Quackery thrives on
‘ignorance and fear

Arthritis safferers are
frequeu!ly referred to as the
' most exploited - of all , sick
people, reports The* Ar-
thritis Society. ;
“Because arthritis is a
chronic disease which
waxes and wanes with in-
termittent periods of
remission, and one for
which there is no cure,

arthritis lends itself to the
deception of quacks” the

Society points out.
““Quackery thrives on
ignorance and fear",

Frauds and rackets
robbed arthritis sufferers in

* Canada of nearly $50 million
last year alone. Much of this
‘money was spent by suf-
ferers of rheumatoid -ar-
thritis,. the most common
and serious form of the
disease. While long-term
medical treatment can
control. the pain and help
prevent disability due to
rheumatoid arthritis, in-
found the have not yet
found the cure.

“Tt is natural for peo le
with a chronic painful
disease to clutch at anything
that might offer them ho
of relief. In the absence of a
cure people are apt to turn
te quackery which prays on

the natural inclination of.

people to want to get well,”
Says the Society. And
quacks are only too ready to
exchange their dollars for
worthless ‘‘cures’’. The

eee BREAKER 19:

Hello out there CBers!
Toolie here with a con-
tinuation.of this column,
through the courtesy of the
editor. As many of you
know, we have had a
reorganization within the
club. The “Cat” has

resigned as president due to -

‘his work calling for him to
be out of town for extended
periotis of time. As per the
constitution, the vice
president, “Papa Boots",
Moves up to president, and
the executive appointed a
member of the executive,
“Radar”, as vice president.
I was appointed by the

executive to fill the then

empty chair of director.
“Snowflake” resigned and
“Super Thief!’ was ap-

inted to the executive as a.

irector. As the chair of the
Public Relations Committee
was then vacant, I was
appointed to it.
most of the active club
members will know, we
have been quite active in the
attempt to have the club
registered under the
Societies Act and it would
seem that we are on the last

leg towards that happening.

Tt is hoped that we may be

able to give a final report at

the regular meeting to be
_ held this Thursday.

Also to be ‘discussed in
some detail at that same
meeting will be the final

_ details of our Valentines
Dance to be held Saturda
February 12. The proce is

quack is interested in
money, not disease,

or aold copper bracelets
or coins, using
vibrdtors, and = ather
mechanical or electronic
devices are among the mast
popular gadgets offered to
arthritis sufferers. Many
are also taken in by th
promises that special diets
or health foods, such as
eating garlic or taking

alfalfa tablets, will help -

their arthritis. This directly

contradicts medical.

research proving that foods
play no role in causing
arthritis and that foods

cannot possibly cure the -

disease.

Sometimes, ‘cures’ are
offered b ‘well-meaning
friends and relatives whose
ideas are based on
traditional folklore.
Carrying buckeyes,
potatoes, horse chestnuts
and ingesting certain elixirs
are examples. of such
quackery...

But more often these
phoney nostrums — as well
as more modern ones such
as “moondust” — are
marketed by quacks who
know full well that their
products of treatments are
useless. They count on
gullibility and desperation
of those in pain for their

ofi

“Another factor which
helps the quack survive is

of this dance will go towards
our club donations to the
various charities which we
help support. Many mer-
chants in town have | helped
out by making donations in
the way of prizes, ana others
have .helped .ovt by. sup-

we could offer some very
nice prizes. Make sure that
you attend and the dance

. Will be a success.

It is unfortunate that
somehow the credits got

mixed up a little with regard

to the 23-channel A.M. radio
that the B.B.C. donated to
the Child Development
Centre for use in their
“Easter Egg”. Thank you
Radio Shack for selling us
the transceiver at such a
reduced price, We certainly
appreciate your cooperation
and donation.

In future ‘Breaker’.

columns, we will tend to
place a little more emphasis
on various general in-
formation in respect. to
conditions and equipment,
rules, regulations, courtesy
and such that are all part of
being an active, informed
C.B.er, and in many cases a
portion of the column will be
a printed version of the
regular B.B.C.. radio
program. Social notes, of
course, will still be carried,
Any operator using the
general radio service is
welcome to make enquiries
or submit items for con-

‘sideration in future

the unigue nature ‘of the
disease,” according to the
Society. “The painful
symptoms of rheumatoid
arthritis may suddenly
vanish for days, weeks, or
months. So the quack knows
that te disease may
possibly seem to disappear
whatever he does for the
victim. .He ean then claim
the ‘cure’ was due to his
product.”

While most of the
“remedies” may he har-
mless, the Society warns
that using them may be
dangerous in the long-run if
the patient does not receive
proper treatment before
irreversible damage is B done
to the joints.

The Society stresses that So"%.
early diagnosis and prompt 4 YR

treatment: by a qualified

Physician can prevent :

disability in a majority of
patients and emphasized
that research to find a real

‘cure for the disease is un-

derway. Until a cure is
found, The Arthritis Society
warns against believing
anyone who claims to have a
cure for the disease,

“Yet, for every dollar
Spent by responsible
organizations this year in
legitimate research or the
cause and cure of arthritis,
more than $25 will be spent
on useless quack remedies,'’
said a Society spokesman,

columns.
tacted on channel 19 during
the day or lower 16 in the
evenings. Write to P.O. Box
377, Terrace. Channel 11 is
the accepted club call
channel amd the “net” is

. called on:it daily at 7.p.m. .
plying goods at cost so that.

The General Radio Ser-
vice Club of Beautiful
British Columbia is ‘not a
closed organization, nor is it
exclusive. It’s basic premise
is to encourage, promote
and develop a sensible and
educational usage of C.B.
radio for the betterment of
all, to aid and help in our
cornmunity where we scan,
and most of all,
responsible citizens. i yeu
are'the holder of a current
XM license, and are sincere,

‘you are eligible to join. To
do so, contact the chair- -

person of the - ‘membership
committee, “Little Mama’’,

on channel 11 and she will
provide you with any in--
ormation that you may,

need, as well as the elub:

application forms.

We would, in closing, once
again like to point out the
locally accepted channel
allocations.

Ch. 1- truckers channel at
all times.

Ch. 2 thru 8, - business
channels during the day.

Ch. 9 is the D.O.C. ruled.
emergency . and call
channel.

Ch. 10 - open

Ch. 11 - BBC, call

- channel.

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TERRACE RECEIVED A VISIT from an eagle last week. It had stopped
to look over the town on a free behind Canada Manpower when this pic-
ture was taken. The other birds in the photograph are crows,

Ch. 12 - open

Ch. 13 - radio: check
channel,

Ch, 14, 15 - sidebanders
talk channels.

Ch. 16 - sidebanders call
channel,

‘Ch: 17 - Tomahawk tribe
call channel.
Ch. 18 - open.

Ch. 19 - general eal

channel. .

Ch. 20, 21, 22 - open

Ch. 23 - D.O.C, ruled as
being set aside for

municipal use only. No
traffic on this frequency
unless authorize by
Emergency Measures

Department.

When properly used, we
have sufficient room in this

area.”'When ' prolonged “or:
senseless conversations are
“taking place, it treads

heavily on courtesy.

Must back on out of here
for now, 3’s and we'll catch
you next week. This is XM
14-982 QRT.

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