European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 20, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 11"mm. Dear Ann Landers a few weeks ago i engaged a cleaning woman to come in twice a week and help with the floors and Silver polishing. A a Mercedes is somewhere Between 35 and 40, she has a spectacular figure but her face would Stop a seven Day clock. Yesterday Mercedes told me she was going to give the floors a badly heeded scrubbing and Wax them by hand. Her last words to me were a please keep the boys and mister out of my Way when 1  frequently mister and the boys aged 14 and 12, come Home for lunch mister did indeed come Home for lunch that Day and when he walked into the Kitchen he was White As a Sheet. A a what a wrong Quot 1 asked. A have you seen the cleaning lady lately Quot he said. A no a i replied. A Why a a Well a he said a a you a better  1 went to the Back Hall and opened the Library door. There was Mercedes on her hands and Knees waxing away a naked As a Jaybird. A looks real Nice does no to it a she said proudly. I told Mercedes the floor looked Lovely but that shed have to put on some clothes right away because mister was Home. She said in a most emphatic tone that she can to do the floors right a fall bundled up and to please keep the men out of her Way. Ann she a the Best cleaning woman in be Ever had. I need your advice and 1 need it fast. Help a Long Island la dear la Mercedes sounds like a jewel though a bit nutty. Tell her she must get her scrubbing and waxing done before noon or after 2 . And ask Hemo please lock the door when she works in the Buff. Just in Case. Dear Ann Landers i have lived in America Only six months but i have already observed a fascinating phenomenon. Nearly All the married couples we know pretend they Are faithful but in real life they Are having affairs left and right both the men and women. A in Europe such pretence does not exist. 1 wish to make it Clear Ann Landers that i am not criticizing the moral standards of americans. What people want to do behind closed doors is their own business. What offends me is the pretence and fakery. I firmly believe it is not Normal to limit oneself to one sex partner. Mature people should be free to express their natural biological drives without damaging themselves or others. 1 deplore the hypocrisy. How much healthier it would be. To show an honest face to the world. Small wonder the psychiatrists in your country Are so Busy. Everyone is sick from pretending 6 a Anonymous please dear Anonymous no name not even an initial Why not show your honest face to the world i agree that there is a Good Deal of extramarital Hanky Panky going on but 1 do not agree that almost everybody is cheating. Do you know almost everybody confidential to Haddit Prohera . Your parents Are the ones who should be complaining not you. They Are not a sticking their noses into your business when they insist on knowing where and with whom you Are and ask that you phone to let them know when you will be later than you agreed upon. Creators Syndicate a Reader says promote lentils not beef recently to my amazement a front Page article touted the arrival of american beef to Rescue deprived overseas americans. And Here i thought getting away from american beef was the Best thing that Ever happened to my husband and myself come on stars and stripes. This is 1990. A recent Gallup poll showed that 43 percent of americans arc already giving up red meat and that individual americans Are eating 14 fewer pounds of beef a year than they did in 1976, it does not Surprise me that american beef did not cause a Stampede on the commissaries. Could this be because americans Are becoming More aware that Modem meat based agriculture is destructive to our health our animals our environment and our dwindling resources and our pocketbooks. And our sanity As in trying to explain to kids Why we re eating their beloved animals. In addition High tech factory farming is destroying our Small Farmers who can to compete with corporate agribusiness. According to or. Michael w. Fox a a Steps toward a humane sustainable agriculture Quot a a a. The livestock Industry and a meat based agriculture is one of the largest sustainable and most destructive of All current agricultural  Many of our major concerns about ourselves and our planet can be positively affected by moving away from a meat based diet. Concerned about health John Robbins easy to read Book a diet for a new american cites compelling research showing that not Only does an animal based diet contribute to heart disease and several cancers but it can also be implicated in obesity diabetes hypoglycemia digestive disorders arthritis asthma anaemia gallstones ulcers and possibly even multiple sclerosis. Concerned about animals Mason and Singer in their Book a animal factories show How the majority of Modem american food animals Are raised in intensive confinement deprived of such Basic freedoms As the ability to move around lie Down Groom themselves or interact naturally with companions. Sickened by the pain and stress of severe overcrowding mutilation Lack of fresh air and treatment like unfeeling machines in an Assembly line they Are pumped full of drugs to counteract their illnesses. Its definitely not the pretty pastoral picture you see in your child a storybooks or driving through Wisconsin or Holland. Concerned about the environment the production of meat is a major contributor to soil depletion and erosion extensive pesticide and Energy use air and water pollution the raising of deep water aquifers the destruction of habitat Ana wildlife such As our Mustangs and the rapid destruction of tropical rain forests. Concerned about world hunger Over 80 percent of t St a destined for Slaughter while 20 million people die an rown in the United Stales is fed to animals the Grain or tined for _. _ dually due to hunger and its effects. Frances i Lappe in the Book a diet for a Small planet Moore says the incredible volume of soy and Grain lost through livestock. Is enough to provide every single human being on Earth with More than a cup of cooked Grain each Day of the  so much for the Corn fed beef praised to your article.  an acre of cereals can produce five times More protein than an acre devoted to meat production legumes dried peas Beans and lentils 10 times More and Leafy vegetables 15 times  what s wrong with eating meat Ananda Marga publications we arc also the worlds largest importer of beef and fish generally from countries where people Are starving. Instead of being Able to use their land and water to feed themselves they Are forced to provide cheap labor for exports to Rich countries like us. Many americans share the above concerns but we re understandably timid about changing lifetime habits. It s not easy to Cut Down on favorite foods. Or to learn new ways of planning meals especially when you have an out of the Home Job and or kids. But with so Many delicious healthy vegetarian alternatives Why not try one or two non animal meals a week top a baked potato with canned Beans. Or stuff eggplant Zucchini Squash or peppers with a seasoned bean Rice onion mushroom Tomato mixture. Drain freeze thaw and marinate firm Tofu. It seems just like meat when cubed or climb cd it in casseroles stir frys tacos burritos enchiladas chilis pastas pizzas soups and salads. An excellent Little no frills paperback Cookbook is a Seattle pc acc meal diet available from paws . Box 1037, Lynnwood wash., 98146,. It is my Strong and Long studied opinion that by avoiding beef and ti7mg non animal recipes we do ourselves our families other humans animals and Mother Earth a big favor so Why not help us out stars and stripes Here s your Chance to balance your blatant front Page promotion of beef and to help american overseas homemakers concerned about their family s health and weight loss. Why not add to your consistently excellent food sections a feature on vegetarian no meat poultry or fish and vegan no meat poultry fish eggs or Dairy products cooking Well in a off to enjoy a luscious lentil Pecan Burger topped with Catsup Mustard onion Cucumber Tomato lettuce pickles on a fresh go Nanny bakery Roll. Unfortunately 1 had to buy the lentils on the Economy my commissary quit carrying them for Lack of demand. No demand for an Casy to Cook you must Cook dried lentils which then double their volume Deli Cious hot or cold protein and Vitamin filled Complex carbohydrate no fat no cholesterol High fiber Low calories inexpensive versatile Long lasting chewy and filling food its my lentils that need your front Page promotion no wonder in be been beefing since your article appeared. At Hahn a some vegetarians recently started a support group for sharing recipes and helping interested people get started. Perhaps other bases have similar groups. A Alessa Foster Hahn a West Germany pen pals we would like to have pen pal from All Over the world. We love to read Book and Magazine listen to music and dance once in a while. A Virginia Cortez a Anita Maling lice de Pakil Pakil Laguna 4018 Philippines i am 18 years old and would like to have pen pals. A Emma Tani usay 128-b Chavez Burgos is. 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