out of HArry’'s album was the’ flat statement made last year to Mr. Hillman, ‘when the curator.of Trumaniana asked the President

‘Ahem—Dan Capid Finally. Bags "Me

Rosemary | is a native of Omaha, Nev. She came to Indtanapolis three years ag I don’t “remember the day she began as a PAE "secretary so she coula attend Indiana University Extension classes. At that time I was busy counting leaves and stuff.” As a member of the Board of Governors, I saw the new secretary on occasion. She was capable, quiet and the powers guiding the destiny of the club were happy. : Events moved along in the usual hectic man‘ner.’ Sudfenly the manager took leave. A vicepresident by then and shortly president by succession, I came into the office more frequently. Rosemary took the floundering joint by the creaking -front door and we all breathed easier. o oe “oe THEN ROSEMARY became manager, I was elected president in my own right and little by little the gir! in the office became more important. We made a fine team at the Press Club. I thought we could make a great team for life. I'm not the sntartest guy in the world, but I take pride in this decision with the approval from Rosemary. Her parents are dead. She is the only child Last Christmas when she visited fhy home in Hammond for the first time, I knew my mother had a daughter. A month ago when we went home for the second time, even though the news of our intentions were made known by letter weeks’ before, the family was out ‘in voice approval. You would have to know outfit to appreciate that statement. My brother John's classic remark was “I don't know why a girl like Rosemary would want vou.” I HAVEN'T met the legions of Irishmen .in Omaha that* Rosemary claims as her famiiy. If we had a dollar for every aunt, uncle cousin, second, third and fourth cousin, from Omaha to

our

‘Los Angeles, we wouldn't be worrying about the

bills that will hit us in Her ‘Uncle Harry and Aunt Margaret. Aunt Ann and Cousin Mary and Neel and their four children are most vivid in my mind. Some day 1 hope to be drinking their beer in their kitchens: Her people, like mine, are working folks who consider the kitchen the heart of the home. I hope all of this makes sense. Try to appreciate the handicaps under which I'm working. It isn’t every day that a man sits down at the machine to which he is a slave and founds out the news that he is going to be married. All the thousands of words about bachelorhood that

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i preceded this effort keep floating around in space.

7 We don’t have much more than our faith in God, love for each other, our health. When we think about our assets, we think we're getting a good start. Don't you agree?

Time Oui For Tonto

Ken (to Indian girl): “Who are you?"

Girl: “Just another vanishing American.” Ken: “No fooling? You're a Republican?” A REFORM SCHOOL is a “brat trap,” .a

gigolo is a “Cashanova.” a district attorney is a “vice cracker.” So says clever P. K. Thomajan, free lance ad “writer of Carlstadt, N.. J. Have some more: ‘“Anger—barbed ire; static—illectricity; only child—first wedition; tears—glum drops; bouncers—souse mover; soprano—high diva.” “See the world béfore you leave it,” will be the new sales slogan of the travel agents. It was thought up by Florian. Niederer, famous Swiss tour official, who calls himself a “merchant of happiness.” A MIDWESTERN farmer told a pollster he's going to vote for Dewey for President. “But Dewey's not a candidate,” the pollster said. “I don’t care,” said the farmer, Dewey in '44 and again in it so good.”

“I voted for '48 and 1 never had o oo oC WISH I'D SAID THAT: “1s Bing Croshy rich? Say, he's got more money than the doorman at Toots Shor’s.”—Herbh Polesie, Orrin Lehman's around with beauteous Fran Keegan . . . Elliott Roosevelt’ll be back Tuesday to clarify his position in the Cuban situation. Wasn't: he merely interested in a radio and TV station? SEN. BREWSTER was surprised the other day when ‘a kid on a train asked why the moron tiptoed past the medicine chest, the Senator didn't know. “So he wouldn't wake up the sleeping pill,” Sonny said. ... That's Earl, brother.

Bob Finds Truman's Book on Stuffy Side

to summarize the most important achievements

of the administration. The President said, and possibly with- a straight face: “We have prevented a third world war. And

we have kept American economy keel....” This is very nice to kriow, since every time Harry needs another chunk of taxes he finds the Russians under his bed. and cries doom in a voice fit to frighten the birds. And as for keepIng the economy on. an even keel, we would pray

on an even

that the good T.ord help uz if the water ever really gets rough. BUT WE did not come here tn carp at the content of Harry's scrapbook. If is a handsome

volume, suitable for lending to people, and it is full of pictures which will at least allow you tn recognize most of the Truman cousins and nephews and nieces on the street. It does bust some precedent, since it is re-. leased while the man is still in office, and preaches a profound sermon to the experts in its implications. Its publication means that (1) Harry will run for office again or (2) he will not run for office again. Being a cagey man he does not blow any whistles that might hurt his chances if he runs, unless he is worried about the esteem of J. Byrnes or the hurt feelings of the reformed zealot, Mr. Wallace. The only-slightly expurgated memoirs of Harry S. Truman don’t figure to upset the national mind beyond the point of realization that .we hired an average man to do a giant's Joh. And this we have known for some time.

Dishing the Dirt By Marguerite Smith

Q 1 need an idea for planting on the east. =id~ of our. house where hecause nf overhanging eaves nlants receive little af nature'z water, I'd like some plant that would come up each year. Car rollton Ave. A—S8hrubs that will take dryness include fiveleaved aralia, coralberry, privet. Better looking would be something. like a rock edged bed (perhaps huilt up with some very good soil to offset

Read Marguerite Smith s Garden Colon in The Sunday Times

irregular maisture) planted to peonfés and iris if you choose -the sturdier varieties. Both these plants do best<in full sun but will bloom in part sun. Other perennials that would take half-shade and still perform adequately would be day-lilies (hemerocallis), coreopsis, various pinks, You would need to water them certainly, But they're all pretty” sturdy characters that would survive fgome neglect. You could choose day-lilies in a collection to give you bloom practic ally all summer, (Send questions on garden problems to May: guerite Smith, Dishing the Dirt: THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES, Indianapolis 9.) v

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By RICHARD HOLLANDER Times Special Writer

LONDON, Mar.

20—The British have been accus-

tomed for some centuries to being blamed for anything

that goes wrong anywhere.

Even now, when it has become America’s Jot. to

shoulder the burden of responsibility for world affairs, people still have a tendency to lambaste Britain at every turn. Sifice the end of World War II, the U. 8. has spent nearly $2.7 billion in grants to the United Kingdom (see chart) and has almost another $5 billion in outstahding loans and other credits. In answer to this aid, however, Britain has a number of heartening facts to muster in the general council of western rearmament, where other NATO nations seem to be fumbling for a reply. For example: ONE: Britain's. total réarmament effort is greater than all the.rest of the NATO countries combined—exclusive of the U, 8. Her $13 billion military budget (covering a three-year period) is 36 per cent of the national budget. (Ours, ‘ ending *June 30, is $49 billion, about 70 per. cent of the national budget.) TWO: Britain has more troops, percentage-wise, on active duty than the U. S. THREE: ' Three-quarters of all the hard military goods, like tanks and big guns, produced in Europe will come from Britain. FOUR: The increase in rate of productivity of British industry since the war is higher than anywhere else in the wrold. This is the top of the plus side of the ledger.

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. THERE Is a minus side, too. Britain came out of the war pretty nearly poverty stricken, with most of her overseas credits gone the way of military necessity. Her industrial tools had been working on war production for so long that most of them should have been scrapped and a whole new plant developed for post-war civilian goods. "Then the Korean War exploded and the need for mutual defense against possible Russian aggression became obvious. The

BE LAZY ... AND HEALTHY ... No. 3—

for the -year,

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EDITOR'S NOTE: How many millions have we poured. into the defense of Western Europe? What have we gotten out of it so far? These are the questions millions of Americans are asking themselves as Congress debates President Truman's request for $7.9 billion in new foreign aid. Armed with hitherto-unpub-lished figures on. country-hy-country assistance, an outstanding editor-reporter has traveled through Europe measuring the extent of the gains brought by America’s billions. Here is his analysis, in the fourth of five dispatches, supplied exclusively through The Times. :

Labor government reacted posttively, despite the anguished cries of its own left wing, led by Aneurin Bevan. The present rearmament program begun under Clement Attlee, has wide bi-

partisan support under Winston

Churchill. But the going has beén rough, especially on the average Britisher himself. The new budget of Chancellor of the- Exchequer Richard Butler will mean domestic hardships «that would make Frenchmen go on a sitdown strike, n Fl » > THE crux of the British economic problem is coal. Britain has vast coal fields. They are much more difficult to mine than ours, and the mining is inefficient from the American viewpoint. But U. 8. machinery developed won't function in British mines. New machinery must be developed. Moreover, since the war, thousands of British miners have left the pits for other work. Today, Britain needs at least 50,000 more miners. Although many of Italy's 2 million unemployed would like to become coal miners in Britain, British mine unions won't have it. The unions claim that nonEnglish speaking workers would

Good Posture Is

By PETER J. STEINCROHN, MD I HAVE suggested’ that you give up needless exertions after you've reached age 40, but

I have not offered you a substitute.

You may ask now: “If it is not sensible to exercise in order to remain fit and healthy, what do you suggest?” If you wish to break yourself of ‘the habit of exercise,

here is the ideal substitute. Were 1 to announce it in a football stadium, I would raise my megaphone and shout:

“Posture—coming in for Exercise.” : I have said the name is Posture. That is the surname.

The given name is Good. They must always go together ‘lest the Posture I am referring tn be mistaken for Any Posture or Bad Posture.

Good posture can transform a tired man or’woman into an alert; alive individual. And it can do this in a few seconds. It does not require a five mile hike or a workout in a gymnasium to produce this. minor miracle. It is a well known fact that the mind is. appreciably affected by the body posture—and vice versa,

. x a. 8 IT IS psychologically true that your posture induces yeur state of mind. It is well known

that even though you are depressed, if you smile long enough and “hard enough, vou can overcome that state, The

‘miling position which is held

hy the facial muscles. pro--duces happiness and cheer. Try it .sometime. The man who ‘scowls per petually =oon begins te have,

an internal scowl, The one whn | clenches hig fist” is more likely to be fighting than the ome whose palms are open and relaxed and whose voice is subdued. The man in: the gutter—the heaten, helpless man—is not recognized for what he is by his patched clothes alone. His drooping head and shoulders;

his lackluster’'stare; his shambling gait; his standing “low” rather than “tall”—all these

label him as a poor unfortunate who has had to sink to the level of: “How about a nickel for a cup of coffee, minster?” His opposite, the man on the higher rung, is also an unmistakable figure, unconsciously controlled ton create evidence nf inner and outer strength. One often hears

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Every action is -

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third of a series by a well known “New England physician. These installments are- from Dr. Steincrohn’s latest hook, HOW TO KEEP FIT WITHOUT EXERCISE,

just published by Wilfred Funk, Inc. people say: of him: “Bill certainly looks like a success.” Quite often Bill is a success because he acts, walks, stands, and thinks like a success,

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WHAT is good posture? go about attaining it?

How

At the outset you must he

lieve that, if you~~are not physically deformed, you can improve your posture-—regard-less of your age. Good posture is the normal

interrelationship of all parts of your body from the top of your head to the soles of your feet. Briefly 1t means that you must

sit, stand or walk without strain. In standing, your feet should be parallel, the weight should

be placed on the outer edge ‘of the feet and forward on the soles, Never allow the heels to bear the body weight. The knees should be locked outward. The buttocks should be pulled down and fn, and made as flat as possible. The abdomen should be pulled up and in; the chest and ribs up and out; the chin up and in, There should he the sensation of stretching the spine or “standing tall.” Most of ys are one half -to one fnch shorter than we should be. A straight line should pass through the .angle of the. jaw, shoulder, hip joint. back of knee joint. and front of ankles ” » n TO TEST your standing posture, stand with your heels, head, and shoulders against a wall. To determine the correct position cf the hips, press them against the wall and straighten out the curve in the hollow of the hack. There should be insufficient space between the back and wall to easily admit one’s hand. . In sitting, try to. sit erect. Sit tall’~do not slump in the. chair. One can accomplish this by sitting well hack in the chair.” The weight must rest on the thighs. Do not lean against the back of the chair your own_apinal column and. ‘muscles, after sufficient train: ing, * will becoms strong

“sleep.

4 . * ® * . . - . Marshall Plan $2.329,483,000 Lend-Lease = 341,618,000 UNRRA 8,369,000 Mutual Defense 6,789,000 American Red Cross 49,000 $2,686,308,000 ole * . ole . ole o 20 Treasury Loan $3,750,000,000 Credit Agreement Offsets to Grants 551,527,000 European Recovery 336,900,000 .Lend-Lease Silver 62,770,000 Surplus Property 52,237,000 RFC Loan 22,036,000 $4,775,470,000 . . . oe

ILITARY FORCES Best in western alliance after U.8.; modernization of equip. ment going forward with our help.

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

158% of 1938 figure; rate of increased productivity since war

highest in thi world, though more emphasis on mass production needed fo) NEWSCHAR

But She's Still

MILITARY BUDGET $13 billion, 36% of : national

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Major producer next to U. 8S. of all types of equipment; will supply 75% of all heavy equipment produced in Europe POLITICAL CONDITION

Both party leaderships support rearmament program

be a danger factor in the mine operations, that imported miners could well be used as strikebreakers, remembering what happened in the 1920s with imported Polish miners. o ~ ~ BUT IF Britain could mine even coal a year, says Butler, she would have a surplus to ex-

change for steel, and her indus-

_irial recovery, largely dependent upon steel imports, would be well on its way. The British armed forces are in “a better way, and with modernized equipment they will be by far the most potent western element after ours, The army and navy have been subsisting largely on materiel left over from World War II. Perhaps the most archaic equipment is in .elec-

20 million more tons of -

tronics, such as radar warning devices. The U. 8. is working to fill some of the gaps.

On the bright side is the fact that because of wartime lendlease, British troops need only a minimum of instruction about U. 8. equipment.’

THE British remember too well they were a prime aerial target “during World War II Except for yelps from the leftwing Bevans, they welcome the big buildup of American air strength on their little island. The British and American air units here have three missions: ONE-—Immediate area . defense of Britain. U. 8. fighters are ‘integrated into the RAF plan. TWO—Close ground support

Substitute For

enough to hold you up erect. Your feet should be in front of you, resting firmly on the floor, Your legs should not be crossed or curled under the chair, because these positions weaken the lower part of the spine and cause the universal slump. o n » IN WALKING, swing the leg from the hip, bending and relaxing the knee as it comes forward. As the other foot swings forward and the first comes back, push. it” “into the ground” with the sole of the foot, This will give you the springy feeling. Keep the chin and chest up and let the arms swing naturally, The . toes should point straight ahead and the feet pass close together, The trunk should be motionless. Knowing how to sit, walk and stand requires . practice. One cannot just wish. for good posture. However, it is surprising how a few weeks of concentration develop the new and correct habits, No paraphernalia 18 needed. You do not. have to go downtown to buy some dumbbells or a rowing machine. You do not have to allot an hour of your day for getting in shape. You soon begin to exercise every minute of your waking day. And you do ‘it unconsciously and without strain. The average adult, to papular belief, least

contrary requires at seven or eight hours of Some need less than others, it is true. Much depends on the nature of the individual and not upon habit.

+ L.ack of sleep, night after night, ‘is equivalent to overexercise. The man who sleeps but _ five ‘hours nightly and

doesn’t exercise is as thoughtless as the man who sleeps eight hours and takes strenuous setting-up. exercises .or plays 54 holes of golf in one day. The one who both over-exer-cises and over sleeps is not burning a candle at both ends

‘~~he is fondling dynamite.

SLEEP is the physiological dally interruption of brain and muscle activity, It is the first line of defense against fatigue and generalized body disintegration. It is"the “most important of afl body conditioners. Proper posture is the conscious method of keeping fit. Sleep is the passive method. Show me the man who sleeps

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eight hours-at night; who takes a fifteen-to-thirty-minute nap after lunch; who keeps his weight down to normal; who limits his exercise to gardening or a two-mile walk daily; who sensibly partakes of sports; who continually practices the habit of proper posture—and I will point him out to you as a fine example of the perfectly balanced mar.

Are sleep, posture and diet

prices too great to pay for these benefits? I have not said: Do not smoke; or drink. This has been no sermon on morality. We have tried to" confine our discussion to the simple yet effective methods for guaranteeing fitness. If you are beginning to doubt the value of formal contertions as instrument on which to play: your symphony of physical fitness, try these simple measures and in this order: sufficient sleep; proper diet and posture; and relaxation.

nn on n NOTHING tires the brain so much as routine work. As a tired muscle cries for change of position to rest overstretched

fibres, so does the brain plead for change. A vacation, properly planned, is the surest relief «for an exhausted brain, Unfortunately, less time is spent in planning a vacation than the importance of the de-

cision deserves. Vacation means ~

change — change of environment, changes of faces' or nq faces at all.

It means taking part in new

Activities in unusual surroundIngs. This is the remedy for fatigue and boredom. Fatigue is the forerunner of boredom Only the tired person can be bored. I’ one is rested. he is interested in the bark of.a crow, If tired, the performance of a Brahms symphony ig just so much tommyrot, : Suppose “you have but two weeks out of 52 in which to break up the well-ordered routine of your daily life. Isn't it better to plan carefully, to ask yourself just. what you. would like to qo? It is wise to plan your vacation weeks and months before you take it. In that way you will he able to do what you most want to do and go to the right place to do it. >

No. Britain Is West's Best Bet

Unpopular

for possible ground action on the continent. THREE-—S8trategic

of the continent, Of these, the major American mission {s the strategic bomb~ ing. A vast alr base building program is under way with British Inhor and American materials, The average exnense split 18 about 60 per cent British. Contrary to wide-spread gos sip. we do not pay rent on these hases,

bombing

en »” A TOTAL of 27 American bases is now planned, under an agreement .that will continue “as long as it is in the interests of both countries.” : British industry's efficiency stép-up since the war still isn't enough in the light of Britain's population density and lack of raw materials, The main problem the British must overcome, according to American economists, is their preoccupation- with perfection ism in craftsmanship, which naturally obstructs production volume, As one American puts it: “We must convert the Brite ish from quality to quantity.”

i s .» ” BUT the British emphasis on quality has an important bear« ing upon: defense preparation. British “idea men” developed the first jet engine (now in a Washington museum), radar and pencillin. It remained for Americans to conceive mass production methods for these vital assets. After journeying through some of the “small busted nations” of our developing alliance, Britain is a breath of spring. Despite the nearly 13 years of personal hardship since the beginning of the war-—the war that has never really ended for any British householder — the British can still smile. In Britain there's none of the grimness of Belgrade, nor the rather footless good humor of Athens, Rather, there is the intelligent understanding of a bad situation, which no individual- blitz-ridden and rationed Britisher had any part in making, but which he accepts as a problem for whose solution he takes personal responsibility.

Next: Germary and the summary.

xercise

change your mind. The choice of a vacation is especially important for those whose health has been impaired.

When you're on your holiday, plan it so that the hub is relaxation. Let the spokes of the wheel be walking, breathing deeply, sunshine, a little golf, a little tennis (doubles), site ting, lying, swimming, smoking, drinking moderately, attending the theater, reading, and eating sensibly, Must one try to become physically fit in two weeks after a year of Inactivity? Will six daily sets of singles, 38 holes of golf, vigorous setting-up exer cises, or climbing a mountain side transform you into a younger Dempsey or Ben Hogan? Forget about the need for activity when you are vacation Ing. Try it next summer. It will he the hest vacation yu ever had. n ” 5

THE unhapplest individuals I know are those whose early and middle life was spent only in accumulation of riches. Their days were filled merely by work and sleep. With them it was not just a problem of providing material means for a comforts able old age. Even after they had amassed more than they could ever spend during their lifetime they persisted in living only for gain. They developed no parallel side interests. Not so with the well-rounded person who has worked and played; who now can look back” on his work and accomplishments with satisfaction; and who can look forward with heady anticipation, to his play, The antidote for such .living i= a hobby. If one is in doubt about which horse he would like to ride, numerous books on the subject will serve to guide him din his choice. ‘If man requires a sense of balance to successfully tread a tightrope, it must also be .admitted that equilibrium is no less necessary when he ‘walks on the wide earth. In either case, a misstep might “Prove disastrous, To live at the 100 per cent level of efficiency it is well to remember that the prime necessity is the way of life which dedicates itself to periods of activity that are in turn balanced by interludes of ease.

(Copyright, 1951, by Peter J. Stein. : erohn. M.D.

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