William Penn, 1965 (48. évfolyam, 1-24. szám)
1965-11-17 / 22. szám
PAGE 4 November 17, 1965 William Penn Official Organ of the William Penn Fraternal Association OFFICE OF PUBLICATION RAPID PRINTING COMPANY 7907 West Jefferson Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48217 PUBLISHED SEMIMONTHLY BY THE William Penn Fraternal Association Managing Editor: ALBERT J. STELKOVICS Editor’s Office: 436-442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH, PA. 15219 Telephone Area Code 412 — 261-3454 All articles and changes of address should be sent to the WILLIAM PENN FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION 436 Fourth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: United States and Canada .............................................. $1.00 a year Foreign Countries ............................................................... $1.50 a year SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT DETROIT, MICHIGAN Give Thanks on THANKSGIVING DAY Thanksgiving Day, also called simply Thanksgiving, is an annual festival of giving thanks for the bountiful blessings and favors of God. This celebration is usually and best observed at the family table. In the United States Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November; in Canada this holiday comes on the second Monday of October. Certainly in this country most people, perhaps without realizing it, rank Thanksgiving Day as the third most important holiday, with Christmas first and Easter second. The history of Thanksgiving Day goes back to the year 1621 in New England when Governor William Bradford, one of the founders of Plymouth Colony, made provisions for a day of thanksgiving and prayer after a successful harvest following the coming of rain during prayers. Gradually the custom of officially appointing Thanksgiving Day spread to the various states by the middle of the 19th century. President Lincoln issued a proclamation recommending the national observance of Thanksgiving Day, and his example has been followed since by succeeding presidents. So much for the definition of Thanksgiving Day, which we all know, and for its history, which we more or less know. The fruition of this wonderful holiday — and here wonderful is used in its proper and literal sense — is impossible unless Thanksgiving Day is observed in our hearts, minds and spirits. It is not enough to have a holiday, an extra day of rest, a gathering of family and perhaps friends too, and to heighten our senses of sight, smell and taste with the delights of a variety of freshly cooked and baked foods and quenching drinks. All these are good — very good indeed — but they must be accompanied by the internal actions of a grateful heart, a perceptive mind and the humility of the spirit. This then is the true observance of Thanksgiving Day. Many, many, many millions of human beings inhabit the earth. The very great majority live in abject poverty. Food is little, clothing is scarce, shelter is wanting. In our part of the world food is plentiful and in variety, clothing is available and often discarded before it is worn out, shelter is modern with a multiplicity of creature-comfort gadgetry. We need not have qualms of conscience because of our good fortune, but we must in our thanks to Divine Providence realize this truth: THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD AM I! On this Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1965, let us, when we sit down to our sumptuous tables, offer two prayers: 1. Give thanks to God for our many spiritual and material blessings in these United States; 2. Ask for peace and understanding among all men so that together they be able to work out their spiritual and temporal ends. Happy Thanksgiving Day in the name of God from Whom all good things come! LOCKJAW Dr. Andrew Kovács, Director Lockjaw is a condition in which the blood contains toxins produced by the tetanus bacillus, which enters through puncture, penetrating, and crushing wounds. The toxins enter the nervous system through the blood or nerves. The tetanus toxin is a very potent poison. The germ is harmless when entering the body by mouth. It thrives in closed wounds in the absence of oxygen. It lives in the intestines of horses and cattles, and often found in stables, farmyards and garden soil fertilized with manure. It can remain viable for ten years or longer. Everyone should be immunized against lockjaw. Children are given antitoxin shots to immunize them against the disease. When they injure themselves they contaminate the wound with dirt and germs. A medical man should be consulted for all suspicious wounds, such as, nail puncture wounds, insect bites, splinter injuries, burns, infected lacerations, gunshot wounds, frostbite, dental caries, and open fracture. These type of wounds may offer entry to tetanus germs. Five to ten days after infection with the toxins the patient develops painful spasm and stiffness of the face, neck, throat, and jaws. He suffers of sleeplessness, restlesness, chilliness, and severe headache. The fever may rise extremely high. The rigidity may be interrupted by convulsions. He has difficulty in breathing and swallowing. He is unable to speak. Meticulous attention should be given to all injuries. The patient is put to bed in a very quiet, darkened room. A hot bath may be given three times a day. Milk, eggs and beef juice should be administered every two hours. Grape sugar solution should be given every six hours through the veins. Water should be drunk freely. Successful treatment depends on early and adequate use of tetanus toxoid, antibiotics, narcotics, and oxygen inhalation, management cleaning of infectious wounds, satisfactory sedation, and continuous nursing care. Skin, kidneys, and the bowels should be kept active to favor the elimination of toxin. If the patient survives the first four days he has a chance of recovery. The act of delaying treatment is deadly dangerous. SURVIVE THE HUNT The hunting season is approaching its height, and each year millions of Americans look forward to it. Whether it be deer, dove, duck, quail, or other game, it is alv/ays good to enjoy the cooler weather, and outdoors, when the huntingseason rolls around. Hunting accidents usually occur through carelessness, and when they involve shotguns, it is often a case of carrying loaded guns in cars, crossing fences with loaded guns, etc. _ In deer hunting, when rifles are used, this can be quite dangerous, especially on days when a large number of people are hunting. In dove fields, where doves are hunted in the style used in Dixie or sometimes in the midwest, where fields are surrounded by others, quite often hunters pick up shot when birds are fired on flying too low over the field. And, in quail hunting it is a good rule to hunt in parties of two. When more than two hunters are following the dogs and fire on the covey rise, there is considerably more danger involved than when only two persons are firing. As a final rule, one should never point a gun at anyone. In short, we hope all hunters will keep in mind this advice for the 1965-66 hunting season. NOVEMBER November, second only to December among all the months of the year is a nostalgic, or sentimental month. For one thing, we are coming to the end of the year, and tend to look back over all its trials, tribulations, successes and failures. Perhaps the most memorable date for most Americans, is November 11, Veterans Day. Until June 1, 1954, November 11 was known as Armistice Day. At this time, by an act of the 83rd Congress, the word “Veterans” replaced “Armistice” and the day is dedicated to the men and women who fought our wars and to the cause of peace with honor. Thanksgiving Day, November 25, is the principal holiday of November, and the grandest of the autumnal season. It is, in reality, a national religious festival in thanksgiving for the many blessings bestowed upon us.
