Page 6
Summer Session Kansan
Friday, July 26,1963
Human Rac Too Young
By Delos Smith
NEW YORK — (UPI) — The trouble with the human race, as Dr. John Yudkin views it, is that it has been civilized for a mere 10,000 years. Dr. Yudkin views it nutritionally — he is one of science's most respected authorities on human nutrition.
"For the greatest part of the million or more years since man has existed as a separate species, he ate mostly meat and offal, with occasionally vegetable foods such as leaves, fruit, berries and roots," Dr. Yudkin said.
THEN SOME 10,000 years ago human beings discovered cereals. That was the beginning of their agriculture and so, he says, of their civilized state. In that time the race has switched from a diet heavy in proteins and fats to one heavy in carbohydrates derived from vegetable foods.
But the previous million years had made their mark on the human physiology — it was adapted to being nourished mainly by animal proteins and fats, in Dr. Yudkin's view, and the last 10,000 years have not been enough to undo it.
"This is supported by the fact that allergy to meat is extremely rare, while allergy to cereal and cow's milk are the commonest forms of food allergy. Again, man's failure to adapt to the cereal-based diet is indicated by the fact that protein deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency seen in man."
HE BLAMED such present-day common ills of people as heart disease, obesity and diabetes on this racial failure to adapt nutritionally too much carbohydrate and relatively less protein and fats in what they eat. What's more, he added, it is going to get worse rather than better.
For this he blamed the food technologists. They're getting more and more skilled in separating "palatability from nutritional value," he says. It used to be — a long, long time ago — the foods people found most palatable were also the foods best for them nutritionally. That is no longer so, he said.
"We may soon be presented with something that has the texture, taste, smell and cooking properties of beef steak but containing neither protein, vitamins or any other nutrients. And we shall eat it because we like it.
"More important, we are already presented with very palatable sweets, chocolate, ice cream, cakes and drinks which supply us with little but carbohydrate and calories. As a result we eat these instead of, or as well as, some of our other foods so that they may displace part of our diet and also add to it.
"There is reason to believe that some of the diseases of civilization are at least in part caused by the fact that our diet shows a persistently high intake of carbohydrate, much of which comes from sugar."
Signs of Affluent Society More Millionaires in 1963
WASHINGTON—(UPI)—Signs of the Affluent Society: the nation has 398 millionaires of record, more than at any time since the 1929 Wall Street crash.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which has an intense interest in the subject, reported this today. Its figures applied to the number of millionaires as of 1961 because it took more than a year to compile the data.
INCLUDED IN the select group for 1961 were 92 persons not in it the year before. This was the biggest jump since 1928, when the number increased by 221.
In 1929, a record 513 persons reported income of $1 million or more. In 1930, following the Crash, there were only 150. In 1932 the number dropped to 20, but business has picked up ever since.
Although 398 persons reported to tax agents that they earned $1 million or more in 1661, authorities on the distribution of U.S. wealth estimate there are many more—perhaps 100,000—who are worth a million dollars.
NO NAMES were mentioned in the Internal Revenue Service report, but a study of the statistics provides a profile of an "average" millionaire:
He had an adjusted gross income of about $2 million and paid about $800,000 in taxes. Most likely he was on a payroll, but the biggest chunk of his money came from profits on the sale of such things as stocks and property.
Most of the group owed some money to the IRS after their final returns were made out, but five got refunds. Nearly everyone claimed deductions averaging out to several hundred thousand dollars apiece.
ONE DID NOT. He just took the standard $1,000 deduction.
The millionaires club accounted for about eight-tenths of one per cent of all taxes paid in 1961. By comparison, those in the $6,000-$7,000-a-year bracket paid 8.4 per cent of the taxes collected in 1961.
Seventeen millionaires paid no taxes at all in 1961. This could be because of tax credits, exemptions and deductions. In some cases it might have reflected big tax-deductible contributions to charitable organizations.
Graduate Study Approved for Archaeologists
The graduate council of the Department of Classics and Classical Archaeology recently approved the program for a master's degree in the department.
In order to be admitted to work which will count toward a graduate degree in Latin, the beginning graduate student must have previously earned a minimum of twenty-four semester hours in Latin, with at least eight of these in junior-senior courses, and two years of high school Latin credit.
IF THE STUDENT has not had Latin in high school, he must earn a minimum of thirty semester hours in Latin before admission to the graduate program. Ancient history and classical archaeology are recommended but not required as part of an adequate background for graduate study.
SOME OF THE COURSES listed by the department for graduate credit in Latin are: Medieval Latin, Renaissance Latin, Roman drama, and readings from Latin authors. Some of the Greek courses are Greek drama in translation. Greek tragedy, lyric poetry, Greek architecture and readings from Greek authors.
For The Best in New & Used Books
BOOK NOOK 1021 Mass.
HAVING A PARTY?
We are always happy to serve you with Ice cold beverages Chips, nuts, cookies Variety of grocery items Crushed ice, candy Ice cold 6 pacs all kinds
OPEN TO 10 P.M. EVERY EVENING
LAWRENCE ICE COMPANY
616 Vt. Ph.VI 3-0350
SANDY'S
THRIFT AND SWIFT DRIVE-IN
HAVE YOU TRIED SANDY'S FISH-ON-A-BUN? JUST 25c
ACROSS FROM HILLCREST
We believe it's what's up front that really counts and SANDY'S got it all the way. Quality. Service. What else is there?
NOW YOU CAN SEE THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED HIT JUST AS IT WAS SHOWN IN THE MAJOR CAPITALS OF THE WORLD!
DARRYL F. ZANUCK'S THE LONGEST
DAY WITH 42 INTERNATIONAL STARS!
Based on the Book by CORNELIUS RYAN Released by 20th Century-Fox
Saturday & Sunday
1:10 - 4:30 - 8:00
Adults $1.25
Weekdays
2:00 & 8:00
$1.00 Mat. — $1.25 Eve.
Children 50c all times
No Student Tickets Sold
STARTING SATURDAY!
GRANADA
TREATHE ... Telephone VIKING 3-5788
GRANADA ENDS TONIGHT Walt Disney's SUMMER MAGIC
in color
VARSITY
Fri.- Sat. - Sun.
FOLLOW THE BOYS
in color
with
Connie Francis
SUNSET
Fri. & Sat.
Freewiener roast Friday night! Patterson-Liston fight films!
Ben Gazzara & Stuart Whitman CONVICTS 4
Terry — Thomas KILL OR CURE
Yul Brynner ESCAPE FROM ZALRAIN in color
Sun. & Mon.
Walt Disney's
Y AND THE TRAMP
Jerry Lewis IT'S ONLY MONEY