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Welier Poing Landnias'k Work f'dowii. Among them are the Wyckoff House in Every time a bulldozer levels a fine old 0 building to be replaced by another high pile of cold concrete, Geoffrey Piatt feels like a man being deprived of his name and face and given a number. As chairman of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, he's trying to save about 700 buildings that till give some character and beauty to a city that is at once shabby and elegant, resplendent and ridiculous, dramatic and dull. "But I don't think we'll save that many," said Piatt gloomily. The 11-man non-salaried commission consists of architects, a historian, a city planner, a realtor and a resident from each of the five boroughs.

At City Hall today, they hold a public hearing to keep two upper East Side areas from becoming glass-cubicled skyscapers or monotonous high-rise apart- Brooklyn, built 1641, the city 8 oldest structure; The Friends Meeting House on Gramercy Park; the Prospect Park Boat House; and the old Bronx Borough Hall. What about the old Met opera house "We never called it a landmark," Piatt said. "If -interior is fine but its exterior is inferior." Two Suits Pending The commission saved the old Astor Library on Lafayette St. from becoming another apartment house; it will house two theatres. And it won its first law suit by preventing owners of the former Manhattan Club from tearing it down for a new office building.

The judge ruled that esthetic values are a valid subject of legislative concern and the preservation law is not confiscatory. "The club was once the home of Jenny Jerome, Winston Churchill's mother," Piatt said. The commission now has two more suits pending to preserve the J. P. Morgan mansion on 37th and Madison and four of the magnificent old buildings at Sailors Snug Harbor on Staten Island.

The commission could be charged with standing in the way of progress. "Nonsense," said Piatt. "The city has 800,000 buildings. We're trying to save 700." He flipped open the pages of a big book with photos of downtown Manhattan. "What would downtown be like," he demanded, "without City Hall, St.

Paul's Chapel, Trinity Church, Federal Ke L- 'Remember, dear, I save trading stamps FAMILY DOCTOR Hall and the Woolworth Building?" Wait. With the new trade center they might bjcome skyscrapers and hotels or parking lots. At Your Service Kidney Stones Will Pass In 50 of Renal Colic By DR. THEODORE R. VAN DELLEN 19W by Chicago Tribune) About half of all kidney stones are passed spontaneously.

This knowledg-e may be the only comfort derived from a painful attack of renal colic. When the rock is not By ELLIE KALTER A new shop has opened in one of New York's stores which will make decorating on a shoestring Geoffrey Piatt Can 700 buildings be saved? a pleasure. Called Foreign Market, this super market-like store sells a wide variety of house ments. The areas, from 61st to 93d Sts. and Lex ington to Fifth have many sturdy, handsome hold items from more than countries, including Finland, Japan, Italy and Spain.

The nice thing passed, surgery usually is neededy- brownstones and the big Carnegie mansion. Today's Health Hint because the stone is impacted and Other districts the commission would like to about Foreign Market is that many items are ar obstructing the flow of urine Short shoes may lead to deformities of the toes. Iceep intact are the north side of Washington ranged by subject; for example, there's a whole counter devoted to unusual matchboxes, one for Square east of Fifth Turtle Bay; Sniffen decorative piggy banks, another for ashtrays, and Court; part of Chelesa; the section of Greenwich one for candles. Glasswear (goblets, vases, candy Village around King, Charlton and van Dam and a group of Harlem buildings on 138th St. be dishes, etc.) is arranged by color, a novel idea.

And everything was selected with an eye for beauty and value. You can find mugs for 29 cents (the tween Seventh and Eighth Aves. Harlem Buildings: Fine "The Harlem buildings are lovely," Piatt said most expensive one is 88 cents), flatwear in alu Demerol morphine and atropine are needed to relieve colic and relax the ureter so the stone can descend. This cannot occur when the concretion is too large or is stuck in the passageway. When the stone settles minum with ebony-like handles starting at 9 cents apiece and straw placemats for 18 cents.

There "They were designed by McKim and White, the tame people who designed Penn Station." Piatt is 61, calm, persuasive, a graduate of are also Italian reproductions of Early American glass bottles for 93 cents. And there is much, much more, most of it worth seeing, if not having For the (tore where the above item can be bought, tend a stamped, aelf-addreited envelope to AT TOUR SERVICE, THE NEWS, 220 E. AH St, New T.rk, Y. 10017. near the bladder, it may be possible to use a stone extractor or basket to manipulate the pebble Drother Juniper in such a way that it can be removed.

NO INCISION is needed be cause the instruments are passed from below. When this plan is not feasible, the offender must be removed via the abdomen. When the, stone is rough and irritates the ureter, the pain may be unbearable, The victim grunts, strains and changes position frequently. Discomfort begins in the back and, as the stones move downward, the pain descends around to the front and radiates into the groin. There also may be an intense desire to urinate and occasionally blood is passed.

Nausea, vomiting, and abdominal distention are common. RABBIT FEVER Mrs. L. C. writes: My husband goes hunting in the fall and often brings home rabbits.

I have heard it is dangerous to eat these animals. Can you advise? REPLY Wild rabbits sometimes are victims of tularemia. For this reason the hunter and the cook should wear rubber gloves when handling and preparing the animal for eating whenever there is any question about the animal's health. In addition, it must be well cooked. These preventive measures should safeguard the family, in case the disease exists.

Send a stamped, self -addressed envelope for leaflet on tularemia. 40 a brain lesion is suspect ANEMIA EFFECT R. B. writes: Does anemia cause nervousness? REPLY Soma individuals become nervous whenever they feel below par. In these circumstances- anemia must be severe symptoms such as fatigue and shortness of breath.

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O. I0X 1452, GRAND CENTRAL STATION, NEW No one knows why stones form in the urinary tract. The actual beginning of the stone, the nucleus or nidus, is made up of bacteria, fibrin, debris or chemical crystals. Certain factors favor stone formation but the entire process is difficult to explain be- Harvard and Columbia School of Architecture. He and his brother, William, have been partners since 1933, except for three years in World War II when William was in the Navy and Piatt in the Air Force.

Their father was an architect, too. Piatt was born in Cornish, N.H., when his parents were on a vacation. "But I've lived here all my life," he said. "Cornish is a useful fact. I use it when people call me city slicker." Back in 1962, Mayor Wagner appointed him to head the Advisory Landmarks Committee, which proceeded to designate 700 historic structures as worth saving.

Last year, the City Council passed a preservation law compelling owners to submit to a commission any plans for exterior changes on their buildings. Wagner named Piatt chairman and Lindsay reappointed him. At its first public meeting last month, individual and corporate owners showed up with their own plans for 28 buildings, mostly to tear them Dy GEORGE Knock Knees DEAR GEORGE: Remember the letter where the accusation was made that possibly one couple was trying to cheat in a bridge game? It was ridiculous. The couples were paired off against one another. The man's wife would, naturally, be seated across the table.

Why would a man nudge the knee of the woman sitting next to him OBSERVANT. DEAR OBSERVANT: He thinks she's his niece from Atlantic City? (Oh, boy 4 4 Sflfl United Feature Syndicate. Inc.) cause some people are naoiiuai rock formers and others are not. SOME OF THESE concretions remain silent for years but the majority cause trouble eventually. They may cause obstruction or trigger an infection and are found when X-rays are made of the urinary tract.

Acute renal colic is the most common symp tom and occurs when the stones try to escape. Distress occurs as the stone moves through the narrowed ureter on its way to "I Punk the maflman's losing Ha rip V-.