AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 6-9-2026

Hello everybody. This is Skip Alzheimer. Welcome to the Age Geeks Lunchtime streaming show where we watch old 16 mm films. And I am back uh in Raleigh, back in the archive, back with the scanner. We're back. So, what do we have to watch today? Series of films. Um, we're going to start off with a classic Encyclopedia Bratannica film featuring Frank. Enjoy. Frank and his dog. One day, not very long ago, it was Saturday. You know how Saturdays are. Everyone has something to do. Yes, it's a very busy day. A good day to wash the car. And that is what dad is doing. Frank, our son, has found something to do, too. What do you suppose it is? Why, he is going to sweep out Penny's house. Penny is Frank's dog, you see. But here is Penny now. He wants to come through the gate, but we're all too busy to open it for him. Do you think he can open the gate by himself? Yes, he can. Penny looks around. He sees that everyone is very busy. And he wants to be very busy, too. Well, here's something. Jean, will you play with me? I want to have something to do, too. Come on, Jean, and play now. Penny, stop that, says Jean. See that I'm very busy. I have no time to play now. There, now go away once and for all. But what is Penny up to now? Penny, what are you doing? Why, he's trying to play with the broom. Oh, no you don't, says Frank. Now, Penny, stop that. I have work to do. I'm very busy. Frank said, Penny. Here, go chase it. Now, where did that stick go? Is it under these flower pots? Now, Penny, look what you've done. You've knocked over a flower pot. What am I going to do with you? No, it's no use begging. I have no time to play with you. Go away and find something to do. And so it's Saturday and everyone has something to do. Everyone but Penny. But what's this? What is Penny up to now? He sees himself in the hubcat. He wants to play. But Penny will only be in the way again. Go away, Penny. Father tells him. Nothing to do, says Penny. Everyone is just ready to play with me. I wish I could be busy, too. Uhoh. What's this? Why, it's Tabby. Mrs. Brown's Tabby. I wonder if I should chase Tabby. Yes, I will. And up into the tree goes Tabby. Penny. Penny. Penny. But Penny is having fun. He is very busy now. Up he goes. And again. But who is this coming here? Oh, it's Mrs. Brown. Tabby is Mrs. Brown's cat. Poor Tabby. Has Penny been mean to you? >> That's right, Penny. You just better go into your house and stay there. Mrs. Brown is very, very worried. She asks father to help get Tabby down. But Tabby isn't so sure she wants to come down. Will Penny promise not to chase her again? There, Tabby. Everything's all right. We'll soon have you down out of that tree. There we are. Mrs. Brown is happy. Tabby is very happy. And so are dad and I. But what about Penny? Penny, you're a bad dog, says Frank. We don't love you anymore. That's right. Go into your house and stay there. But look, what do you think I have on the tray I'm carrying? Cookies and lemonade. Cookies and lemonade for everyone. For we've all had a busy time. And Frank Here are some dog biscuits for Penny. It's for bad. Penny asks Frank. Penny has been nothing but trouble all day long. Frank says he's been in everyone's way. Why should he get any biscuits? You don't think he should get any? I ask Frank. Of course not, says Frank. He is a bad dog. No, Frank. What Penny did was bad. But Penny is not bad. And if we had taken time to play with him, perhaps he wouldn't have been so much trouble. Now go on over and make friends with him again. You're not a bad doggy, Penny. What you did just wasn't nice, Frank says. But I guess we weren't nice to you, were we? We love you, Penny. We always will. >> [music] >> so many tabs. Um yeah, so Frank shows up in some other films uh as well and that whole family shows up in a couple of other films um that are encyclopedia bratannica. So we've shown them periodically over the last So we last showed this in 2020. So that's how long ago. All right, you all want to know about it. Uh D-Day just was celebrated. Um what is who's the arm behind the army? Let's find out. >> [music] [music] >> Once again, America watches its ramparts. Come what may, the guns [music] are manned, the battle wagons wait, the sky patrols are on the alert, and once [music] then fighting men stand ready to carry on America's oldest military tradition to attack, to attack the forces that threaten us. Was struck often and struck hard. Each era has seen them fight with new weapons, [music] but always with an unconquerable spirit, which in the end achieved [music] victory. In 1776, we won the right to be a nation with shot, powder, flint lock, and guts. As America grew, [music] the weapons of war became less primitive, more difficult to make and operate. In 1848, swift striking cavalry units gave our army power and mobility. The more [music] effective it became, the more it depended on supplies hauled from shops and factories far behind the front. [music] During the Civil War, we put steel over our engines on land and sea. We took to the air. In 1898, we perfected the use of a repeating machine gun. Then, in 1918, war came of age. [music] Today, the American soldier is part of a vast complex organization composed of many arms. The infantry, the cavalry, field artillery, [music] coast artillery, air, engineers, signal corps, armored force, and many services. This is your army. Uncle Sam's fist. Swinging that fist with piled driving force is the arm behind the army. Uncle Sam's muscle. American industry responsible [music] for mobilizing his vast resources for the needs of the army are under secretary of war Robert Patterson and Lieutenant [music] General Brien B. Somerville chief of the service of supply behind the desks behind the drawing boards behind the benches on the assembly lines. American industry is making the greatest production effort in history to supply our army with everinccreasing quantities of the weapons of war. Soldier for soldier, our fighting men can match anything the Axis sends against them. And worker for worker, American industries determined to meet the Axis challenge in the production plants. Management and labor alike stand solidly behind us. They know their stake in this conflict. They know the grim fate of free enterprise and free labor and the path of axis conquest. Vienna the world famous workers tenementss symbol of Nazi inspired asension between Austrian working men and Austrian industrialists. Soon after Czechoslovakia, symbol of Nazi inspired dissension between allies sworn to defend it. The Scot munitions works symbol of industry compelled to forge the means of its own enslavement. [music] Soon after labor permit, the Nazis exercise complete control over who works and who starves. labor [music] restrictions. The Nazis degrade working men because they know that free labor working in free industry can never be shackled to the Axis dream of world conquest. Poland labor and industry know that the Nazi occupation of Poland means economic ruin. [music] It means labor gains. It means slavery for hundreds of thousands of [music] Poles kidnapped by their conquerors to work in shops and factories. There are 4 and a2 million foreign workers in Germany today [music] who are forced to produce weapons to fight the nations that seek to liberate them. It means [music] terror, [music] starvation, justice, Nazi [music] justice. Holland. [music] [bell] [music] This was once the heart of Rotterdam's business section. France. While German tanks thundered across its fields, much of French industry lay idle, unaware of the mortal danger to its institutions. If the French army fell, the railroad card compen, negotiations for surrender, negotiations which might never have taken place if France had been united and prepared. Now French industry works for the axis, [music] old age pensions, group insurance, workman's compensation, all the benefits that labor has won in every decent, highly industrialized nation. None of these benefits ever belong to the workers of Germany's new henchmen, Japan. Japan, where living standards are pitifully low, but where millions are poured into modern factories [music] to carry on the policy of their treacherous warlords. Japan who for 10 years has ravaged [music] and pillaged the gallant people of China. Japan who cried peace. Pearl Harbor. [music] The brunt of the cowardly blow struck at Pearl Harbor was borne by the Army and Navy. But all over the United States, men and women in American industry knew it was a blow aimed at their lives, their liberties, their pursuit of happiness. They accepted the challenge. They are tackling the biggest job in history to outproduce the Axis. [music] Can they? Economists say the natural resources of the United Nations are greater, but the capacity of the axis determ what resources they have in the weapons of war is tremendous. They have the mighty troop munitions works. We have Birmingham. They have Scoda. We have Delaware. They have factories like this in occupied France. England has vicers. They seize the steel mills of Luxembourg. We have Pittsburgh. They have great factories to turn out Hankls, measurements, don. We turn out flying quartzes, P38s, P40s, Aercobras, tomahawks, many others. Romanian oil drives their planes and tanks. Oil from the fields of Oklahoma, Texas and California will drive our planes and tanks. All down the production line, plant for plant, the Axis and the United Nations stand locked in battle. It will be the sweat of workers that tips the beam. the sweat of American workers who will give you men tanks and planes and guns to fight for our free and democratic world. A gun every 26 minutes. [music] A tank every 12 minutes. A plane every 9 minutes. Competing against men who often work at the point of a gun who must produce or else. Free American industry has pledged itself to deliver those tanks and planes and guns on time, ahead of time. [music] This war is industry's war. It is labor's war. They realize that defeat means the unconditional and permanent surrender of all they are or hope to be. No sacrifice now will be too great [music] for them because sacrifice now will ensure final victory. Ours and theirs. When we win, they win. A telegram from the army. A message from the fight to the factory. Seven dive bombers is scotted by fighter planes swarm down an enemy fleet and seriously damaged jet cruiser. Credit for this operation must be shared by you men and women who made these planes. Signed, love it. Assistant Secretary of War for Air. Large Japanese convoy escorted by Japanese troyers hurled back by Americanmade big guns. [music] Their power and deadly accuracy are a testimonial to the skill and effort of you workers. Congratulations. Sign Stimson, Secretary of War. Performance of American 28 ton tanks enthusiastically cheered by our allies. Keep up the good work. Sign Patterson, Under Secretary of War. Wherever American soldiers fight, the arm behind the army fights with them. We will win our battles on the firing line because they will win their battles on the production line. They are fighting beside us now. Together, we will smash ahead to victory. [music] Hooray. Yes. Join together. We need to join together. All right. Uh what's next? Um this film is uh you know I have so many films that cover this exact same topic. This is called Chance to Lose and it is about driver safety. I think from maybe the early 40s, maybe late 30s. Uh, let's take a look. [music] [music] Nobody has ever invented a system for [music] beating the law of averages, but it's human nature to try at least once. The Monte Carlo Casino reaps most of its golden harvest, not from professionals, but from thousands of one-time gamblers like you and me. Suckers. Yes, of course. But while they may lose their shirts, they at least save their hides. They're pikers compared with the millions of Americans who every day try their luck in another unbeatable game and gamble with their lives. Every year, more than a million motoring accidents occur on the streets and highways of America. And in 85% of cases, the victims of these motoring tragedies are first offenders. Gamblers. Yes, indeed. Sucker gamblers betting a few minutes of time against a lifetime of regret. >> [music] [music] >> Are we a race of heedless gamblers? Let's ask a man who lives constantly behind the scene of the traffic problem. the captain of the traffic detail. >> Every motorist thinks he's a careful driver, and in most cases, he is. It's when he doesn't think that he's in danger. During the past few years, daytime accidents have been reduced, but night driving accidents have increased. Why? Largely because of what motorists don't know about night driving. Wow, what a night. Just the night for an accident, you might say. Yet, comparatively few accidents occur on nights like this. Driving is too dangerous. If that sounds like a paradox, just listen to this. >> Do be careful, dear. It's such an awful night. >> That's right, old fellow. Take it easy. Anything can happen on a night like this. >> You don't have to be nervous, honey. I'm taking no chances. >> And that's just why there are relatively few accidents on such a night. Under circumstances so obviously dangerous, everyone plays safe. But on a perfect night such as this, with driving conditions at their best, accidents are at their worst. Why? Well, judge for yourself. Isn't it a glorious night? >> It's perfectly thrilling. >> Come on, step on it. It's perfectly safe. Show her some speed. The Grahams are only a couple of minutes ahead. Let's beat them into town. >> Oh, hey, Betsy. Careful. I'm here. >> She loves it. Come on, step on the gas. >> Tired, Paul. >> Oh, sort of. It was a grand party, wasn't it? >> There go David and Connie. Let's show them they're not too speedy for us. >> Oh, no you don't. Let them go if they want to. >> Say, how fast are we going? >> Oh, I don't know. Not so very fast. >> Well, it seems awfully fast to me. >> This car isn't wide open. Show her some real speed. You know the road. David, be careful. >> I know every inch of the road. Why, I go over it almost every day. >> Well, I suppose David and Connie are home by now. >> I don't care if they are. I'm not going to have nervous prostration while you show off. >> Oh, look. >> Well, well, well. Poor David. Of course, he knew the road in daylight. But at night, at high speed, he was into a curve and off the road before he realized it. Only the best of luck and a convenient pig pen saved him from tragic consequences. Well, cheer up, David. It might have been much worse, and in time, maybe Connie will forgive you. Night driving is always deceptive. Even the best of headlights have their limitations. And while the road ahead may appear perfectly clear, in daylight, that very same stretch of road reveals the need for extreme caution in driving. The answer is never overdrive your headlights. Never drive so fast at night that you can't stop in the visible clear distance ahead. Safe speed is always dependent upon conditions. In daylight on a smooth open road, this car races the wind in comparative safety. At night over this winding road, half that speed might be dangerous. But this driver is in a hurry. >> Why are you in such a hurry, Jean? [clears throat] You don't know this road. >> I know. I know. But if we don't get to Middleville by 10, there won't be a room at any price. And Lord knows where there's another decent hotel. >> But you're always so careful. I don't see why. >> Yes, dear. But tonight, we're in a hurry. Oh, there's nothing to worry about. I've never had an accident in my life. >> But there's always the first time for >> Believe it or not, the period of most accidents is the period of lightest traffic from 1:00 to 6:00 in the morning. It's hard to believe that this car is in danger. He has the whole street to himself. Maybe he is driving a little faster than usual, but what of it? Here's a stop signal. But why bother to stop? Nobody else is up at this hour. And yet, look out. Too low. On any road at any speed, fatigue is a deadly enemy. During the early morning hours, your mind wants to go to sleep. At best, you're only half awake. And when you're guiding a ton and a half of automobile down an 8ft lane, it's no time to catch up on your rest. For he's a jolly good fellow. At least that's what his friends say. And probably he is in a nightclub or at home. But behind the wheel of an automobile on the boulevard or on the highway, this man is a potential murderer or suicide. Of course, he thinks he's able to drive his car. But would you want to ride with this man? No, indeed, nor will I. Cocktails and gasoline are a deadly mixture. Take the word of those who day after day are face to face with traffic tragedy. If you drink, don't drive. If you drive, don't drink. Remember way back when you were a kid, there was always a neighborhood bully who by sheer strength of muscle and pure ugliness of disposition spoiled the fun for all the smaller boys. But there is always a day of retribution for the bully. The two-fisted bully of yestery year is driving a car now. And how? He's the fellow who holds up all traffic on one entire side of the street until he can find an opening to suit his convenience. He's the fellow who comes busting in ahead of you after you've been standing in line patiently waiting for the traffic light to change. Discourteous, of course, and very dangerous. When the bully turns the corner, it's every man for himself. Pedestrians must take to their heels or take the consequences of his unreasonable selfishness. This type of driver ought to have a special license. But by his driving, you shall know him. Of course, he pays no attention to stop signs. They were meant for other people. Uh-oh, look what's coming. AND LOOK OUT. AND OF COURSE, in the last chapter, the villain gets his just dessert. And in the end, everyone is happy except the villain. Why does a chicken cross the road? Well, why do intelligent human beings take their lives in their hands and dart across a congested street against the traffic light? Even a child knows better. >> Stop, look, and listen. Before you cross the street, use your eyes and use your ears, and then use your feet. Nowadays, youngsters are learning how to be good pedestrians. In fact, the average school child of today is a far more intelligent and better behaved pedestrian than his parents. The school boy patrol has saved thousands of lives among school children. And if we only had sense enough to allow a little child to lead us, it would be the means of saving thousands of adult lives, too. Young fellow, our hats are off to you. You're doing a grand job. And while we're about it, let's give credit to the peaceime army in constant service, battling to send us on our way in safety. It's no easy job keeping you and me safe in traffic. Hundreds, yes, even thousands of this peaceime army have given their lives in this service. It never occurs to us to thank them or even to give credit where credit is due. But on the open road, they're the best friends we have. The best accidentrevention insurance is safe, certain stopping. And tests show that only 68% of cars on the road have safe brakes. Some brakes provide only fair weather safety. For example, this car stops safely enough under ideal road conditions. But now, let's water the roadway, duplicating the effect of rainy weather pavement, and see how well this car performs. All right, driver. Now, try that again. Here he comes. He slaps on the brakes. Ah, it took a wet, slippery pavement to reveal the fact that these brakes were not properly equalized. And a wet, slippery day is a mighty poor time to discover that brakes need adjustment. With positive equalized braking pressure, this car stops safely without a skid. Even on this wet pavement, motor car manufacturers are utilizing every resource of science to build stauncher, safer motor cars. Through their unceasing research and testing, new metals have been developed, new methods devised to make certain that your car is completely dependable. Beneath their exterior beauty, the most modern of the new cars provide the protection of a steel floor welded together into a single unit of tremendous strength. Indeed, the modern car can endure without injury, punishment which would have completely wrecked any car of a few years ago. Considered alone, the modern motor car is the most dependable and safest medium of transportation the skill of man can devise. But the final factor of safety lies in the hands on the steering wheel. yours and mine. And remember, the smart way to drive is the safe way to drive. [music] We can beat those onetime accidents by driving safely all the time. [music] So, I looked at some notes. 1937ish uh is when that came out. Okay, let's see. All right, we're going to try this uh to see if this works. It's been a while. Um the scanner uh this is the Sintel Black Magic scanner and I think this will work. Yeah, there we go. Uh this is uh feeling fine. Enjoy. [music] [music] Woohoo. [music] >> [music] >> Now that's what I call enthusiasm. People live longer these days and they have the opportunity to enjoy life more. But good health is essential if we're to take advantage of the opportunity. And maintaining good health is something we all have to work at. So in this program, we're going to take a look at high blood pressure. It's one of the most common health problems of older Americans and we'll learn what we can about it. But before we begin, there's something we all should do around the children if you're willing. Promise I'll review it. Add it to the do it right. You got to ask you a positive [music and singing] limb but ain't a negative latch on to the no [music] in between. You got TO SPREAD JOY UP TO the maximum bring up to the minimum [music] half of [music] walk upon the sea. >> [screaming] >> Heat. [music] Heat. >> [music] [music] [music] >> There are some people having a wonderful time enjoying life even though the chances are that more than 40% of them have high blood pressure now but it can be handled Right. And the first step is getting a checkup. This is Barb. Hold on a second. The film was twisted. Give me a sec. I'm trying to reload it. Usually has no symptoms and the checkup is a breeze. only takes a little bit or two. >> Have you heard? >> Have you heard what it's all about? >> High blood pressure. [music] Tell me about you know symptoms. You can hear it in your mind. Get your pressure measured. It won't take much time. A big exclamation what it's all about. Check it. [music] Check it out. It out it [music] >> 130 over 78. Mr. Albert, that's fine. >> Oh, well, thank you. Thank you, Barbara. That was easy. Dr. Ray Gford has seen a lot of people with high blood pressure at the Cleveland Clinic. and has studied the problem for more than 25 years. Uh, Dr. Gford, is it really possible for a man to have high blood pressure and still feel just fine? >> Oh. Oh, yes, it is. As a matter of fact, many people have high blood pressure for many years and are totally unaware of it. >> It's called the silent killer. >> I've always been a very healthy person and I never suspected I was had anything. >> I never had a symptom. I never knew I had high blood pressure until I really checked it. >> I had no symptoms, but the fact that I know that my mother had very high blood pressure, my father had high blood pressure, and I know there's this thing known as inheritance. >> Then they began to say, "You have high blood pressure." And I wasn't aware of it. I was walking just as well as I used to. >> I never had headaches or or anything like that. >> Found out it was 180. And I didn't believe it. I told him I thought his instrument was wrong because I felt fine. Didn't have any headache. Didn't have any symptoms. >> If they don't discover it, what happens? >> Come here. I want you to meet Henry. Uh, we'll show you. >> How are you, Henry? That's Henry. Huh? There's his brain, his heart, Henry's kidneys. H. >> Yep, that's right. Now, if high blood pressure goes undiscovered too long, you can get serious damage to all of those organs and to the entire circulatory system. >> Uh, how serious is serious? >> Well, if Henry's uh high blood pressure goes untreated too long, he could have a heart attack or stroke. >> That's not a very pleasant way for Henry to find out he's got high blood pressure. >> No, it's not. But uh do you realize that over 700,000 Americans die of a heart attack or stroke every year? >> That's why it's so important to detect high blood pressure as soon as possible. But uh just what is high blood pressure? What are these numbers about? Come over here, Eddie. I think this heart model will help. You've got to remember that this model is about five times the size of a normal heart. >> Mhm. It's really a pump. The heart pumps blood out into the body through all the arteries. Obviously, the blood is going to exert pressure on the wall of the arteries as it flows. And this is what we call the blood pressure. Now, the pressure that's recorded at the very instant the heart beats is the upper pressure or the systolic pressure. >> Oh. Oh. Then, uh, when the heart isn't pumping, that's between beats. It's the lower number. >> That's right. You've got it, Eddie. That's what we call the diastolic pressure. Yeah. >> Let's go over and see Henry again. Now, we would say that Henry has a blood pressure of 120 over 78. That's normal. >> Uh, what is high blood pressure? >> We define high blood pressure as more than 140 over 90 when it's taken on several occasions. >> Oh, Henry has high blood pressure. Does that mean our pressure goes up uh just because we get old? Well, it is true that older people are more likely to have high blood pressure, but I see it in younger people as well. We really don't know all the factors that go into high blood pressure. It obviously has something to do with the arteries, uh, with our diet, with heredity, but the important thing to remember is that if high blood pressure is properly treated, we can prevent a lot of serious conditions. >> Does that mean uh changing our lifestyle? That's right, Eddie. >> Henry, I'd say we got a problem. You ready for a change in lifestyle? [music] It's never too late to make a fresh start, to be more aware. Have a change of heart. The closer I look, the more I can see about me. It's never too late [music] to learn a new song, to find your mistakes, and to see what went wrong. The more you go through, the more you can do about [music] you. People say the world's a stage and life is like a play. Take your time. Make up your mind. Cuz you're the star today. It's never [music] too late to turn around. Cuz what goes [music] up often comes down. The more we adjust, the more we enjoy being us. More we adjust, the more we enjoy being us. Yeah, thank you, Henry. [laughter] >> That was good. You two make a great team. >> You know, there's something that's important to remember. Many people with high blood pressure can live perfectly normal lives if they're just willing to make a few changes in lifestyle and follow their doctor's advice. >> And many people are doing that right now. >> [music] >> In America, more than 60 million people have high blood pressure. It's a particular problem in older people. In fact, in people over 65, almost half have it. [music] >> I've had blood pressure, I guess, about 6 years. It really isn't a problem. All you have to do is take your medication and you feel great. >> [music] >> just happened to stop into a place that had a blood pressure machine was rather high and I went to a doctor subsequently and was put on medication that has had it under control ever since. [music] >> I have high blood pressure. I've had it for approximately 8 years and um take my medication daily. And if you do that, you can be and live a normal life just as I do. But you must stay on your medication. [music] >> I'm not having any problems with high blood pressure for the simple reason that it's kept under control. I take uh medication regularly and go on living completely normal life. [music] >> If you got your medicine, that's the main thing. And watch your weight. I'm down a little bit, believe it or not. [laughter] Still too too big. You got to still lose some weight. >> Keeping that pressure under control means it all. You know, >> these people have been dealing successfully with high blood pressure every day. But those who fail to keep it under control run the risk of suffering a stroke or a heart attack. And that's something that only a survivor can describe. >> When I was growing up, I I was an foreign exchange student to Austria. And then I sang with Fred Wearing in the Pennians. And then in 1963 I was Miss America. [singing] Miss America. [music] There [singing] is your ideal. Jacqueline Mayor Townsend, Miss America of 1963, suffered a stroke that left her paralyzed at the age of 28. >> Although high blood pressure did not cause Jacqueline stroke, she can help us understand the consequences of this terrifying experience. >> I was on top of the world and then in one fell swoop, I was totally helpless. helpless because I was paralyzed and I could not speak. I had suffered a stroke. It happened just in an instant. But my life had changed completely in that instant. I had to rebuild my life. Rebuild my physical appearance, my ability to walk and use my hand properly. I had to relearn to talk and it has taken me 12 years to do this. [music] >> And here are some cases in which high blood pressure was directly related to a heart attack and stroke. Fortunately, these people are doing well now, but they went through a painful ordeal. >> And all of a sudden, I got this like crushing feeling around my chest. And there was no pain involved, just a crushing feeling. And I couldn't breathe. >> I was just plain scared. I really was. >> Took me to the hospital. And this is when they told me I had the heart attack. That was when I realized that I'd had a heart attack. Then she figured out I had a stroke. >> I think the most difficult thing was loss of kidney control. >> And I couldn't walk. So they taught me how to walk. >> There are many things you cannot do without a lot of effort. >> One nurse says, "But you can read." And I said, "No, I can't read because uh my uh writing it just went backwards when I read." >> You learn how to dress yourself in a rehabilitation hospital. Try and put on a shirt with just one arm. It's very difficult. >> All I thought, how could this have happened to me? because I thought so well yesterday like always. I've never had any problem and I've often thought back trying to think was it just because I had blood pressure for quite a few years. There's a history of it. My mother suffered terribly and I didn't count that as a hereditary disease. Having a stroke or a heart attack can be a very hard lesson. Okay, Dr. Gford, if we have high blood pressure, what can we do about that? >> Oh, here come the Dixie Hummingbirds. I'll bet they can tell us. >> The time has come to change our ways. [music] You know, we've all seen younger days. Learn the fact, avoid [music] excess. Listen to your doctor. It's for the best. Take your time. >> Take your time. >> Don't get upset. >> Don't get upset. >> Do yourself a favor. >> No more cigarettes. >> No cigarettes. [music] >> Use less salt. >> Use less salt. >> Watch your weight. >> Watch your weight. >> Keep in shape. >> Don't procrastinate. >> Try to develop new routine. We all enjoy a change of scene if you need it. [music] medication going to help you on the road to rehabilitation. Hey, do what your doctor tells you to [music] don't let bad habits get the best of you. You know we've all seen better days. Well, the time has come to change our ways. [music] Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Come change our way. >> Doctor, some people say that we are what we eat. Now, how does what we eat affect our blood pressure? Well, Eddie, take salt for instance. There's no question that in many patients with high blood pressure, salt can be an aggravating factor. I almost always tell my patients with high blood pressure not to cook with salt. Avoid foods that are heavily salted and never pick up the salt shaker. >> Well, that uh [laughter] that can be a little difficult sometimes. >> Well, uh >> like everything else, it just takes sheer willpower and determination >> and resolution. Yes. >> No thanks. >> Uh-huh. Yeah. Mhm. >> You got to remember, Eddie, keep your weight down. The more you weigh, the harder your heart has to work. The less you weigh, the less wear and tear on your heart. live diet. You should try it. You see why it's the right diet. [music] Cut back. Eat right. Feel right on fat. >> Thanks. Thanks. >> Keep trim. >> Nutrients be delicious. full of >> we all need it. You should try the right stuff. You see why diet cut back eat right >> nutrition delicious full of >> we can't beat it. >> Good for you. >> You [music] should try you. You see why you know we're right now. >> Okay, hummingbirds. Now, let's see how exercise fits in. I want you to take a look at an interesting health and fitness program for older people in North Carolina. >> Hello, GAY. [cheering] >> My goodness. Okay, DO YOU KNOW THEY'RE over >> Marggo Rainer of the state department of aging leads an enthusiastic program. We're living longer. YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE ALL [cheering] >> IN OUR PROGRAM. We're concerned with maintaining and improving the physical activity and the health status of our older population. We encourage them to lead a much more active, healthier life than they are typically doing. >> Consider gravity up in the chair a little. Okay. One leg out >> to control their weight to help them keep it where it is or to possibly decrease it, but certainly not let it go up. No cheating. Look at that shoulder going up to [laughter] the ear. Ear to your shoulder. You feel that pull in your neck. And I think just teaching them some self-care tips. Also teaching them how to take their own blood pressure and making them aware of what they can do to be more responsible for their own health and to realize that they need to be concerned about that. >> Less pressure on your joints. Okay. Get into those sexy shoulder shrugs. You got to move every part of your body every day. Move everything that still moves. Keep it moving. Don't leave it out every day because if you stop, deterioration may set in and gradually you'll get to where you can't. >> Keep on coming. >> We find a lot of older adults that we're working with leading a very sedentary lifestyle, but they haven't really stopped to think that they're not getting the level of activity that they once did when they were much more active and busy in their work and in the community. >> I have Mr. day walking at least 2 miles every day. >> It strengthens you and it make you uh have a new lease on life. To me, it does >> in the water. Your body only weighs about a tenth of what it normally does. It's fantastic just jumping up and down and it feels so good. >> We can help them control their weight and we can keep that cardiovascular system strong. Perhaps we can even contribute towards lowering the risk of hypertension or controlling the hypertension they've got. We do all this, of course, with doctor's permission, monitoring their blood pressure, monitoring their heart rate, and making sure that each individual is looked at just as that, an individual, and monitored separately. >> Pulse rate. Okay, fine. >> All right. Not blowing out the top of your head, huh? Okay. You ready to do some lap swimming? Get your arms up moving straight in front of you. >> Whatever's comfortable. That's nice. >> OH, YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD. I can't stand it. A lot of the people we're dealing with really don't believe that you can be healthy and old at the same time. >> I've been jogging for 3 years and I lost 26 lbs when I started. I went from a size 18 to a 14 and I just feel like a new person. By maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle, staying involved mentally and emotionally as well as physically, and taking care of yourself, you really can have a very enjoyable quality life for all the years of your life and thoroughly enjoy each one of them. >> Ah, I get the message. If I watch my weight, uh, cut down on the salt, stay active, what else? >> Well, a lot of people also have to take medication to keep their blood pressures down. Medication will solve the problems. Uh >> used properly, medication produces excellent results. As a matter of fact, it brings the blood pressure down. People think they're cured and then they want to stop taking their medicine. >> Yeah, of course. I feel good. My blood pressure is down. Why should I take medicine? >> But the plain truth is that if people need medicine in the first place, it's very likely they're going to need it the rest of their lives. >> So, I went over and paid a visit to the medical doctor and he says, "Boy, you're getting ready to get a stroke. Your blood pressure is running out your left ear." So he put me on this medication. I take my pills religiously cuz once you used to have in the medals medicine and leaving it in the damn bottle, they don't do you bit of good. You got to take it and take it faithfully. You know, Eddie, because many older people have to take a lot of different medications for various chronic conditions, it might be a good idea if they develop some sort of routine so they could stay on schedule. Oh, as a matter of fact, doctor, I think the hummingbird's got the right idea. [music] >> Hey, brother. What are you doing? >> What does it look like? I'm doing >> this painting. >> This is no painting. This is my medical therapy plan. >> Your what? >> My therapy plan. You know, man, my daily medication routine. >> That's what he said. >> That sure is a funny thing to be painting. What kind of art is that? This isn't decoration. This is information. I'm going to hang it on my wall. It's pretty tall. Does it come in small? >> What's a picture of? >> What else? Good health. >> I get it, man. They call it graffiti. >> It's not artistic. It's statistic. >> Is that a fact? >> You don't know that. It's too neat for graffiti. So, it must be tough. You know, X and O. Oh, no. I'm not an art critic, but if you ask me, it looks like a plan. >> Now you've got it, man. Or a calendar with four weeks. >> A four-week calendar. >> A four-week medication calendar. >> Gee whiz. >> So it is. >> Not bad. But is it? >> No, it's my medication chart. It tells me what to take and when and what I shouldn't take with them. If I forget, well, just in case, I'll write it all down in one place. It is an art, but it's a start. It's my four week medication chart. Hey, that's a good idea. If you know of anyone who could use a medication calendar, just contact your local American Heart Association. We'll send you one. Uh, a little smaller than that one. To be exact, ours is pocket size. >> Do something. No matter what it is, you got to do some activity to keep in good shape. >> If you keep busy, you keep your youth. And you have to learn to tell yourself not to let things bother you. >> Just a positive outlook on life and do what you like to do. >> Dr. Robert Butler was the former director of the National Institute on Aging and is now chairman of the department of geriatrics at Mount Sinai Medical Center. We asked Dr. Butler to give us some thoughts about life as we grow older. We're beginning to appreciate more fully the positive aspects of growing older in the United States. It's wondrous that in just since 1900. >> Good morning. We've had a gain of 26 years in life expectancy in the United States. In just 80 years, the opportunities to contribute to one's family, to community, to one's natural and national life has become very remarkable. It reminds me a bit of my experiences in the caucuses in the Soviet Union where we saw older persons too. The long living people who watched over their diet, maintained a vigorous exercise program, were moderate in their intake of alcohol, rarely smoked, and perhaps most of all were central in their community and in their family life. Made such a very great difference to have that type of quality of life. A really fantastic quality of life. >> Good morning. the type of quality of life that all of us would like to enjoy in our later years and it's possible for us increasingly possible for us to do that. >> Good morning. >> Good morning. And that quality of life is something that can be available not only in other parts of the world but with good health habits and a positive u old age can be available in this country as well. Keeping happy and satisfied with yourself is all I know. And I'm here to prove that it's never too late to begin and that you can do whatever you think you can do. >> I'm just lucky. I guess I'm just lucky. >> Good health, good living. And that means >> you've got [music and singing] your money [singing] to the [music] rest in between. You've got the spiritual the maximony. [music] and allow them to walk up on the sea to illustrate that rematch. [music] [music] [music] [singing] All right. Where am I? Invisible. As someone who has high blood pressure. Um, and it's something uh due probably to my diet, lack of exercise, but also genetics. uh as my parents uh both had high blood pressure. Um yeah, this uh rings with me. Um it it is very much an ad for Merc. [laughter] There is some good non medicine uh advertisement in it. And I guarantee you that when this was shown that it was um there were brochures for Merc um medicines that help with a high blood pressure. That's just the way it is. Just the way it is. But that's how in the 70s and 80s a lot of times uh some of this information was disseminated was by the manufacturer. Um and and honestly the the entire 20th century we've shown many films that were sponsored by uh like roads hazard stuff that's sponsored by tire manufacturers. Uh films about nutrition that are all sponsored by the American Dairy Association, etc., etc. All right. Um that was a long film. I wasn't sure how long it was, but uh so I'm a little short uh of the full hour, but I hope that's okay. I will make up for it later this week, I'm sure. Uh, but thanks for watching today. Thank you for contributing. Uh, I believe Kevin and Jeremy contributed via the super thanks button. 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