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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-03-20, Page 10 (2)Pay. 10 Times -Advocate, March 20, 1975 Odds n' Ends By ELAINE TOWNSHEND ?4 wed Between sniffles, coughs and sneezes, 1 write this column. Either I've suddenly become allergic to my typewriter, or I've developed a case of man's pesky ailment known as . the common cold. Friends offer remedies, such as nasal spray for my congested nose, lozenges for my irritated throat and suppressants for my cough. Even the traditional chicken soup is mentioned. As someone shoves a plate of food at me, she explains, "Remember you should feed a cold and starve a fever." Someone else usually quips. "Kest in bed. drink plenty of liquids and take aspirins. In a day or two, your cold will be gone." At the height of my complaints, my mother prescribed a visit to the doctor. But I assured her I wasn't that sick. One friend insisted that Vitamin C worked wonders against a cold. "If you had taken Vitamin C regularly. you wouldn't have that nasty cold," he admonished me. 1 just grunted at him. While ,leafing through a Readers Digest, however. I noticed the section entitled "News From The World of Medicine." One of its reports supported my friend's opinion. A scientific fest using Canadian soldiers who were on maneuvers in the North, showed that large daily doses of Vitamin C cut the number of colds in half. Fur- thermore. the Vitamin C users, who did contract colds, suffered less from the usual symptoms of headaches. fevers and fatigue. 1 was prepared to rush out and buy a bottle of Vitamin C tablets. This morning's newspaper headline stopped me: "Study shows Vitamin C of little help in fighting colds." Man still hasn't discovered 'a cure for the common cold. Considering the wondrous breakthroughs he has achieved in medicine. it seems strange that a little illness like a cold could stump him. He's working on it. though. . The public shouldn't complain: iil%we a great deal to the nledical sciedtists, who wage an endless battle against disease. They strive to improve our health. and someday they'll probably conquer that pesky ailment called the common cold. Although we regard a cold as a trivial sickness. we should consider that, if unchecked, it can lead to more serious com- plications, such as bronchitis and pneumonia. The Healthful Living Digest lists several hints to help us evade colds. Avoid drafts, chills - and wet feet. Indoors you should be,,lightly clad; outdoors you should be warmly clothed.Wear a hat except in the midsummer months. Don't wet your hair before you leave the house in the morning, especially in cold weather. Be certain you receive sufficient sleep and rest. because fatigue lessens your powers of resistance. How many of those precautions do you practice? How often do you forget? When you're in a hurry, buttoning coats and zip- ping boots seem to take a long time. You're tempted to grab a jacket and to dash for the car. _ I hesitate to admit the number of trips I make to town wearing shoes instead of boots during the winter. Sometimes the snow is piled higher than 1 presumed. As far as a hat is concerned. I haven't worn one for years. After such a confession, I shouldn't complain. Someone might suggest that it's my own fault. Besides my sniffles, coughs and sneezes will gradually decrease, and I'll survive my annual bout with the common cold. Euchre party at IOOF Hall The Exeter IOOF Hall was the scene for a euchre party Wed- nesday. Because of the en- joyment of the games and the good attendance. it was decided to hold another party in April, which will be the final one of the year. Prize winners were: ladies' high. Mrs. John Morgan; low. Mrs. Bessie Case; men's high, Tom Yellow: low. Delmer Skinner. lone hands, Joe Carter. The winner of the Ilam was Mrs. Lena Kirkland. Mrs. Ward Hern won the lucky cup prize. 7 Mr. & Mrs. Tom Slavin have returned home after two months in Florida, where they visited with their daughter Dorothy. The Fashion Show Continues The exciting new spring styles displayed in last week's fashion shows in Exeter and Kirkton are now on display in our store THOUGHTFUL REFLECTIONS — Rev. Glen Wright of Exeter United Church ponders the point brought up by Pat Shancibon. Mr. Shanahan, a county Children's Aid Society social worker, said selfishness may be the answer to better communications within the family.He was the guest speaker at the fourth in the Lenten fellowship series of the church. I -A photo Look out for yourself advises guest speaker The best method to com- municate within the family is to • look out for yourself. The statement came Wednesday from Pat Shanahan, a social work'er with the Huron County Children's Aid Society, Goderich. He was the guest speaker at. Exeter United Church at the fourth in the Lenten Fellowship series. The remark came after the members of the audience broke off into groups of three. Mr. Shanahan had told a story of a ' mother. father and son. and asked 'the participants to put themselves in the role of per- secutor, victim and rescuer as they related to the story. From the subsequent discussions. it was found the three characters in the story. and in fact all people. can and do take an all three roles. Mr. Shanahan said all the positions are destructive. At the beginning of the meeting. Mr. Shanahan presented his talk as "an in- vitation to a new view." He then solicited views from the audience. One audience member said, "if there is a hope (of better com- munication within the family) it would be nice to hear about it instead of the bad things.': Another said, "what point is there in worrying about what happens. It probably won't happen anyway. We should think about other things." "If we think negative, nothing works," said another. Agreement to this came when Latest Fashions For EVERY Member of your family OUR SWIM SUITS HAVE ARRIVED We invite you to come in and browse around in our EXPANDED CHILDREN'S & LADIES' DEPARTMENTS Use Your Chargex or Mastercharge FLOOR COVERING • WALLPAPER FAMILY CLOTHING • DRAPES • FABRICS the EXETER'S LARGEST DEPARTMENT STORE unction FORMERLY GOULD & JORY NOW OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK & FRIDAY NIGHT a woman said. "there is no point in worrying or analyzing. 1 did and all I did was lose weight. I didn'i accomplish anything." "A part of the confusion is not knowing which way to go." said a woman To this. Mr. Shanahan offered, "try the word "won't' for the word "can't"." We waste time being back khere a minute ago instead of being here now." said Mr. Shanahan. "It's a difficult thing forpeople to say what they think." com- mented another. Mr. Shanahan stated. "think less and become aware of what we do. Become aware of what we do, and not escape into thinking. I find a lot of fun in being aware." Fish and chip dinners not what you might expect If you buy your fish and chips from the supermarket, why , not take a look al Consumers' �,sociation of Canada's lest (,,tilts on frozen fish and chip ,inners in the February issue of U)IAN CONSUMER. (':>,t' tested four samples of six ditterent brands of these dinners ranging m price from 75 cents to S I :19 Fraser Vale and High Liner sure the only two brands rated -good" quality. The other four brands were rated "acceptable". A test panel detected stale flavours in the Rupert, Sea Fresh and Blue Water brand fish. The only strong "off" taste was found in one piece of Rupert brand fish. The fish in Captain's Choice had a fibrous texture and lacked flavour. The chips in all dinners tasted slightly tart, the panel found The price of convenience is high The four to five ounces of fish in these dinners cost as much as 24 cents .an ounce or $3.84 a pound. In a supermarket survey last year, CAC found that a pound of frozen cod ranged from $1.07 to $1.20 and fresh cod was priced at $1.35 per pound. CAC discovered what anyone who has bought these dinners has known all along - they should more appropriately be called "chips and fish". The potato content in our samples ranged from 53 to 59 per cent. The fish alone (not including batter) made up. only 19 to 28 percent of the meal. Although the major component of fish and chip dinners is french fries, a consumer can not tell this from the label. Fish and chip packages. according to federal packaging and labelling regulations, must list ingredients in descending order of quantity. But sonic manufacturers did not follow these regulations on packages CAC tested. Blue .0 MR. AND MRS. EDWARD A ceremony uniting Anne Marie Fogarty and Edward (Ted) Kernick in marriage, was held at Innerkip United Church on February 15. Rev. W. H Martin conducted the service. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Fogarty, RR 5 Woodstock. The groom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kernick, RR -1 Kirkton. Following a trip to the Southern U.S., the couple will be residing at RR 1 Kirkton. Dale Green photo Water, High Liner, Captain's Choice and Sea Fresh placed fish at the top of their ingredient list despite the fact that the bulk of the dinner was composed of potatoes. Other information on packages was scanty. A consumer looking for the number of servings or pieces of fish would not find it on the label. The illustrations on packages gave the impression the ratio of fish to potatoes was much higher than it really is. However, Blue Water and Sea Fresh brands had the same number of fish portions as pic- tured; four brands contained one 15 piece more than illustrated, and High Liner, which displayed two and a half pieces on its 20 ounce package, actually contained five pieces. The Rupert brand had different cooking instructions on two of its samples. When both package directions were followed, the fish was undercooked at the lower temperature and the chips were burnt tasting at the higher set- ting. All six of the tested brands came close to or met one third of the daily protein requirement for adults and were found to be more than adequate for children. Watches Get Spring Fever Too! Get It Back On Tune .. . And Keep Yourself On Time EARL CAMPBELL JEWELLER Licenced Certified Watchmaker WORK DONE ON THE PREMISES EASY �� O SPRING FD_r_StL/Sgh Surf Detergent 51b. Box Leaver Pieces and Stems Mushrooms Fleecy Fabric Softener Imperial Margarine Burns Lard Von Comp Pork and Beans Squirrel Peanut Butter Brown Bear Pure Creamed Honey Kleenex 1.75 10 oz. lin 49' 128 or Jug 31b. Box 1.75 °2.19 59' 1Ib.Box 190z ,,. 45' '1.49 '1.89 79' 2 Ib. Jar 2 l. Container Paper Towels 2 roll Pkg White Swan BATHROOM TISSUE Maple Leaf CANNED HAMS Maxwell House Bonus Pock 2 roll Pkg. 1 '; Ib. INSTANT COFFEE ,1 oz Robin Hood FLOUR lar 20 Ib. bog 39' '2.45 '2.29 '2.79 FRUITS & VEGETABLES Sunkist Navel Oranges 138's Florida White Grapefruit Canada No. 1 Waxed Turnips Valley Form Choke 48's FROZEN FOODS Doz 69' 8/88' ... 29' E BU 1 235-0212 Essex Packers Ready to Eat Boneless DINNER HAMS Fresh, Lean, Ground HAMBURGER Essex Packers Hickory Gold BACON Essex Packers WIENERS Essex Packers Mac & Cheese & Chicken Loaf COOKED MEATS Essex Packers BEEF PATTIES 2 Ib. Bax '1.69 ,b 59 1.29 7Z' 99'. 51.49 Essex Packers HEAD CHEESE 12 oz Bowl 79' Sliced COOKED HAM Ib. $1 .69 Sunlight Liquid Detergent 2's 24 oz. Bottles $ 1 .29 French Fries 216 Bag 2/89‘ Omstead Royale ' mstea oya a' Batter Fried Fish63'4 1 2 or. BAKERY ITEMS Superior Donuts doz. 59` Hostess Raisin Pies each 79` Superior Bread24 oz. 3/s 1.09 AYLMER SPECIALS DICED CARROTS PRUNE PLUMS BARTLETT. PEARS FREESTONE PEACHES FRUIT COCKTAIL CATSUP 1407 tin 3/$1.00 19oz. 4/s1O 14 oz. tin 4/7.O94 14 oz. tin 434 14 ot. tin 494 1 4 oz. tin 49'