WASHINGTON
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By FRANK CAREY
WASHINGTON — The Army
Medical Department has been at
tempting to produce an anti-venin
for possible use against the rare
habu snake, which has bitten
about a dozen soldiers on Okina
wa.
The habu’s bite is considered
quite dangerous. The snake is
found only on Okinawa, but has
cousins in other parts of the Ori
ent.
It’s of a family entirely differ
ent from the rattlesnake’s, but
Army doctors on Okinawa have
been using a rattlesnake serum
against the habu’s bite. This is ap
parently effective, but the Army
wants a specific habu antivenin.
To make an antivenin, poison is
extracted from the snake and in
jected into a horse. Dosages in
creased gradually over a period of
weeks make the horse so immune
he can safely withstand amounts
several hundred times as great as
he could have withstood original
ly.
Eventually the horse is bled,
and a snakebite serum extracted
that contains antibodies built up
by the chemistry of the horse’s
own blood.
In this way scientists in this
country have developed a kind of
all-purpose antivenin for use
against the bites of all native poi
sonous snakes except the coral,
which rarely bites. This all-around
serum is made by using a mix
ture of venoms in immunizing
horses.
In Brazil, where the death rate
from snake bite once was about
3,000 persons a year, the Instituto
Butantan developed a scheme
which has lowered the death rate
to about 100 a year. The South
American institute had planters
and farmers bring in snakes so
that antivenins could be prepared,
and in exchange gave away ser
ums for the snakes.
An authority on antivenin is
Miss Doris Cochran of the Smiht
sonian Institution, an expert on
dangerous reptiles who writes in
a Smithsonian report:
“In general it may be said that
an antivenin is satisfactorily ef
fective only against bites from
Gen. Russell Army
Philosophy Is
Un-American
MACON, Ga., Jan. 23— (JP) —
Maj. General H. D. Russell, former
commander of the Thirtieth Na
tional Guard division, declared
the “basic philosophy of leader
ship, as promulgated by the reg
ular army is un-American and out
of date. It is based on force. One
of its major premises is the inher
ent superiority of officers over
enlisted men.”
A member of the Army board
that investigated Pearl Harbor,
Russell spoke before an American
Legion post here. He recently re
sumed law practice after being re
leased from active duty. He as
serted “the policy of the regular
army in placing professional sol
diers in all key positions caused
an unprecedented waste and de
lay.”
CANDIDATE—Miguel Ale
man, (above) secretary of the
Mexican government, a position
equivalent to vice president, is
a leading candidate for the
presidency. j
snakes of the same type that sup
plied the venom used in its prep
aration.”
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RUSSELL HAYDEN,
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ROBERT LOWERY
ELLEN DREW
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“FLYING TIGERS”
JOHN WAYNE. ANNA LEE
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NORVIN LEWIS, JR..
TAKES BRIDE
Mr. and Mrs. Norvin Lewis have
received word that their son Nor
vin Lewis, Jr., was married on
Sunday, January 20, to Miss Mary
Ann Lewech at the St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church in Washington,
D. C. Norvin recently received his
discharge from service after
spending some time in the hospital
with an infcetion acquired while
on duty in the South Pacific.
The Lewis family is looking for
ward to seeing Norvin, Jr., and his
bride in Nome next month.
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Army Intelligence
Didn't Think Jap
Break Imminent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23—iJP)—
Maj. Gen. Short gave Congres-i
sional investigators evidence that
; he said showed that two days be
fore Pearl Harbor, the chief of j
I army intelligence didn’t believe
I an open split with Japan was near.
Maj. Gen. Sherman Miles, then
chief of intelligence and Short
was army commander at Pearl [
Harbor when the Japs struck, read j
the record to the Senate and ^
House inquiry this message he
said Miles sent to Panama Decern- j
ber 5, 1941, “United States and
Japanese relations are strained.
Will inform you if and when sev
erance of diplomatic relations is
imminent.”
'The message caused a stir
among members of the committee,
j Senator Lucas told reporters he
thought it was “one of the most,
important developments yet.”
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will meet at City Hall. Friday
Evening. Jan. 25. at 7:30 p.m. Bu*i
ness of importance.
Carrie McLain. Secy.
ATTENTION REPUBLICANS
All Republicans are requested to
attend the meeting on Sunday, at
2 p.m., at the City Hall for final
discussion of the Legislative Ticket
and Campaign.
B. G. Baker
NOTICE
The “Glue Pot” partnership of
Nick Simeon and Charles Goet
zenberger is terminated. Nick
Simeon will continue the Glue Pot
business as sole owner.
NICK SIMEON
M. J. WALSH,
Executor of the estate of
Charles Goetzenberger,
10-3t Deceased
NOTICE
The Nome Health Center in the
City Hall will be open daily with
a Public Health Nurse in charge.
Visitors will be received 1:00 to
3:00 P.M. Infant and pre-school
conferences Thursdays 1:00 to 4:00
P.M.
ANNETTE V. KITZMILLER,
Public Health Nurse
GUY E. MISH, Chairman
10-3t Health Committee.
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der used for painting the eye
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paedia Britannica.
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