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2A GODER1CH..SIQ1AL-STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28,1969
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Ann Landers
Why are you interrupting my bath, Andy might be
asking with that questioning look. This appealing baby is of
black and white parentage. His white ancestors were Ital-
ian, Scottish and Irish so he is alnost a United Nations
himself. Andy is eight months old, healthy and sturdy with
big dark eyes, scant light brown hair. and pale complexion.
He is very active and already quite strong. He is alert,
responsive anis good-natured. He chatters cheerily with a
few recognizable worOs. He likes attention from children or
can be quite content Olaying with toys in which he takes an,
increasing interest. He needs loving parents who will value
his heritage. To .inquire about adopting. Andy please write to
Today's Child, Department of Social and Family Services,
Parliament Buildings, Toronto 182. For other information
about 'adoption ask your local Children's Aid Society.
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how`real -world
of smokers
DEAR ANN 1 NDERS:
Every time I see a . TV
commercial for that cool,
refreshing cigaret --- all that
green water, those graceful birds
flying overhead, and the breeze
blowing ever so gently, I wish
they would show the teal -world
for some cigaret smokers -- the
hacking cough; the shortness of
breath, the patient suffering
from emphysema or worse yet,
lung cancer.
My own dear father is in the
last category. He was once 200
pounds of handsome male'
strength. Today he weighs 110
pounds. His own brother walked
into his hospital room yesterday
and backed out saying, "Sorry,
I'm in the wrong room." ,He
didn't recognize him.
I wish TV would show the
family of a lung cancer victim.
Let the camera capture the
agony in the eyes of a wife or
the children who sit by, helpless
and heartbroken, watching
someone they love die an inch at
a time.
Please, Ann, do what you can
to bring these horrible realities
before the public. No person
who really knew and understood
the truth would" ever smoke
another cigaret as long as he
lives. --- DAUGHTER OF A
DYING MAN
DEAR DAUGHTER: Here's
your letter, and I second the
motion.
DEAR ANNA LANDERS: I do
.not agree with ' you that
Mercedes is a bit nutty because
she prefers tb scrub, • polish and
wax the floors with no clothes
on.' For fifteen years I have been
doing .. my heavy housework
similarly dressed --- or should I
say undressed. I love it.
Clothing ' gets in the way.
Housedresses, no matter how
loose, bind under the `arms and
pockets get caught on drawer
knobs. It's, cooler and more
comfortable not ` to wear
anything. And I must say, the
spirit of freedom and total
abandon is exhilarating,
Anything that makes a woman
feet THAT good can't be all bad.
--- JAYBIRD IN CHARLESTON
DEAR BIRD: You
"conveniently, ignores one
important . Jdetail. Mercedes
works in OTHER people's
homes. I agree, in her own home
a woman should feel free to
wear or not wear whatever she
pleases. But a day lady,
particularly one who is
employed by a woman whose
husband comes home for lunch,
should keep some clothes on.
DEAR ANN LANDERS: I
live in Wisconsin. We are
Norwegians and' proud of it. A
friend from another part os the
country came to visit recently.
The first thing he said was,
`.`Back East the definition for a
Norwegian is a Swede with his
brains .knocked out."
I didn't think it., was funny.
Do you have a good answer if
anyone says such a thing again?
Thank you. -- EAU CLAIRE
DEAR CLAIRE: Ever heard
the song that goes like this?
"Ten Thousand Swedes ran
through the weeds
At the battle of Copenhagen.
Ten thousand Swedes ran
through the weeds
Chasing one Norwaygan!"
Confidential to Fed up with
multi -handed gas jockeys: Have
you checked your lights lately?
Maybe you've left your go -signal
on.
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DEAR ANN LANDERS:'You
ducked the, issue, Miss
Know -It -All. When that woman
asked you what to do about a
husband who retired at "60 and
sits around the house all day you
told her to get a part-time job.
How dumb' can you be?
Why 'didn't you tell him to
- get a part-time job? Don't you
know all. men are skunks? They
use women as ego builders,
money pumps; social ladders and
sex objects. After the woman
has served her purpose he trades
her in for a younger model, -of
course. I'm an authority on this
stabject, Ann, I've had five
husbands. So pay attention and
get smart. -- EXPERIENCED.
DEAR EX: Sony, . I'm a
better authority than you. I've
had only one husband.
Ann Landers will be glad to
help you ,with your problems.
Send them to her in care of this
newspaper enclosing a stamped,
self-addressed envelope.
—HEALTH & SAFETY
Writing a weekly column is
something like being pregnant,
You can't stop just because
you're not in the mood. The
typesetters are -waiting, the ed-
itors are waiting, and the mail-
manwaits for no man.
I've Written them in hotel
rooms, on trains and on New
Year's morning. I've written
then with the raging 'flu, the
galloping bursitis, and a head
that felt more like a foot.
And that explains why I'm
tapping this out on Grandad's
Mainly for MotkerS
by Carol Hart
Brisk Walk Is A Step in Time
Take a walk instead of u ride, says the Council oro'atiiily Health"
... especially if you are a senior citizen. '
Doctors and physical fitness experts say that one of the'best exer-
cises for keeping agile and strengthening the bones, Joints and mus-
cles is a brisk, daily walk of about a mile or so, or mdre as one gets
in condition. In a short time,
you'll .notice' that you lift your.
feet higher instead of dragging
them. You'll be lifting them high
enough to miss a tear in the car-
pet ... the curled -up edge of a
rug... the broken place in the
sidewalk.
Your physical and mental alert-
ness will enable you to recover
your balance more quickly, in
case of an accidental•fall. In ad-
dition, a regular, long walk pro-
vides'a lift to the spirits and a
change of view, says the Council.
The main thing is to take the
walk ... and be sure you walk in
safe areas. With advancing years,
the tendency is to slow down,
even to the point of sitting or ly-
ing down. too much. It is a' tend-
ency that must be resisted. Don't
let neglect of a daily„walk hasten
the changes Which take place
with increasing age.
The long daily walk and the
avoidance of over -eating, will be
helpful in developing a feeling of
well-being and keeping down ex-
tra weight, adds the Council on
Family Health, established as a
public service by members of the
drug industry, to promote family
health and safety in the home.
Extra weight may overload your
bony framework and make you
prone to falls, the number one
cause of fatal home accidents"in-
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As with anything thatJaffects
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dining -room table on a beauti-
ful hot summer afternoon,
when any sane person 'who was
on his holidays would be at the
beach, or lying under a tree.
Why didn't °I -do. it yester-
day? Because yesterday was a
beautiful, hot summer day and
I fell asleep on a raft out in
the lake, and my silly wife on
shore was afraid I'd fall off
and drown and she sent some
nit out to wake me, and I was
so mad at her presumption
(she knows I could swim that
lake with both hands tied be-
hind me) that I wasn't in the
mood for anything but a good
domestic hassle.
After' a month of relatives
and friends and casuals drop-
ping in, we were looking for'
ward to a week of quiet living
and "getting away from peo-
ple” at Grandad's. It's an idyl-
lic setting. A stone farmhouse,
overlookinga beautiful bay.
Lots of trees. around and -the
nearest neighbor a quarter -
mile down . the road.
Trouble is, it's 'in our old
stamping -ground. Even though
we slip in under cover of dark-
ness, somebody spots us, and
the tom-toms start drumming,
"The Smileys are here."
Then it's,' "When are you
going to drop out to the lake?"
and "Come on up to the cot-
tage for a few days," and "How
. about dropping around for a
drink and a barbeque?"
It's grand to be wanted. And
all the old friends are so kind
and hospitable that it's diffi-
cult to say no. So we don't. But
it is definitely not conducive
to the quiet, meditative life.
It's murder ,on the physique,
because old friends want to sit
up and talk all night. And so
do we.
Daytimes are, bad, too. When
I go into town for some milk,
it takes me three hours to get
home. I have to say hello to
Skin the barber, and Skinny
the - editor, and all the mer-
chants I used to sell ads to and
little old ladies who remember
our children and . ask embar-
-assing questions about what
Those
a a �.
pected
`*rpected
'neighbors
they're doing now, and then I
bump into Don and Mac who
are up at their cottages from
the States.
Desperately seeking refuge, •
I drop into the pub for a quiet,
cold beer. Within ten minutes
I'm talking deer -hunting with
Teensy the well-di°iller ' and
Murdoch the farmer and Don
the car dealer and George the
millionaire. It's rude to rush
off with my miiii when these
hard-working chaps insist on
one more round 'for old times
sake.
Just t'i add to thepastoral
peace of our week, we brought
Pip the kitten, and Grandad is
in temporary charge of Screwy
Louie, a spirited young poodle.
However, it wasn't all bad.,
Perhaps the highlight for me
was a trip "around the mail"
with Grandad, who has been
delivering rural mail for 40
years, since the days of the
Model T in summer and the
sleigh in winter.
Ever drive a route with a
rural mail carrier? It's an ex-
perience somewhat like your
first ride on a big roller -coast-
er. He belts around those grav-
el back roads at a hell of a• p
clip, knows every rib and vein
in them, and takes corners and
hills with the dash of a hell -
driver.
Each mail box is a personal
challenge. He heads , straight
for the ditch and you cringe.
Misses the ditch by two inches A
and winds up right beside the
box, so that the mail can be
popped in without -leaving the
car.
Add to this the fact that.
Grandad has one arra, and that
I'm a coward in a car, and you
get the message. Must do it'
again some time. In about ten
years.
After this peaceful week,
we've determined to rent a
trailer and go off •into the bush
somewhere, with no tele-
phones, no friends, and just
squat there, licking our
wounds. With our luck, the
. people in the next trailer will
be our next-door neighbors,,
back home.
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