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Western Carolinian Volume 40 Number 29

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  • Till THE DOCTOR'S BAG, Address letters to Dr. Arnold Werner, Box 974, East Lansing, Mi. 48823 QUESTION: I have had the fortune to do much traveling and the misfortune of using a lot of public Johns. The tissue supplied in most public bathrooms, whether for sadistic or economic reasons, is as coarse as wrapping paper. One solution to the problem is never go anywhere without vaseline. The other is to moisten the paper with the handiest liquid, my saliva. My question then, are there any harmful effects in depositing saliva containing food particles or bacteria in the rectal area? ANSWER: We have grown soft, at least parts of us have. And, Americans seem to have grown softer than Europeans. Not that it's all bad, because the old days of Sears Roebuck catalogs and corn cobs certainly couldn't have been fun. Among the things not on my library .shell is a history of anal hygiene but perhaps some conventional wisd«m spiced with a few medical facts will help. First of all vaseline is not the best thing for a sore anus. Greasy things like vaseline tend to trap moisture against the skin and can cause increased tenderness. A sore rear end is best treated with one of the preparations used (don't panic) for infants with diaper rash. Diaparene is a good one. The other thing that helps is bathing the bottom with warm water mixed with a little salt (1 tsp. per pint of water). Spitting on the toilet paper is inadvisable. The mouth and the anus are bacteriologic disaster areas and there is little reason to spread stuff from one area to the other, especially if the anal area is sore and vulnerable to infection. Wet toilet paper is weak and you might also poke your finger through it. QUESTION: The other day I noticed a small line of print on my box of salt: "This salt does not supply iodide, a necessary nutrient." Somewhat surprised, I had always thought that salt was still supplied with, iodide, I noticed the same admonition on almost all the salt brands in the grocery store. What gives? Does salt no longer supply our iodide requirements? If so, what food sources can one use to obtain this nutrient? ANSWER: Once upon a time many people living in the Great Lakes area suffered from low thyroid function and developed goiters (large swellings of the thyroid gland). The problem stemmed from insufficient amounts of iodide in their food and liquid intake. Iodide is necessary for the production of thyroid hormone. Not only was there a lack of iodide in drinking water, but the land was very iodide deficient (something related to glaciers, I'm told) so that vegetables grown there were also deficient. As well, cattle and other animals whose feed came from the area also picked up little iodide so that no matter what one ate, there was a chance of becoming iodide deficient. The problem was solved by states passing laws requiring grocery stores to sell at least one brand of salt in which trace amounts of iodide had been added to make up for this deficiency. In fact, most manufacturers for many years seemed to have made only iodized salt. The amount of iodide in the salt is very, very tiny and does not cause any harmful effects and probably was responsible for eliminating goiters from the Great Lakes basin. It is unlikely that such a situation could develop today since we receive our food supplies from various regions across the country, and often our vegetables and meat have ample supplies of iodide in "it. With a reduction in the problem, fewer people are concerned about iodide in salt and less of it appears in stores. THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN PAGE 5 10 Million Turkeys by Rich Hall The questionable quality and appeal of entertainment and speaking appearances here lately has me wondering exactly what the LCE (lunatics, Cretins and Eccentrics?) had in mind when they invited Fritz What-ever-his-name-was to speak 10 days ago. I am even more appalled at the SGP (Student Government Putoffs?) for digging up this hoopla Friday night. The Four Tops? C'mon now. Glancing at the University-wide calendar for the up-coming quarter, I see that we're in for a plethora of the highest quality, most super- altogether talent possible: January 26—sponsored by LCE. The remarkable highly-renowned Yusef Jujusik, the only man in the United States to ever be tried and convicted of cannibalism. Jujusik is on extensive tour in this country with engagements on university campuses and finer eateries. His topic will deal with table etiquette. Feb. 3--SGP presents—Francis and the Closet Queens: One of the foremost glitter groups today, their hit single, "I'm in the nude for love" rose to the top of the charts in both Cape Cod and Fire Island, Their sparkling stage and light show features lots of whips, leather, live torture on stage and phallic shaped quitars, Also appearing on the bill will be the new Bulgarian flamenco band, Slime. Feb. 15—The Eagles—that will be the day. Oh well, we all know that they're an endangered species and hardly seen nowadays at all. Nice try, Don, Feb. 21— SAGLA presents Joe Poloski. The famous brother of the janitor who was on the basement floor of the Watergate building smoking hash when the break-in occurred. Poloski will give a general discussion of administrative security procedures and hand out complimentary schematics and safe combinations, March 3 — The Warsaw Acting Company — Illustrious Troupe of performers doing their ren dition of the "Lassie goes to Cocoa Beach." Elliot Wasitski plays Lassie. Magdala Bruno- witz plays a surfboard. March 16 — LCE presents The Tuckaseigee as female impersonater Randy Rancid does a take off on Fanne Foxe taking it off. Promises to offer lots of surprises. April Fools Day — Student Government Productions proudly presents the suave, sensational male vocalist, Cotton. Newest sensation straight from a roof-crashing performance in I^afayette, Indiana. Included in his repertoire will be "I'm not your Stepping Stone," "Sounds of Silence" and "The Great Pretender." FRANKLY SPEAKING... .by phil frank "/MY INTEREST IN mm A NEARLY 8 POiMTS TOCAYl* r COLLEGE MEDIA SERVICES-BOX 9411-BERKELEY CA 94709 UCB to show 10-cent flicks The University Center Board will sponsor a series of "Ten-cent Flicks" Saturdays al 2 p.m. in the Cherokee Room of Hinds University Center. Titles and dates of the films are "Thief of Baghdad," February 1: "Snow White and the Three Stooges," February 8; "Rascal," February 15: "The Shakiest Gun in the West," February 22; "The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin," March 1; and "Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy," March 8. 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