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fioming on the heels of the flag issgie is another controversy that half just started to get kicked around in the newspapers. It was mooted by a committee of the Cana- dian Medical Association. which wants the Board of Broadcast Gov- ernors to issue a rule preventing TV performers from smoking while they are‘.on screen. The aim is to protect the: impressionable minds of the little ones. In an explanatory foot- note to this proposal. the Toronto Globe and Mail adds: “They will still be permitted to watch mayhem and massacre on TV. but will be spared from seeing the survivors take a. drag on a filtertip."

In less sarcastic vein. the Win- nipeg Free Press totes up some of the drawbacks to this no doubt well- intentioned proposal. Much of the stuff appearing on Canadian tele- vision stations comes from the Unit- ed States. Britain and other coun- tries. How are smoking performers from abroad going to be censored bug? it asks.

And from the humanitarian standpoint, wouldn't it be cruel to deprive some of the people on tele- vision of the comfort of their pipe or cigarette '2 Most professional per— formers would not notice such a ban; but the person who appears only occasionally as a commentator or a member of a panel might be hard pressed to know what to do with his hands. Besides. an opinion always seems to carry more weight if it is delivered behind a good heavy smokescreen!

Even if the committee’s idea had its desired effect (which is most doubtful) it would be illogical to stop at censoring smoking on TV alone. ’hat about all those pictures in newspapers and magazines where patio. celebrated or otherwise. are 51‘ wn smoking? Would the com- mittee have some hard-working art editor touch out all the cigarettes, pipes and cigars?

“Once this idea gets started," concludes our Winnipeg contempor- ary. “there is no telling where it would stop. in the circumstances. the best place to stop it is before it gets started."

But not. surely. before a little fun can be had out of debating it. to take the tension off that other hor- rendous issue Mr. Pearson threatens to bring up in Parliament this week.

An Excuing Area

“Most education is based on cer- tain ideas about the way people learn; but neither psychologists. physiologists. nor educators KNOW how a person’s mind works. When a. first grader begins to learn to read, he learns to recognize the ap- pearance of letters and words and the relation between their appear- ance and their sounds when spoken. But no one can describe what hap- pens in his mind when he is me. aented with a new word, how he files away for future use the ap- pearance, pronunciation, use and meaning of the mini. nor how he later recalls the word and relates it to other information that his mind has stored."

Thus reports the Carnegie Cor-

r poration of New York in a review ' of its activities for the past year,

which included assistance to a num-

:ber of institutions in the United

States which are delving into this complex problem of how the human

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The volume of paper work in

"'V recording and analyzing each stud- ant’s responses I to” teacher to do this kind a! re-

makes it difficult

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search even with one student with- out automation. But at Stanford University, with Corporation aid. an automated laboratory is being constructed. When completed, it will enable researchers to work with up to six school-aged children or young adults at a time and will provide more flexibility in programming experiments than has been feasible with existing facilities.

Another Corporation-supported project in the same field is an ex- periment in teaching more than 100 children between two and five years of age to read, write. typewrite and take dictation. It is believed by the researchers that very young child- ren have more intellectual ability and interest than educationists give them credit for. The goal of the experiment is to design learning environments that will be as con. ducive to the acquisition of other complex skills. such as the three R's. as the child‘s environment is in his learning to speak.

How many different aspects of learning and thought processes will have to be studied. how many dif~ ferent approaches will have to be tried before any breakthrough at all may be made in understanding the functioning of the mind. cannot be foretold. “For a foundation dedicat- ed to the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding. however." adds the report. “contrib- uting to the search for such funda- mental information is basic to its interests. if is also an exciting area in which to participate."

Despite Modern SCIence Despite the progress of medical science. we are reminded that age- old diseases in epidemic form can still ravage parts of the world. in Aberdeen. Scotland, cases of typhoid continue to mount. The epidemic is said to have spread to Buckie. 15 miles from Gordonstoun. where Prince Charles is a boarder. and where he and 399 other school- boys have been put on a stricter than ever routine of hand-washing and personal cleanliness.

Older readers will recall that typhoid epidemics were not infre- quent in this province. as in other parts of Canada. Water chlorination did much to remove this menace so far as Charlottetown is concerned; and we can thank the water com- missioners of that day that they didn‘t wait to take a plebiscite on the question once the danger of the city’s drinking water was call- ed to their attention. They went ahead and made it safe. and we haven't had a typhoid epidemic since.

in Aberdeen. however. it is not the water but a can of South Ameri- can corned beef. sliced in a super- market. that is blamed for the trouble. The British government has ordered an investigation into the outbreak. and may come up with a. different answer. Britain normal- ly has about 50 to 100 isolated cases of typhoid a year. This is the third outbreak in as many years attribut- ed to imported corned beef.

in remoter parts of the world. epidemics of one kind or another are still prevalent. Recent dis- patches reported a major outbreak of cholera in Burma-~-the s econd since last November. when more than 200 persons were said to have died. Thirty-three new cases. including 11 deaths. were reported there last week.

EDITORIAL NOTES

A bag-pipes school is being built in Brittany. France. by the Assemb- ly of Bell Ringers and is expected to aid in the revival of Breton folk music. The school is to be equipped, says the Ottawa Journal reassuring- ly, with soundproof practice rooms.

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It is regrettable that two sou r notes were struck in connection with the D-Day ceremonies in Nor- mandy. One was French President de Gaulle‘s refusal to attend. or to permit Premier Georges Pompidou to take an official part. The other —still more regrettable to his many admirers throughout the Common- wealth—was the criticism Field Mamhal Viscount Montgomery chose to make of the ineptitude of General Eisenhower‘s strategy during the war. in a D-Day anniversary pro- gram in London. Picking this occas- ion to air his differences with the former Allied oommander-in-chief was ill-judged. to say the least. It was a relief to note that General Eisenshower declined comment. u

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. Avisnsicnvs; CANADIAN FLAG

_7 NOW THAT WE’VE GOT AROUND TO IT

THE TWO CHOICES

Tariff Walls A Deterrent To Progress

The Canadian government is still a long way from detailed trade policies and undoubtedly is divided. like all governments. between its low-tariff and pro- iectionisi elements. But as

Winnipeg Free Press

least it has begun to face the two basic facts of the national i

economy — on the one hand, a ‘ highly efficient apparatus in primary production; t... other. a secondary industry

Need For Restraint

Winnipeg Free Press

The campaign of the Cana- dian Association of University Teachers for academic repre- sentation on university admin- istrative boards has taken an unpleasant turn with the ap- pearance of a new book titled A Place of Liberty. published by Clarke. lrwin of Toronto.

A number of the contributors to A Place of Liberty have pre- sented their arguments in rea- sonable terms and. considering their personal involvement in the subject. with admirable rev straini. The same cannot be said of the essay written by Pro- lessor W.L. Morton. provost of the new university college at the University of Manitoba. He writes:

“The Association still endea- vors to be a professional socie- ty and to act with professionai restraint. but if the universities persist in being soulless corpor- ations governed by men who are by reason and instinct contem"- tuous of those they employ and. as obervation suggests. inuin- cibly ignorant of the work those men pursuc. then the university community must finally dividi

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into two segments at cold war with one another." l

Mr. Morton evidently feels that he and his colleagues are the sole repositories of reason and intelligence. All. other peo- ple —- or at least all other people now 5 e r v i n g on university boards — are contemptuous and ignorant.

One wonders after reading . such statements how a univer- sity board could conduct its bus- iness if it were even partially composed of men using such un- civilized language. So in u c h time would be taken up with threats and name calling that very little would be left for uni- ‘ versity administration.

The individuals whom . Morton slanders would be the first to defend his right to speak as he does. through the tenor of his essay is that the present ad- ministration system somehow compromises academic free- dom. They can hardly be blam- ed, however. for being skeptical about what sort of contribution he and his colleagues c ou l d make to a board of governors.

Whooper Air Lift

Milwaukee Journal

Civilization. which has dean rudely with the whooping crane. fin ally is galloping to its re- scue. The whoopers seem un- able to pull themselves from the brink of extinction. Now they will get an assist from Canadian and United States wildlife spe- cialists.

The mature whooping crane (Grus Americanai is a stately creature standing 5 feet tail on a pair of stalklike legs. with a wingsprcad of more than six feet. It is native only to North America. It will. when in the mood. emit the whooplike call from which its name comes. head count indicates that only

32 wild whoopers now exist. a net gain of only 10 birds in me iast quarter century. "Operation Whooper" is be ing mounted co-operativeiy by the United States wildlife ser- vice. They hope to build up a

breeding flock of whoopcrs in

. the whoopers. which normally

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captivity. then release the birds 2 to their native haunts. This is an I do.

international project because the cranes in Canadas Northwest Territories and win- ter in Texas. _ than disturb th e cranes in ood nesting year. wildlife men will wait for a poor spring to start the project. The Canadian nesting site lies in m a s s i v e. mote muskcg swamp. It probably will require helicopters equipped with floats to get in. and inflatable rubber boats to reach the nests. Biologists plan to take no more than six Whooper eggs a year. air lift them out of e swamp and whisk them in an incubator equipped airplane to a United States wildlife research center. From here on it is up to

produce up to 12 fertile eggs a year in captivity. compared with one or two in the wilds. It should take five years or so to build up a fine breeding flock. ' It is the least civiliation can

Business I 5 Business

Guelph Mercury

ideology is one thing but busi- ness is business. And so it is that while East and West snarl each other and exchange accu- sations of espionage. trade mis- sions flit back and forth tween the rivals. For instance:

Hardly had the most recently detected Russian spy been ex- pelled from Canada than plans were teed up an early visit to Russia by a delegation seek- ing a new Canada-Soviet trade

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treaty and another big wheat-

sale nears effect.

Khrushchev in Egypt con- tinues to think up new blasts against British "imperialism" while back in Moscow his depu- ties and a British group pound out a major new deal

Red China and Russia ex- change insults in mounting cres- cendo. China has lust announc- ed signing of a new trade agree- met. a sweeping one. with the Soviet Union.

The United States on the dip- lomeiic scene pants at its allies’ trade with Communist coun- tries US sales to Movie hit

$35 millions last year. as against a 1962 figure of $15 mil- lion. and imports from Russia reached m m a pre- . vlous $16 million. U.Sl wheat sales to Hulda are not included. When they are added. U.S shipments to the citadel of communism will aggregate $185 millions.

TOOK rmsr more

The earliest photograph was taken by the French scientist Joseph Nicephore Niepce in 16%.

EXECUTEB AGENT

HAVANA (APt—The Cuban government has announced the execution of anoflier Cuban i7.-

shielded by tariffs, some of soft and non-competitive. much of it most of it fearing any change.

Readjustment and change are unavoidable nevertheless and

the government seems to have .

made up lls mind on that ob- vious imperative. enough. its sharpest warning to business men comes from Mt C.M rury. minister of indus try. who has been generally, and perhaps. unfairly regarded as no enthusiast of tariff reduc- tion.

Speaking to the Canadian Manufacturers Association. the

historic headquarters of profect- .

ionism. Mr. Drury said that the nation's system of secondary manufacturing was riddled with costly duplication of facilities. Part of it was high-cost uneco- mic and relatively inefficient by world standards.

. Therefore the manufacturing industries must re-examine their environment in the actual con- text of world conditions as they

now exist and as they are cer- i tam to change in the future. "We ‘- must constantly seek to realize ‘

the benefits of specialization. to make maximum use of the ad- vantages of low-cost materials. superior design and unique tec~

hnology —- We must adjust our ‘

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Multipurpose

By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dalian

Dimetihyl sulfoxide iDMSO) may be the wonder drug of the decade if all “they say“ about it canbe substantiated. It is a

medicine. Resear ing it useful in other fields. This multipurpose product can applied locally. as it penetrates skin and cases pain in a variety of disorders.

According to a report from the University of Oregon med- ical school. less than a tea- spoon of DMSO in ’90 per cent strength was applied with a cot- ton-tipped applicator to the shoulder area of patients with bursitis. Those tested repor relief within 20 minutes; it was permanent in some and temoor- cry in others.

Encouraging results were ob- tained with repeated applica- tions of the product over artihrl- tic joints. It is said to be helpful in various surgical conditions as well as in headache. coryzo. and sinusitis. In laboratory ani- mals. if u c e s swelling b r o u g h t on by inflammation and irritation of the skin.

Blisters do not form when DMSO is used in second degree burns in humans. In addition. it has antiseptic qualities and destroys mico~orgiinisms such as staphylococci and tubercle bacilli.

The chemical acts as a diure- tic by increasing urinary pro— duction. whether applied to the skin or given intravenously. tranquilizing effect also *h a s

. The drug may en-

works faster when mixed with DMSO. The same can be said of

other compounds.

has undesirable side when used over a long period. Much remains to be learned about the basic mechanism of how the drug works. AGUEOUS FLUID

E.E.P. writes: Is there any treatment for h u m o r of the eyes?

id in the front part of the eye

. REPLY l The aqueous humor is the flu- The

and needs no treatment.

.' of Humours: The human body is c o m p o s e d of four Ihumours

(blood. phlegm. yellow bile. and 5

l black bilei. A disturbance in the balance of these fluids was the

root. of all diseases. according

to this theory.

TAINTED PORK

i, All. writes: What symptoms

would occur should a person eat

contaminated pork that was not

well done?

REPLY

Ordinary food poisoning may occur when the meat is contam- inated with bacteria or toxins. If the pork is riddled with Trich- inella parasites. the initial sym- ptoms are nausea. vomiting. and diarrhea. In a week or so. the individual develops muscular weakness. pain and fever. Puf- finess around the eyes is com-

mon. TODAY‘S HEALTH HINT— , Get your weight down and i keep it down. ] (Note: All correspondence to Dr. Van Dellen hould be ad- dressed io: Dr. Theodore Van I Deiien. Chicago. Illinois.) I

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Canada. designed to serve wid

or markets.“ Mr. Drury urged. :

DRASTIC SHIFTS

Mr. Drury evidently foresees drastic shifts throughout the world environment resulting not only from the present GATT tai iff negotiations but from the worldwide pressure of improvo ed mechanical techniques. Cau~ ada must choose between a re- treat into economic isolation be- hind tarriff walls or an advance into unlimited markets opening all over the world.

$0 long as the world's econo- mic. growth was slow. its mach- inery primitive and most of “.3 people content to live in poverty the choices were vague. hardly recognized and usually evaded. They cannot be evaded when an Accelerating industrial revolu- tion has transformed mankind's entire prospects.

That is especially true Canada's case because it

has I built one of the highest liv ing

standards ever known and built It on certain assumptions now obsolete. The cardinal fallacy. a hangover from earlier. simples times. is the belief that Canada can and should try to make al- most every sort of product. to- gardless of cost.

CLUMSY STRUCTURE

So far this clumsy and precu- ioua structure. in many parts Us the manufacturing field. has been belie and nourished behind barriers to competitive Imports. But today’s tariffs and the economics distortions pro- duced by them will not serve to- day's needs. much less the need’ much less the needs to tomorrow

if the Pearson governmch has grasped the necessity of new policies to serve new needs in a new world then It is emerg- ing from the protectionist storm cellar to which Mr. Gordon has tried to lead it. On a higher ground of realism the govern. m is ms to be is a firm foundation for the decisive Keri- nedy Round and the years continuing changes beyond it. To be sure. the foundation ts laid only in words up to now. The time for positive action will soon come at the GATT bargaining table.

cused of serving as an agent for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, Seven others ave faced firing squads in the last nine days. The government identified the man as Minot Cesar Dias lnfante. an official of the ministry of II on com-

"Tbe Age Old Story"