HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-02-28, Page 20page 6-- Crossroads—February 28, 1974.
QUESTIONS WOMEN ASK
Women face
many choices
By ELEANOR B.
RODGERSON, M.D.
Q. Isn't female physiology
harder to contend with than
male?
A. I can't say for sure. I
know females have enough —
several identities to master
and all the future generations
to carry. My knowledge of
how males contend with their
physiology is hearsay and not
very well researched.
Females have childhood,
then puberty and adoles-
cence, then maturity and
child-bearing, and; finally,
menopause and post -meno-
pause identities to develop.
They have long lives to 'live
and almost half of life goe§ on ,
for them after menstrua on
ceases,.
Through all of this a woman
has choices to make, Will she,
take on a career, will she have
'children, will she -do both,;will
she do them together, will she
do one after the other, what?
A letter was reported re-
cently. in the .U.S. press as
• having been written by a
young Russian mother. She
• had sentit'to her newspaper
awl pointed out that all the ..
;Yitphasis' for young tian
girls was now tin `careers.
Alley were. asked' to -become
ballerinas, teachers' doctors,.,
cvi
h , and
babies. were inci-
dental.. She.:, wondered if it
were not .mist' , . e tai'be. p -
pressing ,these 'Maternal' in-
stincts and noted that it was
hard on both, themothers and
the balies;when there was no
reparation 'ahead .
At the moment; women ac
;ovists;in the:' United States are
vocating just'what. the Rus-
shin. woman.'is :decrying from
experience, getting away
from emphasis on baby rais-
ing.
Female physiology renders
women more complicated
than men,1 Oink, and makes
it harder for them to know
themselves, let alone' be un-
derstood by men.
Q. I am 60 years old and re-
cently fractured my hip. The
doctor told me that my bones
had become weakened due to
the lack of estrogen in my sys-
tem. I have avoided hormones
even .thoulgh I suffered a lot
with hot flashes when I went
through the change. I thought
they would rause cancer.
What do you think?
A. Your doctor is probably
right in that a drop-in estrogen
does cause demineralization
of the bones. Menopausal
women have developed
"dowager hump," shrinkage
in height, low backaches,
fractured hips, etc. Estrogen
contributes a lot to the sense
of well-being as it does to .con-
trolling hot flashes and keep-
ing the
eep-ing,the bones strong in women
who have stopped menstruat-
ing.
It
Is true that estrogens
sometimes make a woman
bleed and bleeding makes her
vola ' about cancer. Rowev-
y
er, any gynecologist can
easily eheck:°her and reassure
her, A recent study. conducted
over a 20 -year period showed
no higher incidence of uterine,
-or ,. breast, cancer In patients
receiving. estrogen :treatment
an
th in .the generalpopula-
tion.
NP . ula-
tion. ,
On balance, Heel it is better
to be getting the • estrogens .
and to be examined regularly:'
by•the doctor than to put up
` withthe hot flashes, malaise,
backaches andbroken bones.
Q. Is it the male, or ferrhale,
hormone that .makes` rely
bons strong? ? ' .:
� .
A. At the . present '• ,femstate. of •
�� le
1VAIIone , use, noslL irp o., r
,ant:The male -hormone tends
to build up.. the muscles and
the "body -generally,. Inn also °
causes hair' growth and
deepensthe voice, and is, con-
�sequently, not popular with
-women. It is fortunate that.the,
female hormone is the one
most; involved.
n ,
ourknowledge,
'tha
DANGEROUS
DRIVERS
Drivers under 25 years of
age hold e18.7 per cent of the
driver licenses in the ettry,
according to The Tra lora, .
Insurance Companies,' but •
were involved in 29.5 Per cent
of 1972's highway. fatalities.
LIGHT AS A CLOUD --Frozen Vanilla Souffle, light" as a'cloud and richly flavored with
vanilla is an elegant dessert for a special occasion.
COOKING CORNER
New souffles. have
� gelatin base `
By OPAL elIANDALL.
Souffle comesfrom f m the
French word "souffler,".
which means to' blow or puff
..
• up. It can be:either an entree
or a dessert, both receiving
their puffed-up• appearance
from egg whites.
And now there_ is a'newcom-
.er to the souffle food scene, a
• dessert .. receives which i
i eves its .. ,
fluffiness from, . gelatin, as
well as from egg: whites...
Representatives of this type
are Brandy Alexander Sod- •
fle, a delicate gelatin -based
souffle which is flavored with
creme' de cacao ,and. brandy,
and: frozen Vanilla Souffle
The :latter receives 'its good
• flavor from the vanilla :bean.
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1 I
5 llll "• r ,-
.3 eggs, 'separated
3/4 cup sugar,.divided
41,1 4 -inch vanilla bean, split
• One -sixteenth teaspoon salt
2 packages unflavored gela-
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cup cold water '
1, cup heavy cream,
whipped •
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In the top part of a double
boiler Milk, combine
b egg
yolks, '/Z' cup" of the sugar,
vanilla bean and'sal t. Cook
over boiling, water, stirring •
constantly, until mixture
coats a metal spoors,., about 10
to 15 minutes. Meanwhile,
. sprinkle gelatin over veld wa-
ter; `let stand five minutes to
soften. Stirg
gelatin into milk
mixture. Chill until soft peaks
form +' gradually 'beat inc,-
raining` 1/4 cup sugar.. ;'Beat
until .' Stiff but not dry Fold
egg whites and whipped;
creamjntomilk mixture, • Cut::'
a 20 -inch length of Waxed pa-
per and fold :into Virds,
lengthwise, Place* .arounda
oiie;quart souffle dish to Perm
a collar; secure ends with a
' paper clip Spoon souffle mix-
tur
ouf fle,mix-
tur into. -letting 'letti co
it
t��t r
w
Chill unfil ss t. 'Whenrheady o,
serve, remove paper strip:
Garnish. with semi -sweet
• chocolate curls, if desired.
Yield: Eight portions:
•
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SOUFFLE
2 envelopes.' unflavored
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2 cups cold water
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CHILD'S PLAY
Lion and Iamb
symbolize March
By BUROKER &
HUNTSINGER
Many persons know the
month of March °was named
for Mars, god of war. Less
known, perhaps, is that Julius
Caesar revised the calendar
and made Janulary the first
month.of the year, but before
that, ancient Romans had
given that honor to March:
Since the gods provided
their names for several calen-
dar months,' it is more 'of a
coincidence that the present
third one in the year appears
to be "war -like and bel-
ligerent."
Actually, the beginnings of
spring also happen this time
of year and the venial equinox
— that is, the time when day
and night are equal in length
— occurs March 21. So it can
be , a blustery period or 'a
balmy one in almost any part
of the U.S.A.
That accounts for the pop-
ular saying "March comes in
like a lion and goes out like a
lamb." Since these two ani-
mals don't get along very well
in normal circumstances, it is
an appropriate saying. It is
also a good theme for a dif-
ferent type of three-dimen-
sional art project.
Make a 'standup lion by fold-
ing a piece of 9 by 6 inch con-
struction paper in half,
lengthwise. A semi -circle
cutout of the open middle part
leaves four legs to give the
beast' sturdy footing.
Next, cut a contrasting
colored 4 by 5 inch piece of
Paper into a circle. Then,
make the edges. pointed and
jagged to become the lion's
Mane. Paste this at one end;
and at the other, glue on a
narrow strip, widened and
fringed at the tip so it be-
.
comes the animal's tail.
Add a face and two circles
for the ears, some felt pen
features and whiskers, and
there's Meting of'the jungle.
He'll be all ready 'to stand up
and decorate a table or
dresser.
A meek and mild lamb re-
sults from a 5 by 6 inch piece
of white construction paper
made the same way. Paste on
a head •and stubby tail. Then,
to give his body a realistic
look, use dabs of cosmetic or
surgical cotton. Roll these in-
to -tiny balls, then puts a touch
of glue on with a toothpick and
stick each bit of fluff into
place, using the other end of
the stick to guide you. Cover
the whole surface so the ani-
mal has a warm, woolly cost.
These 3-D creatures can
take 'an appealing stand: And
they may very well long out-,
last the month they were
made to represent, as far as
this year's calendar is con-
cerned.
1 cup
'sugar
4e�s+ separated
1 8 -oz. pkg. cream cheese
3 tablespoons creme , de
cacao
3 tablespoons brandy
- 1 cup,heavy'cream
+
whipped
Soften "gelatin in one cup
',water; stir .over low heat until
dissolved, Add remaining wa-
ter.,Remove from heat; blend
in .% cup p sugar and beaten.e
yolks:' Return to heat; cook
two to three °minutes or until
• slightly thickened. Gradually
add tosoftened dream cheese,
mixing until well blended. Stir,
•in ,•creme de cacao and
brandy: Chill until slightly
thickened. Beat egg whites
until soft peaks form. Grade
a. lllyy add remaining sugar,
µeating + stiff �••
cream,. -into - creamcheese
mixture.
Wrap-, a 3-nch . collar of
aluminum foil. aroundtop of as
11 quart souffle dish; secure
with tape. ' Pour mixture into
dish; chill'nntil.firm. Remove
Mil collar : before serving:
Sprinkle with nutmeg and
garnish with candied violets,
if desired. Eight to 10 sere'
oEcoR
Color
chemes
mcJchi.d
Ity' BARBARA NAMING
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44, We are binlding and , 1
need help in implement%
color schemes. Haw 'Can f
combine the colors of asters
rs
!pink through' blue to purple)
in the master bedroom With a
connecting bath ' and • study
whichmy husband and . f
share? My husband lik,es,
massive furnishings so f want
nothing too feminine. Also I
would like to use yellows and
white for the living and dining
rooms. We will;haVea a field-
stone fireplace, beamed cell.
ins, possibly .a wall:' ofpanel,-
• ing and possibly textured
wallpaper in a niche fol' the
maple baby grand piano.
As have a fireside chair in a
brown print and ° a brown
"fur" upholstered chair, I.
need to have a large couch
and two loveseats uphol-
stered, What• might l do .with
carpets, draperies (three
large picture windows) and
upholstery? My husband likes
touches of orange, —
A. 1 suggest you visit a large
o wail -covering store and ask to
see the papers that have sev-
eral coordinated patterns and
also ones with matching fab-
rics: These are often slightly
'more expensive than the bulk
of wallpapers printed today.
Howe�er, the coordinated
types are so .m uc
h more excit-
ing
xe t-ing when
used to tie a suite of
rooms together without hav-
ing a monotonous look, For
example, you might •; find a
floral print on. a white back-
ground, with splashes ofpink,
red, purple, blue and green.
There might be a coordinated
paper thatwO ld repeat the
same colors only in .a stripe
pattern or a geometric. An-
other possibility might be the
selection of a paisley print
which basically, gives you a •
floral and a stripe in one and
often appears heavier thani% a
plain. floraland therefore
more - masculine. Whatever
the pattern you could vary
two' in a manner '• like this:
Wallpaper your bedroom
weillt the:floYr'm,.id0 the 'bath
.
in tiestripe With the floral on
the ceiling, do the study in the
stripe on three walls 'and one
wall of wood paneling with the
ceiling plain. You could do the,
carpet in an off-white andllue
twist, the bedspread in off-
white with colorful pillows re-
peating the shades in the wall-
paper, and do the windows in
• the bedroom, bathroom and
Studi
y
Yngs n matching or coordi-
n
ETHIOPIAN MOTHER at famine relief station at Alamata
with three-year•old child she can no longer breastfeed.
World Vision International is providing initial $150,000 in
''i etief funds to Sudan Interior Mission and other Christian
organizations working. in Ethiopia and Sub-SaI ara area of
Africa affected by famine, Additional funds are presently
being raised.
QUICKLY MADE—Anlmais;sut"h as the lnnlb and'llon associated with March- Can be
quickly bade so they will stand '00 and be noticed.
•
•ly you t replace another
chair with en *Pricot coli:
fabric
Q I have a bead. bra
done on got. The out-
side size ie e% „ :gid With
a picture of + by 4
inches. What or ,picture
could .f use lin ` frame
which done?'` f
have some beaded
flowers '1 .eou rte, but
thought t *a 1 too . f
A. I think the' headed,flow.
ers might 'wit nicer in a plain
' ;frame hung * grouping with„
the beaded'frame. Howmut
anold photograph, of grand-
mother or grandfather that's
particularly app? You
could haveEit:.+ied and Made
exactly the right Site., Or you.
might treat die, frame like a
shadow box covering the back
with a pale colored fabric and "
attaching. sem' rtlem rabil a'
such as rings, buttons or tiny'
pictures.
01d 'wii
of'e
IS:
Tales et dogs'how , birds
leaving .and en t•. anhnalf
unrest, a. few' ,hours'. 'before
earthquakes have' a° scientific
.
basiswith:promise of an early
w means, according.to
John . ' , 'engineer:, and
Andrew, Yeiser, pbys caet., •
What disturbs 'the .^animals
"acoustic!ei on'' .a b. ...
pitched chis or'groa'from:
rocks, °stressed',tear ,'the
breaking -.point) :,above ;the
pitch human ears cau:'deteet
'but within the:hearing- range
of many. ,aniilulls, .and they
have'built ultrasonic: recorrd-
ing instruments with hopes of
predicting earthquakes:. .
Dust light bulbs and : washy
glass or plastic fiXtures repo-
larly'.to get moreti light froOm.
each bulb.
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