William Penn, 1965 (48. évfolyam, 1-24. szám)
1965-07-21 / 14. szám
PAGE 8 William Penn July 21, 1965 FEATURES Almost all mothers have been faced with the problem of when to call a physician for a consultation about a sick child. Most think twice about calling the family doctor out at 3 a.m. Doctors urge that a physician be called whenever a child’s temperature exceeds 100 degrees, no matter the hour. In addition, a headache that has persisted for more than twelve hours, an extreme loss of appetite and a cold or cough that has persisted for three days all merit a physician’s attention. A physician should be consulted when a child has unusual pain in any part of the body, sudden and unusual loss of bladder control, persistent vomiting and indications of intestinal bleeding. Demanding immediate medical attention are signs of an earache and indications of a head injury, particularly when accompanied by vomiting. Some doctors say that it is not necessary for parents to call a physician when children contact routine colds. However, it is necessary for a parent to contact the family doctor if the cold persists or if the child looks different in general appearance or acts differently. Unusual paleness, tiredness; lack of interest, unusual irritabilty, anxiousness, restlessness and prostration must all be noted and when there is no known cause, it is best to consult your family doctor by phone. Free-growing trees and shrubs should be used for privacy more often than they are. There are a few tricks in planting the trees and shrubs to best advantage. One common fault is not using enough curve to create an attractive structure for the garden. If it is not possible to screen out everything objectionable from all points in the garden, decide on the most important spots to have privacy. This important spot is quite often the view from the living room windows or an outdoor terrace. When planning to use free-standing trees and shrubs, it is very important to first inquire as to the mature size and rate of growth of each of the varieties you choose and plant accordingly. If you choose a tree or shrub that will greatly exceed its position and then try to keep it down to size by pruning, you will distort its natural grace and beauty. Be sure the trees and shrubs you choose are well-suited culturally. The plants should grow well in the type of soil you have and with the amount of moisture you plan to give them. One side of a garden might be shady and the other sunny. One might be drier than the other. In your planting of free-growing shrubs you can make allowances for this. But a hedge, all of one kind of shrub, will look lovely where it is suited culturally and ratty where unsuited culturally. Reading Habits Change Encouraging news is reported from library experts. The reading trend in the United States is undergoing a great revival. Many libraries are unable to supply the public with its new and increasing demand for books. One of the reasons for this great increase in the use of libraries is the increased use of these facilities by children. Many utilize the library today for research projects. Thus it would seem that television has not barred the world of good reading from today’s youngsters, after all. For one thing, good reading is not interrupted constantly with commercials. For another, one can choose his subject and get the best in the world on it — in a good library. This trend is encouraging to publishers, who see in the book field a market for the future, whereas in the magazine world the future is rather dim, at least for some. A habit of reading at least one good book every week or two, is a good one, for reading makes a better informed and more interesting person out of anyone. The Pessimist Oftentimes, a person encounters another who is completely absorbed with pessimism. The pessimist is usually convinced that the world is growing much worse and that few people if any can be trusted. This pessimist knows no one acts from good faith and is convinced that no person is trustworthy. A person só disgruntled can affect the lives of many people whom they meet and can, in turn, convince many people of their pessimistic attitudes and instill these ideas into their associations. On the other hand, one often encounters those people who have an optimistic and rosy outlook for the world and for those who surround them. It is always refreshing to greet such an individual and be in their presence. Each of us has only a short time to accomplish whatever purpose we might have in life. The one who does not make life unbearable for those in their association are usually people who are unselfish and have a geifuine interest in others. YOUR RED CROSS NEEDS HELP ... JOIN AND SERVE TODAY! The Boss Will Decide Junewed: “My wife likes coffee for breakfast while I like tea.” Longwed: “You’ll soon get used to coffee.”----------§----------Old Stuff? Dentist: “I’m sorry, but I’m out of gas.” Girl in chair: “Holy smoke! Do dentists pull that old stuff, too?”----------§----------A Rotten Rooting Rooter “My Johnny got bunged up at the last football game. He broke an arm and wrenched a shoulder, not to mention the bruises.” “But I didn’t know he played football.” “He doesn’t. He got into the wrong rooting section.”----------§----------There’s Still Time “Why are you so sure there is no life on Mars?” “Well, for one thing, they have never asked the United States for a loan.”----------§----------He’ll Find Out A neighbor tried to comfort the deserted husband. “It was a terrific shock to hear that Smithers ran away with your wife. I’d always thought he was your best friend.” “He is,” replied the husband with a happy smile, “only he doesn’t know it yet.” Phonetics Again In Arizona the teaching of phonetics has apparently proved what some “old-fashioned” parents have long known — that children learn to read better when they are taught phonetics. The fad in education in recent years caused phonetics to be downgraded and the so-called look-say method was substituted in many places. Other methods were utilized and combination methods were utilized. In general, the trend in many modern schools was to deemphasize the old phonetic method and to go in for new-fangled theories of education. However, in many areas, people are learning (and have learned) that new theories simply don’t work. Phonetics seems basic to reading instruction and spelling and in Arizona the recent emphasis on the phonetic system is paying big dividends. The reading level of children is said to have undergone an astonishing improvement as a result. All of which reminds us that new educational fads and theories should be accepted with care. It was once fashionable to avoid saying no to junior, for fear that he would be psychologically crushed or thwarted, and many mothers went in for this theory to the grief of the nation and the juvenile delinquency courts. We also bought new theories depreciating the value of the phonetic system and are just now correcting our mistakes. Nary a Word Several days after his father died little Johnny was stopped in the street by a kindly neighbor. “And what were your poor father’s last words?” the neighbor asked. “He didn’t have any,” Johnny replied. “Mother was with him to the end.----------------§----------------Funny People “Some people are funny,” mused the man in the bar. “I know a man who hadn’t kissed his wife for ten years. Then he goes and shoots a fellow who did.” Window Dressing “Could I try on that red dress in the window?” asked the bright young thing. “There’s no need to do that,” the elderly shop-assistant answered coldly: “we have several fittingrooms.”----------§----------Total Loss Vicar — Ah, Mrs. Thompkins, we never realize the value of anything until we’ve lost it. Widow — No sir, but I shan’t realize anything — my ’usband wasn’t insured.----------§------— The Bare Facts BMI — You brag about your ability to judge people by their dress. What about that little blonde over on the beach? SN — Insufficient evidence. Y * ^W^äfher By E. H. Sims What is fog? Is it really a cloud on the surface of the earth? Yes, fog is nothing more than a cloud. All clouds are formed when some kind of cooling process lowers the moisture becomes visible particles — thus a cloud. This process can occur in several different ways and under different circumstances. In the fall, the fog is seen most often in most parts of the country (the west coast experiences much fog in winter), fogs are usually caused when the earth (heated during the summer) losses its heat into the cooler night air. As the warmer air from the earth’s surface rises and is cooled, fog forms. Cold ground, in Spring, for example, can make its own fog when warm rtioist air blows over it — by cooling the air to the cloud stage. Fog, then, is nothing more than a land-locked cloud. He that has more knowledge than judgement, is made for another man’s use more than his own. — WILLIAM PENN Not Particular “Would you come to my aid in distress, soldier?” “Honey, I’d come to you in any old dress.”
