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lhal grew from lhe ground, maybe wilh the
excep1ion of watermelons and canlaloupes.
Bul now, you ought to see them. The table
has become a place of excitemenl. as weU
as nourishment. They can' t wait unlil the
food which lhey have grown is prepared
and ready 10 ea t.
James J ..
Sylacauga, Alabama
Smoking
Referring to 1he article on smoking in
your Seplcmber-October issue, 1 note thc
statement, "Somelhing in cigarettes- prob·
ably nicotine - is HABIT FORMING." 1 once
hada patient whose nephew worked in the
lab of a major tobacco company. She Ut a
cigarette in bis presence, and he immedi·
ately look it from her and threw it, along
with the ash tray, out the door! He lhen
lold her. "Auntie,
if
you have to cut off
your bead to quit smoking, do it; you will
suffer less in the long run!" People who
smoke think they are hooked on nicotine.
but it isn't that simple. We are perrnitted to
put
2%
of habit-forrning NARCOTICS in the
chemicals we use lo treat the tobacco that
goes into our cigarettes.
Human Machines
Harry S.,
lrving, Texas
Thank you for putting my name on your
mailing
hst.
1 have already received two
copies ofyour exceUent magazine and read
tbem both with great interest. 1
am
deeply
concemed with your article " Human Ma·
chines." In my work which brings me daily
into contact with shop and office workers, 1
bave learned that by showing personal in–
lerest in each person's work and by giving
each the opportunity to voice his or her
opinion and listen to suggestions and offer
praise, helps greatly for good performance
and little or no absenteeism. There are very
few people who do not take pride in ac–
complishments.
W. H.S. ,
Whittier, California
When Was Christ Born?
1
just had to write and teU you how much
1
enjoy
The
PLAJN TRUTH magazine. 1
found the article "When Was Jesus Born?"
most interesting.
l
did know that Christmas
was of pagan origi.n, but lbe rest of the in–
fomlation was new tome.
Lucy M.,
E l Paso. Texas
1
was doubting if the Correspondence
Course would do me very much good. as 1
am
72
years old. But the more 1 studied it,
the more
1
knew
1
had done the right thiog
by taking it. Us older ones need it, as we are
lhe ones that have time to sit down quietly
and absorb its meaning and talk it over in
PLAIN TRUTH February 1973
our household. Come on you 70-year-olds,
try il, you'lllike it!
M.
J..
Manchester, Tennessee
Blood Money
Your article "Blood Money the High
Cost of War" clearly iUustrates the evils of
war. Throughout the annals of history. na·
tions have resorted to wars to settle their
ditferences without caring for the sulferings
ofthe victims. Up to this day, wars have not
achieved peace, but have instead brought
untold hardships to the people. 11 is high
time responsible leaders shed lheir dilfer–
ences, national and personal amb itions and
concentrare their energies in solving the in–
numerable problems facing the people....
K.Kim,
San Francisco, California
Who Will Bring Peace
1 have just read with avid interest your
article "Who Will Briog Peace to a Trou–
bled World?" 1 am fascinated by your work
for world peace. Picase send me your book·
lel
The Wonderful World Tonwrrow- What
lt Wi/1 Be
Like
and any other information
you mighl have on the coming world gov–
ernment.
D. Leisenring,
Simi Valley. California
M eeting Suharto
Thank you for your warm, sincere article
on "Meeting with President Suharto of In–
donesia- Vietnam and Far East Peril." It's
a very good element in today's world
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have a man like you workiog and talkiog to
heads of governments about problems and
God! Please keep up the fine job!
BiUC.,
Los Angeles, California
Capital Punishment
1
teach police science at Tulsa Junior
College. A student brought me the Novem–
ber issue of
The
PLAIN TltuTH with the ar–
ticle on "An Alternative to Capital
Punishment" by
Mr.
William F. Dan–
kenbring.
1
lecture on the subject, and
1
was
reaUy impressed by the excellent article and
the Biblical refereoces. My congratulations
lo Mr. Dankenbring.
Clinton R.,
Tulsa, Oklahoma
At present, l'm serving a 3-year prison
terrn for attempting to shoot a detective for
taking out my ex-tiancée. By readiog the
few magazines given to me, 1 find there is a
lot one
can
learn from them. So
1
ask,
if
possible, could
l
please receive your
monthly magazine called
The
PLAtN
TRuTH? They have a lot to olfer ooe in a
place such as
this.
lt
has only been t.hrough
reading your magazines that
1
have realized
what I did was a most stupid act, and I
can
only thank God the shotgun was useless
and wou ldn ' t tire in a million years.
D. S.
J.
T. ,
Christchurch, New Zealand
lllegitimacy
About illegitimate children: it seems to
me that just about each first pregnancy is
out of wedlock in our parish. The reasons
are.
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a cenain extent. as your magazine
explains; but here are meo who refuse to
live a responsible life, fathering children
with girls who have been boro out of wed–
lock themselves, and know no father figure,
quite a problem. Perhaps you could make
this also the subject of a study? Surely in
othcr parts of lhe world one would find the
same lack of responsibility among the un–
derprivileged.
Pregnant
J. B.
K.,
Rector.
Hopefield,
Cape
Province,
South Africa
The article wrinen by Paul KroU entitled
"What Will We Do? I'm Pregnant" is what
finaUy prompted me to write this letter, as it
angered me greatly. The reason this article
managed to anger me so much is because
1
am myself a member of your "unwed
mother syndrome." The decision to have
sex with my boyfriend was made with him,
not as you suggest, because of him. There
was no maJe aggressor playing on my weak
points.
lt
was a responsible decision. We
were well aware of the possibility of preg·
nancy. The reason 1
am
pregnant is because
of faulty contracepúve methods, not be–
cause "biological tmpulse could triumph
over reason and responsibility." So could
you please discontinue sending me your
magazine.
G.M.,
Auckland, New Zealand
Recently a friend gave me a copy of your
magazine which we have found outstanding
in every way. So much so that we would
like to subscribe. However, in the magazine
we read that there is no subscription rate.
Please accept this small contribution to
your
good
work. From time to time we
wou1d like to further contribute.
Marian G .,
San Mateo, California
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We sincere/y thank you.
Science
The
PLAtN TRUTH for November
1972
features an article which asks, "Why the
Growing Disenchantment with Science?"
The disenchantment is not with science
per
se,
but with those whom 1 call "tecb–
noramuses," practitioners who have made
an infallible religion of scíence, who devise
processes, substances and machines wíth no
thought of contromog them to the well–
being ofnature and the race.
John T.,
Petersburg, Virginia
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