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Times-Advocate, 1980-04-16, Page 6Get early start on spring, plant vegetables now To germinate' the seeds, By mid: May you can begin cover them lightly with soil hardening the seedlings, and moisten, Set the seed This acclimatization process flats in a warm location 21 to enables the plant to 23 degrees celcius (70 to 75 withstand the transition, degrees fahrenheit) and from the indoor environment keep them moist, to the garden, "When the seeds ger- Set the seedlings outdoors minate move them to a for one-half hour in a shady location with good bright 'location when weather light," advises Mr. Fleming. permits. Over a period of one "East or south-facing or' two weeks, gradually windows are ideal, but west' increase the outdoor periods. windows may be a bit too When the fear of frost is, past, warm, Once they have transplant the seedlings into "The most important germinated, the seedlings the garden. requirement of seedlings is a prefer moderate tem- "Tomatoes, lettuce and good, soil or an artificial peratures (1$ degrees cabbage can be set out in the growing soil medium," says celcius or 65 degrees garden in late May, but wait Mr. Fleming. "To prevent fahrenheit). Water seedlings until the first week of June fungus diseases, use a in the Morning to prevent before transplanting egg sterilized material." fungus diseases." plants and peppers," advises Most artificial soils are The first sign of life is the Mr. Fleming. already sterile, but if you are development . of tiny using potting soil , it's a good cotyledon leaves. When the Pick _winners idea to pasteurize it. Spread first "true" leaves appear, the soil over a cookie sheet the seedlings should be and bake it in an oven at 82 thinned so they are 5 to 7 cm The Calorie Counters of degrees celcius (180 (2 to 21/2 in.) apart or tran- Huron Park have announced degrees fahrenheit). Allow splanted into separate pots. the winners of two draws 10 minutes for the soil to "If you have used an ar- held in conjunction with their reach this temperature and tificial seeding medium, recent bake sale. then bake for 20 minutes. transplant seedlings into a Marie Jaques won the cake Wait two or three days good potting soil," says Mr. and winner of the 50-50 draw before using the soil. Fleming, was Ann Lawrence ABATTOIR and MEAT MARKET PHONE 235-1123 HWY 83 - 3'/2 MILES EAST OF EXETER Call Us For Prices On Choice Local Beef & Pork Try Us For CUSTOM KILLING and PROCESSING • KI LL DAY - TUESDAYS to Our Speciality - Home Cured and Smoked Meats Processed exactly the way you like it OPEN DAILY 8. A.M. - 6 P.M. FRIDAYS UNTIL 9 P.M. • Retail Section Closed Tuesdays • Get an early taste of homegrown vegetables this summer by starting your vegetable seedlings now, says. Bob Fleming, Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food horticulturist. Vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cabbage and lettuce can be started from seed in early April to give you a head start" on the growing season. in H-P draws SupER INSCouivrs, FRIDAY NIGHT-- 6:00 To 12:00 EVERYTHING. IN THE STORE Plus Even Greater Savings On $5 and $10 Racks Boyle's Ladies' Wear MAIN ST.EXETER Women at Exeter study Passion Play 4.* CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY — Mr, and Mrs. Oscar Pfaff of Crediton celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Friday night at the South Huron. Rec Centre with a family dinner followed by a dance and reception. The couple was married April 19, 1.93Q at the Woodham Church parsonage. Mrs. Pfaff was the former Hazel Brethour. They have resided in Crediton for the past 42 years, They have two children Mrs, Willard (Dolores) Berge, Regina and James, Exeter and six grandchildren. T-A photo Paso 6 By ELAINE TOWNSH ENO What is a migraine? It isn't just a. bad headache, It has been defined as Periodic. vascular headache that is. usually, but not always, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. The blood vessels dilate causing the blood 'to 'bound' through the head creating a terrific 'pounding pain. TO. the slifferer, it's an excruciating attack 'that sends he or she to bed in a quiet darkened room for twigs or days at a time. Sensitivity to. light and noise causes he or she to draw heavy drapes. across the windows, stuff a mat along the crack of the bedroom door and remove an alarm clock that might hum or. have an illuminated face, The migraineur needs the understanding and support of his or her whole family- Same migraine suffers are forced to give up. their jobs because of the attacks. 20 percent of the world population is subject to migraine, which practices no discrimination. Migraine strikes regardless, of age, sex, IQ, profession, wealth, responsibilities, social status, etc. Although the hardest years seem to be between the ages of '20 and 40 , children and even babies may experience migraine. Some research has shown that 'head banging' - babies banging their heads on their cribs or children banging their heads on the floor - may be due not to so-called temper tan- trums, but to migraine, especially if it exists in the family's history. Migraine means literally 'half head'; therefore the attacks usually involve one half of the head, but the pain can shift to the other side during an attack in another attack. Occasionally migraines occur on both sides. Although different types of migraine have been iden- tified, most are classified as 'classical' or 'common'. The classical migraine is distinguished by sharply defined symptoms that appear during the pre- headache stage - distur- bances of speech, vision, balance, etc. In the common migraine, the pre-headache sensations are usually more vague - irritability or a general feeling of fogginess. Cluster headaches are brief but severe attacks of head pain that last from approximately 20 to 60 minutes. They may occur in groups lasting days, weeks or months separated by weeks, months or even years of freedom from them. Migraine sufferers can help themselves and their physicians by charting their attacks: that is, recalling the warning signs and symp- toms that occurred in a period 24 to 36 hours prior to the attack and any trigger mechanisms that could have set off the attack. Migraines, especially classical migraines, have many warning signs; they are as varied as the people who suffer from the attacks. Among the warning signs most often noted by migraine sufferers and their physicians are double vision, difficulty in focusing, temporary or partial blind- ness; dizziness, hallucinations; nausea and or vomiting; numbness and or tingling, especially in arms, legs, hands, feet, and face; sensitivity to light, sound, odour and taste; depression, irritability, tension and or other mood change; unusual pallor (especially true with children); inability to concentrate or to co-ordinate movement and many more, Children have been asked to draw pictures of what they saw or how they felt before an attack. They might draw scenes in which they ap- peared to be much smaller or larger than other people around them; or they might draw a sun with a large black hole in the centre. Migrainers have 'trigger' mechanisms; that is, certain things that bring on an at- tack. Some people may have more than one trigger. The five most common 'triggers', as reported by sufferers and their physicians, are dietary, hormonal, stress, weather and low blood sugar. Foods most commonly cited as precipitants are chocolate, some dairy products, some citrus fruits, fatty fried foods, tea and coffee, any alcohol that is 'coloured' seafood, etc. Most people with migraine can go no longer than five hours without food in the daytime and thirteen hours overnight. A bedtime snack sometimes prevents a morning migrain attack. Stress is another migraine trigger, and many people forget that stress includes joy and excitement as well as worry, tension, anger, and depression. many migraines begin at the age of puberty. Some women are completely free of migraines during pregnancy; others are free after the first three months. Attacks may begin after birth control pills are taken or attacks may increase in frequency, intensity and duration. Research has proved the Victorian belief that migraine was ex- clusively a 'woman's complaint' is a myth. Weather is a trigger that migrainers have no control over. Change in climate, drop in barometric pressure, cold and or driving wind, or sun glaring on water or snow The Exeter United Church U.C.W. Afternoon Unit met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Marilyn Johnson in charge. Final plans were made for U.C.W. Sunday, April 20 and the smorgasbord on May 1. Guest speaker on the Sunday will be Rev. Camillia Larouche. Mrs. Hazel Smith led the worship service with the theme "Resurrection". She dealt with the questions can trigger a migraine at- tack. Although migrainers can't remove the trigger, knowing the consequences allows them to take steps to decrease attacks. Although chronic migraine suffers may gain little comfort from the knowledge, they have been in good company for centuries. Next week I'll name some of the famous people who have suffered with gruelling migraines, and I'll mention some of the researach and attention that is now being focused on migraine. "Where do I seek Christ? When do I seek Christ? How do I seek Christ and Why do I seek Christ?" Assisting with the worship were Mrs. Jean Munds, Mrs. Isabel Cann and Mrs. Anna Coates. Mrs. Alma Langford and Mrs. Ellen Forsyth sang a duet and Mrs. Mary Francis played a piano solo. Mrs. Gertrude Hamilton gave a very interesting history of the Passion Play which is held every ten years in the Baverian Village of Oberammergau. After the severe plague of 1633 which ravaged all of Europe, the people of the village met and promised' God they would perform a play of Christ's death. The players are all people from the village and no make up is allowed. The scenery is the natural setting of the village and there is no applause after a performance. They play has survived war, financial crisis but the people of the little village have fulfilled their promise to God. Times-Advocate, April 16, 1980 Get set for fantastic EVERYTHING IN THE STORE Except items which are already greatly discounted off our regular prices. MAIN STREET, EXETER Use your Charge; Mastercharge or Stedman's Charge Card.