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The
PLAIN TRUTH
October-November 1970
car in front.)
It
kceps thc brake líghts on continually -
confusing the driver behínd. And ít may cause brake fade-out
- loss of braking power duc to excessive overheating of the
brake drums.
Even more dangerous is what happens when this driver
has to make a sudden emergency stop. As he pushes clown
hard on the brake with h is
lefl
foot, he may instinctively
force his right foot clown on thc accelerator at the same time
- increasing the chanccs for an accident.
The correct method is to use
ON LY
the right foot for
both
the accelerator and the brake.
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Breast-Feeding the lnfant
Many leadíng authorities havc cometo realize that breast–
feeding is best for infants.
For example, the
Merck Man11al of Diaguosis rmd
Therapy
says the ideal food for infants is human milk. Also,
they admit that most mothcrs, if willing, can nurse their
babies. It gives the following reasons why breast-fceding is
recommended:
l.
It provides the natural food infants need.
2.
It
establishes a close bond bctween mother and child.
3. Actually, in a numbcr of ways, breast-feeding is most
convenient. No messy and intricate formulas.
4. Mother's milk has the lowest incidence of food
allergy.
). lt furnishes still-unidentified factors which lower the
incidence of infeetion in the infant.
Two worthwhile books on the subject are the
W
oma11ly
A,-t of Breastfeeding
published by the La Leche League and
Hmband Coached Childbirth
by Robert A. Bradley. Both are
very helpful in discussing thc subject of breast-feeding. Both
books are available at many local libraries.
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Food Refrigeration Tips
Refrigerat ion docs not ki li the harmful bacteria that
cause food spoi lagc and food-bo rne disease
1
Tt only slows
clown thcir reproduction. Hcre are a fcw tips for safely storing
foods in a refrigcrator:
In a normal home refrigerator the temperature should be
45
o
F or lower for short-time food storage of three or four
days. A temperature of 40° F or lower is reguired for stor–
ing food longer than four days. Extended food storage of
commercial frozen foods should be maintained at 0° F or
lower temperature.
Write the Government Printing Office, Superintendent
of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402, for a copy of gov–
ernment publication PHSP 1247 called
Co/d Facts Abottt
Home Food P,-otectiOtl.
Its cost is
'>
cents per copy.
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Should An Expectant Wife Work?
Common sense says
"No"
if at all possible. Keép m
mind that a working wife and mother in reality has two
FULL–
TIME
jobs. She will obviously be under greater stress than the
homemaker who doesn't work outside the home. She will have
Jittle time to bui ld hcr health and
prepare
for the birth of a
child.
Little extensivc research in regard to pregnant women
working has been done. Howe\'er, the Royal College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Britain did do a study on
this subject sorne time back. Their findings showed that preg–
nant women who worked had a
HIGHER
rate of stillbirths and
incidence of babics being born prematurely than did wives
who did not work.
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January Bargains
Fighting that rising inAation and high cost of living ?
Wait and take advantage of January bargains! January gen–
erally has more
sal e~
than has any other month of the
year. Everything from art supplies to white goods can usually
be found at reduccd prices.
Clothing sales for thc whole family- men, women,
boys, girls, and infants - are common. Women's and girls'
blouses, furs, lingeric, baby clothes, skirts, suits and shoes
for the family are just sorne of the usual sale items. House–
wares of all types are found on the January bargain list also.
Bedding, blankcts, lincn, tablecloths, rugs, even china and
glassware are among bargain items. Tbe January bargain list
is fairly extensivc!
Instead of buying that radio, television or stereo on
time
NOW,
savc your money and buy the same ítem at a
lower rate during January. Since you'll be saving - you
might even pay
C:ASH!
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Children's Footwear
The foot is much more complicated than many realize.
lt has 26 boncs and a number of musdes and ligaments.
Improperly fitting shoes, especially for growing children,
can throw this delica te mechanism out of line. When you
consider shoes for children, herc are sorne facts to keep in
mind.
According to thc American Medica! Association, shoes
are unnecessary for infants before they walk. And when
they do begin to walk, the shoes should be the softest
obtainable. As infnnts increase in their abi lity to walk, they
wi ll need shoes with leather soles tough enough to protect
their feet from harder, paved surfaces. Still the shoes should
be soft cnough to bcnd easily at the baH of the foot for more
natural use of the foot.
Proper lcngth and width of a child's shoes are most
important. Authoritics re:commend a thumb's width of
dearancc bctwecn thc
md
of the shoe to the big toe for ideal
length. The lcather ovcr the widest part of the forefoot should
be sufficiently loosc that a small amount of the leathcr can
be pinchcd up.
A handy booklet on the subjcct called
Yorrr Childml's
Feet rmd Footll'ertl'
is publishcd by the Superintendent of
Documcnts, U. S. Govcrnmcnt Printing Office, Washington,
D.
C.
20402, for only
1O
ccnts.