William Penn Life, 1982 (17. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1982-10-01 / 4. szám
5 \ i \ \ iI i \ \ [ \ \ \i \ \ \ \ i \ \ i Safety Spells Sense THE EYES (MAY NOT) HAVE IT “Eyes have they,” notes the Book of Psalms, “but they see not.” Do your eyes see? Your eyes provide not only vision and perception but understanding, too. They are precious, indeed. Had you the eyes of a snake, there would be no problem with loss of sight. Each year, the snake sheds its eyes and gets new ones ... A fly’s eye with its 800 lenses can land upside down on a ceiling. But no fly can read a newspaper . . . Moles, living underground as they do, are blind. Sight is unnecessary . . . The vision of a bird covers almost an entire sphere, but its lines of sight diverge . . . Cats and dogs see well, but they live in a gray world; they cannot see colors . . . Only human vision has extra powers . . . Human eyes have the unique ability to focus on both near, intermediate, and distant objects and to move the two visual axes inward or outward with parallel force, which enables both eyes to focus. That, along with human hands and brain cells, have made progress possible. But progress created other problems. Several centuries ago, man began to use eyes differently; he started to read and write. More recently, eyes were trained to help understand blueprints and write in ledgers and pound typewriters and tend presses. Briefly, the tasks for man’s eyes became more demanding, more complex. The eyes really couldn’t take it and by middle age, one’s eyes were no longer the 20/20 ideal. But that didn’t stop mankind. Corrective lenses were put in frames and eyeglasses were fitted to one’s needs. Then, safety glasses were invented to protect eyes for all kinds of jobs in industry. Unfortunately, some people squint and get headaches rather than wear their spectacles. Unfortunately, other people neglect to wear their safety glasses and risk losing some or all their sight. These unfortunates risk much. And with little vision, they risk their vision. Sad . . . Shakespeare put it this way: “How bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man’s eyes.” Look to your happiness through your own eyes. Wear your glasses! RECIPE Because there are so many people watching their weight, we thought we'd put this 'diet dish' in our recipe section. DAPPLE APPLE BAKE 4 medium apples, pared, !4 cup graham-cracker crumbs quartered, cored and sliced 14 cup zwieback crumbs No calorie sweetener 1 tbsp. butter or margarine 1 tbsp. lemon juice melted 1U tsp. cinnamon % cup hot water Place apples in a 6 cup shallow baking dish; sweeten with your favorite no-calorie sweetener, using the equivalent of 8 tbsp. sugar. Sprinkle with lemon juice and cinnamon; toss to mix. Toss graham-cracker and zwieback crumbs with melted butter or margarine in a small bowl; sprinkle over apple mixture. Pour in hot water; cover. Bake in hot oven (400 °F.) 15 minutes; uncover. Bake 15 minutes longer, or until apples are tender. Serve warm. Dieter's serving: 14 cup—1 12 calories. (The above recipe came from our "Treasured Hungarian Recipe" Cookbook. For more delicious and appetizing favorites, contact your local Branch Manager for obtaining these books. They make great Christmas gifts). 1 \ \ Í $ i I \ I ( \ \ I ( i i 5 \ { j GO TO HEALTH Bathroom Dangers Not Funny You can make all sorts of jokes — in good or bad taste — about having an accident in the bathroom, but bathroom accidents are no laughing matter. The combination of water, electricity, medicine and hard, slippery surfaces creates a potential for serious accidents. These recommendations should help avoid them: • Wipe up spilled water immediately. • Do not operate electric appliances near or from the bathtub or lavatory. • When building or remodeling, locate the light switch outside the bathroom door at about shoulder level. • Operate individual lights with an insulated pull cord. • Electric heaters should be built in, recessed and properly grounded. • Do not use unvented gas heaters. • Keep razor blades out of the wastebasket. • Supervise the baths of small children. Don’t leave them alone. • Do not allow small children to turn faucets off and on. • Set your water heater at about 135°-140° F. Scalding water can be dangerous. • Use nonslip mats both in the tub and outside. • Use a soapdish to keep soap from slithering around in the tub. • Install a handgrip on the wall next to the tub. • Towel bars should be of metal. Broken porcelain fixtures can cause serious cuts. • Keep poisons and medicines out of the reach of children — preferably in a locked cupboard. • Destroy all out-of-date medicines or questionable materials by flushing them down the toilet. FOR TRUTH AND BEAUTY . . . As beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, so then is truth in the ears of the listener. Both require critical taste and mature evaluation. Or to put both beauty and truth in perspective, neither exists unless your scale of values is balanced accurately. Who balances the scale? The countless brains of the ages have determined that which is beautiful, that which is true. Read what these brains of the past have observed, spoken, written. Then, build on their judgments. 21
