Show Lath dater Waler Only The controversy over oyer tIle the use of pesticides in agriculture has generated Ull mm abundance of heat Unfortunately there thero seems to be a lack lackor or of light It has been charged flint these chemicals present presenta a terrible threat thre to wildlife and lud even to human life But Dr Wayland Vayland J Hayes Jr J a top ranking toxicologist toxicologist of the tho Public health Service has lIas testified in effect that the tho country should avoid an hysterical hysterical cal approach to tIlt the pesticide problem lie He added that there is no evidence to support fears that pesticides cause causo n a wide Vitlo Variety of illness that although DDT can be found in every complete meal analyzed in inthis inthis this country in iii the tho known concentrations it is harmless ss rind mind that until more is available considerable harm can bo be done by n ques- ques cases as established fact Certainly every effort should be exerted to en- en encourage encourage courage and enforce proper use 1110 of pesticides Manu Manu- Manufacturers Manufacturers and other interested parties are arc doing just that But to indiscriminately demand the abandon abandon- abandonment ment ent of chemicals which are of the utmost value in modern farming is to demand that wo we throw out time tho baby haby with the bath water I |