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Heatedwaterbeds sound
wonderful for winter nights. They
may also' save little lives.
Every year in Canada,
hundreds of infants die from a
repiratory disea,se syndrome
called crib death. The pattern is
almost always the same. The
baby is put to bed happy and
healthy. During the night, there
is no sign of disturbance of any
kind. In the morning, the baby is
dead.
The, cause is not suffocation.
Autopsies show no clear-cut
pathology in the lungs or
anywhere elsp; there's no
evidence of vomiting or choking.
'This fatal phenomenon, some
experts believe, is brought about
by spasms of the vocal 'chords
which shut off the intake of air
during sleep. A viral infection in
the respiratory tract could cause
breathing difficulties and trigger
the lethal spased. Death may
result from an inability to breathe
through the mouth when nasal
passages close. No one knows for
sure. But the disease happens•
more often in winter than any
other season.
Now doctors at the University
of California hope that heated
waterbeds can help reduce the
death toll among newborn babies,
Dr. Louis Gluck, who has
developed a method for pre"'
die ing is condition in unborn
ittfa , says the small water
mattress, kept at body
temperature, gives the baby.the,
same sense of weightlessness
that he or she felt in the womb
itself. A beating oscillator' can
give the infant a constant sense of
motion, and. the recording of a
heartbeat, • can duplicate "the
mother's and be passed through
the waterbed.
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Researchers plan to Set up the
Burling, bleeping environ for
babies in the infant intensive care
unit at the University's School of
Medicine at San Diego.
To find out more about ways of
treating all kinds of lung disease,
contact 'your Christinas Seal
association. And answer your
Christmas Seal letter. It's a
Matten of Life and Breath.
FUND RAISING &SALES
for the
SDHS Band Florida Fund
We wish the support of people
in the community -
Donations may be left at the
Toronto Dominion Bank
In fant deaths
VVaterbeds may save lives
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Buy- a°1976 John Deere 300 or 400
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by Elaine Townshend
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The Daydream Book
One of our spring and summer
catalogues arrived in the mail today.
What a treat! I can curl up in a chair for
hours studying each page. I become
oblivious to the snow outside. My mind
wanders far into the future.
I mentally arrange patio furniture and
watch kids playing on a back yard swing.
The pictures of the swimstilh take me to
warm beaches, where sand castles are
built. The bikeg' trail me down country
road§ shaded by maples, and the
motorboats transport me onto a calm lake.
The tents and the sleeping bags bring the
sound of crickets to my ears.
Thus the daydream book provides me
with a form of escapism from,the rigours of
winter.
For as long as I can remember, I've
anticipated the arrival of a new catalogue.
It filled the same roles in our house as itdid
in most other homes.
When I was y oung; it made an excellent
picture book. Later, with a little
imagination And a pair of scissors; I turned
the figures orthe boys and girls into ,paper
dolls. M any of my school assignments
featured pictures from the catalogue. The
old books soon.became riddled with holes.
Years ago, any old catalogue that
remained intact wound up in the outhouse
Although its pages were out-of-date, they
still helped to while away the hours.
Sometimes a few pages were tacked on the
walls to cover cracks and ,to brighten the
decor. Of course, that was before my time.
Well, almost before my time.
In the pioneer, days, the mail-order
catalogue was one of the most important
books in the home. Even if the family
couldn't afford anything, it was nice to look
at. The entire household gathered around
the, kitchen table admiring:e'ach page.
They saved then-money until they could
buy one or two of the things they really
needed. Then they filled out their order
form and mailed it away. In a few weeks,
they drove to the express office to pick up
their fretght.
The catalogue has changed since then.
Some of the old companies retired, and
pew ones replaced them; others just
assumed different names. Some catalogues
now offer an even wider selection from
which to choose, while others specialiie in
a certain line, of products., The delivery has
been qstiickened.
The convenience has also increased
because we shop in the comfort of our
home and order by phone. We are notified
when the shipment arrives.Thus our only
exe rtion occurs. when we drive to the order
office to pick up and pay for Our purchase.
Even this inconvenience is by-passed in
most cities, where delivery' trucks cart the
parcels to the door of the buy,er''s house. If
the item is unsuitable, another phone call
brings back the deliveryman to return the
package. .
Although the catalogue has changed
over the years and has performed some
unrelated services, its • main purpose
remains the same. It still . tempts 'us
perusers to buy some of the merchandise
shown and in the process, it fills our minds
with daydreams.
Woo.dlots WEDDING INVITATIONS
can mean THE HURON EXPOSITOR
rn orb profit PHONE 527-0240 SEAFORTH"
A properly managed farm
•• woodlot will furnish a convenient
and-economical supply of timber,
fuel and fence posts for home
consumption and, at intervals,
will yield valuable sawlogs and
veneer logs for market. Firm
woodlots will' produce '
valuable material , without
improvement work, but there will
also be many undesirable,
crooked and, defectiv'e trees of
little, value that could have been
eliminated. More efficient
management of many of these
woodlots could double or_ triple
the value of their output.
The majority of farm woodlots
in Southern Ontario are in need of
some tylie of improvement work.
Instead of being left to grow
untended, young second-grOwth
woodlots may be treated to
,produce more high-quality wood
more quickly for higher profits.
The most important treatment in
a young woodlot is a thinning
when the trees are four to ten
inches in diameter and 30 to 60
years of age. Thinning is done by
cutting or girdling low-value trees
to stimUlate the growth of the
remaining trees And to improve
the quality,and composition of the
woodlot.
Older woodldts will benefit if
the less valuable pecies and the
leaning, twisted, branchy,
crooked, diseased and, over-
mature trees are removed. There
is a great difference. in the
commerical value being 'known as
"weed trees". These "weed".
species will never grow into
good-quality timber and should
be removed as early as possible.
ImprOvemenrwork in such older
woodlots may still be carried out
at a profit if the trees are big
enough.
To assists woodlot owners in
the most efficient management of
their woodlots,' Ministry of
Natural Resours--staff will
inspect a woodlot on the owner's
request to advise on
management techniques. Of even
more importance, the Woodjands
Improvement Act authorizes the
Ministry to enter into agreements
now with woodlot owners under which
woodland improve -ment , work,
may be done free Of charge by the
ministO• .The Ministry of .•
Natural Resources provides the
labour and supervision to do the
actual thinning of young woodlots
• or girdling of undesirable cull
trees in older woodlots at no cost
to the owner. The responsibility..
of the landowner is.to protect the
woodlot from grazing and fire and
to report significant insect or
disease damage to the. Ministry
office. The agreement extends for
ar period of fifteen years in most
cases and, if the land is sold, the
agreement can be.assumed by'the
n ew owner for the balance of the
fifteen year period.
Any woodlot owner interested
in details of this assistance can
contact the Ministry of Natural
' Resources office at Box 490,
Wingham, Ontario (357-3131., or
Zenith 92000). The 'Win
District includes rth
Counties- as well gas Huron,
KinlosS, Culross, and Carrick
Townships in Bruce County and
Minto Township .,in Wellington
County.
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