European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday april 29, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 19 Ann Landers dear readers some interesting statistics were compiled by Jenefer Shute while researching her Book life size about an anorexic woman. What follows May be a Wake up Call for those who Are borderline nutty on the subject of weight loss. Read on a Glamour Magazine Survey of 33,000 women revealed that american females value being thin More than Success or love. The average woman would like to lose 10 to is pounds. As Many As one fifth of All female College students have a severe eating disorder. Every year 150,000 american women die from complications associated with anorexia and bulimia. According to the National association of anorexia Nerosa and associated disorders 7 million american women suffer from anorexia and bulimia. A generation ago fashion models weighed 8 percent less than the average woman. Today fashion models weigh 23 percent less. The average Model dancer or actress is thinner than 95 percent of the female population. A recent study of High school girls showed that by age 13, 53 percent said they were unhappy with their bodies. There a always a diet Book on the Best seller list yet americans Are still fat and statistically speaking they Are getting fatter. In certain african and South sea Island cultures fat is Beautiful. Women Are fattened up before marriage by being placed in special enclosures where they Are encouraged to eat All Day Long. What sex was to women in the 19th Century food has become to females in the 20th Century a a source of today s crossword dear Abby dear Abby i would like your suggestions about a problem that others May have encountered. I recently entertained a group of friends for dinner at my Home. I used my Best Sterling Silver and Crystal. Cleaning up afterwards i discovered that a Sterling Silver salad Fork was missing. I looked through my garbage to make sure i had not accidentally discarded it. It was nowhere to be found. This is the second time this has happened. Checking earlier guest lists i found one couple had been present both times the Only times they have been my guests. What do you or your readers suggest i do to recover the pieces i have lost upset gentleman Host dear upset making a blatant accusation is out of the question a unless you Are prepared to charge the suspects with thievery and have the police armed with a search warrant attempt to retrieve the missing Forks. If i were you i would adjust to the loss put it out of quibble Percy democracy add ref Oft is running rampant throughout tic a lofted. The Hij Piaf of Star is n0u almost non existent As a Soldier trained to fight. It 15 almost id r0auze that x May Mot be Able to utilize $i6hc of of t the Good old Daws of Vietnam Grenada and Panama. I might As u1g.l go id Cleveland and sell shoes a taste the Good old Days of Afghanistan Hungary Amo Czechoslovakia. X my gut As Max 60 to Kiev and sax Vodka guilt and shame. So dear readers All i can say is this is a commentary on the values of millions of american women. Dear Ann Landers this is for the North Dakota wife whose husband never said a bless you a when she sneezed. Maybe my letter will make her feel better. 1 have been married 30 years. Never once have i heard my husband Call me by my first name. He has never wished me a Happy birthday Happy anniversary merry Christmas or Happy new year. He has never said a please a a thank you a a Good dinner or anything else. My clothes always a look like if i ask him if he likes my hair he says a a it a Good enough for the garbage a a Bill went to California for a week came Home patted the dogs head and asked a a what a for dinner a he never mentioned one word about his trip. The Man comes and goes As he pleases and has absolutely nothing to say when he gets Home. I am not ugly. I could pass for Liz Taylor solder sister. I Wear makeup every Day and keep myself neat. My Only satisfaction in life is that i am costing Bill a Fortune in doctor psychiatrist and Hospital Bills. Tell mrs. North Dakota that i suspect there is More to her Story than a bless and there a More to mine than i have written. Is there any Hope for us Ann Canton . Dear Canton your marriage sounds like a Nightmare for both Bill and you. You mention a psychiatrist. Is he or she helping you a woman whose Only satisfaction in life is socking it to her husband with big medical Bills needs the guidance and support of a competent mental health professional. Good Luck to you. C creators Syndicate my mind a and not invite this couple again. Dear Abby i almost lost my Home and possibly my family last night a and i would like to make sure no one else makes the same mistake i did. Because my Kitchen is Small i used my oven As an extra storage area. I kept several items some of them made of plastic stored in the oven when it was not in use. Last night my husband accidentally turned the oven on not realizing that there was anything in it. When he smelled smoke he opened the oven door and flames burst out at him. Had it not been for the fire extinguisher we would have lost the House. Abby please pass this lesson on to your readers. If you done to have a fire extinguisher in your Kitchen get one today and Check it every couple of months. You never know when it might save your Home a and maybe your life. Almost lost it All in Hawaii dear almost thank you for the warning. You were very Lucky. 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