MEDICINE’S GOLDEN DECADE ....
iNew Weapons Fight
In Pestholes Of War
By SCHUYLER ALLMAN—iff) Features Writer
A
LAST OF A SERIES
Wars have a way of getting
themselves waged in the pestholes
of the world, and so medicine be
gan to arm when World War II
DDT: Like TNT to Lice.
the source of the world’s quinine
supply in the East Indies, experi
thundered near.
When the Japanese captured
mentors counter-attacked with a
mass-produced synthetic, atabrine
—in some respects as good as
quinine.
Body Destroys Parasites
Neither kills the sinister para
sites which enter the blood stream
when the Anopheles mosquito
bites. They control the attack un
til the body itself rallies to destroy
the invader.
Recently two chemists, Dr. Rob
ert B. Woodward of Harvard and
Dr. William E. Doering of Colum
bia, made quinine synthetically
but it is uncertain whether iT. can
yet be made on a large scale.
Bacillary dysentery is so firm
ly checked by tho sulfas, particu
larly sulfaguanr.din0, that this old
enemy is no longer the menace it
was in World War 1.
Vaccines have been develop- 1
for yellow fever, typhus, cholera,
plague and te+i ius, and entire
j.nriics are dose' with thorn
Nor has medicine eased its end
less campaign against the carriers
of disease. The mosquito, flea and
body louse have been attacked by
repellants and insecticides, in
cluding an insect bomb that sprays
insecticide and cl?ar> whole areas
of mosquitoes.
DDT Blasts Lice
The lice that carry typhus were
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NOME
During the Balance of the Season
Also
FRESH MILK
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3 Times Each Week
MATANUSKA VALLEY
FARMERS COOPERATING ASSN
STRATEGIC JAP AREA—Map shows the Japanese Home island of Shikoku and parts of
Kyushu and Honshu, located around the strategic Inland Sea in the heart of the Nipponese empire.
badly beaten when they launched
an epidemic in Italy.
An insecticide as formidable as
its name — dichl >ro-diphenyl-tri
chloro-ethaoe — srno4e lice with
terrible suddenness and there
were no reports of typhus in the
American army in Italy.
Called “DDT” for shor‘, this in
secticide proved so narmless to
man that the Army issued it in
powder form to be dusted on
clothing.
60 GIs ENTERTAIN
CIVILIANS AT NENANA
Returning the hospitalitv of the
civilians who have provided rec
reation and entertainment for the
soldiers, six*y of the soldiers sta
ioned here ook over at the Ne
narr Church Door Canteen and
put on a real show, all GI., wi4h
refreshments. Arrangements were
made by T-Sgt. J. P. Bickett who
has been stationed there several
months.
[ickes Will Remain
Secy. Of Interior
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23—(/Pi—
President Truman said Secy. Ickes
will continue in his cabinet. The
President told a news conference
he had discussed the matter with
Ickes, the sole remaining member
of the original Roosevelt cabinet
j still on the job.
Secretary Ickes will serve in his
official capacity as long as he
wants to stay. The President added
he believed Ickes was satisfied to
remain.
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PFC. JACK VERNETTI
WOUNDED IN ACTION
Pfc. Jack Vernetti, who is with
the armed forces in Europe was
wounded in action. His mother
Mrs. Ella Vernetti of Koyukuk,
has been notified by the War De
partment.
Federal Agencies
Return to 40-Hours
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23—*/!»>—
President Truman has ordered all
Federal departments and agencies
to reutrn to a basic forty-hour
week not later than September
ninth, unless it would seriously
hamper essential operations.
PTARMIGAN SEASON
BEGINS SEPT. 15TH
In response to the many inquir
ies regarding the Ptarmigan sea
son for this district, Mr. W. J.
Dowd received the following ad
vice from the Wildlife Commis
sion: The opening date ror the
ptarmigan season for Fur District
No. 5 will be September 15, and
will be open until February 28.
1946, inclusive. The bag limit will
be 10 birds per hunter per day.
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Summer hot spells, pleasantly relieved with occa
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and cocktails! Try genial, smooth Old Sunny Brook
and do something about the weather!
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