Show 48 Wednesday March 23 1983 Standard-Examin- er HorizonsFood i on fear DEAR ABBY: I just received an advertisement in the mail that infuriated me It read in part: “The national health crisis we’re in is real and extreme Horrible as all the stories are Abigail Van Buren about AIDS herpes influenza Unntrstl Press SyndKite (and the list goes on and on) the whole story hasn’t yet been told! or to your local public health deA frightening report issued to the partment and ask for some inforUS Surgeon General says that mation on the new “miracle” 1300 doctors and health profes- product sionals from around the world DEAR ABBY: You had an articall AIDS ‘the biological equivalent of the nuclear bomb’ which cle in your column from a sailor is all that is needed to ‘render the on the USS Towers telling how human race extinct within 50 hard it was for sailors to be away years’ The AIDS virus may have from home for months at a time I know exactly how he feels becontaminated the surfaces of everything you and your family cause I recall those days during World War II and Korea Of my come in contact with daily! Pub9'2 years in the US Navy I had lic toilet seats telephones restaurant tables silverware and 42 months overseas duty aboard doorknobs ships in war zones No one knew where we were until our ship “We now offer you a brand-neway to protect yourself from passed under the Golden Gate AIDS A disposable specially Bridge in San Francisco! All outgoing mail was censored treated paper towelette which will virus! before AIDS Use on the it it was sent off the ship destroy your hands and all surfaces that The Navy war sea duty was especially hard on the married men may be contaminated" Then the ad goes on to tell you There were married men on my how to obtain this “miracle” ship who had children they had product: “Just fill in the form and never seen — and some of the enclose check or money order” children were 2 years old — - and etc older I joined the US Navy for four Abby I thought people got AIDS only from unprotected intiyears or for the duration of the mate sexual contact sharing nee- war — whichever came first I don’t know what the record dles and syringes or from a contaminated blood transfusion of a sailor is for not going ashore Suddenly I’m getting literature but I went for 1 1 months at one from a “PhD" telling me I can time without setting foot on dry get AIDS from a telephone! What land — CARLTON R EPPERSON do you think? — CONFUSED VIRGINIAN LYNCHBURG VA DEAR CONFUSED: It doesn’t DEAR MR EPPERSON: You take a PhD to figure out that served your country well Consome opportunist has come up gratulations and may your retirewith a scheme by ment be a long and happy one on fear the of AIDS capitalizing DEAR ABBY: Our local animal and widespread public ignorance about how AIDS is transmitted shelter puts out a bumper sticker Before you send for anything that says it all: Animals are kind as useless as a “specially treated to dumb people How sad the retowelette” that promises to deverse is not practiced — BERNITA H MERRITT stroy the AIDS virus make a free e call to the nearest AIDS LORENA TEXAS Dear 7 fj jyyi Abby w ti Clean & Smooth 7 HAND for Fresh Crisp hot-lin- Facts fancies part of colorful heritage Country home magazine Ever since the first European explorers set foot on North America the fertile soils and diverse plant life of our continent have influenced our traditions and way of life According to Country Home magazine our colorful heritage is made even more interesting by the facts and fancies of America’s edibles Chef George Crum for example made a simple side dish that was destined to one day evolve indusinto a multimillion-dolla- r was warm a It evening in the try summer of 1853 and Crum was on duty preparing meals at a resort restaurant in Saratoga Springs NY when an unusual request came from one of the guests Someone wanted Crum to improve the restaurant’s traditional fried potato Crum who was used to trying to please the wealthy and often finicky patrons obliged He cut raw potatoes into thin slices and fried them until crisp Crum’s customer was delighted and an enduring American legend the potato chip had been bom The potato itself has been surrounded by intrigue and controversy ever since it was introduced into this country It’s related to the deadly nightshade and was believed to cause leprosy It was planted in New Hampshire in 1719 probably by Irish immigrants who had already accepted the potato and it sparked the curiosity of Thomas Jefferson who also grew it Eventually the myths about potatoes were amended It was later thought boiling would eliminate the toxins and for this reason American cooks were advised to boil their potatoes Despite the fact that people around the world had been preparing and eating potatoes for many years by the surprisingly late date of 1904 one author wrote: “Waters in which vegetables have been boiled can be used in cooking except potato water and cucumber water They have been known to poison a dog” CELERY GLAZED DONUTS CHUCK LEAF Fancy Vine Ripe Salmon NUT WAGON LETTUCE Center ROLLS CANTALOUPE LOAF Red Leaf Green Leaf Romain Ooz Pkg 1 Ames Miracle Draw-C- Dorcy Endura Long Life ut GRASS SHEARS DISPOSABLE FLASHLIGHT choice for superior cutting 23-0- High Impact plastic Non-sli- p tured grip Positive action nous switch 62 Ames Deluxe R0T0-ED6E- Exclusive Rol-Ri- 3 599 Eagle Brand if Lin Sol All Professional Professional’s choice for heavy-dut- y trimming Contoured ash handles Tem pered hollow ground carben steel blades Mod 23-- 0' $1 249 Ace BOW SAW Strong spring steel no resharpening Quick easy blade replacement Mod S2I-I- 3 — Call POLA-FL- S or After 4 p m (801) — 782-217- 6 $389 ns and prevent and steering wheel drying out Purpose Pure linseed oil soap cleaner Protects preserves all painted surfaces linoleum and tile floors I qt Reg 399 HEDGE SHEARS $569 Deflects the damagii the sun out of you $2" 'LJ CAR V Liquid concentrate the shine between Disposable DUST MASK For Indoor and outdoor use Provides nuisance dust and relief from 21826 Package of S Beg 199 pollens non-tox- i and crac Rain D LINSEED OIL SOAP Ames Eagle Brand Ideal for light duty trimming Sturdy construction -stick finish cutting blades 189 protects $399 Reg Reg AUTO r Mod RS682 $1888 8 fl cleans 5 te Superior quality Washablereusable covers 19-7- 59 Pola’s Fat Loss System Feel good look great lose fat and Inches POLA INTERNATIONAL INC lumi- Interiorex-terio- position shear blades Trims edges where mowers can’t touch Moa Biodegrad portable t dissolves tex- PAINT ROLLER KIT R TOILE 54 $1 19 We have the answer for you— Can Bunch ea '88 InThlj fiber system fills you up ind deans you out while bringing your body to balance as the fat is coming off Food Is digested and utilized by the body more efficiently while energy levels are maintained And harmful fat and cholesterol are removed from the body TUNA 0 BANANA Professional’s action Mod Carn 6Vz oz for A FRESH NEW LOOK Be a healthier and slimmer you in ! 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