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elobau sensortechnology introduces its 361G range of grips for various vehicles and industrial applications. This new grip was designed to provide maximum versatility and modularity. It comes with 2 basic versions, left hand and right hand, and provides as many as 9 different functions. Typical applications might include vehicle controls such as excavators, wheel and backhoe loaders, dozers, skid steer loaders, and other construction, mining and forestry vehicles, as well as agricultural tractors and combines, forklift trucks and other material handling equipment.

Up to three Hall effect thumbwheel controllers and up to 7 push buttons switches can be mounted in a single 361G, and many other configurations are possible, including an auxiliary 4 position analog control installed at the top of the knob. The push-buttons can be Reed switch contacts with backlit illumination, and analog linear Hall effect push buttons with 0.5 to 4.5 V output are also available. The thumbwheel controls use Hall effect technology and can be offered with redundant output signals, as well as LED based backlit and illumination functions.

An optional capacitive presence detection feature is available, and the 361G can be delivered with an integrated CAN module to reduce the number of wires coming out of the grip. Multiple combination of colors are available for the handle and all integrated controls, and elobau can provide custom made symbols laser printed on the push buttons switches to enable a fully customized solution, based on standard parts.

This new grip can be fitted on heavy and medium duty J5 and J6, or other joystick available on the market thanks to a wide range of mechanical interfaces and rubber gaiters.

Interested parties should contact elobau for full details on these and other controls, sensors and machine safety products.

Contact:
elobau GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
www.elobau.com

Mr. Daniel Gabur, Marketing Manager
[email protected], +49 (0)7561 970 247

The control way can be electric

Regulation model: switch mode and continuous mode
Materials: aluminum, stainless steel, galvanized plate and cold-pressed steel plate

Features:
– Regulating shaft and bar made of special-designed aluminum alloy
– Guaranteeing nice appearance as well as high-strength and love service time

Available with differential pressure gauge, float drains, zero-loss drains, manual drains or oil indicator (for activated carbon filtration) etc.

Cast aluminum construction, Available connections from 1/4″ NPT to 3″ NPT
Pressures up to 725 PSIG, Flow capacities from 30 to 1650 SCFM, Internal and external corrosion protection.

Typical Applications

Coalescing water/oil removal:
Compressed air and gas system protection
Dryer protection
Paint spray booths
Air tools protection
Point of use

ANSI standard roller chains are widely used in various industries. To meet the growing demands across all industries for a stronger and higher performing chain that can replace the corresponding ANSI chain, Tsubaki offers a line of SUPER and ULTRA SUPER chains. The ultimate in strength, these chains allow for selection of a smaller size while providing superb resistance to heavy shock loads and other operating issues.

HT Series:
HT Series chains have a greater ultimate tensile strength (+15-30% more) over ANSI standard roller chains through the use of hardened pins and link plates of the next larger chain size. (Chain dimensions are identical to ANSI Heavy Series standard roller chains.)

SUPER Series:
Through Tsubaki’s special design and critically formed pitch holes, these chains have the same dimensions as ANSI standard roller chain but with 25-30% greater allowable load. The pins are through hardened for even greater shock load resistance.

SUPER-H Series:
The thickness of the link plates of SUPER-H Series is the same as that of the next larger size of SUPER Series chains, and the pins are through hardened. This gives SUPER-H Series chains even greater ultimate tensile strength and allowable load than SUPER Series Chains.

ULTRA SUPER Series
ULTRA SUPER Series chains have 170% of the allowable load of ANSI RS Roller Chain, allowing users to go down two sizes when selection. ULTRA SUPER chains are ideal where heavy shock loads and space poses problems.

Contact Tsubaki today to learn more on how you can get greater confidence for your operations in a more compact space without needing to make major modifications to your existing equipment. Tsubaki – Strength you Can Rely On!

As anticipated in our last newsletter Galdabini already started delivering the newest line of IMPACT 600 – 750. Special steels require more and more to be tested at higer energy values. Sturdy anti vibrating and fully automatic. Among the topics requiring great attention we mainly focused on ergonomics, safety and mechanic stiffness low vibrating materials. This very unique and attractive impact tester is equipped with digital touch screen control panels. More details and information can be required to our local sales agents.

A new 3 axis Robotized System will be delivered by the end of this year.

Hard work and many efforts were paied in this case to develop this new system which will give all of you great possibilities especially in the low load market like plastic – aluminium – cold roll mills etc.

During this study the main focus was to develop an high efficient system at achievable prices.

Tension and/or Compression Laboratory Measurements Materials Testing Machines Dynamic Measurements High Capacity Weighing.

FEATURES
20,000 to 500,000 lbs. Capacities
Compact Low Profile Design High Output 0.05% Accuracy Class Low Extraneous Load Sensitivity High Frequency Response IP67 Environmental Sealing Alloy Tool Steel Construction Dual Bridge Versions Available Two Year Warranty.

Over the last few days I decided I was going to figure out how to hack my Magicjack so I could make calls using the SIP information no matter where I was without having to carry around my Magicjack USB dongle. Also, I wanted to be able to make calls in Linux and Windows. Before I could do any of that though I needed the SIP information for my Magicjack!

You see, Magicjack is really a simple device that uses the standard SIP protocol to make inbound and outbound calls. If you are not familiar with SIP, here is an explanation from Wikipedia:

The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is an IETF-defined signaling protocol, widely used for controlling multimedia communication sessions such as voice and video calls over Internet Protocol (IP). The protocol can be used for creating, modifying and terminating two-party (unicast) or multiparty (multicast) sessions consisting of one or several media streams. The modification can involve changing addresses or ports, inviting more participants, adding or deleting media streams, etc… Other feasible application examples include video conferencing, streaming multimedia distribution, instant messaging, presence information, file transfer and online games.

Since SIP is the standard, in theory you can take the SIP information from Magicjack and use it on any SIP enabled phone. All you need is the correct Proxy info, username and password! That is where things get tricky. Magicjack doesn’t want you having this information, and using it for any other way other than its intended use is a violation of TOS. I accept no liability if you get your account pulled for violating TOS. This post is purely for informational purposes only.

In theory, one could pay $20 per year for their Magicjack service, then use the SIP information to share out their number using a SIP PBX like Asterisk to say… Oh… 30 users or so. Imagine a small business doing this? The savings could be huge! Once again though, it violates TOS so I wouldn’t recommend it.

In order to get your username and password you will need the following:

• Windows workstation
• Magicjack Utilities
• A Magicjack

You will also have to disable autorun on your Windows workstation. I will let you Google that for yourself. The reason you have to do that is because when you plug in your Magicjack dongle, Windows maps it as a USB drive, launches Magicjack, and then unmounts the USB drive. We don’t want it to do that, as timing is everything. After you have autorun disabled do the following:

1. Unplug your Magicjack
2. Kill any Magicjack processes
3. Unzip MagicJack_Utilitieswsip.zip
4. Navigate to where you unzipped it, and run SIPDump.exe and enter 4 or 5
   
5. Now plugin your Magicjack and manually run MagicJackLoader.exe
6. When you see the below screen, press OK to start the memory dump process from SIPDump.exe (Note, you have to be fast!)
   
7. Let the dump run until you see the following screen:
   
8. Go ahead and close out of SIPDump, and you will have several text documents called SIPDump1, SIPDump2 etc. Open Each one that has a file size of 19,000KB or over and do a search for the string SIP.Connection.Refresh with the whole word only option selected.
9. Hit the search button, and then once more. If there are two selections found, then your password should be within 5-10 lines up or down from the string. The password will be a 20 character password all uppercase usually beginning with the letter B. For example: B6QK1RE4HU7QK8P3ABZB (Made up one)

That is the tricky part. Once you have that, the rest is easy. For example, your username will be the Letter E<YourPhoneNumber>01. The proxy will be proxy01.<yourcity>.talk4free.com. For example:

• E619123456701
• proxy01.sandiego.talk4free.com

Tomorrow I will show you how to use this information to use a SIP enabled softphone to make calls in windows without your Magicjack dongle. Then the next day after that, I will show you how to do it in Linux! Stay tuned!

[Via MagicJackHacks]

Controlling the crystallisation of sugar solution in Continuous Vacuum Pans is very important to ensure proper crystal structure and high product quality. The LB 565 Micro-Polar Brix monitors the concentration (Brix) of the sugar solution online and allows for a very precise determination of the seeding point. Based on microwave measuring technology the sophisticated system provides highly accurate and repeatable results, as it is not affected by colour or other process variations. Micro-Polar Brix uses the multiple frequency analysis to ensure a very stable and reliable measurement. Operating with very low power microwaves (approx. 0.1mW), the sugar solution is neither warmed nor modified. The Pan probe is also available with flushing device and has radio licences according to FCC, IC and ETSI for a compliant use of the microwave technology.

Piezo Switch with ATEX Approval EX

The piezo switch from SCHURTER has achieved approval according to ATEX class II 2 G Ex ib IIB T4. This approval enables the switch to be employed in explosive facilities above ground. The protection class refers to the permissible application in areas where an explosive atmosphere can arise from a mix of air and gases, vapors or mists. The switch may be typically used in oil/gas production systems, in petrochemistry, as well as in paint and varnish mixing facilities. Preparations for extending the approval to include dust-Ex applications are underway. The standard design is available for a mounting diameter of 16mm with pin connections and various housing colors. Additional mounting diameters and connection designs are available upon request. The switches for Ex applications are labeled with the type of approval and an identification number. In accordance with the ATEX guidelines, an installation manual is included in the scope of delivery.

Yesterday’s video by InnovationSingapore did not in fact work very well (likely due to a Slashdot by Engadget) but this version uploaded by vuhoangdung shows the start-up experience very well.

Of note is that the device boots fast, appears to be fully multi-lingual, and the device can actually start up without signing into Live ID, contrary to previously leaked information.

As before, see more at InnovationSingapore here.

Na categoria 1.0, Uno, Celta e Palio sãos os modelos mais recomendados pelos reparadores e o Fiesta, Gol e Ka não são indicados.

A pesquisa da CINAU – Central de Inteligência Automotiva – Melhor Carro/Imagem das Montadoras elege feita com 1.200 reparadores automotivos de todo o País elegeram modelos por motorização.

Os veículos 1.0 recomendados pelos mecânicos são:
1º UNO (20,9 pontos)
2º CELTA (17,1 pontos)
3º PALIO (16,6 pontos)
4º GOL (13,9 pontos)
5º CORSA (9,8 pontos)

6º FIESTA (3,7 pontos)
7º KA (3,7 pontos)
8º FIAT (2,6 pontos)
9º CLASSIC (2,5 pontos)
10º CLIO (1,7 ponto)

Os veículos 1.0 não recomendados pelos mecânicos são:
1º FIESTA (17,8 pontos)
2º GOL (16,2 pontos)
3º KA (12,5 pontos)
4º PALIO (6,8 pontos)
5º UNO (6,5 pontos)
6º CLIO (5,3 pontos)
7º PEUGEOT (4,2 pontos)
8º CORSA (4,1 pontos)
9º CELTA (4,0 pontos)
10º 206 (3,6 pontos)

Na versões de 1.1 a 1.5, os recomendados são:
1º PALIO (33,1 pontos)
2º CORSA (13,8 pontos)
3º SIENA (5,4 pontos)
4º FIT (5,1 pontos)
5º PRISMA (4,9 pontos)
6º STRADA (4,8 pontos)
7º CELTA (4,6 pontos)
8º UNO (4,2 pontos)
9º FIAT (3,6 pontos)
10º GOL (1,7 pontos)

Modelos não recomendados nas versões de 1.1 a 1.5
1º PALIO (15,7 pontos)
2º FIESTA (11,8 pontos)
3º UNO (7,1 pontos)
4º PEUGEOT (5,0 pontos)
5º 206 (3,4 pontos)
6º CORSA (3,1 pontos)
7º C3 (2,9 pontos)
8º FIAT (2,7 pontos)
9º CELTA (2,4 pontos)
10º KA (2,3 pontos)

Carros recomendados com motor 1.6 a 1.9
1º GOL (26,9 pontos)
2º COROLLA (4,7 pontos)
3º CIVIC (4,3 pontos)
4º CORSA (4,2 pontos)
5º PALIO (3,9 pontos)
6º FIESTA (3,9 pontos)
7º POLO (2,8 pontos)
8º LINEA (2,8 pontos)
9º PARATI (2,8 pontos)
10º GOLF (2,5 pontos)

Modelos não recomendados com motor 1.6 a 1.9
1º PALIO (9,5 pontos)
2º FIESTA (5,4 pontos)
3º ESCORT (5,4 pontos)
4 º GOL (5,1 pontos)
5º TIPO (3,6 pontos)
6º CORSA (3,3 pontos)
7º CLIO (3,2 pontos)
8º RENAULT (3,1 pontos)
9º ECOSPORT (2,5 pontos)
10º PEUGEOT (2,2 pontos)

Veículos preferidos pelos reparadores com motorização 2.0 a 2.4
1º VECTRA (32,1 pontos)
2º ASTRA (14,6 pontos)
3º SANTANA (4,6 pontos)
4º FOCUS (4,5 pontos)
5º GOLF (3,4 pontos)
6º MAREA (2,7 pontos)
7º GM (2,5 pontos)
8º COROLLA (2,4 pontos)
9º CIVIC (2,0 pontos)
10º FUSION (2,0 pontos)

Modelos não recomendados nas versões de 2.0 a 2.4
1º MAREA (25,4 pontos)
2º VECTRA (12,9 pontos)
3º TEMPRA (5,8 pontos)
4º MONDEO (2,8 pontos)
5º FOCUS (2,6 pontos)
6º ASTRA (2,3 pontos)
7º ECOSPORT (1,8 pontos)
8º MONZA (1,8 pontos)
9º PICASSO (1,7 pontos)
10º OMEGA (1,7 pontos)

Veículos recomendados com motorização acima de 2.4
1º OMEGA (17,2 pontos)
2º JETTA (7,8 pontos)
3º FUSION (7,2 pontos)
4º S10 (6,9 pontos)
5º RANGER (3,5 pontos)
6º HILUX (3,4 pontos)
7º BLAZER (3,0 pontos)
8º CAPTIVA (2,8 pontos)
9º AZERA (2,4 pontos)
10º ACCORD (2,0 pontos)

Os não recomendados acima de 2.4
1º OMEGA (16,5 pontos)
2º RANGER (7,6 pontos)
3º BLAZER (4,8 pontos)
4º S10 (4,5 pontos)
5º FUSION (2,9 pontos)
6º CITROËN (1,9 ponto)
7º FORD (1,5 ponto)
8º OPALA (1,3 ponto)
9º MONDEO (1,2 ponto)
10º JETTA (1,1 ponto)

Picapes leves recomendadas
1º STRADA (36,6 pontos)
2º MONTANA (16,4 pontos)
3º SAVEIRO (15,9 pontos)
4º S10 (5,7 pontos)
5º RANGER (4,0 pontos)
6º COURIER (3,4 pontos)
7º FIAT (1,7 ponto)
8º FIORINO (1,4 ponto)
9º GM (1,1 ponto)
10º HILUX (1,1 ponto)

Picapes leves não recomendadas
1º COURIER (27,3 pontos)
2º SAVEIRO (13,1 pontos)
3 º STRADA (8,3 pontos)
4º MONTANA (7,5 pontos)
5º FIORINO (5,0 pontos)
6º RANGER (4,6 pontos)
7º S10 (3,3 pontos)
8º CORSA (2,8 pontos)
9º PAMPA (2,4 pontos)
10º L200 (1,5 ponto)

Picapes pesadas preferidas
1º S10 (20,3 pontos)
2º HILUX (17,3 pontos)
3º F250 (16,5 pontos)
4º RANGER (10,5 pontos)
5º L200 (5,0 pontos)
6º F350 (2,4 pontos)
7º TOYOTA (2,3 pontos)
8º F1000 (2,3 pontos)
9º FORD (2,1 pontos)
10º SILVERADO (1,5 ponto)

Picapes pesadas não recomendadas
1º RANGER (21,5 pontos)
2º S10 (13,9 pontos)
3º F250 (6,6 pontos)
4º SILVERADO (6,1 pontos)
5º DAKOTA (4,6 pontos)
6º L200 (4,5 pontos)
7º FORD (2,3 pontos)
8º DODGE RAM (2,3 pontos)
9º PEUGEOT (1,8 ponto)
10º FRONTIER (1,8 ponto)

A 9ª edição da pesquisa CINAU Melhor carro/Imagem das Montadoras indica que a GM é a montadora preferida pelo mecânico pela sexta vez consecutiva com 25,6 pontos, enquanto a Fiat ficou em 2º lugar com 16,8 pontos, seguida da Toyota em 3º (8,2 pontos) e a Volkswagen, que já foi a marca com maior índice de recomendação, ficou em 4º lugar com 7,5 pontos.
No ranking geral, o Palio ganha a 1ª colocação como o carro mais recomendado pelos profissionais da reparação aos clientes, tirando o Gol da liderança que ficou em 2º lugar, seguido do Corolla (3º), Corsa (4º) e Celta (5º).

Os carros não recomendados para comprar de acordo com a avaliação dos mecânicos são Fiesta (1º), Marea (2º), Peugeot 206 (3º), Gol 1.0 16 V (4º) e Gol (5º).

A avaliação é feita por meio de um minucioso questionário que avalia 11 requisitos para recomendar ou não a marca e o modelo, a maioria deles são técnicos e dois mais subjetivos e que mexem com lado emocional como confiança na marca e simpatia da marca.

Os motivos para recomendar são: confiança na marca (20,3%), relação custo e benefício (13%), acesso à informação técnica (13%), durabilidade (11,3%) qualidade (10,9%), tecnologia (9,2%), fácil manutenção (8%), disponibilidade de peças (7,4%), mecânica (4,5%), simpatia da marca (1,5%) e desempenho do carro (1,2%).

Os motivos para não recomendar são: disponibilidade de peças insatisfatórias (21,3%), acesso precário à informação técnica (15,7%), pouca qualidade (12,5%), difícil manutenção (10,2%), relação custo e benefício (10,2%), durabilidade insuficiente (9,5%), desconfiança da marca (5,5%), desempenho do carro insatisfatório (5%), tecnologia defasada (4,1%), antipatia da marca (3,4%) e mecânica (2,4%).

Metodologia:

A pesquisa Melhor Carro / Imagem das Montadoras é realizada pela CINAU e visa obter a opinião dos reparadores de todo o País ao avaliar aspectos técnicos para definir qual é o melhor carro e a melhor montadora. Os dados foram coletados por meio de amostragem aleatória simples determinada num mínimo de amostras por região do Brasil, proporcional ao tamanho da frota circulante em cada localidade.
A margem de erro é igual a 5% e intervalo de confiança igual a 95%. As respostas são obtidas de forma espontânea e não há nenhum tipo de recompensa ou premiação.
A supervisão e os trabalhos técnicos estão sob a responsabilidade do estatístico Alexandre Carneiro – CONRE/3ª/6991, e o registro da CINAU é CONRE/3ª/5616.

Saiba mais sobre a CINAU
A CINAU – Central de Inteligência Automotiva, pertence ao Grupo Germinal, o qual é responsável pela publicação jornal Oficina Brasil que é especializada no setor da reparação de veículos, com tiragem mensal de 65 mil exemplares e que circula em todo o País há 18 anos e é considerado pela empresa Mídia Dados como o maior veículo segmentado do Brasil.

Fonte: [email protected]

Curb Your Enthusiasm, True Blood, Entourage, Big Love, Flight of the Conchords—these are just some of the TV shows that PS3 owners will be able to download after Sony and HBO-owners Time Warner join forces. More »










PlayStation Network – PlayStation 3 – Curb Your Enthusiasm – Sony – Big Love

Eco Factor: Low-emission concept car powered by a hybrid engine.

The Mazda Tanken is a low-emission hybrid SUV designed by Anthony Sims from California’s Art Center College of Design. The SUV pays tribute to the American nature. The futuristic vehicle is powered by a small 4-cyclinder engine that revs up whenever the onboard batteries deplete.

Power is provided by a set of electric motors running on electric batteries. The stance of the vehicle is established with dynamic coupe lines contrasted with aggressive tires for an off-road appeal.

Via: Car Design

Side Car Serves as Boat
A MOTORCYCLE side car which doubles as a canoe on trips to the beach or river bank has recently made its appearance in Germany. The car is fitted with small metal pontoons which keep it upright in the water. Future models will be fitted with rudders, completing the transformation from side car to a navigable boat.

Homebrew coder Pate is back again in the DS homebrew scene to release another feature-packed version of DSx86, a nifty DOS emulator for the Nintendo DS. Notable changes of the latest release includes “new graphics opcodes and

An RCA Solid State Laser that fits through the eye of a needle can transmit 500 million bits of information per second through a thread of glass.

The entire contents of a 24-volume encyclopedia in 3 minutes. 2500 phone conversations or 20 TV programs at the same time. Staggering amounts of information – all made to pass through a tiny thread of glass by a solid state laser that radiates light from an area one-hundredth the size of the period at the end of this sentence. The laser, developed by RCA scientists, emits a narrow, intense beam of light that can be efficiently coupled into the microscopic fibers that carry the information. Because of its incredible stability and small size, RCA’s solid state “double dovetail” laser represents a significant step toward faster, smaller, more efficient fiber optic communications systems.

This Solid State Laser is a product of RCA research – the kind of dedicated research that has been a tradition at RCA ever since Nipper started listening to His Masters Voice. Today, research and development of electronic products are funded at the highest level in our company’s history. Our commitment is, as it has always been, to the advancement of technology-to the creation of products that expand the human horizon, whether through a wave of sound or a thread of light.

c 1980 RCA Corporation – A tradition on the move

Why don’t people put math poetry in ads anymore? Also, wasn’t Zero invented in India?

Computation

The Arab
who first wrote zero

And
the mathematic clue

To
nothing at all is a hero

Who
never got his due

Unless
he sought

To share
the eternal naught.

— from “Stars and Atoms HAVE NO SIZE” -by A. M. Sullivan
(by permission)

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The Special Troubles of Women

by Charles A. Clinton, M. d.

Most of these Functional Troubles Can Be Avoided by Normal Living, Plenty of Exercise and the Building of Bodily Vigor

WITH the exception of certain affections of the generative organs, most diseases are common to both men and women alike. There are, of course, certain conditions which are more commonly found in women than in men and vice versa. Those diseases which are induced by exposure to the elements or by overexertion are naturally more common in men than in women, while other conditions which are induced or made worse by sedentary habits, lack of the proper amount of exercise, etc., are more apt to be found occurring in women. But even this condition does not always apply, because in some countries and among some classes of society the women work as hard and are exposed to the elements as much and in other ways are subject largely to the same conditions as are men. So that when one speaks of the “special” disorders of women one usually means the disorders which affect that portion of the human anatomy which is found only in the female sex, namely, the mammary glands and the female generative organs.

The fact that so many women suffer from pelvic disorders and attribute their symptoms to some other cause, thus unconsciously allowing their pelvic organs to become severely affected, is apt to allow their general health to become greatly impaired and should make it of advantage for all women to recognize some of the symptoms which occur in the early stages of various complaints peculiar to themselves so that they may take proper steps to procure competent advice in the matter.

Of course, the various female organs when affected abnormally produce certain specific symptoms pertaining to the particular organ affected, yet there are a certain number of common symptoms which are generally present in most disorders of the pelvic organs which should give the afflicted person an inkling as to what the trouble may possibly be or at least draw attention to the fact that it may be one of the pelvic organs which is at fault. When only one or two of these symptoms are present it may not be so easy to judge the cause, but when several are present, as is so often the case, they should be of great service in at least suggesting the location of the trouble.

Among these symptoms are headache, especially at the base of the brain, a feeling of pressure on the top of the head, pain or aching at the lower portion of the back over the sacrum, a bearing down feeling in the lower abdomen, flatulence, constipation, irritability, general nervousness, sometimes hysteria, mental depression, attacks of the “blues” and often a certain amount of local discharge. These symptoms are all more or less common in conditions of the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes and the uterus, as well sometimes as the vagina.

When such symptoms occur it is well to have a thorough examination made in order to determine exactly what organ or organs are affected and exactly the amount of disturbance which is present and, if possible, how long it has existed. Then immediate steps should be taken to relieve the existing condition. It is very common when one organ is affected to have other adjacent organs also become affected and so it is of the utmost importance to get proper attention and to apply proper methods as quickly as possible to prevent inflammation or infection spreading from one of the pelvic organs to another. One of the commonest and yet most severe affections is pelvic cellulitis or pelvic peritonitis, which develops from an infection of one or more of the pelvic organs. These diseases are often extremely dangerous and are apt to cause the formation of adhesions which will produce distress or disturbances of various degrees for an indefinite period of time.

FOR some reason or other, women seem to be rather reticent about seeking professional advice for pelvic troubles. Of course in many cases, as mentioned above, they may not attribute their sickness to these local conditions and so may lose valuable time, but in other cases, even though they may feel morally certain that they are suffering from some abnormal state of one or more of the pelvic organs, they hesitate, they procrastinate and they delay seeking advice for so long a period that much unnecessary damage will often be done.

Women, as a rule, have a mortal dread of cancer and of course in some cases this is present as it is fairly common in the pelvis, especially in the uterus, and it is a most serious and most dangerous condition. But with the horrors of cancer in their minds they often hesitate to undergo an examination even though they know something is wrong, for fear that the doctor will tell them that they are suffering from cancer. What short-sighted policy this is! The time to treat cancer with any real hope of success is when it is in its initial stages, and this applies especially to internal cancer. Why delay seeking advice? Why procrastinate—why take chances? A woman who fears cancer should be the very one who should be examined at once and have the matter definitely settled; then should the symptoms prove to be those of cancer something may often be done and results obtained before it is too late. But the fact of the matter is that while some of these cases will be found to be cancer by far the largest number will be found to be non-malignant.

The woman, therefore, who fears cancer and who neglects to be examined and to get a correct diagnosis lives in constant dread and fear that she may be developing a cancer and yet does nothing about it. This naturally has a most devastating effect upon her entire constitution. Her nervous system become seriously affected, she becomes despondent, loses her appetite, loses weight, becomes a burden to herself and her friends and her family and in some cases even becomes mentally affected. In most cases all of this is entirely unnecessary and even in the case where the suspicion of cancer is confirmed and cancer is really found to exist, the sufferer herself will feel at least that now she knows what her trouble is and can take steps to try and eradicate it, something which she would not do before a diagnosis was made. And to the woman who finds her trouble is not cancer but something perhaps fairly easy to eradicate, what a load is lifted from her mind! Yet with all of our preaching women will hold back, delay and lose most valuable time.

The ovaries, Fallopian tubes and the uterus are fairly susceptible to abnormal conditions. Inflammation of these organs may be either acute or chronic. The ovaries may be affected with simple congestion or with inflammatory conditions. Prolapse of an ovary is a fairly common occurrence. Cystic growths are also quite common and may develop to an enormous size. These tumors consist of a sac which becomes filled and distended with a serous fluid. Fibro-cystic tumors consist partly of cystic material and partly of fibrous tissue. Solid tumors of the ovary are not very common although they are of various kinds such as fibroid tumors, sarcomas which are malignant growths, carcinoma or cancer, papilloma, and other varieties.

MOST cases of inflammation of the ovaries are secondary to inflammation of other pelvic organs, such as the vagina, the uterus or the Fallopian tubes. The uterus or womb may become affected in many ways. There may be hypertrophy or enlargement, atrophy or shrinkage, displacement forward or backward, prolapse or falling, and catarrh of the lining of the ^vomb, and this latter condition may involve the entire lining of the uterus, when it is called endometritis, or may involve only the neck of the uterus, in which it is called endocervititis. The entire muscular structure of the womb may become inflamed, producing what is known as metritis. This, however, is not such a very common affection.

Tumors, on the other hand, are fairly common and may form in the interior of the uterus, in the substance of the organ or on the outside. These are usually fibroid in character, although fibro-cysts are also fairly common. In addition, of course, malignant disease may occur and when it does it usually develops in the neck of the womb. This is because lacerations of the neck of the womb are very common during labor and it is at this point that most malignant growths start. It is therefore of the greatest importance to have all lacerations in this locality repaired surgically as soon after labor as is practicable.

A very common growth in the interior of the uterus is what is called a polyp. This is a vascular tumor usually rather small which is attached by a longer or shorter pedicle to the mucous membrane lining that organ. The Fallopian tubes are often subject to very severe inflammation, frequently on account of the extension of infections from the vagina or the uterus, or both. Inflammation of these tubes may be either acute or chronic. In many cases, especially when infection has occurred, abscess of the tubes develops and should the pus not be discharged into the uterus the result may be rather disastrous as the tubes may become so distended and so thin as to rupture, discharging the pus into the peritoneal cavity. This would of course cause septic peritonitis, and would require immediate operation. The vagina is also frequently affected with various abnormal conditions, such as simple inflammation, catarrhal inflammation, gonorrheal infection and other conditions. The vulva or external genital is sometimes the seat of abscess owing to infection, usually of an important gland which is located therein. Unfortunate, it is yet true, that many women innocently become affected with certain venereal complaints due to the fact that the husband has at some period before marriage become himself infected and though thought to be entirely cured some of the poison of the disease has continued to lurk in some-portion of the generative system and so is transferred by him to his innocent wife.

To my mind it is of the utmost importance to have every prospective bridegroom given a thorough examination and clean bill of health in this respect and perhaps in many other respects before he can be allowed to marry. Often the man himself may not know or suspect that he ever was infected or knowing this has been told that he has been cured and so may infect his wife and cause her untold suffering and possibly produce in her in turn a condition of chronic invalidism.

NOW then, what can be done for women who suffer from these “special” disorders peculiar to their sex in order to make them well again? Of course it must be admitted that there are many cases in which operation of one sort or another may be necessary, but much can be done in many of these cases without operation to bring them back to health. If any of the general symptoms mentioned in the beginning of this article develop they should be signals that all is not right and should serve as notice to at once take steps to eradicate the abnormal condition as quickly as possible and as surely as possible. The various pelvic organs may of course give special symptoms peculiar to themselves. The pain and tenderness may be localized so that the particular organ affected can be recognized. Internal examination by a physician will of course give a specific diagnosis. Pain, swelling, tenderness, leucorrheal discharges, hemorrhages, fever, chills, all have their special significance in certain specific acute or chronic pelvic disorders.

In most acute inflammations, rest in bed and fasting is of the utmost importance. The fasts are to last for a longer or shorter period depending upon the character of the condition and the general vitality of the patient. Sometimes repeated short fasts are better than a long fast. After a fast a fast-breaking diet of fruit juices or vegetable broth is to be given. If the fast has been a short one, one day on this diet is often sufficient, but if the fast has been of many days’ duration two or three days on the fast-breaking diet may be more desirable. After the fast-breaking diet an exclusive milk diet is often of the greatest value.

As to other measures, the taking of hot sitz baths or alternating hot and cold sitz baths is recommended in many cases. If there is much pain, cold sitz baths had better be omitted. Vaginal douches from two to four times daily are advisable in many cases. The douche should be comfortably warm, or in some cases quite hot. They may consist of plain water or water containing boric acid, bicarbonate of soda or some mild antiseptic.

In chronic conditions of the pelvic organs one has to pay a great deal of attention to building up the vitality of the patient. A fast of a few days repeated from time to time is of value, followed of course by a fast-breaking regimen. Exercise adapted to the extent of the condition and the vitality of the patient is given to advantage. Strict attention must be paid to the eliminations from the bowels, the skin and the kidneys. Considerable water is to be drunk and this can be taken between meals. Sun baths, air baths, outdoor walking and some form of light recreation are also good. Rest and relaxation are naturally important and enough sleep is to be obtained. Locally, of course, the treatment varies, according to the condition. For prolapse and displacements of the uterus exercises taken on a slanting table are of the greatest value. The exercises vary according to the particular displacement which is present. If it is a prolapse, lying upon the back on a slanting table, with the head down, may be sufficient, also raising the foot of the bed five or six inches, lying in that position through the night. If the displacement is forward, lying on the back with the head down, taking the exercise in this position, is of course proper, while if the displacement is backward, one lies on a slanting table on the abdomen, with the head down, and takes the exercises in this position.

Some form of catarrhal inflammation of the uterus may require curettage, also some growths may need removal, and of course carcinoma or cancer needs special treatment. Cysts may often be reduced more or less in size by fasting and other measures. Abscesses must be evacuated. Tears of the cervix and perineum need surgical attention. Infections also need specific treatments. The diet is of the utmost importance. It should be light and nourishing and should consist largely of fruits and fruit juices, fresh green vegetables, both raw and cooked, vegetable and fruit salads, cottage cheese, milk and buttermilk, together with some whole-grain products and occasionally figs, raisins, dates, honey and sometimes a few nuts, except peanuts.

VITALITY building measures such as specified above will aid in establishing an improved condition of general health and help to get rid of many pelvic disorders. Spinal manipulation, spinal compresses, ultra-violet, infrared rays and diathermy all have their uses in these conditions. Menstrual disorders require going into very carefully in order to determine the exact cause when proper measures can be taken for the relief. Building up of the body in general, purification of the blood supply and elimination of poisons from the system will do an enormous amount of good and will increase one’s powers of resistance to such an extent that recovery or great relief may be looked forward to as a certainty. Many a woman who is a physical and nervous wreck due to female troubles can, by following out natural methods, both local and general, be remade and can once more feel that life is worth living and that misery, suffering, pain, debility and all the other symptoms which accompany these “special” disorders of women are to be relegated to the past, never to return.