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TERRACE | “OMINECA” HERALD, TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA,

Canadian Medical Assoc... .

Health. Tis ps

RHEUMATIC mv?

The Canadian Medical . Assocla-
tion reports there has been a
steady decline in the over-all mor-
tallty rate from rheumatic fever

’ | cause. of aniblotic trextment. More

and rheumatic heart disease, al-

though poverty aud poor housing

tends to keep the fneldence higher |:

than: it t otherwise be.
. The lett of the disease has
heen less pronounced, likely be-

important still, the incldence of re-
currence of rheumatic fever hes
been notably reduced by antibiot-
ic therapy.

The knowledge that rheumatic

fever. ri relted to a certain’ ‘type
commonly known as
of aed (atrep) infection, and
the use of penicillin, have provid-
ef: the:-doctor with an effective
weapon “againat the disease and
ite recurrence.
The use of penicillin in treat-
ment reduces ‘the incidence of
rheumatic fever by eradicating the

strep infection. Penicillin: is start-

ed a3 4001 am Rm case. at rhéumatle
fever is discovered and is continu:
ed following the acute attack,
either by monthly injectlon or
dally by mouth, for about 15 years.
This helps prevent recurrence of
the streptococoal Infection and
rheumatic fever,

-Fifty per cent of patients with
rheumatic ‘fever develop heart
murmurs, usually early in the

dicease, Sed, this :
damage, Patients with aevere
involvement are éreated with: ay]
olds, or. sometimes aspirin is wig
Recurrence of theumatie fe
Increases Pri protanilly of t
damage, thus the
of penicillin after an- attack
seng the aeverity of heart dam
by preventing » recurrence of

M.V."

FORT ST. JOHN

ALASKA HIGHWAY

QUESNEL
WILLIAMS LAKE %
100 MILE HOUSE %

TO CALGARY

BRITISH |
COLUMBIA

From Prince Rupert “DRIVE” the
Inside Passage to Vancouver Island

After vour westerly swing through the rugged grandeur of cen-
tral British Columbia, drive aboard the gleaming new “Queen
of Prince Rupert" for a 330-mile cruise along the fabled Inside
Passage to Kelsey Bay on northern Vancouver Island. You can
enjoy an ever-changing view of fjords and fishing villages from
the deck, You can have a snack or full course meal in the mod-
"orn dining room, There's a wide choice of stateroom accam-
modation, roomy lounges for relaxing... in fact everything
you could wish for in ship. board comfort and convenience. At
Kelsey Bay, drive your car off fora refreshing trip south along
Vancouver Island's scenic East Coast, or take advantage of the
convenient, connecting motor coach service. Either way you.
ie — can travel down-Island to Victoria... or branch off at Nanaimo
: ’ 9 - for Vancouver on the mainland.

SCHEDULE

From Prince Rupert — Summer: Every other day May 21 -
Sept. 16. Winter: Every Wed, & Fri. commencing Sept.,21,

From Kelsey Bay — Summer: Every other day May 20-
Sent. 16. Winter: Every Tues, & Thur. commencing Sept. 20.

B.C. FERRIES

Head Office: 816 Wharf Street, Victoria, B.C.

for a Complete Vacation
drive Highway 16—Hart Highway
_ then the Inside Passage aboard the

Queen of Prince Rupert”

MOTOR COACH SERVICES

DAWSON CREEK - PRINCE RUPERT - VICTORIA OR VANCOUVER

Read Down IN EFFECT UNTIL SEPT, 15th Read Up
Dilly Daily Daly * Day Dally” = Daily -
1:55am 5:25pm CW Lv. Dawsen Cr. pat Ar. 2:30pm 6:30 am
6:25 pm 11:30 9m CW ~ Pr. George (PI Lv, 9:00am 2245 am
9:15 am 11:45 pm CW Ly. Ar, 743m U5 pm
3:45 pm 5:50am CW Ly. Salthers ky. 1:55am  5:20.9m
8:20 pm 10:00 am CW OLY. Terrace by. 8:45pm. -L:20 om
1045 pm 12:25 pm CW Ar. Pr. Rupert (PDT) ftv. 7:00pm 10:30am
130 pm ie cA Fr. Rupert o/n abeart Ar, Peete ey
loverni usen of Pr. Rupert* ‘everaighty)
EVERY 10:00 am VICL Ly. Kelsey Bay Ly. I:Ngm
OTHER ALB am VItk Lv. Campbell River tye = sam EVERY
DAY* 1:40 pm VICL Ly. Ranalmo for Vancouver Ar. 9:05 am OTHER
G2pmvicL- +s Ar. Vanrcauver ky. 6:10 a DAY
215pmvVicL so Manaime f for Victorta ar. 9:05 am
3:45 om VICL “Ar. Vietorla 7 Ly. TAS am

CW ~Coachways System,
MST = Mountain Standard Time. PDT = Feeitic Paitlgt Time,
*~ Seo BG, Feries departure dal

Returning from Victerls or vancnever yeu can retrace the
of connecting molor conch service for a northbound telp via the Fi
Arrangements, including cosh
bus tHeinal,

VANCOUVER ISLAND COACH LINES
710 Dougles Street, Victoria, B.C,
 Teaphone 338-4411

SCF - B.C. Farsits.

VICL - Vaneouver latand Coach Lines.

Inside Passage route oa. a nt take edvantage
cater Canyon and Cariboo Highway, Complete
and forty pasuge and stateroom scomendaton canbe mate rougn your

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Telephone 404-5941

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