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Acupuncture
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"Diet is the most important part of oriental medicine," she said. "You must know which food is rich in vitamins and minerals."
Doctors also use many herbs, Hillsheim said, including animal substances such as dried bats, milk and goat's milk.
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Ginseng is one Japanese herb that has recently become popular in the United States as an energy booster and a sex stimulator, said, but it is not without its caution because it is potently mal.
Hillesheim said she thought Japan's reliance on a combination of oriental and Western medical techniques resulted in the longevity of the Japanese.
A study by the World Health Organization showed that the Japanese had the longest average lifespan among people in Asia, she also found that Japaners averaged 77,80 years and men a averaged almost 74 years.
She said she hoped to see a similar com-
pany in the U.S. or oriental medicine
available in the United States.
"I hope someday you can easily go to an obstetrics clinic," she said. "I'd depend on your health." Hillsheim said.
SHE SHOWED "Downsister" comic strips to illustrate the dizziness Westerners had shown for them.
"God help me! Chinese needle torture!" the "Doonesbury" character uncle Duke says when he must have his appendix removed by Chinese doctors.
"My God, this is no time for dill weed and sage. And my brother is in trouble," says when confronted with China's finest herbal medicine.
Contrary to Duke's misgivings, acupuncture is an effective pain killer and surgical anesthetic, but it does not
She showed slides and a film scene of acupuncture being used as an anesthetic for a Caesarian-section birth and a tooth extraction.
She said acupuncture used the flow of energy through the body to locate points along meridians of the body.
The body has 26 meridians, she said, and about 800 points. Each of them is a part of the internal part of the organ(s). She inserts the internal organs.
"The internal organs relate to the surface of the body," Hillsheim said. "Through stimulating the surface of the body, you can really stimulate deep in the body."
She said practitioners could check on the condition of a person's organs by taking his pulse.
"It itakes enormous skill and practice to tell the condition of different organs," she said, "but a practitioner has to develop that sensitivity."
HIGHLY SKILLED doctors can tell time simply by touching the crystal of a watch, she said.
rulesheim said that although scientists had not yet verified the energy flow of the body, acupuncture was a physical practice and did not involve the use of needles — which ralled on the patient cursing himself mentally.
"It's not psychosomatic at all," she said. "For centenarians, animals have been treated by therapists."
She said acupuncture was used on cows, horses, goats, chickens, dogs and cats.
Hillesheim demonstrated some techniques of acupressure and of an oriental heat treatment that uses the heat and the smell of a burning herb, the mugwort.
If mugwort isn't around, a burning cigar will work. Hillems said.
"But don't touch the skin. Hold it close," she said.
She said acupressure could cure headaches, backaches, earaches, stomachaches and tired eyes.
eyes.
"I know this is really old-fashioned stuff, really non-scientific looking," Hillsheim said. "But it works."
Finals
offer study tips that can help a student pull his semester out of a nosedive.
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"If you're in a crash and burn situation, you had better structure the time you have left this semester," said Dick Johnson, assistant director of the Assistance Center.
"you had better build a study pattern that will allow repetition, because repetition is the key to learning," he said.
learning, he said.
Every day before the final, he said, students should review class material in one-or two-hour sessions.
"Smaller concentrations of study repeated over a long period of time are 100 times better than spending all day or all night studying," he said.
If a student is faced with 15 chapters to study, Johnson said, he should read the chapters gradually and take time to return to what he already has read.
already has it. It is also effective to read each chapter and write a summary, then review the summary before reading further.
"This will help you get the details and learn the book's theme," he said.
IN MANY CASES, it is helpful to study with a classmate. Discussing difficult ideas can help both students understand them better.
"You will be learning new things, comparing what you know," Johnson said. "You're forced to summarize, and you're forced to think in concrete terms."
Two days before their finals, Johnson said, students should get plenty of sleep. A recent study has shown that when people stay out on two days to recover completely,
Most of the Assistance Center's suggestions for effective reading, writing and test-taking are outlined in a free handbook, "Academic Skill Harness", which is available at 128 Strong Hall.
ACCORDING TO THE handbook, it is best to review in depth on the day before a difficult final. Go over chapter summaries, italicized sections and class notes.
On the day of the final, Johnson said, don't overeat or wear uncomfortable clothing. Most importantly, be relaxed.
"You should definitely be cool," he said. "Be positive when most people are freaking out."
Before answering the final, read the entire test. This will reveal the exam's main emphasis and help determine how the test time should be divided.
Many students agonize over a five-point question, then don't leave time to answer a 30-point essay on the last page, according to the handbook.
After completing the test, check for unanswered questions and careless mistakes.
When the exam has been graded, review the answers, paying attention to what was done right and what was done wrong. Try to learn from the experience.
It also is advisable to read the directions carefully. Words such as compare, discuss, evaluate and examine have different meanings and ask for different answers. Following directions is more than half the battle when taking a test, according to the booklet.
Answer questions in any order that is comfortable. Successfully answering an easy question first may be reassuring and may help to break the tension.
When answering questions, keep an unhurried pace and not try to give a question more attention.
JOHNSON suggested that students arrange their class schedules to include daily study sessions.
The review and study patterns used during the week before finals should be used throughout the semester, he said.
One method is to study in short, frequent sessions. For example, the Assistance Center advises students to review class notes for 15 minutes before and after every class.
"Most students take notes in class, then put them away," Johnson said. "They read a chanter, summarize it, then put it away."
10 nep students develop better study skills, the Assistance Center conducts workshops during the fall and spring semesters.
The workshops teach effective reading, listening, note taking and study skills.
The first workshop next semester, which will last from two to four hours, will be held in late
Ceramics and silversmithing students are selling pottery and jewelry in the Kansas Union lobby this week to raise money for their departments.
However, if a class seems impossible, even with the help of a tutor, students can follow the advice of one KU junior. "Drop back five yards and punt it," she said.
Artisans sell pottery, jewelry
The sale began Tuesday and will end tonight at 6.
"Our proceeds are going to fund a visiting artist in the spring," said Gary Bloom, Dayton, Wash., graduate student and a member of the KU Ceramic Guild.
The silvermurs also are trying to raise money from their association, according to John Overland Park area staff.
"Some of the money will go toward students and some toward the department," Dillon said. "It's not all that much."
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