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Editorial Comment a Bs A WWE NT SN "A hy or Kelly orn er THE FLU AND YOU As the cold weather comes upon us, so do winter ills. Millions of words have been written about swine flue, yet confusion exists even among the scientists and medical authorities. Dr. Alberg Sabin, developer of a vaccine against polio says he doubts if swine flue is as dangerous as being billed...while Dr. Harding Le Riche, 'professor of epidemiology at the University of Toronto says Ontario might be protecting people against the WRONG VIRUS. The virus most troublesome, says Dr. Le Riche is the A-Victoria strain. The prestigious Disease Control Centre, in Atlanta scientists who advocated mass vaccination admit there is "NO EVIDENCE" to indicate that the virus identified at Fort Dix 'has the same characterists of virulence as the 1918 virus that killed 20 million people". The real villain in the 1918 flu epidemic was bacterial pnuemonia, according to a Doctor who survived it. Dr. Clayton Johnson, an 80-year-old retired radiologist said that autopsies showed the cause of death was bacterial pnuemonia...not the flu. The flu was the contributing factor. With todays modern medicine pnuemonia can be controlled. PREVENTION magazine (more than 1,700,000 monthly) says that your best protection against the flu is our own built in natural defences. Increased amounts of vitamins A and C may be our best hope. Vitamin A (halibut liver oil is best and cheapest form) enhances immun- ity against viruses in part by maintaining a healthy thymus gland...vital to the cells protec- tion against infection, according to Dr. Eli Seifter, associate professor of biochemistry and surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. A Canadian study found that malnutrition causes a drop in production of lymphocytes, which are white blood cells that aid in the body's defence against infection (Medical World News Oct., 1974). VITAMIN C -- A PROVEN VIRUS KILLER Noted biochemist Dr. Linus Pauling says that "vitamin C strengthens the natural protec- tive mechanisms of the human body including those that protect us against viral diseases such as the flu," and cited that Vit. C effectively stopped a viral disease even more serious than flu - hepatitis. In a Japanese study of 1,245 persons who received blood transfusions after chest surgery, 7 per cent who received little or no vitamin C came down with hepatitis. But NONE of the patients who received 2,000 mgs. (it takes 30,000 mgs. to make one ounce) or more a day developed hepatitis. As a result of the study, all surgical and intensive care patients in this Japanese hospital now receive 6 to 10 grams of Vit. C each day (Modern Medicine, July 1, 1976). In still another study at Stanford University School of Medicine found that Vit. C reduced the reproduction of viruses to ONE-FORTIETH of what cell cultures without Vit. C yielded. VITAMIN A - NATURES ANTI- INFECTIVE Doctors at the National Institute of Health Clinical Center found that Vit. A had a remark- able increase in resistance to a wide variety of infectious micro organisms. Lab animals were given three different types of infectious organ- isms. The infected animals given the Vit A were completely protected. Their untreated counter- parts died within 24 hours (Journal of Infectious Diseases, May, 1974). A large scale study by Dr. E. Cheraskin (M.D. DMD) professor and chairman of the Department of Oral Medicine, University of Alabama showed that the healthier the person, the more Vitamin A, he or she took each day. According to a survey of over a thousand dentists and their spouses the ideal daily intake of Vitamin A was approximately 33,000 I.U.... almost SEVEN TIMES the RDA (recommended daily amount) which is only 5,000 units. It is known that Vit. A also enhances the action of Vitamin E. It is necessary for the production of antibodies and white blood cells, and the mucous membrane which line ALL body cavities, including the lungs. The blood Vitamin A drops sharply during infections and can disappear completely in high fever. High stress and car accident victims are now being given shots of Vit. A. Both Vit. C and A were named as inhibitors of cancer in a 300 page report in a Cancer Research Journal. TV ADDICTION: 85 million Americans watch TV daily for 3 hours or more. The average TV is watched 6 hours and 15 minutes a day with children watching a total of 20,000 hours by the time they grow up. More time is spent watching TV than any other thing in our entire life, except sleep. By the time a child is 15, they see 11,000 acts of violence on the screen. Some children have never read a book. Heard about the expert housekeeper? Everytime she gets divorced she keeps the house. Avoid confusion We commend Scugog Township Council on their decision to turn Scugog ghosts and goblins loose on Sunday, October 31 rather than get involved in a date-switching procedure that has already created enough confusion.. That council had to make a decision on the matter is one example of the confusion that has been created by neighboring municipalities which have, for one reason or another, decided to switch Hallowe'en from Sunday to Saturday. Undoubtedly, there will be confusion now, no mafter what action council took. But council's decision to leave things as they are rather than stick its nose where it doesn't belong provides a precedent that could well eleviate possible future confudion. Nevertheless, keep a few goodies ready for Saturday night. Support the kids Speaking of Hallowe'en goodies, perhaps the one treat that does the most good is the pennies in the UNICEF collection boxes. As in other years, the Children's Fund drive here will be spearheaded by idealistic, eager and ambiti- ous youngsters who want to do their bit to help the less fortunate. It might just be a good idea for us adults to show that we like their idealism, eagerness, and ambition and that we are concerned, too. So throw a few coins in the slot and watch the smile on the little ghost or goblin. ) A safe Halloween Halloween comes second only to Christmas in the eyes of many bright-eyed youngsters as a favourite time of year, and to parents, the cost of goodies to hand out comes second only to the cost of dental work to fill resultant cavities. The Canada Safety Council has some advice for parents and adults, and some advice for children. Parents are asked to ensure their child can see adequately, and be seen. This entails the use of make up in preference to masks with narrow eye slots that can obscure vision, and the use of reflective tape on costumes to increase drivers awareness. Adults are asked to leave a light on during the early evening hours, and the Canada Safety Council especially asks all BLOCK PARENTS that can possibly do so to have their signs on view on Halloween night. Children should be instructed: Not to eat anything until it has been checked over in good light at home. To walk first on one side, then the other, not criss-cross. To cross only at intersections. To take a flashlight. To tell parents where they intend going. To go with friends, or in the case of younger children, with a parent or responsible older brother or sister. The Council says all costumes should be of flame-proff material, and should not extend below the ankle. Knee length is preferable. ART GATES "Paintings greatly increase in value when the artist dies and I have a very bad cold." 4