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TURN UP THE HEAT... (continued) large building. • • Fast-forward a bit in history, and Benjamin Franklin, a famous American of many talents, invented the Franklin Stove in the 1740s. His stoves heated double the space using less wood than fireplaces and were equipped to take in fresh air and minimize smoke. Another inventor, David Rittenhouse, improved Franklin’s design with an L-shaped exhaust pipe. The stoves became popular all over America and Europe. • • The Franklin stove and other wood stoves helped heat homes more efficiently since the stoves generated heat all around their iron bodies. They typically used one quarter as much wood for twice as much heat. They did present a safety challenge though; touching the stoves had disastrous effects. Today, many efficient wood stoves are being sold with modern safety features. • • Also developed in the 1700s was the first hydrological system; as the word implies, it used water. The system was installed in Peter the Great’s Summer Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. It was the real forerunner of central heating, and soon the French, Swiss and British followed with their own water-based systems in the early 1800s. • • An interesting early steam-heating system was developed by Angier March Perkins in England in 1830. The first of his systems to be installed was in the home of Governor of the Bank of England, John Horley Palmer. The reason Palmer wanted the system? So he could grow grapes in England’s cold climate! • • When a Russian businessman of Polish descent, Franz San Galli, invented the traditional cast-iron radiator in about 1855, water-based heat really became popular. This invention contributed significantly to our modern heating systems. • • The radiator system relied on a boiler located in the basement to heat water, and pipes carried the hot water to the remainder of the building. Many older homes still use these types of heating systems. • • With the discovery of electricity and the study of how to harness and use it, inventors started using their imaginations and brainpower to invent many appliances to improve living conditions. One of these important inventions was the electric heater, invented by Alexander Graham Bell. • • Early electric heaters consisted of small metal boxes holding electric light bulbs. The boxes produced a comforting glow, and as the heat transferred from the bulb to the metal, they got warmer and warmed the surrounding air. • • These early heaters worked, but, of course, many inventors have improved on the heaters for generations. In 1905, engineer Albert Marsh discovered a metal alloy called chromel that proved to be a great material for making heating elements inside heaters. He became known as the father of the electrical heating industry. • • Through the years, space heaters, as the small machines were called, made their way into homes. They worked great to heat the “space” where the family gathered. Fireplaces and wood stoves as well as furnaces with systems that pushed warm air from the basement were still employed as well. In colder climates, many wood furnaces were gradually replaced with coal, then fuel oil, natural gas and propane. • • The Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries saw many scientists, engineers and others inventing new machines for all kinds of needs. Forced air systems with ducts built through ceilings and floors ...continued on next column

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Inner Ear Often Cause of Dizziness DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 82 and in pretty good health except for a recent problem. During the day everything is fine, but when I lie down to go to sleep, the room starts to spin. It lasts about 10 seconds. Then if I turn my head to look at the clock, the dizziness returns. In the morning when I wake and turn my head again, the room spins. Do I have an inner-ear infection? How can this problem be fixed? -- J.C. ANSWER: Although I can’t give you 100 percent assurance, I can say on solid ground that you have benign positional vertigo, BPH. Vertigo is dizziness. BPH is not an inner-ear infection. It comes on just as you have written, with a change in the position of the head -- lying down, turning to the side or looking up to a cupboard shelf. The attacks are brief but disrupting. Crystals normally found in one part of the inner ear have migrated to another part. Moving the head activates the displaced crystals, and they send a message to the brain that brings on dizziness. The inner ear is not only for hearing; it’s also for balance. You can bring the crystals back to their original site through a series of movements called the Epley repositioning maneuvers. Sit on the side of a bed and bend your head to the shoulder on the side that triggers dizziness. Let’s make it the right side, so you can follow the instructions. If it’s the left, just change the direction. With the head turned to the right, lie down so your head projects off the other side of the bed. When dizziness stops, turn the head to the left side, with the left ear facing down. Next, roll over on your left side so the head faces down for 10 to 15 seconds. Finally, return to the sitting position with your head bent slightly down in front. You might have to repeat the procedure more than twice. If this is too confusing, have your family doctor or an ENT doctor put you through the motions. The booklet on vertigo explains the common causes of it and their treatment. To obtain a copy, write: Dr. Donohue -- No. 801W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Why doesn’t the heart ever get cancer? I’ve never seen this question asked or talked about on TV. Blood feeds tumors, so it makes sense that the heart would be a target. -- C.V. ANSWER: Tumors do arise in the heart. A somewhat-common benign tumor is a myxoma. It can disrupt the flow of blood through the heart. Malignant cancers, ones that spread and grow rapidly, also arise in the heart. They are quite rare. A rhabdomyosarcoma is a malignant tumor of heart muscle. The blood contained in the heart doesn’t feed heart muscle. If it did, we’d never have heart attacks. Heart muscle is nourished by its own arteries. So are heart tumors. *** Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. (c) 2012 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

A boy had reached four without giving up the habit of sucking his thumb, though his mother had tried everything from bribery, to reasoning to painting it with lemon juice to discourage the habit. Finally she tried threats, warning her son that, “If you don’t stop sucking your thumb, your stomach is going to blow up like a balloon.” Later that day, walking in the park, mother and son saw a pregnant woman sitting on a bench. The four year old considered her gravely for a minute, then spoke to her saying, “Oooooh... I know what you’ve been doing.”

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Issue #492

Animal Advocates DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I recently read on your website about a North Carolina county board that wanted to disallow adoptions of certain dog breeds from its shelter. The proposal was defeated thanks to a huge public outcry, but what about other rulings that don’t get as much publicity? How do we find out about them, and how can we get enough public support to stop unfair pet laws? -- Jane in Missouri DEAR JANE: It’s great that you’re concerned and want to be more active in the area of pet legislation. The North Carolina case was a classic example of legislators (or in this case, a county board) proposing pet laws based upon popular but often inaccurate information, particularly about “bully breeds” (pit bulls, Doberman pinschers, etc). The county board shelved its proposal after receiving tens of thousands of emails and facing a packed house of dog owners, rescuers and other advocates at its board meeting. Getting started can be as simple as an Internet search. Major organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States, the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and growing organizations like the No-Kill Advocacy Center are good websites to start with. You often can find local chapters or local advocacy organizations through larger nonprofits’ websites. Facing down local legislators is just one facet of animal advocacy. If you want to learn more about protecting pets, pick up “Defending the Defenseless: A Guide to Protecting and Advocating for Pets,” by Allie Phillips (Rowman and Littlefield). Phillips is an attorney and animal-rights advocate, and her book is packed with information on ways you can become more active. Send your questions or tips to ask@pawscorner.com, or write to Paw’s Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. For more pet care-related advice and information, visit www.pawscorner.com. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc. By Samantha Weaver ¥ During this election season, it might be good to keep in mind the following sage observation, made beloved humorist Will Rogers: “The American people are generous and will forgive almost any weakness with the exception of stupidity.” ¥ Mountain goats aren’t actually goats; they’re antelopes. ¥ Those who study such things say that a mosquito flaps its wings 1,000 times every second. ¥ If you’ve ever been to London -- or if you’ve seen a movie that was set there -- you might remember the iconic black taxicabs that are ubiquitous in that city; the high roofs set them apart from other vehicles on the streets. The headroom offered did once serve a purpose. When the cars were originally designed, top hats were still de rigueur for a properly dressed gentleman, and the high roofs allowed a man so attired to enter and leave the vehicle without knocking off his hat. ¥ You might be surprised to learn that some ants can live more than 15 years. ¥ Yes, there’s a name for it. The next time you’re opening a bottle of wine, take a moment to consider the spiral part that is inserted into the cork: It’s known as a worm. ¥ Washington is the only U.S. state named for a president. ¥ Celebrated 19th-century French poet Arthur Rimbaud wrote for only a few short years in his late teens. Despite critical success, he gave up writing when he was 20 years old and spent the rest of his life as a soldier and a merchant. ¥ In medieval Japan, dentists removed patients’ teeth with their bare hands. *** Thought for the Day: “Television news is like a lightning flash. It makes a loud noise, lights up everything around it, leaves everything else in darkness and then is suddenly gone.” -- Hodding Carter (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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