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Show bn LOOK AT THESE NEW IDEAS FOR YOUR BY PETER DRYDEN HOME AND FAMILY TAKE A CHART: Held magnetically onto your freezer, an inventory checklist has room for noting up to 200 items of food, along with the amount and date of, d each. A pen, secured to the 12" x 18" board with a string, is conas they are stored and markings can be wiped off as for items venient noting items are used. $3.50, two for $6 ppd. Barrett Technology, Dept. PP, Box 2096, Sunnyvale, Cal. 94087. (above left) FREEZER fiber-tippe- home and workshop, a new unit reinforced with cutter dispenses nonslip, plastic ties to any desired a twist and are useful for fasten with thumb. The flick of the a ties with length food-storaand pipe, holding tools and wood garbage bags, strapping sealing and brushes. Dispenser with 1000" of tie material: $1.99 plus shipping. Refill: $1.39. Valiant Instructional Materials, Dept. PP, 195 Bonhomme St., Hackensack, N.J. 07062. (above right) PLASTIC TWIST-TI- E DISPENSER: Handy for built-i- n ge Space suit gets approval from family of David, 6, who has lived in germ-fre- e plastic bubble since birth because his body can't fight disease. Detachable inflated tube (I) connects to bubble, enabling him to crawl into suit. ADD STEAM TO YOUR SHOWER: Readily attached to your showerhead, a new accessory turns hot water into a mist to provide soothing, muscle-relaxinbenefits similar to those of a steam bath (claims the maker). The device does not interfere with normal shower use, reportedly will not damage paint or wallpaper and uses less than a gallon of hot water a minute a fraction of what's consumed for a regular shower. $49.95 in stores. B & M Mfg. Co., Dept. PP, Box 787, 1801 Second Street Pike, Richboro, Pa. 18954. (above left) g, pore-cleansi- COMPUTER CHESS: Designeckto serve as an always-availabchess opponent, a new microprocessor-base- d system has six selectable levels of intelligence. n It provides randomized strategy, programmable capability, automatic or selectable pawn promotion, castling and en passant. Levels 1 and 2 are suitable for teaching children, while 3 and higher levels are for practiced o players. Level 5, for example, will solve the most complicated of In the with case instrucmaker). mahogany problems (claims power supply, tions: $159 95 suggested retail price. CompuChess, Dept. PP, Box 65, Largo, Fla. le game-situatio- mate-in-tw- 33540. (above right) SMOKE ALARM WITH A TRANSMITTER: A 26 common concern is tha' a smoke alarm may not be heard if occupants are sound sleepers or in another part of the house. A new system uses a combination detector radio transmitter and a portable receiver capable of picking up signals up to 200' away. Any number of detectors can transmit to the receiver for complete coverage. About $100 in stores. Fyrnctics, Inc., Dept. PP, 1021 Davis Rd , Elgin, III. 60120. Parade of Progress items are NOT advertising Write to source or manufacturer if items are not available in your store Allow three to four weeks tor a reply Attention manufacturers and distributors- PARADE will consider your new ideas but regrets it cannot correspond 28 HOUSTON, TEX. David, 6, has got something other kids only dream about: his own space suit. What's more, his life story reads like science fiction. Born with a rare immunological disorder that prevents his body from fighting disease, David has been confined to a special germ-fre- e plastic "bubble" since minutes after his birth. Food, toys, clothes and books are passed to him through a sterilization chambe. His parents and doctors at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston cuddle him through rubber gloves which extend through the plexiglass bubble's wall. But now, thanks to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, David can step outside the bubble in a space suit similar to those worn by astronauts who walked on the moon. The $20,000 space suit may enable him h to do things he's yearned for, like going to the zoo and a firehouse, sitting on his mothers lap, or playing catch in the backyard with his sister. Despite his extraordinary upbringing, doctors say David is a happy kid who likes TV, studies math, reading and music, and is above-averag- e in verbal communication. As for the future, his c!ouors are hoping for a medical breakthrough so that David can someday shed his space suit for good and have a close encounter with earth. down-to-eart- well-adjuste- 9 |
