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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-11-29, Page 4TODAY'S CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN THE TORONTO i.i1J,Pj SYNDICATE Tony is 11, a slim, active, agile, healthy boy of black and Irish descent. He has brown curly hair, olive skin and dark eyes fringed with long lashes. This outgoing boy needs and wants a family to belong to. A family interested in sports and outdoor activities will be best because these are important to him, Tony loves all games and plays most of them. He likes cam- ping, swimming and horseback riding. Gardening is his hobby. Since he enjoys the outdoors and growing things and is fond of animals, he wonders if he would like to be a farmer — but he is also interested in mechanical things. A below average student, Tony is working at the Grades 2 and 3 level in school. Until recently the fear of failure made him reluctant to tackle any school projects. Now he is able to start assignments more enthusiastically. Tony is competitive and aggressive, and yet, sensitive. He is a curious lad with a good sense of humor. This boy needs adopting parents who can combine warmth and firmness and who will give him encouragement without pressure. To inquire about adopting Tony, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box 888, Station K, Toronto M4P 2H2. For general adoption information, please contact your local Children's Aid Society. 11E LOVES SPOItTS OUR POINT VIEW Save your life Do you drive a motor vehicle? There are more than 9,000,000 licenced drivers in Canada. Safe Driving Week, sponsored every year at this time by the.Canada Safe- ty Council, is an attempt to alert Canadian drivers to the traffic accident problem. These drivers are involved in a half million traffic accidents in one year, As a result of these accidents, over 200,000 peo- ple are badly injured in one year, Still worse, close to 6,000 people are killed in one year. Because they hold current drivers licences, these people are considered to be qualified for the driving task. It is taken for granted that they know all about the accepted methods of controlling a vehicle, that is to say, how to go forward, go back, .turn and stop. These procedures might be called the mechanics of driving; to which are added of course, all the rules and regulations governing such movement. Upon receiving a licence, far too many drivers lull themselves into a belief that they can compete in today's traffic environ- ment. But can they? There is a useful analogy that can be used to make a point here. A professional athlete acquires that status after many years of learning a great deal about his specialty under many in- structors in many different places and un- der increasingly demanding conditions. What does our professional athlete do after he has arrived? He still practices, practices the fundamentals of his trade. Why? Because he knows that he must re- main perfectly conditioned for the demands being made upon him and that he must do all the right things instinctively every time, or sooner or later, his ability will diminish and his professional status will suffer. The driving task is no different from this - and there is even more at stake. Your life. God's gentle nudgings Now it's our turn All living residents of North America over the age of eight are aware that they live in a separate world — a part of this planet where, with few exceptions, we have dwelt like pampered millionaires. The poorest among us are well fed and clothed by the standards of Asia and Africa, even by the levels of existence in Latin America. The average Canadian family which has to live on unemployment in- surance benefits receives as much in a month as an Angolan coffee worker is paid ‘'in a year or more. The more meagre Canadian diet supplies more meat and other protein foods in a month than many people in India con- sume in a lifetime. Being human, and therefore basically selfish, it is hardly surprising that we have chosen to ignore such inequalities within the family of man. When we did require a reasoned excuse we usually protested that there was not the means to rectify such a vast imbalance of wealth — despite a legion of agencies right here in Canada begging the generosity of affluent families for even a few helpings from their bowl of plenty. Now, it seems, the fates are about to br- ing us sharply to our senses. With impen- ding shortages of food, fuel . , almost every commodity that one can name, we may find that our wealth has finally purchased poverty; that our dollars are, after all, dirty pieces of paper that do not even make edible soup. The stark truth is, we have wasted. Forgetting the precepts of our forebears who carved their homes and ours from the raw wilderness because they were fleeing the poverty of Europe, we have grown so careless that we have eaten up most of our reserves with virtually none of our own wizards to shout "Stop!" It is true that we will neither starve nor freeze this year, nor next — but what of our children and grandchildren? Surely few of us are so careless or unfeeling that we will knowingly condemn them to lives of unen- ding hardship. The Creator placed us on a bountiful earth. It is high time we paid some attention to the way we waste His gifts. It's an will wind indeed First, we'll do a book review this week. A fascinating volume has come into my hands. It is called "Drink Your Troubles Away." ' The title alone would sell a lot of copies. I can just hear the boozers say, "Hey. That's for me. It's time somebody wrote a sensible book." And then there's the name of the author. It is John Lust. What an intriguing combination. Drink and Lust. All for 95 cents. It's not quite as exciting inside as it is on the cover, because it's a natural foods tract. Unless you can get excited over the thought of a brimming glass of carrot juice, or start to drool at the image of a cabbage pie, it may not be your meat, if the author will pardon the expression. I was a bit cynical at first, but I read on with growing interest, and by the time I had gone through, a few chapters, I was engrossed. I'm a meat and taties man, myself. 'You know what that will get me? I quote: "Wrong diet brings with it constipated bowels, hemmorhoids, anemia, defective secretions, acidity, ulcers, bloating, arthritis, headache, nervousness, liver and kidney ailments, heart disease, feeble- mindedness and a thousand other ailments . . " Well, I think that's a pretty sweeping statement. I have never been constipated in my life. Lots of the people I know who follow Times Established 1873 the same diet as I are con- stipated. I do have hemmorhoids and arthritis occasionally, and I am definitely becoming feeble- minded, but I've had none of those other things, though I try not to think of my liver. Defective secretions indeed. What kind are you supposed to have? Effec- tive secretions? Don't think I'm knocking this book. I think John Lust is Off the right track, even though it has many turnings. I wish I had space to tell you what ghastly things can happen to you if you are short of the other vitamins. I'll give one example of each, with its cure. - I haven't seen any signs of feeble-mindedness among natural food fiends. Let us say, charitably, that there is a certain feebleness of will. My son comes home with his little bag of unpolished rice. He cooks some for breakfast, taken at 12 noon. He gives us a lecture on what harm we are doing our bodies, putting poisons in them, During the afternoonhe smokes eight of my cigarettes, though, theoretically, he doesn't smoke. That evening, at dinner, he decides, just to keep peace in the family, to break his habit for once, and eat meat. He eats about a pound and a quarter of the roast beef we can afford only because my wife rushed out and put a second mortgage on the car. How would you like to have to Advocate Established 1881 —Wingham Advance-Times kill a fatted calf? That story would never have made the Bible at today's meat prices. My daughter, who is also a natural foods freak, has even less will power. After a few weeks on rice and beans and macaroni, she comes home with her husband, a sensible young chap who would eat stewed rats if he were hungry enough. She goes straight to the refrigerator, whips open the frozen meat department, and starts muttering, "Meat! Glorious meat!", the saliva running down her chin. But this is a good book, no doubt. The title refers to the fact that we can drink all our health problems away with vegetable juice. What a way to go! It is based on vitamins. Take iron, for example, If you are short of iron in your blood, you can have one of 40 different symptoms of debility. Space forbids the listing of them, but a few are: "face alternately flushed and pale; murkey, yellowish gray face; crying in- voluntarily; fearful of losing reason; tense genital organs; swollen ankles; bed wetting; film before eyes; desire to carry arms over head; partial deafness . " How would you like to crawl into bed with some body who had no iron at all? Bit of a nightmare, what? Apparently the best cure for this is wild blackberries. So, remember. If you are Amalgamated 1924 The cartoon above this column will bring a chuckle from many of our readers, but if they take a good look at the message, they no doubt will have to admit there are times when they have been depicted in similar cir- cumstances. Many local curlers, for in- stance, claim their main interest in the game is getting some healthful exercise, but they would never consider walking a half dozen blocks to get to the rink to add to that exercise total. That trait starts out early in life. Many youngsters would toss a tantrum if their parents ex- pected them to walk a few blocks to the arena to play hockey or take figure skating lessons. Did you know, for instance, that the men's physical fitness course offered at the SHDHS night school this year attracted only a few registrants and had to be dropped because of this lack of participation? A total of 15 were required. That's hardly what one would expect after the number of "par ticipa tion" advertisements: aired on TV recently in which Canadian males have been shown to be in extremely poor physical condition. In fact, a 35-year-old Canadian male is said to be on the same level as a 65-year-old Swede. That means if you happen to be a 65-year-old Canadian, you're about as physically fit as most dead Swedes. Think about that one! However, a brighter day is in sight. A gasoline shortage is being predicted and Canadians will soon be forced into some physical exertion to get from point A to point B when they so desire. They say it's an ill wind that doesn't blow some good, and the shortage of gasoline — or even the excessive cost —may well aid Canadians in becoming more physically fit. suffering from an iron deficiency, and at the same time want a fulfilled sex life, keep a bushel of wild blackberries handy by the bed. Lay in a good store. They're a little scare in Feburary. If you're short on calcium, it's just as bad. Here are a few of the 48 symptoms: "laborious thinking; looking into distance; incoherent speech; afternoon headache; dizziness in open air; staggering upon arising; early sleepiness." Does that sound more like Uncle George, who has developed a fondness for the grape, than someone suffering a lack of calcium? It does to me. Anyway, the best cure is turnip leaves. Moral: carry around some turnip leaves and lay off the hooch, Potassium: feeling of sand in eyes — dandelion leaves Magnesium: cholera oranges. Silicon; fingertips burn — Calimyrna figs. Chlorine — purple extremities — asparagus, That's just a sample. If I meet someone with cholera, burning fingertips, sand in his eyes, and purple extremities,I imagine I'll give him a wide brth. But don't say I didn't warn you. You're going to look pretty funny, though, going around with a pocketfull of dandelion leaves and another of asparagus. "Whet a coincidence! Only this, morning you were saying that most accidents happen in, the home „ Three cheers . . . and six laps around the block! + + + A recent unsigned letter to the editor suggests a benefit may be derived from the shortage of fuel oil, or at least the excessive price increases expected. The author of the letter said this would possibly force some elderly people to consider giving up their homes, and join with other "singles" and live together. That, the writer noted, would end the hours of loneliness'many senior citizens have to endure and would also provide them with a sense of security with three or four living together in the same house. Besides the benefit to the elderly, the letter suggested an additional benefit in that more homes would be available to young couples. As stated, it's an ill wind . . . + + + The entire situation regarding the energy crisis will create many problems in the coming months, not the leastof which will be some of the bitterness that will arise. Imagine,if you will, the attitude of some people who drop their thermostats a few degrees and find out that their next door neighbor hasn't done the same. Then there will be the guy who decides not to drive to work to do his part only to find that a fellow employee who lives two blocks closer has driven his car. It's also going to be interesting to see who will be the first fellow on the block to put up outdoor 50 Years Ago The Exeter Opera House was filled Wednesday for "The Spinster's Return" put on by the Young People's Guild of Caven Presbyterian Church. Remarkably mild weather has prevailed for some weeks and some new records have been set. Mr. Thomas Coates left last Thursday for Detroit to take a course in the Michigan Auto and Electric School. Mr. Garnet Miners of Usborne made a very excellent showing at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto with his Yorkshire hogs, carrying off a large number of prizes. Mr. Roy Webber has purchased a half interest in the creamery business operated by Mr. Robert Higgins, Hensall. 25 Years Ago Miss Velma Ferguson of Usborne who won the oratorical contest for Huron County in the Junior Farmer's Association public speaking also won first place in competition with Perth County at Mitchell Monday. William Cross, for 15 years in charge of the Bank of Montreal at Hensall, retired on pension on Tuesday. The fourth class of pilots trained at the Flying Training School at Centralia will receive its wings on Friday. Joanne McCurdy was Daisy Mae and Uel Schroeder was L'il Abner at the Sadie Hawkins dance on Friday evening. Owing to the unusual weather condition prevailing, the lilac bushesare in bud and rhubarb is showing an inch of growth. 15 Years Ago Mr. and Mrs. Chester smith who published the Zurich Herald for 44 years before retiring at the beginning of this year were presented with a silver tray in t pan-rm. KL.L.-most SOMEONE I ATE • • • Christmas decorations. We predict a general tendency on the part of most to let the other fellow make the first move and then you can follow suit blaming him for setting the precedent. On some blocks there may be no Christmas decorations, while on others they may well be set up much later than usual. In that regard, it was un- fortunate that the Exeter PUC didn't show some more leader- ship in the question of Christmas lights. A policy to have them on every other night, for instance, would have suggested a "restraint" that others could have followed with a clear con- science knowing they were doing their bit to help. The "voluntary restraints" required to see us through the problem at hand must be con- sidered by everyone. Hopefully, people will be more inclined to see how much "farther" they can go than their neighbor in conserving energy rather than seeing how much they can get away with in terms of living as they normally would. In that regard, if any of our readers come up with novel ideas in which they can conserve energy, we trust they will share it with others by sending a note along to this newspaper. You don't have to sign the suggestion, but we hope you will so you can assume credit for helping the situation. recognition of their contribution to the community by fellow newspaper editors at the annual meeting of the group in Zurich. J.M. Sou thcott made the presentation. Farmers spotted a wild bobcat roaming the woods south of Hensall Saturday. The animal is rare in this area. Two officers of Exeter Lodge No. 67 100F were honored at a social evening. Tuesday. E.A. Howald, who has served as recording secretary for 30 years and has been a member for 50 years was presented with a chair and William Allison, treasurer for 11 years, received a lamp. The newly completed Bice bridge over' the Ausable River, Con. 2, McGillivray, was of- ficially opened Wednesday. The bridge is the largest built in the township in 30 years and is 80 feet long and cost $49,000. 10 Years Ago Hensall Fire Chief Byron Kyle has resigned his position at Hensall. He said the post in- terfered too much with his oc- cupation of painting. SHDHS board agreed Tuesday to seek tentative approval from the department of education to erect an addition containing seven rooms. Mrs, Hugh Patterson was named president of the Gordon Evening Auxiliary of Caven Presbyterian Church at a recent meeting. The three-day assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses concluded Sunday when 699 district representatives gathered for the final session in SHDHS. Exeter Planning Board, met Tuesday with officials of the planning section of the Depart- ment of Municipal affairs to discuss preparation of an official plan for the town, I believe when we are attuned to God's gentle nudgings we do His work best, sometimes without even knowing it. When we put up no obstacles and simply heed to the signals, He is able to move smoothly and ef- fectively, A year ago, during a stay in a city hospital, I struck up a casual acquaintance with Rejeanne, another patient, who had just moved to, that place with her husband and two young boys. We whiled away several hours talking about children, travel, books and religion but when we said goodbye neither of us ex- pected to see the other again. Yet, two months later, I picked up my telephone one night to hear Rejeanne's desperate voice on the other end of the line. Her young husband had died suddenly a few days previously and there she was, left in a strange city frightened and heartbroken, not knowing where to turn. I listened as she poured out her bitterness and anger. She spoke of suicide and although I tried to tell her God still loved her and that she had an obligation to Him, to her husband and children, my words sounded empty and totally inadequate. Next morning I spoke of her plight to my friend Pearl and asked her to pray for ,her. She did, but she also felt a strong urge to phone her niece Barbara who lived in the same city and tell her about Rejeanne. Now Barbara, a committed Christian, was sympathetic but uneasy about contacting this perfect stranger who might, misconstrue her interest. She decided to think about if for' a couple of days. However, that night as she was preparing for bed she was seized with an over powering compulsion to phone Rejeanne. That phone call may well have been the one that saved Rejeanne's life and sanity. Barbara, a competent registered nurse, had just the right words, both from a medical and spiritual standpoint, to get through to Rejeanne at the moment she was at her lowest ebb. Not only that, but in the following= %clays, weeks and months that were riddled with problems and legal red tape, it was Barbara endowed with an immense amount of common sense, a huge, loving heart and a living, shining faith who led Rejeanne through many dark times, It was she who sat a quaking Rejeanne behind the wheel of her car and insisted she learn how to drive in the city so she could escape from the loneliness of her suburban home and gain more independence. Space does not permit telling all the seemingly 'strange' things that happened between these two women. Such as the time Rejeanne, urgently needing Barbara, was trying desperately but unsuccessfully to reach her on the telephone when her door bell rang, and who was standing on her doorstep? Barbara of course! Surely if anyone everhad a guardian angel it was Rejeanne, in the form of Bar- bara, during those dark days. How wonderfully God moves if we let him and if we are tuned in to His messages. I could have messed up the whole thing by rushing in to help Rejeanne. Actually, I couldn't as I was just getting over the flu (probably God's way of holding me back). Besides, He is always so prac- tical . .Barbara was a lot handier and better equipped to meet Rejeanne's need. He did give me one little link to forge in the rescue chain . . .having Rejeanne phone me (she still can't explain why she did), and then having me speak to Pearl. Pearl put in the next link by responding to the nudge to phone Barbara; Barbara stretched out her hand, and God got His work done. And did it matter to Him from what denominations the links came? Apparently not. I'm Presbyterian, Pearl is United Church, Barbara is a Baptist and Rejeanne is Roman Catholic, How easy it is to push aside the little signals from God. Who can tell how many lives might be saved, what hearts could be mended, or broken spirits healed if we were always on the alert and sensitive to God's gentle nudgings? . .t.n.VM1 ereferZinies-Abuocate SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND 0.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Editor — Bill Batten -- Advertising Manager Assistant Editor -- Ross Haugh Women's Edifor Susan Greer Phone 2354331 You sick? Try these cures Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386 Paid in Advance Circulation, March 31, 1072, 5,037 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $9.00 Per Year; USA $1 1.00 TREEMZIMILSSEZatiaZZINVIMUZZMIMMLZSMINSIMM "Of course I need the car — you don't expect me to walk to my keep-fit class?"