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PARENTS...and vglon,teelAiwith OurortcOnnty
County
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at-Xii foste,j,arerit'Aa'nquet in fielrneeville.",th the 'Aapk,
row are -foster Mr. and. Mrs: COrnellutkatidia
RR* Clinton, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Darlow- cifflR4,
protest
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Murray 'Cardiff
tcP,Ce)i Gary Gurbin
' and Perrin
Beatty(Wellington-Dufferin-.
g iiiijoeVz • 3, .1t vicsok
presented nearly 1,800 let.
tinik to • Finance Minister
4#01 :; the
House of Comment.
The ilettera. tram ,farmers
in the three ridings protested •
MgMnterest rates and aalied
for . inancial assistance.
Ietterswer�addressed
764.64 to
f0000111/210,,;Lif‘..
ovOckwiten.bat,ifyae;*
TrUileau
Bac,* refused recnieSts
for.4-, formal meeting with.
the, three MPs, they ar-
ranged to give the letters to
the finance minister in the
'House on Thursday.
"Those 1,800 letters are all
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from our area, but they
represent the feelings of
farmers across Canada,"
Mr. Cardiff said. "Unless the
government realizes how
seriously its policies are
affecting Canadian farmers,
literally thousands of
producers will be threatened
with bankruptcy. We call
upon the minister of finance
to change his policies before
more damage is done."
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group of and a. horse barn, ,, carefully analyzed, her' OPPV410Ral -. int#P.T9:t#P Iai
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ship rate- They mentioned a good took the informathin and themes. .
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a public potential for a snowmobile devised two concepts for ' 'The planting areas PS.V‘wQuId
ed by the route as well. , : posOble development along have :..,.natural, ii,n 0_,AL
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Conserva- MAJOR CONSTRAINTS- the Turnberry Floodplain. . and potential n areas: •ifa 1.:
last Wed- The major developmental TWO c4ONFETTS'.y..y. t. with mixednewt , '-and .',.sclur
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to discuss constraint included is the The 'first concept would' dispersed,.9.,#„1le
for the report was the fact that the include Constructing a,littat such, , seed.' ,,..,,.. .of.,
plain. area lies in the 100 -year launch for canoe access and , grasses ' ^ °Weis-' .rat.,: 1
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rd of the floodplain, which means it is parking 4cilities-lor 15-20 , Low' maintenance land- uPOPO.
'le some prone to flooding every year cars on the old Galbraith *40 ' '101)0tant to the, :i Witt!
rmation on and serious floodinglin years property., .'. The existing ,,R,..lkfvfA.becauseit.oco.y",60 .,,,,.P.PTIA,,,
Turnbetry with extremely: high:, storage ,building .: would .' dm "fl,'''gralati,, ..,,,- e, , , "'"'
cquisi t i on amounts of rainfall... ' retained for,latilliOrity, ase,'-4....ntatetece * ' „.,, 11;
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nperties in is the steep slopes on the be retained. •,,,,„, ' . in that it .would ''•-the OeY,T.„
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t flooding. it difficult to bwld•houses 0,,:..•eooneeted,tonlyet•sidt Park =. ...z14. e. ,
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authority roads. ....:!- and the wasting ' , '
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An appreciation , for ,,, 'itinteone'tets it.#!...--,..00,'does
Huron County's 60 foster .- them," he said: ' •,;.'°`..'-',,... ,
Parenla.iieas. held at HOlmes16 I ''''..,'Att:54101asiOn,:the,1"041t,r
'41014st Thursday. ' ' '.,•,-..-.. stated, hgYP'.'iligeOiree:
Following:.4.t. banquet and one more definition Of ;love
,e, i:,...3.from Grant -.here tonight:.;,10 - 'it 1104..:-*
reeve„. of Goderich foster
Township, ',44'..Vand,_:.,4.-7Wrea ',. '.'• .' P in .speech,
110'.. 0 f :*warden • tit the awards
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no ogyfingham.1, Family.
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foste'r children ' and foster:
parents need the,: same
things: love encouragement, i
good humor .and under7
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standing. ,
• empathize with your
responsibilities and I ap- no rritore
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both., of Wingtiam,
Har�ld ,StOAnty, ,
Foster pare* honored .‘o:i
were,,,111k,Aad. A:4Pb
Darlow erRit.
for WyearssFyieestr1.40d frO
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Mrs, Cornelius. Bran tetRR Hou
3, Clinton,. for lb•.-leats Mich
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plaud you," he told the
parents.
He explained he is on the
board of directors. for
Participation Lodge, a
vacation and recreational
facility being built to serve
adults with severe physical
disabilities. He said con-
struction of such a facility is
due to 'people like foster
parentk because they are
people who care.
"It's thanks to people like
yourselves, who realize
Mrs. John Mann, coor-
dinator of the MealsOn-
Wheels program at the
Wingham and District - "
Hosplal said that more
dri -needed t k
the program a success.
• . She is hoping to 'get „as
many new drivers as
possible add added it would •
mean one or two nightX
month of delivering meals to
elderly or infirm reaidentwef
the tovvii.
Mr. blaon ;said there is a
maXiiniun Of 15 Mealsto he
deliereil 'each evening
between the houreof and
six o'clock.
Anyone who is. interested
in becOPAI'. I ..0ltniter
driver forthe'0eralaX0n-
Alitheele prOgianti,is asked to
contact Mann .
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:cheaper to The floodpl# area also Valley "trail systein por ' m:rfrirni
ild move the has organic and veil, ,hilwrs,Snovianobilersand01 *Mild'
'Other than poor drainage. ers which would incerperate. • adjacent' .,,,, L ..,
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', dams or But Ms. Woodland Said the , the scenic lookout points. j ' _ Ms. Woodland _.„ 'said.
property.;s a definite The site wad also have the planting ^,.'areas,
added the developmentpotential. The historic natural and '141‘... -, ''i,,;4:4 ...4,.,4„.iitel..:110'''Faiiiii. „
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. acquired 55 scenic routes along the Mill
dplain in the pond and the Maitland Riftet.
its inception,
P:urpose of the
discuss what
-th that land.
ed Carolyn
an Gregory
• ping firm of
bury and
of Toronto,
- ' e results of
urvey con -
ter ,of this year:
.,,Msl,Woodlancl• told the
.0001.0g- of approximately
150noPle, the report was
leoMpiled using air photos
• andlthrongh meetings with
various people to assess the
fereatiOnal needt of people
iriand around- the town of.
Wingham.
The study concentrated on
lands presently owned by ate
holVCA on the floodplain. M.
Woodland and Mr. Gregory
said. they f Ound good
potential acceseroutes from
No. 66 Highway and from the
town of Wingham.
• There were alsO patential
hiking trail connections with
Riverside Park, the trailer
camp and the millpond; a
lawn area with a Canopy of
trees; and a School house
• This is the first article in a
two-part series looking at
chiropractors, who they are
and what they do.
By Henry Hess
Chiropractic: the modern
expression of an ancient
healing art, or a pseudo -
science, preying on the hopes
and fears of the naive and
vulnerable?
The question has been
around for many Years, but
even today the answer you
get depends largely on whom
you ask.
Ask a chiropractor, and
you will get convincing
assurances that chiropractic
is an undervalued panacea, a
specific for many ills, and a
gateway to radiant health.
A medical doctor, on the
other hand, might admit that
chiropractic has its uses, but
will throw cold water on its
basic assumptions and many
of its claims.
What do the patients say?
According to several recent
studies, the majority of those
who go to a chiropractor are
convinced he has helped
them and will continue to
return for treatments,
though most also go to a
medical doctor (Or other
types of health problem.
Some say they • either
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experienced little change or
don't attribute any improve-
ment to the treatment, and
may or may not go back,
while a small minority feel
they have been misled or
at tually harmed.
The response, in short, is
not much different from
what could be expected from
a cross-section of patients in
any health discipline.
A BRIEF HISTORY
Chiropractic - the name
is derived from two Oreek
words meaning "hand" and
"effective" - traces its
origins to ancient Greek
physicians such as Hippo-
crates and Galen, who
believed many types of
disease could be linked to the
spine.
The modern founder of
chiropractic and the man
who gave it its name was
Daniel David Palmer, a
Canadian by birth, who
deVeloped the basic prin-
ciples and methods of chiro-
practic in the United States
during the late 19th century.
The first report of healing
using chiropractic methods
is Mr. Pal account of
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his treatm Tt O a deaf jani-
tor in 189 . The man, who
had been deaf for 17 years,
told Mr. Palmer his deafness
originated when he "felt
something give way" in his
back.
Mr. Palmer reasoned the
deafness was due to dis-
placement of a vertebra in
the man's back. He reported
that he returned the vertebra
to its normal position, and
the man's hearing returned.
With this was born the
conviction that chiropractic
is a true healing art, capable
of treating a wide range d
health problems, and within
three years Mr. Palmer had
opened the first school of
chiroprattic at Davenport,
Iowa.
The emergence of chiro-
practic onto the health'scene
came at a very stormy time
in the history of medicine.
Hospitals were primitive,
medical schools inadequate,
and a fierce struggle was
raging, within the medical
profession between the allo-
paths, the dominant group,
and the homeopaths, who
challenged the use of heavy
drug doses in vogue at the
time.
Other alternative systems
of healing were Springing
upon the scene. Christian
Scienee had just been
orgariied as a voluntary
asociation,,. and the first
Ainerican School of Osteo-
pathy had just been founded.
Each of these newenter-
prises claimed to be a
Sovereign remedy for all
illness. However in time
some faded away and others
were absorbed into the main
stream of inedicine. Only
ehiroPrictic haisurviyed on
a large scale and rem,ains
defiantly separate from the
stream. `
BASIC PRINCIPLES
Trite to Ai name, chiro-
practic bases its. art on the
use of the hands. Some chiro-
practors have added sup-
plementary. therapies using
heat, ultra -sound, traction,
exercise or nutrition,
however ' none nse either
drugs or surgery,
• Although its focus has
expanded to include vir-
tually all the joints of the
body, the major focus still is
the spine, its bone struc-
tures, muscles and nerves.
At the heart of chiro-
practic lies Mr. Palmers
theory Of "vertebral Sub-
luxa don" a misalignment of
the vertebrae which gives
riseto h whole hett of health
problems:
According to the theory,
net bnly tan a subluxation
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cause back pain; by in
terfering with the. nerves
leading from the spinal cord,
it can affect all organs and
tissues of the body.
Many chiropractors still
insist that all health
problems can be traced, in
one way or another, to a
vertebral subluxation.
Treatment for the
Problems involves mani-
pulations and adjuttrrients of
the spine by the chiro-
practor, returning the
vertebrae to their: proper
alignment - and the patient
to health.
Since it is gasier to treat
such problems before they
become acute, chiropractors
place a strong emphasis on
preventive treatment.
Patients are urged to come
in for regular adjustments to
keep their spines in tune and
forestall health problems
down the road.
Chi roprac tors recognize
the role of germs and viruses
in disease - theirjraitting
includes studies in. micro-
biology and pathology - but
they differentiate between
"exciting" and "predis-
posing' ' causes of disease.
Microorganisrot are ex-
citing factors Causing
disease, while lowered
could be expanded. ' •
The area also has good I
pedestrian routes from
Riverside Park, the town of
Windham and the: trailer
park for snowniobiling,
cross-country skiing or
hiking. ,
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that ahoat launch could be Musiciang,
built Ot.the river as ' heingAimilled40;'
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She iaid that after the fOtming a town ben • 4'
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area are 'an
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results of the study were The invitation is aien to men and 'wothen What soits Of instrumeIns m
New executive
for Hoedown----
The Wingham Western
Hoedown committee is
meeting this Thursday
evening at 8 p.m in the court
room at the town hall to
select a new executive for
next year's Hoedown.
Organizers are hoping that
• as many people as possible
will come out to be on the
committee. • Chairman
Shirley Walker •said work
must begin now to ensure the
success of next year's
Western Hoedown.
of all ages who' are nnth:Sink inclined and • bandt,Trumpeta cornets; -bhss, 6
willing to get involved The first orani- and drams are some of thehn •
zational meet ng has been set for 7 p.m. this And prospective band members Sao
Thursday, Oct. 29, in the council Chambers • worry if they feel m need of aInt Pf m -
•of the Wingham Town Hall. • struction, he added. Both his father and
The drive to get a band going in town after
a lapse of nearly three decades is being
spearheaded by two well-known local
musicians, Bill Henderson Junior and
Senior. Mr.' Henderson Sr. was bandmaster
of the 21st Artlllery,Band in the days when it
•• was known as one of the best in the area. He
also led a Salvation Army band and, with his
Son, led the Cadet Corps Trumpet Band at
the local high school back in the Fifties.
Since then there has been no organized
band in Wingham, Mr. Henderson Jr. noted.
However there arestill some old-time band
Members arOund, as well as up-and-coming
young musicians, whom he hopeswill
welcome the chance to play together.
If they can get even half a dozen
himself .are qualified teacher*. who are
willing to Offer help at Stacharge, He also
noted there are other old-time band
Members aroundwho doubtless *odd be:
glad to teach. •• • •
Other organizational details* are being left
until they can see whether there is sufficient •
interest t� form a band. ••
-Right now we're looking for Musielann.
We'll look for sponsors later." • • ••
There should be no reason Wingham can't
Put together a good band again, he noted,.
"Look at Luknow. They have 168 pies,"
Ilarriston also manages to field an
impressive band. •
"When you look at little villageslike that,
there must be something we can do here."
is it all about?
resistance, 'caused by a
vertebral subluxation, is the
predisposing factor ren-
dering a person susceptible
to illness.
In place of drugs or
surgery, chiropractors rely
on developing the natural
capacity of the human body
to heal itself.
The efficiency of the treat-
ment in some cases is borne
out by studies showing it to
be effective in relieving
symptoms such as back pain
and tension headaches,
though it is more difficult to
prove its benefit in organic
types of disease.
It has been shown to be
more efficient than orthodox
medicine in treating some
types of job-related injuries.
STILL A, miNoRrry
While they have been
around for a long time,
chiropractors remain, dis-
tinctly a minority in the
health field, a situation they
ascribe to hostile propa-
ganda from established
medicine and the pharm-
aceutical companies and
a lack of understanding by
the general public.
"There is a mystique
about chiropractic. People
think we still wear black
robes and burn incense,"
commented Dr. Allan Overi
gaard, a. chiropractor at the
Wingham Chiropractic and
Health Centre.
He reported that while'
statistics show an estimated
80 per cent of the population
suffers from spine -related
problems, only about 10 per
cent ever visit a chiro-
practor.
There are still too many
people coming here .as a last
resort," added his partner,
Dr. L Cowley. "They
should come here first."
He said the emphasis in
chiropractic is on preven-
tion, an area which chiro-
practors accuse medical
science of having aban-
doned. While it has
developed radical treat-
ments and achieved some
spectacular cures, it does
little to forestall illness.
"A lot of research in the
United States shows that
persons with chiropractic
care at an early age suffer
fewer health problems -
even colds,'' Dr. Cowley
claimed
Basically we're trying to
get across the idea that
chiropractic is a whole
health system, not just a
crack on the back."
The problem with medical
doctors is that "they think
we're doing their job," he
commented. "They don't
linderstand what we're
doing."
However both chiro-
practors reported the bitter
animosity between the
professions appears to be
fading and doctors and
chiropractors are learning to
work together in health
centres, particularly in the
cities.
ELABORATE . TRAI N I NG
Much of the chiropractor's
claim to equal status with
medical doctors in dispen-
sing health care stems from
the educational system.
Chiropractors point out they
spend virtually the same
amount of time training as a
general practitioner: two
years in a since program,
followed by four years of
specialized studies.
In Canada at least, the
chiropractors operate their
own college, the Canadian
Memorial Chiropractic
(7ollege in Toronto. R has a
total enrolment of about 600
students, and despite tuition
tees ranging from $2,700
upwards, applications an-
nually outstrip the places
available
An estimated 2,000
graduates of this and other
colleges are practising
chiropractic in Canada
today, with more than half in
Ontario. An additional 24,000
practice in the United States.
Chiropractic has failed to
spread far beyond its North
American roots, however:
there are only an estimated
4,000 practitioners in the rest
of th'e Western world.
The practice of chiro-
practic in Canada is regu-
lated by provincial legis-
lation, with licencing boards
responsible for maintaining
high standards of practice.
The Ontario Workmen's
Compensation Board in 1937
became the first to provide
chiropractic coverage for
injured workers. Since then
it has been offered by all
province, with the ex-
ceptions of Quebec and New-
foundland.
British Columbia was the
first province to include
chiropractic treatments
under its health insurance
program, in 1964. Ontario
placed it under otirP in 1970,
and Alberta, Manitoba and
Saskatchewan also offer this
benefit.
Next week: The Medical
Reponse.
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