Des Moines Tribune from Des Moines, Iowa • 19

Nov. 4, 1971 DES MOINES TRIBUNE 19 Lots of Answers for Woman Who Says Life's Ruined weeks ago printed a letter from woman who said her life was ruined because of an offensive odor she couldn't get rid of. She made the rounds of nose specialists, n- do inologists, derm a tologists, and gynecologists Ann could explain Landers it. In fact, no one could smell Ann Landers I odor, but it was driving her a crazy. I suggested one more doctor a psychiatrist.

I told her that over the years I have received hundreds of letters from readers with the same complaint. My consultants agree that when no physical problem exists the problem is psychological. These tortured people have a deep-seated feeling of worthlessness. The "odor" which no one else can smell is an ego-saving excuse to keep them it. She said no friend or rela- away from people.

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Invites You To A FREE OPEN MEETING at any of the following Weight Watchers meetings. Nov. 8-12 of course no charge or obligation Des Moines Merle Hay Center Epworth United Methodist 3740 Merle Hay Road 412 Euclid Avenue Monday 10:00 a.m. 7:00 Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Tuesday 10:00 a.m.

7:00 p.m. Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Wednesday 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Thursday 7:00 p.m.

Fort Des Moines YWCA Methodist Church 8th Grand S.W. 9th and Leland Monday 6:00 p.m. Thursday 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. ANKENY First United Methodist 206 Walnut Monday 10:00 a.m.

Thursday 7:00 p.m. WATCHERS. Phone (515) 276-6505 an eye for lowa 3 why no one wants to be around them. When the letter appeared I received over 500 "solutions." Here's a sampling: From Wheeling, W. The woman with the "odor" is not sick she is gifted.

too, have the ability. to smell things that no one else can smell. I can smell animals in the woods and birds flying overhead. I can also smell friends and acquaintances before they enter a room. I first realized I had this gift when I was 4 years old.

I said to my mother, "Grandpa will be here soon." She asked, "How do you know?" I answered, "I can smell him." Sure enough, in five minutes Grandpa arrived. Please tell the woman who wrote not to worry. She's exceptional. From Marshalltown, Tell the lady with the strange odor to cheer up and she will smell better. Scientists have proved that happy people give off a fragrant scent.

Negative brain waves (worry, anger, fear, anxiety) give off unpleasant odors. Animals can smell emotions but most people can't. From La Porte, The woman who "Nose It All" should stop drinking coffee. The odor that is bothering her is the result of caffein poisoning. From Jackson, Tell Announce Their Chickens Help Autumn Weddings Cancer Research (By AP Newsfeatures) At first glance, the price of a chicken dinner and progress in leukemia research may not seem to have anything in common, but they do.

At laboratories in St. Petersburg, microbiologists are raising virus-free chickens under special conditions for their research into the causes and possible cures for Marek's disease, a type of cancer that attacks 20 per cent of the chicken population annually. It is hoped that one result of their research will be developing a quick diagnostic test for cancer. And, according to Dr. L.

A. Wilhelm, president of the Poultry and Egg National "Stinky" to put a cup of salt in her bath water. From Juneau, Alaska: Tell the lady with the odor to sleep with a raw oyster over each eye at night. It's a sure cure. From London, Ontario: Her trouble is not in her mind, Ann, it's in her nose.

She should line her nostrils with vaseline every night when she goes to sleep. From Chicago, The Board, if the percentage of chickens destroyed due to Marek's disease could be saved, housewives could expect the prices of chickens and eggs to drop by one-third. At the Life Sciences Laboratories, the first step towards creating a colony of virus-free chickens is taken when fertilized eggs are sterilized to make sure the chicks will be free of viruses and bacteria when they are hatched. Each chick is then raised in its own chamber breathing filtered air. Attendants who provide them with food and water 1 must do so by putting their arms into sterile rubber gloves built into holes cut into these isolation cubicles.

lady with the mysterious odor problem probably has idiopathic hypogeusia. It is a mental disorder of unknown origin. Zinc, taken by mouth, sometimes helps. -Dr. J.

H. 0. From Flint, The lady with the odor problem should change toothpaste a and soap. She has an allergy that is throwing her chemistry out of balance. From Des Moines: If the woman will stop wearing synthetic fabrics (nylon, acetate, etc.) her odor will disappear.

Synthetics stimulate glandular secretions which create odors. From Knoxville, The woman who smells things should be aware that she has a rare talent. Her highly developed olfactory sense should be put to use. She should rent herself out to church groups who have picnics. Every year at least a dozen people die from food poisoning at these affairs.

If you'll give me her name I'll see to it that she is put to work at once. Ann says: Sorry, as a matter of policy I can't put one reader in touch with another, but thanks to you and to all who wrote. Ann Landers will be happy to help you with your problems. Write her in care of The Des Moines Tribune. Her column appears five times weekly on the women's pages of The Tribune and in The Saturday and Sunday Register.

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