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The "Leaves" cartoon at left has been noted~in over 180 papers. Science Briefs appears in about 100 papers. VOICE-CAR0NICLE rpus Christi, Texas arch 29, 1962' During the Colorado Gold! Rush of 1859, when 50;C00 prospec- I tors rushed westj tobacco was sold for its weight in gold dust. Today, 17,000;000 Americans depend on tobacco for all or part of their liveiihood. COh-14ERCIAL PRESS Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 19, 1962' Science Briefs i How Healthy Are YoaY If you are sick less than 16 days a year, you're healthier than the average person, the ~ US, Public Health Service re- ports. ports. rfl . I Lewis and Clark found tobaccw a big help-~~ in blazing the trail through Indian territo ~'_-ry to the Pacific in 1804-06. They shared to-,"'1. bacco with~every tribe they met, paving the at4 way for future trading and settlements. / ea CC i U i9 ~ Even the feared Comman- ches would peacefully ap- pr.oach wagon trains to beg for tobaeco: The Indians grew tobacco, but they pre- ferred the white man's leaf. BR00KLLYN DAILY Brooklyn, r1<<a York March 27, 1962 'Then In 1612 enterprising settler John Roife pianted a new type of tobacco. His later marrioge to Pocahon• fa. assured peace with 1M warfike Indians. Sub,narine Vacations Vacationers may cross the -spaee Snitti For III occ3n by submarine in the near. Space suits liLe those worn future, says one authorit'y,~ f 1 toe astronauts can be help• Underwater cruising is -calm persons suffering strokes, and stable, and provides a nice Air Force scientists report. The view of "inneo" space," he adds, pressurized suits help maintain s s 0 s s s normal blood pressure. 11fu1tL le Cause Healthy Spedmeetl s ' s Th r e is no single cause of Employees of a large tobaceo Z'!rus and Colds e-cer, "for cancer Is not a manufacturer smoke more, live U.S. scientists have found s..;le disease any more than• longer and have a lower death that an intestinal virus can " says rata from cancer and heart cause the common cold. Further ic ers and inflammations, tl-_ medical journal,. ."General disease than the general public, study is needed to see if the Ys_.ctice" a 14-year study shoWs. virus Is a major cause; if so, a s . . s s 1* s. vaccine may be eifective. , Y Famine and bitter winter in 1610 killed over 400 and nearly ended the Jamestown, Virginia colony-destined to become the first successful E.ngli,sh colony in the world. Settlers had no means of support. ~ ~