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Times -Advocate, January 16, 1991
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"Men are never•so likely
to settle a question rightly
as when they discuss it
freely."
... Thomas Macauley
EI)I"I'()IZIAL
ime and punishment
Many Europeans are often im-
pressed with how the Canadi-
an farmer still relies on good
old-fashioned manure as a fertilizer for
crops. Too many European producers
have to resort to more artificial means
of crop fertilization.
Manure is a natural, biodegradable
product. Thank goodness it is useful as
a fertilizer, but even too much of a
good thing can be harmful.
About the only product native to Hu-
ron County is trees. There was once.
nothing but_trees as far as the eye could
see in this area. Nowadays there are
few of them left. But there is farmland,
and manure.
When a farmer spreads or sprays ma-
nure on fields at the wrong time, yr
spreads too much, the surplus ends up
in the local drainage ditches, rivers, and
eventually Lake Huron. Fish die, algae
blooms, and water quality drops.
With today's environmental awareness,
this rarely happens. Farmers know bet-
ter. But every now and then someone
breaks the rules, or else "accidentally"
dumps a surplus of manure, and every-
one suffers in the end. Most of these vi-
olators also know how hard it is for the
Ministry of the Environment to track
them down for prosecution.
The time has probably come for the lo-
cal municipalities to endorse the Ausa-
ble Bayfield Conservation Authority's
plan to charge these polluters them-
selves. The • a e Act is already in
place. The eady has the
means to track down pollution sources.
The next step is logical - make the pun-
ishment fit the crime.
However, as with most regulations and
bylaws, once the "big stick" is known to
be in the closet, it seldom has to be
brought out for use.
A.D.H.
Household hints 1890 style
This is the last instalment of
practical and not ss. practical
hints, adapted from the Every
Day Cookbook Illustrated, by
Miss E. Neil (1890). Fortunately
but amazingly I have not (yet)
been sued by anyone as a result
of this mini-series. I thank eve-
ryone who sent in remarks and
suggestions.
How to be handsome
Where is the woman who
would not be beautiful? From
the day when the Queen of She-
ba made a formal call on the late
lamented King Solomon until
the recent advent of Jersey Lily,
the power of beauty has con-
trolled the fate of dynasties and
the lives of men. If women wish
to be admired by men and man-
age them, they must look their
prettiest all the time.
The first step to good looks is
good health, and the first ele-
ment of 'icalth is cleanliness.
Keep clean, wash freely, bathe
regularly. It would be best to
plunge frequently. into cold lake
or river water, however, this
would take a woman of clear
grit and a strong constittition. In-
stead we recommend a hot bath
before retiring. It is well to use a
flush brush and briskly rubbing
the skin with pair of coarse toilet
gloves.
Ladies with ample leisure may
take a bath as frequently as two
or even a week and a
brief sun bath every . For the
latter, the lady denydes ,
takes a seat near the window and
absorbs the rays of the sun. If
the lady is of a restless disposi-
tion, she may dance in the sun-
light instead of basking.
Secrets of beauty
Never wash your face just be-
fore going out into the fresh air
of jut after coming in. Nothing
is More injurious to the 'skin.
Use rain water for ordinary
washing and milk when dressing
PETER'S
POINT
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by
Peter Hessel
for dinner.
The use of powders destroys
the texture of the skin. The best
recipe for healthy complexion is
this: open air, rest, exercise and
cold water.
Modem Egyptian ladies make
up their eyes by using kohol or
kohl made of the smoke pro-
�lub�y burning almonds. A
W
rpin steeped in lampblack is
the usual method of darkening
the eyes in England. Eau du Co-
logne is occasionally dropped
into the eyes to make them
brighter. This is fairly painful,
and I assure you that a half doz-
en drops of whiskey -,and the
same quantity of Eau du Co-
logne is quite effective.
Headaches
A great many women suffer
from headaches. Men are deeply
concerned about it, since a wife
a headache cannot be com-
panionable. ,Even the best of
sweethearts with a headache is
sine to be unreasonable. No
amount of masculine gnunbling
is likely to change this, but
women should apply their nim-
ble wits to work of prevention or
cure.
The unfortunate women who
are compelled to hoe potatoes or
work in hay fields don't know,i,
what headaches am. It can there-
fore be concluded that for the
gentlewomen, the best way of
dealing with headaches is by ob-
taining plenty of outdoor exer-
cise, especially in the form of
riding, rowing, sailing and
shooting.
Dinner -table fancies
Always take soup by pushing
the spoon from rather than to-
ward yourself. Touch the napkin
as little as possible. The doyley
on which the finbowl rests
should be immediately removed-'
with that bowl. These and other
trifles characterize the well-bred
diner. To be thoroughly well-
mannered at dinner is the very
essende of civilized life.
Laughter
There 's nothing sweeter or
pleasanter than the merry laugh
of happy, joyous gifts, and noth-
ing dissipates gloom and sad-
; ness quicker, and drives dull
( care away like a good, hearty
I laugh. We do not laugh enough.
Nature should teach us this les-
son. The earth needs showers,
but if it did not catch and hold
the sunshine, too, where would
be the brightness and beauty it
lavishes upon us? Laugh hearti-
ly, laugh often, and let the glad-
ness of your hearts bubble up
once in a while and overflow in
mirthful laugh.
Peter's concluding note:
Happy New Year! I wish all my
readers fruitful and refreshing
showers when needed, followed
by sunshine and plenty of rea-
sons for laughter, smiles and
chuckles. •
East vs. West again
Blind faith in your leaders or
anyone can get you killed
(Bruce Springsteen's 1985
prophecy before singing his hit
War live).
Wouldn't it be great if a war
was declared and nobody
showed up?
We are on the heels of another
potentially great war, so to
speak, and all in the name of oil
- who really cares about Kuwait
(besides Kuwaitis of course)?
So, what is going to happen?
If there is a draftwho will go?
People in their ear`y twenties -
like myself, teenagers? How can
anyone trick themselves into
Say
what?
If the war goes on for any sus-
tained length of time as some
critics suggest, we might just get
ourselves a draft.
Think about it - a draft ...
Who would be called? Who
would be the first to go, and
how could one possibly get out
of it?!
Vietnam draft dodgers could
escape to Canada. Where could
vigilant war protestors go during
this war?
This is a war where the west
will be pitted against the east -
albeit the Middle East, and in
the end both sides will suffer
major losses economically and
casualty -wise.
By
Clark
thinking this is an honourable
war?
How can anyone believe los-
ing their family or friends for
less expensive oil is right?
Fighting for your rights and/or
country is one thing, but fighting
for the sovereignty of a country
halfway around the world is
something else altogether, espe-
ciallywhen your own country is
sweltering in its own economic
and unity woes.
Unfortunately for Canadians,
the U.S: s walk silently and car-
ry a big stick policy is using the
allies as their weapons, and al-
though
though no one is really to blame
for this mess because everyone's
guilty, it all boils down to the
possibility of countless thou-
sands of people suffering due to
the excesses of a few egomani-
acs - witness Bush and Hussein.
Protesting won't work, in fact,
protesting won't get anti -war
demonstrators anywhere, but
maybe if we let good old Lyin'
Brian know through other means
that we don't want any part of
this war - the government will
have to listen.
It's costing millions of dollars
in taxpayers money to keep
thousands of Canadian women
and men in a place they don't be-
long in the first place.
There is no winning in this
"crisis".
At the very least, Canadians
will see higher taxes unlike any-
thing they have ever seen before
... and why? Well it seems our
Prime Minister cannot say no to
the U.S. president - I wonder
what Pierre Trudeau would have
said to him?!
k " probably ... just say
0", Brian,
Letter to Editor
Discrimination hurts
Dear Editor.
Every day when I go about my
business, I have a great fear that I
carry. Will society accept me as I
am? Is there someone out there
who cares?
For, you see, I have epilepsy and
chronic depression. Bah have
been under control for years by
use of medication and therapy.
Every time I have tried to get
any job, the same thing
once more. I am discrirn
against. Companies are not sup-
posed to do this but some still do.
In the last- year alone, I
applied for over
24 jobs in 111 Lon-
don but was
turned down by
everyone.
I then, in Decem-
ber, decided to
move to Exeter. It already looks
like the cycle will start all over.
Wiq this vicious discrimination
cycle ever end? I know I can han-
dle working because I was taught
in work -shop classes.
I am not alone in this vicious cy-
cle. But each one of us feels like
we are fighting alone.
Thanks for letting me write this
letter. I feel society should know
how much discrimination can hurt
Also that this vicious cycle can be
broken.
Sincerely,
Debby Sprague
Letter to Editor
VON Week January 21 to 26
Dear Editor:
Quality health care in the famil-
iar environment of your own home
may be an appealing alternative td
institutional care. However, vast
number of the gen
unaware that this option is availa-
ble to them here in Huron County.
This is the reason for
the designated Week"
which is January 21st to 26dh - to
raise public awareness of the or-
ganization and what it does.
Victorian Order of Nunes is a
national, nu-profittwlz
established in 1897, m f avaidt
a ble
in Huron County since 1971.
withTheo ered Niuses wort
supervision o
pro-
vide a wide degree.
Ing injectiods. aurgkaic t� mssinga,
medication supervision and Pallia-
tive Care (support for the terminal-
ly ill who wish to die at home).
The at-home patient care and on-
going advances in technical equip-
ment danands a high degree of
competency the part of
VON staff.
As a non-profit
basic operational
expenses are met by
fees from govern-
organization
agencies, how-
ever donations are appreciated to
enable the nurses to attend edits -
conferences and purchase
'rine
knowledge that we are help-
ing• people to return home faster or
stay there longer is what makes our
job as nurses so reing. To
many of . our patients, ON are
"friends indeed to friends in need"
as shown through this sample cor-
" found great support in all
your encouragement and sugges-
tions... and we too were helped
along the way." O.P., Exeter. •
One ; we all take for granted
LS ouar .' • , health and as one of
our ' - so capably summariz-
es "you don't realize what a great
service VON is until you really
need it".
Yours very truly,:
Victorian Order of Nurses
Janice Hayter -Oke
Senior Nurse
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Letter to Editor
VON Week January 21 to 26
Dear Editor:
Quality health care in the famil-
iar environment of your own home
may be an appealing alternative td
institutional care. However, vast
number of the gen
unaware that this option is availa-
ble to them here in Huron County.
This is the reason for
the designated Week"
which is January 21st to 26dh - to
raise public awareness of the or-
ganization and what it does.
Victorian Order of Nunes is a
national, nu-profittwlz
established in 1897, m f avaidt
a ble
in Huron County since 1971.
withTheo ered Niuses wort
supervision o
pro-
vide a wide degree.
Ing injectiods. aurgkaic t� mssinga,
medication supervision and Pallia-
tive Care (support for the terminal-
ly ill who wish to die at home).
The at-home patient care and on-
going advances in technical equip-
ment danands a high degree of
competency the part of
VON staff.
As a non-profit
basic operational
expenses are met by
fees from govern-
organization
agencies, how-
ever donations are appreciated to
enable the nurses to attend edits -
conferences and purchase
'rine
knowledge that we are help-
ing• people to return home faster or
stay there longer is what makes our
job as nurses so reing. To
many of . our patients, ON are
"friends indeed to friends in need"
as shown through this sample cor-
" found great support in all
your encouragement and sugges-
tions... and we too were helped
along the way." O.P., Exeter. •
One ; we all take for granted
LS ouar .' • , health and as one of
our ' - so capably summariz-
es "you don't realize what a great
service VON is until you really
need it".
Yours very truly,:
Victorian Order of Nurses
Janice Hayter -Oke
Senior Nurse
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