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Show December 30. 1982 - The Springville Herald - Page Nine t 4 Art City Cloggers perform Art City Cloggers are back row from left, Kami Suzanne Carter, Paula Bearnson, Laura Reeve, Angie Measom, Angie Cronquist, Camille Packard, Julie Miller, Christine Jensen, Diana Sumsion. Keri Carr, Brenda Harding, Laura Faux, Mary Revoir, Measom, also a member, is not pictured. Anne Beverage; and front from left. Tammy Larsen, Hon do you treat a cold? How do you treat a cold? Bundle up next to a roaring fire? Sweat it out by running several miles? , Immerse Im-merse yourself in a tub of homemade chicken soup? Or, do you run out to your local pharmacy and buy all the cold remedies you can find,, hoping that one will provide relief? If you do the latter, you're not alone. In fact, you contribute to a half-billion-dollar-a-year-industry... and that figure doesn't include what is spent on aspirin. A cold is caused by one or more of 120 different viruses and affects your body in many different ways. Viruses are usually short-lived and resist virtually all forms of medication. Most colds run their course iin about a week, with or without cold medication - including antibiotics. To treat a cold, doctors suggest the following: - get plenty of sleep -drink more fluids than normal - eat well-balanced, light meals - avoid stress Using cold remedies sold over the counter may provide temporary relief, which is important, but they won't "cure" or even shorten the stay of your unwelcome visitor, physicians say. If you -want" temporary relief, v Aetna Life & Casualty's " staff physicians and pharmacists believe yoou should be aware of a few things before you purchase cold remedies. Above all else, remember to read the labels carefully - and completely. com-pletely. Even over-the-counter cold medications interact withh other drugs and can cause more serious medical problems. Also make sure that the drugs you purchase and use have not been tampered with. Inspect In-spect the package or bottle for any signs of tampering and return any suspect one to your pharmacists. There are two common types of cold medications; one includes ingredients that will act on a specific problem, while the other will work on every cold symptom from A to Z. To help decide which medicine is right for you, first ask yourself some basic questions, like: "Do I have a single complaint or are there a variety of symptons?" "Is there any skin rash or irritation?" "What type of cough is it - 'loose' or 'tight' " If you aren't sure, consult your doctor. If you are reasonably certain you know the answers, ask your pharmacist phar-macist for the best medication available over the counter. Here are a few hints on how various medications work: Antihistamines help stop a runny nose. When used in spray form, the drug contracts blood vessels which in turn constricts the dripping. Oral antihistamines (tablet and liquid) act the same way. However, they can also restrict blood vessels in other areas of the body. People with high blood pressure, hyper-thyroid hyper-thyroid conditions, diabetes, glaucoma or other eye diseases, should consult a physician before taking any cold medications, especially antihistamines. They may also cause drowsiness, and-or blurred vision. Decongestants, which are found in a variety of cold medications, act differently then antihistamines -they reduce the stuffed-up feeling that may accompany a cold. They are often mixed with other cold remedies instead of being marketed as a separate product. Coughing is an annoying aspect of a cold. However, it does serve a function. Coughing is a natural defensive reaction against fluid buildup in the lungs. Therefore, trying to stop a cough is not advised. There are a variety of cough medications on the market designed to do different things for different types of cough.. .expectorants induce in-duce coughing, while antitussive syrups restrain them. Before purchasing pur-chasing a cough remedy, ask your pharmacist which is best for your type of problem. Last, and certainly not least, is aspirin. Americans take more than 20 billion aspirin tablets a year - a daily consumption rate of more than 20 tons. Although aspirin is the most commonly used drug, it can be harmful unless la'jel directions are followed. Because of its wide use, aspirin leads over-the-counter medications as a cause of adverse reactions leading to hospitalization or other problems such as gastric irritation. Aspirin is mainly used to reduce the aches and pains that can accompany ac-company a cold. It is an antiinflammatory anti-inflammatory drug. Thus, it reduces swelling in the joint tissues of the body. Aspirin effectively combats fever as well. However, like a cough, a fever can be an important body reaction to your cold. It is important to treat the cause of the fever, not just the rise in body temperature alone. If a fever persists more than three days while taking aspirin, consult your physician. Aspirin substitutes, known as acetaminophen also work to reduce fever, but they do not contain the anti-inflammatory ingredient found in aspirin. The lack of this ingredient Spined soldier bug may rise in ranks of 'good guy' insects As a predator of insect pests, the spined soldier bug has played second fiddle to the praying rmantis and ladybird beetle, but a new sex at- tractant may put the soldier bug in the limelight. A U.S. Department of Agriculture scientist, Jeffrey R. Aldrich, of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service at Beltsville, Md., has formulated the first synthetic sex pheromone that attracts an insect predator. That predator is the soldier bug. Aldrich, an insect physiologist, today outlined the potential of the soldier bug and the sex attractant as a biological insect control at a combined meeting in Toronto of the Entomological Societies of America, Canada and Ontario. He stressed that further studies in the field are needed to be sure the new attractant works on a wide scale. On farm fields and gardens, in Aldrich's scenario, the soldier bug would prey on insect pests as it usually does - attracted in larger numbers by the pheromone. Normally, this half-inch-long North American native quietly feeds on more than a hundred other insects in-sects - including some of the most devastating pests, like the fall army ar-my worm, the cotton bollworm (akiascornearworm) and the gypsy moth. It's the , bug's lack of discrimination in its eating habits, however, that has kept it from being drafted for active service in the perennial war against crop pests. Aldrich's new chemical attractant would mobilize the soldier, bug in infested gardens or fields. He predicted that gardeners or farmers could treat infested areas with the attractant and thereby lure the bugs to feast on pest insects. Aldrich used the synthesized at-, tractant to trap more than 1300 male and female spined soldier bugs throughout the summer of 1982. The attractant is a blend of five relatively simple compounds, all of which are commercially available. It is easy and inexpensive to make, he said. While there are over 200 man-made man-made pheromones for a variety of pests, Aldrich said, the spined soldier bug pheromone is the first for any of the called 'true bugs' comprising the insect order Hemiptera. Among the Hemiptera insects are predators such as the soldier bug. Aldrich said there is an important distinction between the use of pheromones of pests and predators. "Pheromonal control of pest insects in-sects has a delayed effect that depends on killing the adult insect or preventing them from reproducing. By contrast, using pheromones to increase the predator population in an infested field or garden would have an immediate impact. In the case of the spined soldier bug, Aldrich said, the impact would be on the economically important stage of the pest population. Although the bug is not very choosy in its selection of insect species, it make the substitute less irritating to the stomach lining. In some instances in-stances of a cold accompanied with an upset stomach, the acetaminophes may be preferred. Regardless of which you choose, doctors strongly recommend taking only the recommended dosage - two tablets every four hours if you're over 12 years old. To repeat- sleep, get plenty of fluids, eat a balanced diet and avoid stress - they are your best bet in the battle against the common cold. If your symptoms last longer than seven days, consult your physician right away. Always remember to read prescription drug and cold remedy labels carefully. When used wisely, over-the-counter cold medications and aspirin can provide welcome temporary relief from your cold. does prefer the larvae, or caterpillar, cater-pillar, which generally are the most damaging to plants. - Aldrich proposed that the new pheromone could be used in several other ways. Spined soldier bugs could be lured away from a pest-infested pest-infested field before insecticides are sprayed, thereby rescuing the natural population of bugs so that they can combat a subsequent buildup of pest insects. He also found the pheromone attracted a much greater number of flies to the bug. The pheromone might be used to lure only the flies into an specially designed "death trap," Aldrich said, again to increase in-crease the population of soldier bugs. One of the fly species also parasitizes pest insects. Aldrich said the pheromone could draw both soldier bugs and parasitic flies to an infested field for a two-pronged attack against crop-eating pests. Another potential use for the pheromone, he said, involves germ warfare - trapping soldier bugs, contaminating them with a disease organism that infects a specific pest, v then releasing them to spred the disease in pest-infested areas. Such manipulation of insect predators and parasites is a novel approach, Aldrich said, "and may be a harbinger of our future battle strategies in the never-ending conflict between man and insects," Policy holders no longer have to pay The Veterans Administration has announced that beginning January 1, 1983, U.S. Government Life Insurance In-surance (USGLI) policyholders--mostly World War I veterans-no longer will be required to pay premiums for their coverage. The action didn't affect holders of later National Service Life Insurance. In-surance. USGLI policies were issued generally to World War I veterans and are prefixed by the letter "K," stressed Douglas Wadsworth, director, Salt Lake City VA Regional Office. This change doesn't affect National Service Life Insurance policyholders. NSLI policy numbers are prefixed with "V," "H," "RS," "W," "J," "JR," "JS" and "RH." Those policyholders will continue to pay premiums when due. More information about this change is available by telephoning the Salt Lake City VA Regional Office toll free 524-5960 in the Salt Lake City area, 399-4433 in Ogden, 375-2902 in Provo and 1-800-662-9163 elsewhere in Utah. If you sell a house when you're 55 or older, you get a special one-time tax break - there is no capital gains tax at all on the first $125,000 of profit! The Art City Cloggers have been performing throughout Utah County during the holidays. The teams danced for the Provo Senior Citizens Community Yule Fair and performed per-formed twice for the 'Twelve Days of Christmas' in Provo at the city park. The weather was cold but the cloggers received a warm reception. They also danced for a club Christmas party organized by Janet Carnesecca at the Oak Crest Inn, in Spanish Fork Canyon. The Art City Cloggers are from Springville, Mapleton, Spanish Fork, and Provo. They are costumed in red and white which lends a festive air to their performances. Phone service tax to increase Effective Jan. 1, 1983, the federal excise tax on telephone service will increase from 1 percent to 3 percent. Carol Dunlap, public relations staff manager for Mountain Bell in Utah, said the increase results from a tax package adopted by the U.S. Congress last August-a tax package that boosts taxes by $98.9 billion over a three-year period. "Under the August plan, the telephone excise tax will be 3 percent per-cent through 1983, 1984 and 1985," Dunlap said. "After that, the tax will be abolished-unless Congress acts again in the meantime." Dunlap said the two percent increase in-crease will apply to any telephone service provided after Nov. 1, 1982, but billed for the first time in January of 1983. Estimates indicate the two percentage per-centage point increase will add an estimated $1.3 billion to the excise taxes paid by telephone users in the United States. The estimates do not reflect the impact of customer premises equipment to be purchased during the coming year, since it will no longer be subject to the telephone service excise tax. Dunlap said the federal excise tax was first imposed by Congress during World War I as a "temporary" "tem-porary" measure. It was repealed briefly after the war, but was re-instituted re-instituted during the depression, and climbed as high as 25 percent on long-distance calls and 15 percent on local service. "Several years ago, Congress voted to gradually eliminate the tax, which had stood at 10 percent for almost 20 years," Dunlap said. "In recent years, it dropped 1 percent ach year, and was scheduled to be 1 "percent in 1981 and eliminated at the end of 1982. . "Legislation enacted in 1980, however, continued the tax at 2 percent through 1981, while a law passed in 1981 lowered it to 1 percent for 1982." FULLY AGJ)TOfiW PIAMT TO s s; S5 si Af Roomim N & No Delivery Truck To Pay Drape Specialists -k 36 Years Same Owner, Manager & Location ALLEN Drive -In Cleaners 373 South Main Springville N The girls recently competed at the Intermountain Clogging Championships, Cham-pionships, in Pleasant Grove. Diana Sumsion and Christine Jensen took first place trophies in the Junior Division doubles and Christine also brought home a fifth place ribbon in the 7-11-year-old singles division competition. There were approximately ap-proximately 400 cloggers from the intermountain area who competed. The girls are practicing hard for competition in July. The girls are divided into two teams-eight girls on each team. Ann Beverage is 16 years old and a sophomore at Springville High. She likes water skiing and in learning to snow ski this year. Julie Carr is in the eighth grade. She enjoys clogging, ice skating, the flute and piano. She will be 14 on Christmas Day. Brenda Harding is 15 years old and a sophomore this year. She likes to clog, ski, camp and fish. Camille Packard is in the seventh grade and turned 13 this December. She enjoys clogging, skiing, softball and gymnastics. Mary Revoir is 13 and in the eighth grade. She enjoys clogging, gymnastics, gym-nastics, water and snow skiing. Fitness tips By Dale Nelson Utah State University Food processing affects nutritive values Cooking, canning, freezing, and storing food does affect nutritive values. In the case of calories, and with some nutrients, the effect is not always great, but with some vitamins and certain methods of food preparation the losses are considerable. Some specifics should get your attention. Vitamin C loss Vitamin C is so unstable that mashing fresh strawberries destroys more of the vitamin than slicing them. Reconstituted potato flakes at warm temperatures for an hour may have no remaining vitamin C at all. Storing oranges for long periods of time runs the risk of a significant loss of vitamin C. Initially, canned berries may not retain as much vitamin C as frozen berries, but after four months of frozen storage, there may be a 50 percent loss and by six months, the loss may be 70 percent. Cooked frozen vegetables, usually contain considerably less vitamin C than cooked fresh vegetables. Thiamin (B-l) often decreases Oven temperatures in cooking meat may destroy half of the thiamin. A major portion of the thiamin may be in the meat juices that drip from the roast. If canned vegetables are stored below 65 degrees F, there will be minimal losses of thiamin over a ALL NEW GIVE YOU SERVICE Ms Team II cloggers: Suzanne Carter likes to read, clog, play sports and ride horses. She has three horses of her own. Christine Jensen likes clogging, cooking, school and she also likes boys. Paula Bearnson enjoys clogging, sewing, horseback riding and snowmobile riding. Keri Measom the newest member of the cloggers enjoys clogging, singing, riding horses, softball and social studies. Angie Miller likes flag twirling, clogging, crafts and sports. Diana Sumsion enjoys clogging, playing the piano, cooking, Christmas, birthdays, babysitting and boys. The Art City Cloggers are under the direction of Teddy Anderson. Today's solar energy enthusiasts employ many ancient designing methods. According to the January Reader's Digest, architects borrow from the early Greeks, who planned porticos just high enough to let in the low winter sun but keep out the high summer rays. Even the thick adobe used by Navajos to store the sun for the night is simulated in today's return to sun-absorbing interior materials. year's time, but at temperatures of 80 degrees F, the loss may be from 15 to 25 percent. Still more loss Niacin, another B vitamin, is affected by washing. This accounts for some loss in preparing foods for freezing or canning. Folic acid, abundant in foliage or the leafy vegetables, does not tolerate heat. The green vegetables lose about 15 to 20 percent of vitamin A and the yellow and red vegetables about 30 to 35 percent during cooking. Vitamin D is sensitive to sunlight-and sunlight-and the list goes on. Follow these guidelines You can improve the amount of nutrients you get in your food when you: 1) Store foods at cool or cold temperatures. 2) Avoid exposure of foods to light. The glass-plastic container in the sunlight should be avoided. 3) Do not store foods for long periods of time. Use them when you get them. Fresh is best. 4) Don't overcook any foods, particularly vegetables. 5) Don't soak. Remember that vitamins and minerals are soluble in water. 6) Avoid using too much water in cooking. Less water equals less loss of nutrients. 7) Save the drippings and the cooking water and use them in your food preparation. ie-Q) s s; Si S s; s s si si O TO (SO |