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NEWS wilmirrgton, Deleware May 14, 1962 Dr. Peter J. Steincrohn Dear.` Dr. Steinctohn Mv t Until we have the true an- ld a th I VyI6H I y cou s a : husband swears you aren't .,, swer about all I forms of tobacco;, .talking about cigars whr?ff you ,gl an5innocuousrHabii; that' you I afn not going overboard in my' say smoking too much is can, smoke these to your advice to read'ers. I won't say_ harmful. He loves ci,ars- heart's contentL But I can't. 1'"sw.itch from cigarettes topipe Mrs. L. really don't understand wl~!~'r or.or eigar:" Whatever your pres-' Comment: M o s t of the cigarettes are supposedl to br ent smoking habit. I will say studies of the bad effects of so harmful a.nd, continually ge:;that you will be better off if' nicotine on the lungs and' a good, stiff sentence of scien- you smoke moderately than if' blood! circulation seemito point tific disapproval; whiie pipes you overdo it. the finger of' guilt at cigar< and cigars go soot free with a .etties. What it is in, cigarettes pat on the back and a judge: Perhaps the best adiuice of' , all is to quit if' you can. whichi makes them more harm- ; "' " ii } ment of ty: not gu ful than, a pipe or cigars is something, I' don't know. .. For example, in a recent' paper given at the American Heart Association meeting, stress was laid upon, the poten- tial dangers of cigarette smok- ing, and the pipe and' cigar .ieemed to be absolved. CODUAtZFR iLvansville, Indiana May 23, 1962 AS THE WOMAN SAID, whose guest burned a hole in her new davenport with a cigar.ette, "Smoking's a nasty, hhabit." Althbugh I smoke mod- erately, Ii think she's right.. What wouud I say to yourr husband, Mrzs. L., in answer to your questions about his cigars? In our present state of I knowl• Pdge' all I can suggest is "or, easy" untfil' all' forms of' tobacco are, sb:oli~ed- C07JR1ER EXPRESS Btzffalo, N.Y. May 13', 1962 ,-- . - Srnok T ie ~.-.`..~....~ . Ques~tLOned VANCOUVER (ICP)-AnA=r:er- ican throat specialist says there is no proved, link between throat cancer and smoking, Dr. Joseph Ogura, professor of oto-laryngology at Washington University, St, Louis, Mo,, said' in an interview Wednesday: "I think the whole thing has been overdk'amatized. : "I've looked into this. I've bandled thousands of cancer cases,, including many throat cancers. Relationship between throat cancer and smoking has not been proved." Dr. O;gura is here to address -t',e British~ Columbia Oto~Oph- .;AalJnological Conference at -,/g -iQniversity of' British Co- I YOU'REI THE DOCTOR Nerves, Soap Can Cause Rash ora Hands Most of the evidence concern- ing the dangers of smoking, are based on studies of the smoker who exceeds one pac,. of cig- arettes a dhy. Up to one package of cigarettes a day can he con- ;idered a moderate smi,ker. Up to 10 cigareUles a day, can be considered, mild. The percwn who or a ex mp . Ismokes one package of cigarettes has had the experience of blUsh-It'o too large) when sne has to ' wash dishes, do the bany's diap-~every month is certainl~ in the le R'A9SER8UG f told her that her, skini breaks 2ut because of herves,' •"I' car't help b u t worry," she admits. "7 am thai type." Ansµ•er: It is strange b u t true that t h e skin is a part of the nervous system. Everyone, By DR. d. D. WaSSERSI:G From V inin g, Minn., I G©:1$. wTites that tt e r'I h a, n d s are bot}teling laer:; 1'iney keep breaking out'i in a rash This reader has consal.ted dif- ferent doctors and has been re- lieved from time to timc by va- rious pills. Some doctors have S r~ r.~ ~ers, or otherwise keep her hands rnild category. ,9~~1J a cJ ~ ln water. Statistics have siio~n that Various soothing o:ntments heart disease, circulatoTy condi- can be used to maiptFin the-tioir.s. and canvet- of the lungs are Fo Easy' oniAII Tobacco ing when embarrassed or react-normal acidity ot the skm (Acid far more common in cigarette ing with "goose pimples"' when frightened. In some cases, , a severe rash pf the hands may be caused by rvous condition called "neu- Urmatitis." WHEN A HO1CSE1S7FF' has a rash on i her hands, however, it is most likely due the excessive use of soap and water ("dishpan hanrts" ). .14antle Cream) or, to retain the smokers than in, nonsmokers. moisture of the skut (LE'olysorb Hydrat Ointment): In some Cases, eortiswne by mouth is helpful. FROM SAN! DYATEO; CaL, ,s. Iii. O. B. writes, "Does tk,moking (cigarettes) harm one's hearth, if you do not mhala?' P.S:: I smoke one pack everY month." Answer: Although, I have no, Normaliy, the skin is slig!•.tlyNikind,wmrds for tobacco or for cig- acid and the excessive use of arette smoking, I cannot be too, soap and other alkalies ri,bs the~critical of the mild or moderate skin of its acidity and robs it ofismoker. its normal moisture content. Thef skin dries and cracks and va I• rious germs get into the cracks, set up infections, and c::use fur-I ther soreness and irritation. The first step te!w ard relieving, this condition is to keep the handsi dry. A woman afflicted with this condittoni should wear fabric- lined rubber gloves (a size or IN PARTICCTI..IRLY' sensitive persons, a few puffs of tobacco can temporarily impair circula- tion and lower skin temperatures. In the person who smokes onlyy little, however, the body itself ad- justs to this irritation and han- dles it quite adequately. There is no euidencc that I know of, that wouid, indicate that the mild cigarette smoker suf- fers more fiom disease or dies earlier in life than the person who is a nonsmoker. As for inhaling, tobacco smoke may be a'bsorbed'from the mucus membrane of the mouth, and' so the non-inhaler is not immune to. I the evil effect of tobacco. The person who inhases, how. ~ver is worse off becau.;e tobae, leo gets: into the lungs and more of it gets into the genrrali cir- culation. A person, who smokes as little as one package of cig.orettes a month usually has noihin; to worry a'bout„ even il sr:L shcudd Inhale. •