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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-05-11, Page 4Page 4—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, May 11, 1988 P.O. Box 400, Lucknow, Ontario NOG 2H0 528-2822 Established 1873 PAID Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager Subscription rates in advance: Rob Bundy -Editor Pat Livingston -General Manager 51700 Outside Canada $6000 $1400 Outside Canada $5800 Senior Citizen Second class mailing reg. no. 0847 Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisment will be paid at the applicable rates. Hug a nurse this week This week, nurses across the province of Ontario will celebrate the tradition of caring. Nurses' Week, May 8 - 14, is set aside for all of us to pay tribute to these dedicated individuals whose work is literally a matter of life or death. Gone are the days of the floor -length starched apron, dress and cap. Today, a nurse is part teacher, part diagnostician, part educator, while at the same time continuing to be a hands-on, caring professional. Nurses are also the ones that make our health care system work to its full potential. They care for their patients on a one-to-one basis, assessing vital needs, and, making crucial decisions 24 hours each and every day. They are often the link between a patient, doctor and the family in times of crisis and in times of joy. Nursing has never been a easy life. Today, with complicated modern illnesses requiring a vast knowledge, moral and ethical considerations around each corner, and simply the added pressure brought on by to- day's society, nursing is more demanding in many ways than it has ever been. Nurses are more than the white -clad folks who ask for your Blue Cross number at the emergency desk. They are found in every aspect of health care work, in public health units, In nursing homes, homes for the aged, medical clinics and research facilities. As trained professionals, nurses of today are as important to patient recovery as the doctors themselves. They must understand physical needs as well as the mental needs of those they care for while main- taining the highest possible standards of health. This week. a salute to the men and women who face the challenge of nursing. R.B. What do you call those little star -like in- dentations at the end of weiners? What special talent does it take to refold a road map on the first try? What are those little lines abover your lips and below your nose called? Don't try looking these words up in the dictionary 'cause you• won't find them. Words that describe everyday things or situations are called "sniglets" and they don't appear in any dictionary - but should. Have you ever wondered what you call those noisy little balls inside a can of spray paint. If so, read on and find out because we went to our "Weird Words File" this week. Bursploot - verb - to position one's thumb at the end of the garden hose to increase the water pressure. Dasho - noun - the area between the car's windshield and dashboard where coins, pens, etc cannot be humanly retrieved. Aquadextrous - adjective - possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucets on and off with your toes. Ever wonder what the unit is that measures the distance a coaster stuck to the bottom of a wet glass will travle before falling off? Wonder no more. It's called a "Bevameter. Carperpetuation - noun - the act, when vacuuming, of running the sweeper over a piece of lint at least a dozen times, reaching down and pickin it up, examining it, then putting it back on the floor to.give the vacuum another chance. Don't these things sound familiar? How did we ever get through life without these words! Here's some more... Lactomangulation - adverb - manhandl- ing the 'open here' spout on a carton of milk so badly that one must resort to using the illegal side. 1 Opting - noun - the act, when feeding a baby, of opening and closing, one's mouth, smaking one's lips and making `yummy' noises in hopes the baby will do the same. I like that one. Remember the last time you tried to start your car when the engine was already running. That embarrasing act is known as "rigitation", but if you look it up in your Websters, you won't find it. Maybe it doesn't really happen. "Zizzebots" are those little marks left on the bridge of your nose after you take your glasses off and a cluster of coat hangers is known to us sniglet scholars as a "hangle". And finally, the noisy balls inside cans of spray paint are called "glaketts'. These and many other sniglets can be found in a couple of different books, the dictonary not being one of them. If you have the desire to increase your sniglet vocabulary even further, I suggest you pick up a copy of "The Joys of Lex". There is also a series of books by Richard Hall entitled "Sniglets", "More Sniglets", and so on. I have copies of all these books in my personal library and find them very "waifogative". Have a good "byeathon" (a noun meaning the time elapsed between now and the next time) . No VODKA WO a 70 years ago May 9, 1918 From the Food Board - Recent orders from the Canada Food Board provide as follows: On and after May 1, 1918, no per- son in Canada shall use in the production of any line of cake not more than 100 pounds of cane sugar and 65 pounds of shortening. On and after May 1, no person in Canada shall manufacture for sale products known as puff pastery, doughnuts, biscuits or short -bread. Also no person in Canada shall now pro- duce for private consumption what is com- monly called candy. Violations of these orders will entail a penalty of not less than $100 and no more than $1,000, or imprisonment for three months. The men in khaki - Private Fraser Paterson was home on a visit this week. He is making constant progress towards recovery. We also learned that C:B. Allan has don- ned the King's uniform at London, having come from the West for that purpose. Wilfred Anderson is now training with the 1st Canadian Tank Batt. at Ottawa. His familiarity with autos and gas engines will be useful in the new engines of war. • 50 years ago May 12, 1938 Watch still goes - Four years ago this spring, Albert Barber, who was working SENTINEL MEMOIRS J for Andrew Casemore on his farm south of Wingham, lost his employers watch while working in the field. A search at the time failed to locate the missing time -piece. On Tuesday of last week, Mr. Casemore, while ploughing, turned up the long lost watch. The ring and hour hand were miss- ing, but otherwise the watch was un- damaged and after winding it up. the watch started ticking off the minutes again, none the worse for its long lost exposure. Overcome by fumes - Wilfred Riehl of Wingham, while being overcome by fumes seeping into the cab of the grader he was operating Monday morning east of Lucknow, had a narrow escape from death as he crawled from the truck before laps- ing into unconsciouness on the road. Sensing the fumes while grading the Lucknow to Wingham roadway, Riehl was able to bring the machine to a halt and escape from the cab. Staggering to the roadside, he collapsed. He was discovered by a passing motorist and taken to Lucknow were he was treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. The experience left him shaken and unable to work for a few days. 25 years ago May 8, 1963 Hub cap chase - Bud Hamilton had the four hub caps pried from his car rrutside his home early Saturday morning. At about 5 a.m., Mrs. Hamilton was awakened to discover two strangers removing the caps. She aroused Bud and, without waiting to dress, he dashed from the house and took after the thieves in his truck. When Bud got to Main Street in his pick- up, scantly clothed and in bare feet, there was no vehicle in sight making it impossi- ble for them to have gone west out the highway. He swung south for some way before turning back. At the railroad tt'acks, lights became visible and Bud cut off the oncoming vehi- cle. From his cab Bud challenged the pair and demanded his property back. The two claimed ignorance. Bud took their licence plate number and has since notified the OPP. His efforts to track down the law breakers is commen- dable and courageous but he now realize he took quite a chance in what he did. Legion aims at members - Spearheaded by the energetic president, Joe King, the Lucknow Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is conducting a successful membership drive. The total membership now stands at 91, an increase of some 20 members. This is an all time high and it is hoped that the number will eventually reach 100„ 10 years ago May 10, 1978 B.A. favours Farmer's Market - The idea of a Farmer's Market this summer at the Agricultural Society property beside the sales barn met with mixed opinion at the Lucknow Businessmen's Association meeting last week. Members of the association were polled and 17 members were in favour while six• opposed the idea. The Lucknow Ag. Society plans . to organize a Farmer's Market for the sale of local produce and crafts but they did not wich to proceed with the idea if the B.A. opposeed it. Those members who did oppose the idea voted against it becasue they felt the local food stores and bakery would suffer. Log Cabin sold - Richard and Gloria Kwan, the new owners of the Log Cabin Restaurant on Main Street, find the village a friendly place and getting to know, the folks here a pleasant experience. The Kwans took over the management of the business last Thursday and plan a grand opening on Mother's Day next week. Richard says he plans to add Chinese food to the menu as soon as possible.