European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes february 1981 modern living on duty at the Susan Law people get terribly upset when their goldfish Are new York times Terrence Mccarthy by Nadine Joseph new York times the Telephone rings in the ranch style House at and Susan Law catching it on the first its a hotline Call from an anxious elderly Wom whose goldfish is blowing bubbles and turning upside people get terribly upset when their goldfish Are said who receives dozens of Calls a Many of them referred by san Francisco Steinhart goldfish arc family pets like dogs and who is 40 years old and has two founded the goldfish society of America eight years ago to Exchange information on health and Breeding with other goldfish she started with 64 but since then the group has grown to several of them in the saudi England and aus she publishes a 20page monthly newsletter with Arti cles on treating Gill Fluke tips on preventing animals from pawing goldfish in outdoor Ponds and poems celebrating the Beauty and Grace of members include House 12yearolds who received their first goldfish As a birthday gift and 80yearold widows who have been doting on theirs for every on the first weekend in they congregate in for the great goldfish get a competitive show for goldfish who Are judged on body length and Fin size As Well As Grace in the some members who do not attend the show themselves ship their prize pets there to Law attributes the groups Success to the Lack of information on the care of a member of the Carp and to their Law describes them As one of the last democratic because they Are Inex from to and easy to with no fancy tanks or Heaters there Are of Many goldfish Are imported from China and and one of the importers and Marvin Johnson of Santa recently valued one of his Champion goldfish at most people think of goldfish As tiny and thin Orange fish that you win by tossing pingpong balls into a bowl at a said actually the variety of colors and shapes is along the Wall of her beige living decorated with Model trains and handmade guitars that her Hus band Are tanks filled with charcoal Lack fish with bulging a variety of goldfish known As Black Calico and chocolate coloured Gold fish Glide around in three tanks in the which also holds a Pond the Laws built several years some of the fish have Bright Orange Heads and Silvery one of a water develops a fluid filled Sac under its in sure i would get bored if i didst have said i find watching them entertaining and relax in this instead of watching we watch she is not the Only one who watches the society offers a slide show about goldfish that is available for rent and is usually presented at meet Ings of local aquarium a presentation took place recently at the Brooklyn botanic because of her involvement with the Law Cut Back the number of goldfish in her household from 250 to she also stopped naming the family owns three nine two rabbits and three snapping none of which attack the Laws an Industrial specialist at the Concord naval weapons photographs goldfish and often judges them in statewide he is also creditor with his wife of the goldfish society of Ameri Cas monthly we judge goldfish by Oriental standards of what is like sumo said Richard in a what is grotesque is the fish represent years of Breeding and its All a matter of some people find Lassie some prefer pit his wife is More attached to the fish and sensitive to their moods and you tune into them and they to like any human being or she they know when and where youre going to feed them and wait for As a Law i remember my Mother clean ing out the fishbowl every Day and the goldfish dying then when i was about 8 i spent six months in the Hospital with rheumatic fever and the Hospital staff brought around a goldfish bowl with the same healthy i was fascinated by the idea that they could sur most goldfish die from overfeeding and Law they thrive in wide tanks equipped with external and require a 20 percent water change every goldfish need both meat and vegetables in their diet and Are Messy those raised in an outdoor Pond or tank develop deeper and More intense colors than those raised although they should not be exposed to More than two hours of direct sunlight a those interested in the society May write to Susan Law at 1510 William at wits end by Erma Bombeck one of the secrets of a Happy marriage is knowing what your level of tolerance is for one some couples can hang wallpaper together and stay others can Back up a recreational Van As a a few can even hang a picture As 1 personally have never been Able to shop with my Hus band and sleep in the same bed with him that i  fit All the hostility in the room if i opened the the problem seems to lie in our motivation for i shop because we need something and i am in the Market to buy he shops like a computer that is gathering data for a we have been thinking about new Beds for five we have talked about the new Beds a we have the Money to buy the we know exactly what kind of Beds we outside the store last i explained the ground if these Beds Are what we want for the Price we we Are going to buy is that understood he inside the the Salesman made his they were exactly what we the Price was i turned to my husband who nodded and there perfect Well look around a bit More and get Back to outside the store i faced you have no intentions of Ever buying do you it is just something to do on weekends like going to the zoo or watching the planes land at the you were like this with the How Many years did we shop for a car pet other women were having going on mis setting doing important medical living life to its me i was shopping for a and the Freezer you devoted More time to buying a Freezer than you did to it was More he i know in not the Only woman around who has the i see husbands like mine All the Ive seen them wandering around vegas looking Over everyone else their hands in their pockets to make sure the Money is still Ive seen them at auctions standing near the Back watching everyone else and Ive seen them at wed dings in the Back of the Church standing there with a handful of unable to throw theres a sign at an upholstery show i go to that reads a husband shopping for material must have a note from his there years ahead of their c Fiew enterprises