European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes thursday october 20, 1977 modern Medicine the russian caucasus secrets to a Ripe old age by Michael j. Halberstam  people of Abkhazia in the caucasus of Russia Many of whom live Well beyond 100,have for decades been overrun by scientists wanting to know How they do it. The finding reveal a great Deal about How these people enjoy a Youthful old age and Middle age Aswell. The reasons they live Long and Well revolve around work and physical activity diet and the Way their society is organized. Amkha sians have no fear of being discarded in their old age for they can work As Long As the wish. Should they choose not to till the Fields they turn to lighter chores such As tending gardens and children. Thus they remain useful valued and Independent to the end. Through vigorous physical exercise dancing swimming and horseback Riding Arete favorite activities they stay fit and heal  avoid tobacco and eat and drink sparingly. They Chew their food slowly and consume relatively Little meat eggs and Salt foods suspected to cause blood vessel diseases such s arteriosclerosis. There Are few obese  people live orderly stress free lives rarely changing occupations diet residence or even personal habits. Families remain to Gether with As Many As five generation sometimes living on the family Homestead. To learn about Normal aging in the . Where living conditions Are vastly different from those in Abkhazia the National institutes of health sponsored Back in 1955, a funds sought to research hereditary killer disease Washington up the projection room was tiny but ornate where the Senate appropriations committee holds hearings. The dimming lights were Crystal chandeliers. Jennifer Jones was pleading. Let them be free to be Clumsy to drop things to stumble to have muscle spasms without worrying they Are going to die. Let them be free to plan families without fear of passing it to their  the Veteran actress sat in the hearing room monday her voice on tape narrating an 18 minute slide show that played to one senator Birch Bayh a ind. Jones won an Oscar in 1943 for the song of Bernadette portraying a French peasant girl who worked miracles in a Grotto at Lourdes France. Now she devotes much of her life trying to work real life miracles to bring Hope into the now hopeless fight against Huntington s disease. Huntington s is a killer. It is hereditary slowly attacking brain cells and the Central nervous system destroying Power to think remember reason reducing victims to vegetables. If a Parent has it chances Are 50-50 the child will get it. There is no pre symptom test no treatment no cure. It is prolonged agonizing russian Roulette. Your Mother had it do you have it when will it strike should you marry should you have children will you pass it along to them Only death brings the  Guthrie who chairs the commis Sion for the control of Huntington s disease lost her husband Woody America s most famous folksinger to the disease a decade ago. Her son Arlo a celebrated Singer lives knowing he May have it , a commission Volunteer described hearings conducted in 11  of people came to speak she said. Testimony was heartbreaking. Once you be seen them you la never forget them. They writhe twist and turn All parts of their body in uncontrollable fashion. They have wild delusions. They Are profoundly suicidal. It saps the person of dignity it absolutely bares  was part of her plea for Congress to appropriate $53 million Over the next three year for research into Huntington s and other deadly genetic  is a unique curse children watch the painful decline of their Parent and never know when it might happen to them she said. Tito confers in Portugal Lisbon up yugoslav president Tito met tuesday with president Antonio Ramalho eanes and prime minister Mario  for the three leaders said they plan to focus their discussions on african an european problems. Study of healthy Independent men Over 65years old who lived in the Community. A follow up study of the survivors too place 11 years later. A third study is now under Way to Analyse with present Day com Puter techniques the data collected during earlier  thus far Are strikingly consistent with the studies of the ask asians. Of 600physical and psychological characteristics Analysed in the . Studies two have prove to be excellent predictors of survival. The first is Good physical condition. Me who survived until the 11-year follow up smoked less than those who died. Survivors had less arteriosclerosis or hardening of the arteries and had lower blood pressure. Surprisingly those who were heavy though not to the Point of obesity also had higher sur Vival  second trait associated with survival was called organization of  daily lives of survivors tended to be Well planned Complex and varied. They were Able to anticipate and Cope with the problems of daily living. They adapted Well psychologically to mild losses of physical and mental abilities and found new activities in their  addition those who survived lived in the Community rather than in nursing Homes or institutions were married or lived a an inti mate and supportive social  satisfied the Basic needs for food Protection and human Contact survivors were interested in work recreation and taking care of others grandchildren an ill spouse or a House and Garden. Thus both the ask asians and american who aged successfully enjoyed the Basic re sources of Good health financial Security an family ties which then allowed them to thrive in other  society is organized to provide these essential human needs. But in the .and other industrialized countries old people forced from their jobs by retirement policies must struggle to have adequate incomes housing and medical and psychological  if these Are provided Many old people Lack a sense of  about old people in this country need to change. We ignore the needs of the elderly and underrate their ability to thrive grow and provide for their own  Fraklin once said wish not so much to live Long As to live  the Amkha sians prove As do our own studies that it is both possible and essential to do both since one depends upon the other. All that remains is for . Society to recognize this fact. 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In behalf of the millions of mothers who love their children but Are alas less than perfect i thank you for requesting a  Holmes s Book you and 1 and yesterday has this Lovely piece and Many others. A prayer for Cross mothers of god i was so Cross to the children today forgive me. I was discouraged and tired Andi took it out on them. Forgive my bad temper my impatience and most of All my Yelling. I am so ashamed As i think of  want to Kneel Down by each of their Beds Wake them up and ask them to forgive me. But i can  would t understand. I must go on living with the memory of this awful Day my unjust  later i can still see the fear in their eyes As they Scur ried around trying to appease me thinking my anger an maniacal raving was their fault. Of god the pathetic helplessness of children their inno Cence before the awful monster the enraged adult. And How forgiving they Are hugging me so fervently at bed time kissing me Good  i can do is straighten a cover touch a Small head Bur rowed in a Pillow and Hope with All my heart that they will for give me. Lord in failing these Little ones whom you have put in my keeping i am failing you. Please let your infinite patience and goodness replenish me for to Morrow. Dear Ann Landers maybe ican help the woman who wanted to be buried with her cats. She signed herself together in  True Many people Donot want animals in a cemetery but there is a solution and i found it. I had no two legged children Only four footed ones. My last dear pet was a Pekinese a adorable Perky Little bundle of Energy. She was Only two Yea sold when she died. I had her Cre mated and her ashes Are now indy Home. Recently i bought two other pets and have arranged for them to be cremated also when the time comes. The ashes of All my pets will be placed in the casket with me. My casket will be sealed and no one can  my animals in Virginia dear Virginia have you checked this out with your Funer Al director each cemetery Basits own Constitution. Assume Noth ing dear. Get the facts. C 1977 Field enterprises inc