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SB THE CAROLINA TIMES SaL, SpL 8, 1 WS PREGNANCY PLANNING; AND HEALTH Devlin. Riggsbee: I just finished reading a booklet on family planning and understood most of it, but I have one question. In a paragraph headed "Improper use of a method," it says, "The woman may douche too soon after the sex act, even though there is no need to douche at all.' I don't understand this. I thought the sooner you douched the better, as far as protection against pregnancy is concerned. And why would there be no reason to douche at all? Thank you. Mrs. C.H. Dear Mrs. H: First, let me state that it is the accepted opinion of a large majority of physicians that douching is not a necessary part of "feminine hygiene" at all. In fact, it may deprive the vaginal mucous membrances of their normal secretions and thereby invite irritation. Douches should be taken on the advice of a physician only, for specific reasons- such as vaginal discharge due to infection, etc. Douching after intercourse has, according to most medical opinions, no contraceptive value. If a woman wishes to douche after intercourse for personal reasons, the douche should be postponed at least six hours after intercourse so that no sperm cells might, be washed up into the uterus. I hope this answers your questions. Dear Mrs. Riggsbee: I read your column every week and have learned a lot from it. I am not married yet, but when I am I will plan my family. Right now I am writing to ask you if it is possible to have "female trouble" if you have never had sex relations with anyone? Sometimes I have such pains in my abdomen. Do you think I have these pains because I don't have sex relations? J.T. Dear J.T.: It is possible for a woman or girl to have female trouble (disease, pain, or discomfort associated with any of the female organs) whether or not she has had sex relations. In reply to your second question: Deliberately entering into a sexual relationship in order to attempt to improve your health would be a very foolish course of action, in my opinion. The wise thing to do is to see a doctor, preferably a gynecologist (female soecialist) if possible- and find out what is causing your pain. Don't worry and suffer in secret, and don't prescribe your own remedies, either. That's what doctors are for. Dear Mrs. Riggsbee: Is family planning only for people with large families already? I asked my doctor about birth control after my baby was born and he said I had plenty of time before I had to worry about that. Even though we only have one child, we want to wait a few years before having our second, and we don't want more than two. Isn't that what "Family planning" means? Mrs. S. deV. Dear Mrs. deV: - ' "Family planning" does mean the spacing of children as well as the limitation of family size. If you and your husband prefer to wait before having youf second baby, you certainly have every right to do so. Unfortunately, some doctors- for religious or other reasons- not only do not suggest a method of birth control after a mother has a baby, but ' they actually discourage using one even when she asks about it, as your doctor did. If you wish to postpone having your next baby, you should see a doctor about a birth control method before resuming sex relations. If your own doctor will not prescribe a method for you, make an appointment at your health department. Address letters and requests for a free booklet on birth control to: Mrs. Gloria Riggsbee, 123 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514. GOOD SENSE It makes good sense to use an appliance to its fullest capacity. 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Facial Tissue Tampons ivenex 'tiiz 29c UotMTir,J tsr tw Bwrtique ,Arr 3 89c Teri Towels f 39c A&PPIasticWrap 'T 39c TIslA LAUNDRY 40-Os. fA. I DITIROlNT Pockoflo l6 C.!AII Purpoto20-Os.9il49-Os ail Detergent Pka. fV Detergent Pkg. M.9U Pkg. IfOlf DITIROlNT Bottle DOS ASP Plllk DETERGINT "J" 49C A4P Soap ODOR ANT TYPI 4-BAR BATH PACK OR 4 RIG BAR PACK jg' Sihotiy In The Sun - NEW YORK (ED) Tlje recipe for a successful summer includes a dash of exer cise, a dose of sunshine, lots of outdoor activity. You never wet your toes? Be advised that swimming is one of the best body beau tifiers. Swimming can burn up approximately 450 calories an hour . . . and what a great way to get in shape after a long winter. ' " ' . When you mix water with summer fun ingredients, -don't neglect sense-in the sun. A healthy helping of common' sense can keep pain ful sunburn out of your life, turn a blah body into a por trait of ton health. How can you acquire a tan people notice? The makers of Copper tone suggest: Spend a few minutes each day for several days in your own backyard until your skin becomes "sun-conditioned." This moderate approach be- fnra will hparl tnr the hoarh will help you tan without burning. Use a tanning preparation whenever you're outdoors. (You can burn playing golf, THE WELL-TANNED WOMAN doesn't neglect the basics snch as sun-glasses for her eyes, and liberally applied tanning lotion for her skin. SUNSHINE isn't reserved for beaches. If you're an active sportswoman, protect yourself on the links with a tanning product. you know.) And reapply often, especially after swim ming. Your skin burns when you sit too close to a light bulb? You're ultra-sensitive, so choose a product formu lated for fair skin, sun-sensitive types . . . one with extra protective power. Wear protective gear . . . a floppy hat to hide your hair from sunrays, tinted glasses to prevent squinting, after swim coverup. Add common sense to your summer fun recipe, and your dessert will be the best tan on the beach. Sjv Your Youngster's Tonsils 8u,8pt. , vm Your tonsils often mahpied and frequently removed may be worth saving after all. That, at least , hi what ' growmg number of pediatri cians are telling parents, some most forcefully. The strongest protest comes from academic pediatricians who say adenotonsillectomies, removal of tonsils andor ade noids, should rarely, if ever, B performed, "t- Another View Another group, in the main clinical pediatricians, believes the operation is useful in only about 2 to 10 per cent of chil dren. But currently this procedure is prescribed for more than 1 out of every S children, and performed on more than a mil lion annually, says the Health Insurance Institute. The current reservations over tonsil removal are based, in part, on the fact that in many cases diseased tonsils can now be treated by antibiotics. There have also been some disconcerting findings about the removal of tonsils and the body's natural immunity mecha nism. ') Recent studies indicate that when the tonsils go so do a good many antibodies against bulbar polio. In addition, peo ple without tonsils seem to be three times more likely than those with them to develop Hodgkin's disease. Dr. A. Frederick North, Jr., of Washington, D.C., visiting professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, provides an exam ple of anti-adenotonsillectomy thinking. "If I could issue a decree," he says, "I'd declare the T&A PRATTLE 4 TATTLE HERE COMES THAT w wr ',r vli sri Mrrt-B Waaama GIRLS, DID YOU KNOW MV ANCESTORS CAME OVER IN THE MAYFLOWER? f THE IMMIGRATION LAWS ARE A LOT" STRICTER NOW! m the flying willoughbys 1 BOY , AREN'T THESE NEW LONG HOLIDAY WEEKENDS FUNf DAVE AND I FLEW TO PUERTO RICO FOR TWO DAYS. MY GEORGE DECIDED WE'D GO TO THE BEACH. WE HAD A NICE, LONG, LEISURELY DRIVE... f AND WE GOT TO THE SWORE... I lit nm mat ev r i mum wDmL,,, COME HOME UCJUSTINTIMETO n L Arte sunw ili 1 . lit n i 1 1 v anntfl t v THE FIZZLE FAMILY MV HU6BAHD JUST N "THAT'SA r MY HUS8RHD TUT INHERITED A LOT Of A t NICE J f CAME IMTO A LOT OFM By H T Elmo HE RETURNED ALL THE-1 EMPTY BOTTLES WE HflC J 11 in i.nm.1 iim , A.OOLIT TIME I CAUGHT A PUGGX pi. 11 mtmr- v VmouT TIME T i I VONDEP MOW f 3Q fe W VVOW'. I GMV4EO LIVE n LAFF LIVE n LAFF 19 "YOU SAW ME! I GRABBED THESE ORANGES JUST BEFORE HE RAISED THE PRICE! " "FATHER SAYS IF YOU' RE ONLY MAKING $3200 A YEAR, V M TOO YOUNG TO MARRY! " an experimental procedure, equivalent to the FDA defini tion of an experimental drug to be used only in ' controlled trials. i think that maybe one child in a thousand should have it." He adds: "Physicians who perform I'&As see the operation as rela tively benign, with very few deaths or complications. "Since the operation is so safe, they think: 'Maybe the kid ought to have the benefit of the doubt, and health insur ance will pay the bill'." But it is estimated that the procedure causes from 100 to 400 deaths each year. And often enlarged tonsils bother parents more than they do children, say medical author ities. This occurs because tonsils usually undergo rapid growth at the onset of puberty, reaching adult size in a relatively short time. This is definitely not a sign that ,,M;v must go. The Colorado Medical Soci ety offers this advice for par ents: Don't pressure your doc tor to take your child's tonsils out Let the decision be based on sound medical evidence. Snoring is not a good rea son for removing tonsils. Enlarged tonsils may be related to allergies rather than infections. Removing the tonsils will MAKE IT A SAFE VACATION A dose of precaution is the best medicine for guaranteeing that you'll get back from your holiday abroad safe and sound instead of sad but wiser. Sunburn, for instance, is one of the commonest afflictions but also one of the easiest to prevent. The American Medical Association's advice to adults: 20 minutes maximum in the sun the first day with a 10-minute increase during the initial week - and half that dosage for children. As supplementary measures, wear a broad-brimmed hat and apply suntan lotion freely. And keep your best feet forward, whether you're explor ing castles on the Rhine, climb ing Mexico's Aztec pyramids or poking through Corfu's Greek ruins. One foot blister can side line you for the duration of your vacation. So be sure your shoes fit properly and that you wash your tee and change socks often. Tourist tummy and similar gastric distresses are best head ed Off by patronizing hostels such as Holiday Inns, whose worldwide chain not only main tains American sanitary stand ards but keeps local doctors (as well as dentists) on call system- wide. In most of Asia. Africa and Latin America, it's also wise to Check drinkinj?-water purity and avoid uncooked vegetables in folk restaurants. THE AMERICAN WAY BIGGER AND BETTER As the homeland of natural and man-made wonders, Amer ica has produced phenomena that stand head and shoulders above the rest of the world. For instance, the planet's most massive living thing is California's giant sequoia, "Gen eral Sherman" -v$2 feet tall and 101 feet in cfr'nimference at the base. The tree contains enough timber to roakftiW five bedroom bungalowT"" Stamp Of Approval When the first Holiday inn opened in the newly independent nation of Isotho, the govern ment was so pleased that it issued a commemorative post age stamp bearing a picture of the' 238-room vacation facility. not help in cases of allergic in flammation of nasal membranes, excess nasal secretions, or nose stuffiness. A trial under good medi cal management should precede surgery. Consider operating only if all else fails. ' 1 HELLO. WOULD YOU TELL U4 WHERE WE CAN TRADE THIS ON A DUSTER." er even wrm ser. pkt-off FOR SPOILING HIS PLAN TO pesnzoy the worlps tomato PLANTS, PLOTS ANOTHER PBMONISH ATTACK... COLONEL... THIS TIME" WE ATTACK THE WORLP'S &RAIN SUPPLY... J 'WHAT ABOUT S6T PEST-OFF? HAVE you THOUGHT OF A WAY TO GET rW OF HIM? V no f PROBLEM... RECRUITER THE TERRIBLE HESSIAN i FLY TO V HELP US ' S YEAH LET ME DO MY STUFF AND WE CAN DESTROY 60 TO 70 OF i -rwE WORLD'S POPULATION THAT DEPENDS ON GRAIN FOR FOOD WE GOT IT t MADE i THIS r TIME WEEVIL 7 READY F3UGLE5S. - hJFMOWfS S2S Y WE CAN'T LET THEM JjW fmL Z.A6A- J TELL Mi Which is COLDER... the north POLE OR THE SOUTH POLE? 5 THE SOUTH POLE IS MUCH COLDER B K RUSH OF THE GRERT ELEVPfTlON ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AT THIS POINT ! THE NORTH POLE Vb IN THE POLAR SEft? HOW LARGE IS THE STATE" OF COLORADO? WITH AN AREA OP 103.9fi SO. MILES, COLORPOO IS TWICE AS LARGE A6THE CC)M8IMEDAREA OF ALL THE NEW ENGLANO STATES f DO DEEP Ev FBH BURST WHEN CAUGHT AND BROUGHT TO THE SUKFRCt VESl VJMSN vEEP sex FiM. SUCH AS THE RED SNAPPER , ARE BROUGHT UP PROM GREAT DEPTHS TOO OUICKLV.THEW BURST... SlHCE THE Sliddsn cHArSnFTsjoo HOW MANY COCOONS DOCS IT TAKE TO MAKE A PAIR OF SILK STOCKINGS ? i STOCKINGS AT LEAST YbO COCOONS ftRE PEQUlPEPf NAWCH aasinviented rrgt, THE FORK , SPOON OR KVMFE ? -(Housanos of eviftete mjm 10 PICK up HOT UQUIOS SPOON- UWf P6t PffilOP egg wfofrMP. WHICH IS TWE LAKE IN TWE WORLD? SEPI IN ASIA AND 9 DVSK I afVTORi i X rOSPlAN pQo-ns iki Europe about iio.ooo CO.WlaTf3...THl6 HU6E LAKE S 5 TIMES AS LARGE AS XAF i WHERE JS THE WORLDS- 'WHAT IS THE "77?E OTuFA MM THE PHtUPPtHE l6LRVeDS?i FAltfEL ?AIL5 M eRSIgRKl eMf uTO "MW DROP PROM A CUPf M0RHW V Miu6 AND RCe 5 TWfS HI0HEE i -than Niagara Falls'. S "cocwur Palm1, tf 6UPPLIE6 POOD. CLCUG, eiM 8uilonG MAlEWALS.CWD6 AND FISHING im Wg
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