William Penn Life, 1979 (14. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1979-07-01 / 3. szám
NURSED AID Do you believe that music will cure cancer, that copper bracelets can ease arthritis pain, that colored lights will remedy all physical ailments? Probably not. But these are just a few of the fantastic hoaxes that have been perpetrated at the expense of people who are suffering from disease. For over 70 years the American Medical Association’s Department of Investigation has been reporting on useless medical gadgets. Learn how to detect the quacks and their gadgets by consulting your physician before buying a health device of any type and be leery of any “doctor” who promises a miracle for a disorder! The swindles fall into several basic categories: 1. Devices which are claimed to diagnose or cure ailments — Many incredible gadgets have been seized and condemned by the Food and Drug Administration. One was a large box which was supposed to help failing hearts, enlarged prostate glands, diabetes and asthma. It was useless. One instrument was a radio-type apparatus which sent a low-frequency, low-voltage current into the body. It was offered for the diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases and diseases of the spinal cord, lungs, heart, and eyes. An item peddled by quacks supposedly contained a special type of water which produced a “Z-ray” — a force unknown to science. Thousands of people paid a fortune for this useless article before investigators found that it contained just plain tap water, and its promoters were imprisoned. 2. Foods, liquids, and pills — These hoaxes descend from the Old West medicine shows with their snake oils and magic elixirs. One man who claimed to have psychic powers recommended “bedbug juice” for dropsy, almonds to prevent cancer, and a peanut oil massage to forestall arthritis. 3. “Treatment Centers” — Most health spas and resorts are legitimate, worthwhile establishments, but a few take advantage of the ailing public by promising impossible “cures” and results. Your best friends in the fight against medical quackery are your family physician, common sense, and a medicine cabinet stocked up iwith reputable medicinal preparations. They are also your best insurance against being swindled out of your money — maybe even your life. Branch 19 New Brunswick, N.J. The 36th Annual Bowling Tournament weekend though wet was enjoyed by a bus load from the New Jersey branches, especially the entertainment after the dinner. They are to be complimented, for their teaching the Hungarian culture to the youngsters, from Detroit. It was very appropriate as this being the “INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE CHILD”. Congratulations, keep it up. The New Jersey Branches are again planning a combined Dinner-Dance for the benefit of the National Scholarship Foundation to be held in New Brunswick again on Saturday, (Continued on Page 16) $AVE ENERGY TIP$ - free Request your free booklet of energy saving tips from “Energy,” Box 62, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. EKOM THE HEUT KNOW WHEN TO BE A PARENT, NOT A PAL Today’s parent has many difficulties. Today’s child has many difficulties. But wouldn’t a number of difficulties vanish if modem parents would remember the roles and rules of grandma and grandpa? Yes, the old folks were old fashioned. But the new roles and rules have not improved children. In fact, juvenile delinquency is on the rise everywhere. Maybe children need fewer psychologists and more parents — parents who really love them. How does one really love a child? Not with toys and bribes. Not by giving in to adolescent demands. But rather with firm determination to prove that love. And in return to demand that children honor and obey. With this thesis set forth, then, the following suggestions may make you a better as well as a more loving parent: 1. Create a home at home — a place for joy and laughter as well as a haven for sympathy, care, and understanding. 2. Punish wrongdoing. Good manners and good citizenship begin with you. 3. Praise that which is worthy of praise and let your child know how proud you are of an accomplishment. 4. Demand results, not excuses. Top performance at school is your child’s primary obligation. 5. Be available for problem sessions. Let him talk. Then, tell him the right thing to do. 6. Set aside specific periods of time when your child must do homework and when he may watch TV. 7. Keep him properly clothed and restricted in activity based on his age no matter what your neighbor’s child is allowed to wear or drink. 8. Provide books, magazines, newspapers, etc. Good taste is as cheap as the public library. Take advantage of it. 9. Know where your child is during his free time and meet his friends. Common sense will dictate what to do in both cases. 10. Try to make a good living; be sure to make a good life. Now . . . Think you would be a monster if you followed these suggestions? Hardly. Remember . . . You’re not interested in being tops in your child’s hit parade today. You want to be tops with him after he is mature enough to judge. Now is the time for training, not popularity. And if you are still in doubt, still don’t know how or where to begin, see your child’s counselor at school. Visit your minister. A brief discussion will help you to understand — • that the adult world is for adults . . . • that a child wants and needs your love and guidance . . . • that the physical, mental, and social differences between you require that you be a parent, not a pal.
