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PLAIN TRUTH
October
1971
not see a dangerous situation in time to stop and avoid it.
Be sure to write for our free reprint titled "Death Rides
the High Road," for more pertinent information on safe driv–
ing techniques that can save your life and the lives of your
passengers.
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Save Money- Cut Out ''Extras"
There are a number of "extras" an individual can cut
out to save money. The money saved can
be
used to pay off
existing bilis or build up a monetary buffer to meet unex–
pected future expenditures. Eliminating the sometimes seem–
ingly small, unimportant "extras" can add up to a substantial
savings.
Cutting out cigarettes for instance - a proveo health
hazard and cause of lung cancer (write for our
FREE
booklet,
Yo11 Can Qrlit Smoking)
-can save a three-pack-a-day man
around $1.20 a day, $8.40 a week, $36.00 a month,
$430.00
a
year. Simply saving coffee break money can mean a savings of
$130.00
a year (at fifty cents per day).
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MORE DEBT
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Many so-called discounts can put you
even deeper into debt through long-term credit pay–
ments and high interest rotes.
A family can save by not eating out so often. Or
it
can
quit buying expensive three, four or five dollar toys for the
children, when less expensive or even homemade toys would
be
appreciated just as much. Another money-saving practice is to
eliminate buying so many processed and packaged "con–
venience" foods.
Sorne families have very critica! debt problems. To them
"cutting out the extras" might mean selling their expensive
stereo, color TV set, or boat to make a good start towards
paying off mounting bilis. Sorne families have even cut out
the tradition of giving Christmas and birthday gifts. They
have saved hundreds of dollars which went toward paying
off debts.
There are many other steps a family can take to save
money and get out of debt. To learn about them, write for
our
FREE
booklet,
Managing Yo11r Personal Finances.
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Eye Cosmetics and Dangerous
Organisms
Cosmetics injuries are becoming more common -
mostly among women. The injuries indude skin eruptions,
loss of hair, severe allergic reactions, burns, itching, and lac–
erations. And just recently, the possibility of another cosmetic
injury was discovered - the "potential hazard of ocular
infection" due to bacteria- and fungi-contaminated eye
cosmetics.
This latest disdosure comes from Dr. Louis A. Wilson,
an eye specialist at the Medica! College of Georgia, following
careful study of mascara, eyeliner and eye shadow obtained
from 233 women who ranged in age from 18 to 52.
Eye cosmetics can become bacteria and fungi con–
taminated even though they are uncontaminated when
purchased. When a woman uses eye cosmetics she can pick up
certain organisms from her own skin with the applicator.
After she puts the applicator back into the cosmetic container,
these organisms can multiply into dangerous concentrations.
Said Dr. Wilson in the June, 1971,
American Journai of
Ophthaimology
about bis study, "This study demonstrates
that bacteria and fungi may contaminate eye makeup, present–
ing a potential hazard of ocular infection." The "potential
bazard" is the possibility of such organisms invading "minor
cornea! abrasions, causing an infection with subsequent im–
pairment or loss of vision."
Other notable authorities such as Dr.'s Diehl, Laton, and
Vaughn in their book,
Health and Safety For Yott ,
warn
against using anything around the eyes. They specify that the
use of eyebrow and eyelash dyes, eye lotions and crearos is
dangerous.
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Potential Harm of Dieting
During Pregnancy
According to a report issued by the National Research
Council, the rurrent medica! practice of restricting pregnant
women to a weight gain of only 10 to 14 pounds may
be
contributing to the high infant mortality rate in the United
States.
Surveys of human experiences during World War 11, and
more recently jn lesser developed nations, have indicated that
unnecessary restriction of diet during pregnancy may unfavor–
ably atfect the growth and development of the fetus.
In addition, laboratory experiments on dogs and other
animals show a marked reduction in the size of the offspring
when the mother is maintained on an inadequate diet.
"Accordingly, the rurrent obstetric practice in the United
States that tends to restrict normal weight gain 'is not justi–
fied,' " says the National Research Council.
"Weight reduction programs and severe caloric restric–
tions should not be undertaken during pregnancy, even for
obese women, because of the possibility of adverse effects on
the fetus' weight and neurological development," reports the
Committee on Maternal Nutrition.
The Corrunittee recommends an average weight gain of
24 pounds, within a range of 20 to 25 pounds. Other author–
ities recommend 15 to 20 pounds. The Committee further
says that an adequate diet, not just during pregnancy but
from the mother's own birth through growth and ceproduc–
tion, is of utmost importance for both mother and baby.