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non- and after the terrîfying liallucîna- 1tions brought on by pilladdic- tion. Pepup pills becomne popular during the last war, wher flyers on long, hazardous iight mis- sions used the-m to stay awake and alert. PrQbably partly due to these Saine night bombing runs, Adolph Hitler was well- known for his addiction to "bennies". H1e ate themn constanly and worked alI night. Following a crackdown by U.S. and Canadian health au- thorities, pep-up puis sold over the drugstore counter without prescription were weal5ened, and these îr.îlder "'bennies" are stil! used by many students craimmîng for examinations. The problerri -with these is that their strength increases in proportion to the numnber taken. 1 No pflUs, in tfact, thatae sold iwithout Prescription are dan- geraus in the dosage recom- mnended- by the manufacturer - nor are stronger pins danger- ous, as prescribed by your doc- toir, proviýding he is aware of the dangers of over-prescription. Onie of the sides to the prob- lemss is the easy avaïlabily of mnany potentially dangerous types of pis. Sonme types of sleeping and tra'hquilizer pilla are available withoiut prescrip- tion - sold cver the couniter in drug stores. A normal person can become a pilladdiet in ither of these ways: By tak-ing plls ta overcOmne same ailmient, and devei.oping a dependence on them, or a 1k- ing for their effect. Not long ago, an Oehawa, Ont., man was convicted of forg- ing a doctor's rname to a pre- scriptionï for barbitifrates. The doctor testifled in. court that the man hacl been an alcoholic and had been treated with barbitu- rate drugs to overcome his' ad- diction. 1He developed a new ad- diction to the barbiturate ug that had been used ta cure hirm. A Monreal wvoman complain- ed ta ber doctor she was highly strung and worries were play- ing havoc with her nerves. H1e prescribed tranquilizers. T1-e y gave her such a pleasant sensýe of relaxation, she lunig ta the-m, TOSCANI DIES - Arturo Teos- caninîi, worid renowned symn- pbony and opera conductor, died ina his sleep at hî.% home, in New York at the. age of 89. even whcn she had ta double atrd fln.afly triple ber initial dosage, ta get the same results. Fïnally, she began getting pre- ,scription frotu two or~ three floc-i tors; she ended up saving her p'Is for weeks to go on a real "Most addicts." says Drj. J. D. Armstrong, psychiatrist at Tor- onto's Brocikside, Clînic, "art, people _uziblo t*face life'M problerns, They need help té meet dificulties in their work, ini tantily rclationships. Thcy find that 'crutch' in pilîs. "Most pilladicts~ are bored wavmen, whose families have grown up and no longer nccd them; tired womcn; wom-en who long for a social lite lthey caj't have." * * * There is no imple solution to th-e growing problern of pili- addiction among Canadians. Ta bc-9in with, the pfileare a use- fui, neccssary part of medical care, properly prescribed and taken as diete ,vI~t~ould be senselcss to eliminate the good they accomplish because off the dangers in t1heiia misuse. Dr.Bel ad ~r.Anderson qay a thorough ctudy theixid bS, made ta, detSnine flic ëxten't- of the probeM in Canada; and that clinics ,sbould be establicli- ed ta treat the pilladdict. Dr Bell, at- bis cliniic, hias seen the. final reaults of "tranquil- izers" administcred without com-peterit Stipervisioni. "Pillad-Weh are more diff-h cui1t ta treat than aicholice," says he -- describing them as stupifled zombies. "Theyca' immrfediïately be cut off t1he drug, wvithouit the ikelihood of con- vulsions or delirium tremens, Some addicts are s0 bad, they can't walk past a drugcstore windo, sa jys Dr. Bell, without stopping and staring in fascina- tion - like an alcoholic ïin front, ot a shelf of liquor. - By Fred Edge in "Liberty" Magazine. SILLY QUESTION A smaîl boy w,,as dolefuily practicing hic piano lesson when a salesmnan kniocked on the door. "Son, '-s your atother homie?" 'What' do you think?" 2an- swered the boy. Protessor: 'Can anyone t-ell .e whiat happens when the human body le immnersed in 'hot wateri' Student: 'Yes, sir, the phone rings.e There once was a maiden froint Siami Wh;Tlo saici tohe lover,youg Kiamn -If vounks ire. oa-nfcourse- stronger thar MERRY P y- yoi're' stiddles. Ba man named cd natural tcmperaturl conceivedt might be- stofle ofr it turned ci ~and 1912i .-ed in Ger basis forF duction. Si uariety of square inch Comparcd with 4,500 in natural rubber. One remaxrkahle synthetie rub- ber that promises ta revoluton- îz- the tire Industry is mnade tram a chemnical called polyurethane. Its chief use at present is as toam rubber for uphalster-y, mnattres- ses, and insitiation. With further development this rubber iil mnake excellent tire treads giving 100,00 miles wear, outlasting mnost cars. It wlll be available in any color because carbon black, essential for adding toughness- ta natltral rubber, will not be required. Tlires made of it maY even not require tabric. Considcring this and other developments it seems mr end more li k el1y that the mnan and the jacked'.up car by the side of th'e road -,viilb e c omne-a raýrer and rarer sight There was a time' Ciange, perflaps getting toughe withn the promni jack will be( ment in any c Courant. novel, but iti the lost art of on a sperm m lower jawbone, useful or mere. jects tram these often referred shaýndering." VW came 'rom, noL During the s( of the cruises lasted twa or tars were give] chanteys, ta jig thir mending,i chess, get ouit flutes, or open and do some sc or engraving. Voyage brought ebjects carved sýpoons, jagging ting pie crusts, and lehgths of heap, v ualfrh, SOIN FRIK &THE1WES LTD. 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