European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes tuesday october 11, 1977 fleas from House pets con become human problem by Michael j. Halberstam say a reasonable amount o fleas is Good for a dog keeps him from brooding Over Bein a dog me be the 19th-centry writer Edward Noyes Westcott once observed. But when fleas appropriately dubbed flex irritant that ordinarily abide in the fur of Domestic cats and dogs attack Homo Sapiens no Good can come of it. Hundreds even thousands of bites May Blanket the skin with a maddening rash that May be mistaken even by a physician for Pruritus eczema Neur dermatitis or a dozen other ailments that Pepper the pages of dermatology texts. Fortunately there is no need to worry about fleas transmitting plague these Days. The Oriental rat Flea is almost out of business in the United states As a transmitter of plague and typhus because it must search Long an hard to find an infected rat Meadow mouse ground Squirrel or Prairie dog. The usual scenario is this the family re turns from a two week summer vacation during which Welcome the dog and two cats Woddy and Bernie have stayed at the Veteri Narian of their fleas however remained at Home thriving in the hot humid atmosphere engaging in enviable three to nine hour love making sessions laying eggs and becoming ravenous for a Flea s sole source of nourish ment Steps onto a shag Rug where a dozen fleas jump on his shoe climb upward and begin biting when they reach the top of his then some people underestimating the leaping capacity of these kangaroos of the insect world put Flea collars around their Ankles an imaginative but futile is the Only solution since the rash will disappear Only when the insects do likewise. First the humans the Best Protection is an insect repellent containing diet Hylo heart patients Hospital stay Cut by execs no doctor says Hartford Conn. A defying traditional Medicine heart attack patients at St. Francis Hospital have deducted an average office Days off their Hospital stay through care fully prescribed rehabilitation exercises doctor says. Early mobilization of myocardial Infarct heart attack patients is not dangerous de spite Long held beliefs in Medicine. It s Actu ally beneficial As we have shown " said or. Joseph p. Liss jr., program director in recent interview. In the past year Liss said the average Sta of heart attack patients at St. Francis Hospi Tal has dropped from 24 to 19 launched the heart rehabilitation pro Gram a year ago after studies elsewhere indicated that exercise provides both physical and psychological reconditioning for heart patients. The studies also indicated that excer Cise prevents complications and is useful i determining How much damage certain patients said however he has not convinced All the cardiologists at the Hospital that his pro Gram of carefully graded exercises is Safe. Many doctors Are even More sceptical Fliss outpatient program he said. During the past year doctors at St. Francis Hospital treated 410 heart attack and open heart sur Gery patients. Only 16 of them have been enrolled in the rehabilitation program by their physicians and eight have come from other hospitals. The Post Hospital exercise class meet three afternoons a week. Patients begin with 15 minutes of warmups then either jog use a Treadmill or ride a stationary bicycle for 15 to 20 minutes. They Coo Down with a game of volleyball. Liss says the exercise increases the blood Supply in the tiny vessels that feed the heart patients Are unable to increase their exercise capacity they Are Given a series of rays to see the condition of the vessels. Many who failed the class the first time were shown to need open heart surgery Liss said. He said the bypass operation added extra blood vessels to their heart and after the sur Gery most of the patients showed greatly improved exercise tolerance. Lumide called Dee which can be applied tooth skin and clothing. Note however that sweating reduces the effectiveness of repel Lents and most last Only a few hours anyway. Next the animal take the pet outdoors an apply a Flea powder containing no More than 5 per cent malathion or 5 per cent Methoxychlor a Spray with a maximum .5 per cent of either one or a Flea powder containing combi nations of these chemicals each at lower concentrations. Follow the directions on the Container. Some pet owners use grooming technique that leave much to be desired. They dump Flea powder on their pets on the Kitchen floor where the fleas hop off the dog or cat and onto the human standing same owners look at their guests with disbelief when the latter complain that the Yare being bitten from head to foot. The . Department of agriculture advises that sprays containing 5 per cent Methoxychlor or 2 per cent malathion will destroy Leas in the Home. Apply a Mist along floors and baseboards up to a height of one foot which is higher than fleas can jump. Apply the Spray to upholstery rugs bed linens cloth ing fuzzy bedroom slippers and any other place where pets might carry the is crucial to Combine spraying with vacuuming upholstery floors and places where pets sleep. This removes Flea eggs which regardless of spraying will Hatch in about two weeks and bring Forth a new generation of people forget to dispose of the egg filled vacuum cleaner bag to their an exterminator for Flea control is overkill and no exterminator will do the Nec Essary vacuuming that is the ultimate if non medical cure for Flea Bitis. C new York times damages Given in suit Over diet Valparaiso ind. Up a jury awarded $50,000 in damages to a woman who said a protein deficient diet she was put on 23years ago was responsible for severe mental retardation in her 12 hours of deliberation a Porter Superior court jury made its recommendation that Cora Staniger 52, of Gary be awarded the damages in the name of her daughter Nora Smith. 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I like to be treated with respect and dignity just As i have always tried to treat others. I am and have been somebody Over the years to Many people such army sweetheart my wifely husband my Motherly father my daughter my son my Many friends if the waning years have been unkind to me please Don t blame me if i Don t see too Welli Don t hear too Well i spill my food am incontinent i need help often am Cranky though i Don t want to be i could be your Mother father grandmother Grandfather. Some Day you May be a Little kindness a soft word some acknowledgement by you that i am still a person not a this is All i it too much dear or. Callan you have spoken for millions today and i thank you. Dear Ann Landers i am widow with no children. Several Well meaning friends invite me frequently to have dinner with them. If i decline they Are problem i feel a responsibility to reciprocate but i canno Tafford to take a family of five or six to dinner at today s prices i restaurants. Can you come up with some sort of gracious Solu Tion hit by inflation and hurting dear hit and Hurt Welcome to the club. Your Best bet is to plan simple pay Back dinners at your Home. Invite couples Only no the children. You Don t have to serve caviar or lobster or filet Tignon. Ask a Friend who entertain nicely to give you some suggestions. Buffet style is simpler re member. And As a final note May repeat something i be said Many times before the Success of party is not what you put on the table but what you put on the chairs. Confidential to what should i say a Good response is this ill excuse you forsaking if you u excuse me for not
