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ARO Landers
TODAY'S CHILD
BY HELEN ALLEN
ToexitoTelegramSyndicate
This little fellow with the delightful smile is Neil, 14
months old. He is German, Irish, Scottish. and Jamaican in
descent and is in perfect health. Neil has soft curly black
hair, big dark eyes and fairly light skin. He gets a deep tan
In summer, This little boy has been walking for a month and
now he's quite agile and is starting to climb. He is a very
good-natured baby, not cranky even when he misses his nap.
He sleeps a round 12 hours every night and is a very good
eater. Chicken and bananas are his favorite foods. Neil is
just beginning to be shy of strangers but he doesn't take
lent- to make friends. He loves other children. To inquire
about adopting Neil please write to Today's Child, Depart-
ment of Social and Family Services, Parliament Buildings,
Toronto 182.
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a peaustringert here to stay,
DEAR ANN LANDERS: How humanity I have ever seen. I Examine your demands on
can parents encourage a son to hope you will consider it worth others and vow to reduce
be a good sport and stick with reprinting: It gave no hint of the
them,
high school and yes even junior author. Fight for a principle,
high school sports when he is On This Day— Express your gratitude.,
not sur -star? Mend a quarrel Overcome an old fear,
Search out a forgotten 'friend?'
James Richardson & Sons Ltd
Serving The Feed Dealers of Western Ontario
PHONE 524-8388, GODERICH
Take two minutes to appreciate
We have raised four sons. One - the beauty of nature,
was an outstanding athlete, the:, Tell someone you love:him.
others were just average. All four
went out tor football, basketball
and baseball. The three average
boys wartned benches year after
year. Only when the fate. of the
gaine was evident were they
given an opportunity to play. Is
this what sportsmanship is all
about? How can second:stringers
improve if they never get a
chance to play in a real -game?
The system is rotten to the core.
It doesn't develop character, it
promotes resentment and
bitterness. It builds the egos of
the kids who don't need it and it
-crushes the spirit of those who
do.
Our 'boys are out of school
now so I have no axe to grind.
But it hurts me to see our
neighbor's sons going through
the same cruel thing.
Please . deal with this
All-American problem in your
column, Ann. — D.A.
DEAR D.A.: One of the
unalterable facts of life is that all
the world loves a winner. The
system is unquestionably' rigged
to. honor the victorious — not
the good sport or the guy whose
ego needs bolstering. No coach
can afford to bench his
super -stars when the opposition
is using theirs — and winning. Of
course, the system is hard on the
second-best but until losing
becomes as glorious as winning, I
don't anticipate a change in the
system.
Dismiss a suspicion and replace
it with trust, .
Write a letter to stomeone who Tell him again,
misses you, And again,
Encourage a youth who has lost And again.
faith,
Keep a promise,
Forget an old grudge,
—HEALTH & SAFETY
DEAR ANN LANDERS: The
other day I ran across a very old
clipping. It was timeworn and in
small print. I found a magnifying
glass and read it. It is one of the
loveliest expressions of
111fCtORT.
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Fire and Children Don't Mix
Never underestimate the power of a match.
In the hands of little children it can become an instrument of
'injury and even death in the home,
The Council on Family Health, •
a non-profit organizationestab-
lished by members of the drug
industry to promote family
health and home safety, suggests
some ways of preventing acci-
dents caused by heat and flames
in the home.
Never leave little children
alone at home, no matter what
the urgency.
Never leave small children
alone in a room with a heater
going, a burning fireplace, or
lighted candles. Children are fas-
cinated by flames.
When you have finished iron-
ing, place the hot iron where it
cannot be touched by little chil-
dren. 'Coil the cord nearby, out
of reach of little hands.
Clothes of fire resistant ma-
terials help provide some protec-
tion, but care should be exercised
wherever heat is used in the
home. Some clothing materials
are so highly flammable they can
burn to ashes in an instant.
Other materials melt and burn
into the body.
Heaters should have protective
covers, and be located where
members of the family cannot
brush against them. Fireplaces
should be gCre'ened and the en-
tire familr-should keep a safe
distance from the hearth.
Burning candles should be
snuffed out before everyone
leaves a room:
Keep cigarette lighters and
matches out of reach of young-
sters. Many a parent has been
surprised to discover a child
under five is strong and skillful
enough to flick a lighter, or strike
a match.
It takes only an instant for a
fire to start. The presence of a'
responsible adult in the home
can be the best guard against
children playing with fire, ad-
vises the Council on , Family
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Why does a man stagger out
to work when he's unable to do
it properly, is a threat to every-
one around him,and is prob-
ably shortening his own life by
,three or four years?
This is the sort of rationaliz-
ing I was doing this week
when took not one, but two
days sick leave. That makes six
days in ten years.
I'd been coughing like a kan-
garoo with consumption. Mop-
ing my nose was like trying to
• stop Niagara Falls with Klee-
nex, I was dizzier than a bat at
high noon. I ached from stem
to gudgeon, and I couldn't de-
cide which was aching more.
It's boring, I know. But the
'flu is always boring. Except
when you have it yourself.
Then it's fascinating.
When you have it, you .know.
that nobody has ever been as
ill as you. Especially those
phonies on TV who stay in
bed, drink plenty of fluids, and
stuff themselves with aspirin.
My wife is a great comfort at
such times. She invariably
• says, "You're going to die with
that chest cold!" And then she
sits back and starts counting
on her fingers. The term insur-
ance, the life insurance.
When she begins to look a
bit nasty, I realize I haven't
enough insurance to keep her
in affluence. That's about
when she calls the doctor, so
I'll get better, so I can take out
more insurance.
The doctor, of course, always
settles everything. He says,
"Hmmm. Got the 'flu, eh?" Na-
turally I've got the 'flu or my
wife wouldn't have called him.
If I had merely a broken leg,
she'd probably set it herself.
But you can die with the 'flu.
And the doctor says, "Take
plenty of bed, stay in aspirin,
and drink lots." This always
All's
well that -
ends well
brightens me up, and I pull out
of the slump within a week,
provided I don't drink too
much.
But there -'s a moral question
involved with the 'flu. Should
one go to church, school or
business, and hack, sneeze,
cough and spit all over the
congregation, the classroom ot
colleagues?
The answer, I think, is an
unequivocal "yes," provided
we have the strength. That's
the only way in which we can
maintain one of our few great
old Canadian tradition sr
spreading the 'flu. We have
spread two things in this coun-
try since pioneer days, 'flu and
fertilizer, and we mustn't, stop
now.
Spreading the 'flu is not
without its merits, provided it
is done with tact and timing.
As witness.
On Friday night we were
supposed to go to the annual
ball of the year. You know the
sort of thing. Every town has
one. Five percent of the, men.
want , to go, and 100 percent
of the women. It's a chance for
them to wear their wigs, make
the old man spring for a
smashing new dress, and dis-
cuss for the next week what
ridiculous things the other
women were wearing.
After wheezing and sneezing
for about three days, I was
looking forward to it as ene
might look forward to his own
funeral. So sick was I that
even the thought of having to
shine my shoes made me feel
faint.
That was bad enough. But
somehow we'd been finessed
into having an after -the -ball
party with 30 people guril!ng
food and drink. 1 didn't see
how I could get through it,
alive.
Yes, Virginia there is a San-
ta Claus. To my delight and
her horror my wife woke up
Friday morning hacking and
gasping and as feverish as I.
I'd spread . her the 'flu. She
hung on till afternoon hoping
for a miracle recovery but
then had to throw in the towel
and cancel everything.
That probably saved my life
and about $100 so the 'flu
can't be all bad.
give;..
so more will live
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