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(Editor's Note: This is one in
a series of articles about your
health which will appear reg
ularly in this newspaper as a
public feature,_
Epilepsy Is A
Controllable Illness
Not A Disgrace
By The Medical Association
of Georgia
Epilepsy is the term applied to
convulsions that occur repeatedly
in a particular person. From two
to five in every 1,000 persons are
believed to have some sort of
epilepsy.
Many people consider having an
epileptic in the family a great
stigma. They're ashamed of the
afflicded individual. They mis
takenly think it occurs only in
mentally retarded prsons and that
it leads to loss of mentality.
Neither of these beliefs is true.
Nobody knows the real cause of
epilepsy. There are two major
forms of epilepsy—which is the
name for a group of symptoms
rather than a disease. One form
is known as “grand mal.” In an
attack of this kind the person
loses consciousness and has con
vulsions. The other is “per
tit Mal." In attacks of this type
the person doesn’t lose conscious
ness or otherwise lose control of
himself. He may just stiffen or
stare momentarily. Quite often a
person has a petit mal attack
without anyone being aware of
it.
Epilepsy usually begins before
the age of 21 and the rate of in
cidence is highest in children un
der five. It occurs almost twice as
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often in boys as in girls.
Conditions that change the
physiological state of the body
seem to trigger epileptic seizures.
These conditions include men
struation, puberty and pregnancy.
Strong emotional reactions and
high fever may also trigger at
tacks.
The exact cause of convulsion
is not known. It is known, how
ever, that they result from some
disruption of the normal patterns
of electrical activity of the brain.
Alterations in the oxygen supply
to the brain or in the chemical
balance of the blood that nourish
es it can bring about changes in
the brain’s electrical activity. So
can head injuries, growths or
scars in brain tissue, and damaged
nerves.
In the first few months of life,
seizures most commonly stem
from birth injuries and brain
abnormalities present at birth.
Head injuries and brain tumors
are usual precipitators of attacks
ih adults.
Convulsions are frightening
things to watch. Usually the vic
tim loses consciousness, his eyes
roll up, he clinches his teeth and
his entire body or parts of it are
shaken by jerky movements. Once
a grand mal convulsion has start
ed, it can’t be stopped, but is
self-limited. You may place a
folded handkerchief between the
victim’s back teeth to prevent
his biting his tongue and turn him
on his side so that his mouth will
drain.
Sometimes in children epilepsy
doesn’t show itself either in grand
or petit mal seizures. Instead it
appears as repeated headache,
stomach pains, aches in the legs,
nausea, fever and night terrors, i
It may also disguise itself as |
chronic anxiety and depression.
The treatment of epilepsy in
cludes the removal or correction
of organic conditions that cause:
epileptic attacks whenever pos
sible. If it is felt that the individ
ual's emotions are triggering at-1
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA
tacks, efforts are made to enable
him to better handle his emotions.
It may be necessary for him to
avoid situations that upset him or,
if he can’t avoid them, at least to
react to them in a different and
less dangerous way. One of the
most valuable treatments is the
use of anti-convulsant drugs.
Many advances have been made
in drug therapy for controlling
seizures.
Doc MAG says:
1. Most epileptics lead happy,
productive and normal lives. They
should not be regarded as inva
lids or social outcasts.
2. Don’t rely on mail order
drugs to treat your epilepsy. In
stead place yourself under the
care of your doctor and follow
his instructions exactly as to
drugs and the maintainance of
physical and mental health.
For the important events oi
Wheeler County be sure to keep
The Eagle coming to your door.
Money To Loan On Farm Lands
In Montgomery and Wheeler Counties
With more than fifty years oi actual experience in
the long term loan business representing most of the
best lenders doing business in this section and having
now some of the very best connections io obtain long
term loan at low rate of interest on plans especially
adjusted to each borrower's needs. Permit me io sug
gest that if you desire a good loan on your farm, or to
build or repair your home that you contact L. C. Under
wood or J. C. Bivins of Mt. Vernon, Ga..
I now have a very fine set up to close loans prompt
ly and promise courteous and satisfactory service.
L. C. Underwood
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
Watch Your Weight
Most people can keep their
weight down by taking an ade-'
quate amount of exercise, by
avoiding desserts, second help
ings, snacks and sweetened drinks
or by leaving the table before
getting stuffed.
Following the few simple
rules is fairly , easy for most. But
jt’s another story for the fat
person. They may understand that
their being overweight is a prob
lem in simple arithmetic. They’re
eating more calories than they’re
burning up and this results in ex
cess poundage. Still they gain.
Why? the tendency to overeat
and put on excess weight has
several causes. There may be an
hereditary tendency to be fat. Per
haps they just can’t resist certain
foods and they happen to be very
fattening foods. Lack of exercise
can make one gain weight be
cause when one does exercise,
more calories are burned than
would be the case without exer
cise.
Nervousness, frustrations and
dissatisfactions can trigger an
eating “binge.” Pleasure in eat
ing may be a substitute for
pleasure that is being denied in
some other area of life. Emotion
ally disturbed children often be
come obese. Or obesity may be a
subconscious excuse for failure of
some sort.
The reason for not carrying
around excess poundage are many
and are well established. Take a
25 year-old girl who weighed 225
pounds instead of 110, her ideal
weight based on her age, height
and body frame.
Her frame, lungs and heart are
those of a tiny person. Unless she
loses most of that extra weight
she will be a semi-invalid because
of shortness of breath, fatigue and
weakness. She will also be a
likely candidate for heart failure,
high blood pressure, diabetes,
back and leg troubles, varicose
veins, leg ulcers, skin irritations,
gall bladder trouble, constipation,
liver and kidney disease, appendi
citis, and menstrual disorders.
She can’t expect to live an
average lifespan of 68 years. She
will have trouble getting life and
health insurance or a husband!
Statistics on the fat man as
compared with his average vzeight
or slim brother are no brighter.
An old fat man is rare . . . Mr.
Winston Churchill, an exception,
not withstanding.
Unnecessary fat puts a strain
on all the organs. It makes them
weaker and this, in turn, upsets
the normal functioning of the -
body. A person 50 years old who
is 50 pounds overweight has a
death rate 56 per cent higher than
a 50 year old of normal weight.
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By John B. McDaniel
How about a few random
notes concerning the world of
music? Did you know, for in
stance, that Nick Boone, young
er brother of singer Pat Boone,
has signed a recording contract
with Dot Records? To avoid
confusion, his name has been
changed to Todd, which is Dot
spelled backwards, with an
other “d" added.
Still speaking of singers, we
hear that the new crop includes
Orville Bourbon, Artie Ginn
and Nancy Whiskey—what a
100-proof trio they would
make.
j Andy Williams, one of the
i hottest singers on the scene
today owes much of his success
I to Tonight; Tonight being the
old Steve Allen show which
gave Williams his first big i
break as a soloist.
We understand that a big
favorite in the farming belt is
“Love Letters in the Sand."
Another big favorite —in the
piano and organ field—is the
Baldwin. DUBLIN PIANO CO.
has a nice selection, popularly
j priced. See and hear them to
day along with other big favor
i ites such as Cable, Winter
I Musette and Lester Betsy Ross
i at DUBLIN PIANO CO., 117 S.
I Jefferson St. Phone Broad 2-
| 0252.
I Each of us has slightly different
food requirements. We have to
11 learn what foods and how much
> of them we need to maintain a
. desirable weight. Then we have
• to watch what we eat and our
t ■ weight to make sure we stay on
.! course.
There’s no need to go on a fad
i diet. Chances are that once you’re
! off it you’ll go right back to your
1 old way of eating and gain back
■ the weight you lost. Furthermore,
most fad diets don’t supply your
, ■ body with the nourishment it
, actually needs.
It is well to know that foods
high in proteins such as meat,
j eggs, fruits and vegatables are
•' less fattening than gravies, candy,
•: nuts, sweetened beverages, and
: most desserts.
■ Another tip is that boiled or
. baked foods have fewer calories—
. a calorie is a unit for measuring
, ■ the energy supplied by food—than
,' fried foods or foods broiled in
1 butter or oil. Powdered or skim
, ■ med milk can be substituted for
; more fattening whole milk and
i cream. A synthetic sweetener can
I be used instead of sugar.
Doc MAG says:
1. Overeating is dangerous and
.; unnecessary.
2. Don’t follow fad diets.
3. Don’t lose weight too quickly.
4. Eat what you need, not what
i you want.* If you want to lose
weight or maintain the weight
I you have, leave the table hungry,
i 5. For drastic weight reduction,
see your doctor.
Conservation
By H. L. DAVIS
Ohoopee River Soil Conservation
District Celebrated
20th Anniversary
I
j The Ohoopee River Soil Conser
: vation District Supervisors held
: their 20th Anniversary meeting
i in Vidalia at the Farmers Market
i August 27, at 4:00.
The meeting was attended by
। cooperators from the five coun
! ties, Toombs, Treutlen, Emanuel,
i Montgomery and Wheeler. Each
: County had a good number at-
I tending.
The meeting was presided over
by Jim L. Gillis, Chairman of
! Ohoopee River Soil Conservation
' District Supervisors.
O. D. Hall, assistant State Con
servationist gave an address on
j District relationship.
, Tom Scott, State President of
Soil Conservation District Super-
! visors talked on District’s func
: tion.
Phil Campbell, Commissioner of
Agriculture, Prince Preston, Con
i gressman for this district gave
I addresses that were enjoyed by
: all. The meeting was brought to
a conclusion with a barbecue.
| We of the Soil Conservation
! Service appreciate the turn out of
: people that attended from Wheel
ler County. We are only sorry
। that more of them didn’t take the
lopportunity of attending. They
; missed a good meeting and a good
meal.
The Ohoopee River Soil Conser
' vation District was judged second
place in the Annual Contest for
outstanding Soil Conservation
Districts in Georgia, the Good
i year Tire and Rubber Co., spon
sors of the contest, recently an
i nounced.
The Broad River District was
: named first place winner in the
job of advancing the cause of
soil and water conservation in
the state for the period May 1,
1958 to April 30, 1959.
Sherrod Phillips of Soper
ton, was selected by the supervi
sors as the outstanding farmer co
operator for the year, and the
Ohoopee River Soil Conservation
District both will receive plaques
for their achievements.
The Ohoopee River District con
: sists of the counties of Emanuel,
Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen
and Wheeler. Headquarters’ is in
Soperton.
District supervisors are Jim L.
Gillis, Jr., Chairman, and J. E.
Hall, Secretary-Treasurer, Treut
len County; Felder Black and J.
R. Youmans, Emanuel; J. V.
Lewis, Toombs; D. D. McGregor,
Montgomery; and L. B. Chambers,:
Wheeler.
The annual program provides
i awards for Districts and indivi
; duals for achievements in organi
zation, education, planning, pro
motion and accomplishment in
I soil and water conservation at the
j state level.
: The contest recently concluded
was the twelfth event. The thir
teenth annual program, currently
in progress, began on May 1 and
will conclude on April 30, 1960.
Judges who selected Georgia’s
winning districts were C. W.
Chapman, State Conservationist;
George H. King, Director, Georgia
Experiment Stations; and W. A.
Sutton, Director, Georgia Agricul
tural Extension Service, all of
Athens. All three judges
have served as judges for a num
. ber of years.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1959
. CLASSIFIED ADS
. . —
, FOR SALE—One B-John Deer
Traclor with Cultivator, Dis
tributor and Planters, Four disc
Tiller and a Harrow, priced
reasonable. Contact M. F.
Whitehead in Stucky. 20-2 t
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. FOR SALE
PIANOS
GRINDLE ELECTRIC COM
■ PANY is having a giant sale on
all pianos. Just received a truck
load of Factory Rebuilt Pianos
going at rock bottom prices.
New Pianos at a big saving also
used pianos cheap. See us be
fore you buy. Phone 2281.
22-ts.
ANTIQUES FOR SALE—CaII af
ter 6 p.m. Jackson 3-3105, Glen
wood. Mrs. Eva Lowery 19
PIANO SALE—See us for the
Best Piano Values in South
Georgia. NEW PIANOS and
ORGANS, RE CONDITIONED,
USED AND PRACTICE PI
ANOS, LOWEST PRICES—
EASIEST TERMS. If you can't
come in, Phone or Write, TAY
LOR'S PIANO STORE, 910 S.
Peterson Ave., Phone 177-J,
Douglas, Ga. 17-5 t
FARM LOANS
— Long Terms
— Low Interest
— Prompt Service
— Farmer Owned
— Farmer Controlled
See E. O. McKinney in Alamo
each Tuesday morning at the
Court House or write
VIDALIA NATIONAL
I FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION
P. O. Box 510
Phone 3646
Vidalia, Georgia
17-6 t
WOMEN
Christmas Selling will soon be
here. Prepare now for large
profits. Write to Mrs. Huldah
Rountree, Box 22, Wadley, Ga.
20-21
.
Paper—Life of Our
Beloved Southland
By A. E. WRIGHT
Conservation Forester
■ Union Bag-Camp Paper Corp.
Since the latter part of the 19th
century', paper has been made
. from the fiber of Southern Pine.
■ The tremendous growth of the
paper industry in the South was
brought about by the ever in
creasing demand for paper and
paper products in our country and
in the world.
Why has the South taken the
lead in the manufacture of paper?
The answer is a simple one. With
its many natural advantages, such
as water, favorable climate, avail
able labor, expanding markets,
and a huge supply of raw ma
terial, Dixie had much to offer
the paper industry and herself.
Most important of the above
mentioned advantages was the
vast supply of raw material. This
raw material is, of course, the
Southern Pine. It was available
in huge quantities and was con
tinuing to grow rapidly in the
mild Southern climate.
Although we now possess these
great advantages, we must not
neglect to look into the future.
Indications are that future de
mands will be far greater than
our present standards will pro
produce. TherefQre, we must con
tinually' try' to grow more and
better trees.
The South has not yet come
close to reaching its wood produc
ing capacities. Farmers and pri
vate landowners, in possession of
more than 75 per cent of all
Southern forest land, are learning
that it is good business to treat
their trees as they do other farm
crops.
The cycle of cutting and replac
ing trees can be continued indefi
nitely. By following good forestry
practices, such as systematic re
forestation, fire and disease con
trol, improved cutting practices,
and control of pest hardwoods,
full production of every acre can
be reached and maintained.
This is the first of a series of
articles on Forestry. In succeed
ing articles a number of good
forestry' practices will be taken up
and each discussed in detail.
FOOD ADVERTISING
Good food advirtising may in
clude food values, but it avoids
specific health claims, points out
Mrs. Betty Alexander, consumer
information specialist, Agricultu
ral Extension Service. Euch ad
vertisers recognize that health
depends on the diet as a whole
and on many factors other than
food. It’s up to the consumer to be
discriminating in accepting food
advertising.
Mrs. Mana Taylor, nutritionist,
Agricultural Extension Service,
suggests using a cart, or tray to
save steps in setting as well as
clearing the table.
Agricultural Extension Service
foresters report Georgia produced
about 20 per cent of the South’s
pulpwood in 1957 and about 12
.per cent of the total U. S. supply.