William Penn Life, 1969 (4. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1969-01-01 / 1. szám

cornea in front of the lens is irregular. This can occur alone or in combination with near-sightedness and far-sightedness. In near-sightedness, the image seen by the eye is focused in front of the light-sensitive coating on the back of the eye. In far-sightedness, the image is fociised in back of the light sensitive coating. Both of these conditions can result from abnormal curvature of the lens or cornea or even from an abnormally shaped eyeball. All three conditions are correctable with properly prescribed glasses.

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DRUG ABUSE

One way of combating the increasing amount of drug abuse is earlier recognition of those who are experimenting with dangerous drugs.

It is not easy for the average person to recognize someone who is abusing drugs. Symptoms are varied, sometimes vague and often similar to those of other conditions. However, drug abuse may be suspected if the following signs are present:

• Inability to coordinate when standing or walking, muddled speech and impaired judgment can indicate barbiturate abuse. Barbiturate intoxication closely resembles drunken behavior, except the individual doesn’t smell of alcohol.

• Rapid pulse, restlessness, jittery muscular twitches, heavy sweating and bad breath are hallmarks of amphetamine abuse. The individual also tends

To All Our Dues Paying Members: "Thank You/”

To all our members who have so willingly cooperated in the last two years to help us convert to direct premium billing and collection, our sincere thanks for mailing your payments to the computer center, your cooperation has helped to make an almost impossible task a reality in less than two years, again, thanks to all of you.

And to the few, who still do not send their payments directly to Pittsburgh, may we urge you to do so, thus eliminating the need for going to the District Office or Branch meeting to make your payments.

May we at this time again remind our members to please forward your payments by the 20th of the month in which it is due, because we close our books on the 25th and any payments received after that date are only credited in the following month.

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to be nervous, highly talkative and overactive.

• Marijuana abuse typically leads to increased appetite with a special craving for sweets. The user is often apathetic, listless and careless about his personal habits.

• If a person has widely dilated pupils and constantly wears dark glasses, even at night, LSD or marijuana may be involved.

• Pin-point pupils, on the other hand, are a sign of possible abuse of heroin or another narcotic drug. So are chills and needle marks on the arms and legs. Addicts often wear long sleeved sweaters even in summer, both to keep warm and to hide the needle marks.

If you know someone who is dependent on drugs, proper medical care is an essential first step. The physician will know whether to administer another drug to counteract the effects of the drug being abused. He will know how to treat other illnesses brought about by drug abuse. He will arrange for hospitalization if necessary.

He also will undertake the next step, often in consultation with a psychiatrist. That step is the treatment of the mental and emotional disorders which preceded or resulted from drug dependence. Chances for recovery are better the earlier treatment is started.

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OUR EDUCATED NOSE

When you lean back from a delicious meal and say it tasted good, it would be more accurate to say that it smelled good because it is our sense of smell rather than our taste that reveals the true savor of food.

Our sense of taste tells us only whether a substance is sweet, sour, salty or bitter. It is the nose which holds the key to distinction no other sense can unlock.

Try sipping onion soup while holding your nose, or when you have a head cold. The characteristic flavor vanishes. All that is left is the hot, somewhat salty liquid. By means of taste alone, you can barely distinguish between the food you love and one you detest.

On each side of the upper nostrils, a spot about the size of a dime contains special nerve cells. Odor molecules are carried to these cells and produce chemical reactions.

Flavors reach the nose from the back of the throat. They travel from the mouth down the throat and then up again along the air passages which lead to the nasal cavities. You “smell” when you inhale; you sense flavors when you exhale. Otherwise, the two processes are the same.

In general, the higher the temperature of the substance, the more molecules are given off and the more intense is

the odor. This explains why good cooks insist on serving dishes piping hot.

Why are some smells pleasant and some unpleasant? The answer seems to lie partly in the distant past of mankind and partly in each person’s experience. We apparently have an inherited unpleasant reaction to some odors which warn us of contamination, such as the stenches from rotting substances. Our reaction to other odors sometimes depends on the mental association produced by the odor. Thus, an odor that is pleasant to one person may be unpleasant (Continued on Page 12)

New Edition of Popular Cook Book Available

Proof of its tremendous popularity, the seventh edition of Treasured Hungarian Recipes has just come off the press.

First published in 1962 by the Ladies Auxiliary of the William Penn Fraternal Association, Branch 18, the demand for this fine cook book continues to grow.

Not the general run of the mill cook book, the collection is made up entirely of treasured recipes of the Auxiliary members.

Included are many that have been handed down from generation to generation, others are family favorites. All are delicious.

The book edited by the members of the Ladies Auxiliary contains over 130 recipes.

The seventh edition has been revised. Among the new recipes is one for venison with bread dumplings which is superb. Another is a luscious Hungarian Pound Cake.

There are recipes for unusual soups, noodles, sauces, salads and vegetables. The entrees range from stuffed cabbage to Mushroom Paprikas. The pastries, desserts, frostings and fillings are mouth watering.

Also included is a section of recipes for large groups.

Priced at $1.50, the collection of Treasured Hungarian Recipes and family favorites can be purchased from Mrs. Margaret Vespremi, 2415 Stair, Detroit, Mich. 48209, telephone VI 1-7815; Mrs. Stephen Danko, the secretary of the Auxiliary, 17275 Cedarlawn, Southgate, Mich., telephone 287-8035.

If you wish to order the cook book by mail, send $1.85 to cover the cost of postage.

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