4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 20, 1960 FROM WHERE WE STAND - Food Fads Versus Food Facts Governor David L. Lawrence re cently announced the appointment of a commission to draft a Pennsylvania food, drug and cosmetic act. We feel this is a wise move. There has been a great deal of discussion of the use of chemicals in food produc tion. Some of it has been of a ‘scarce’ nature. Numbers of people, no doubt, have been lead to believe that basic foods, such as meats and vegetables, are actually being poisoned. Adjutant General Maj. Gen. A. J. Biddle, Jr., will head the State Com mission, composed of public members as well as experts in the agriculture and public health fields. The commis sion will have the job of reviewing all existing state food, drug and cosmetic laws now in force and recommending new legislation to meet present day needs. Governor Lawrence said in announ cing the appointment of the commis sion, “Pennsylvania has been a leader in pure food legislation starting in col onial days.” The Governor went on to point out that changes in food processing and handling makes some of the existing legislation outmoded. The commission has been asked to suggest changes in legislation to bring regulations up to date with the changes which have come about in the last decade. Despite a bombardment of food fads and all sorts of schemes to com hr -> -H other ills supposedly (paused by faulty foods, Americans relieve mat good sound and solid fooa spell solid nutrition- Homer Davidson, president of he American Meat Institute said recently, “‘The food supply of the nation is good. It deserves public confidence.” Other leaders in the fields of foods ana nutrition share this view. Dr, Davidson It is tune we in America mgs of Christ as vehemently face some hard, unpleasant as did the Romans, facts, and that we make up It democracy is crushed, our minds what we are going then Chustianity will surely to do about them die There is no freedom of Communism and the com- religion under a communist munist totalitarian form of dictator, nor does commun government have been acccp- lsm recognize any of the oth ted by, or imposed upon, al- er basic freedoms of a demo most half of the people of cracy the world Our Free World is Spread of Marxism growing smaller almost day Halt a century ago Karl by day Marx, author of the commu- Democracy is m trouble, “bible, ’ developed a serious trouble, in many P r °6 ra m f° r world conquest parts of the world. In no f rdm whlch Ixl3 successors time m recorded history has ha^ e never deviated It was there been so much world- ls > a diabolical plan of wide unrest, turmoil and deceit, distension and sub conilict during a time of OUgation to discredit, then ‘‘peace.’ destroy democracy and indi- Chnstiamty faces a chal- Vl dual freedom tenge such as it has not Communist dictators don’t known since persecution by want a military war for the the Roman., almost twenty simple reason they believe centuries ago Communists they can conquer the world deny and ridicule the teach- without firing a shot. But, neither do they want peace, as we understand it, in the world There is no sincerity to their talk of “peaceful co existence ” Russia and Red China will start a shooting war only if Hoeing in my garden, and when they become con- wing out the weeds, vincod that communism can- I have to start hoeing when r», o n o -Mm aster not conquer the world by I plant the seeds iW' 'o .?, s «-*« other means Let us hope, Morning Glory, red root and Rob.' rt o' "c.inipi'f'ii A dv.>i ti«..n«r then ’ that we are not goaded crab grass I know ui <fu.i *. ausmi'M M.uiwu-r into a “hot” war out of des- Would take all the food my FiiMsi). 1 !' 1 ’ t .\fl^ e Tsj r turfiiy'”i.y pair of winning the “cold” plants need to grow. Linca-mr Paiming i.Pu war iw'V, r Ph Ac"'of m u For lhe Minds of M ®n So it i" with bad thoughts a ( ’ iri 'n n n .ii entry t Mmnit World War 111 is a strug- growing in my mind, ‘sub <Mpf.on.natM $2 por , oar- § le be,ween .communismland Envy, hale, greed, and things tbr v ,v. s, nK it r, ci democracy for the minds of unkind r. N,«.po,„ r r.i.’.u,- 11 15 an ideological I’ll uproot them—kill them cn wo Kt.on Xniiunai pa, tor- D:itlle waged with words in as I should Jai Avopiat on a propaganda war m which Before they grow big and . -*2; .* ■*—*'-**-** —. we have, so far, been almost snv ther out the good Lancaster Farming Lancaster County's Own Farm Weekly V <) Box 1124 La tic'st'i T’enna Offices li { \"i ih O’lUe St X'Uin'Ui l’i nna THIS WEEK —ln Washingto* With Clinton Davidson !: Cocktail Diplomacy i| Charles Glen King, executive director of the Nutrition Foundation says, “No nation in history has had for its en tire population a food supply that would compare with our present sup ply in terms of nutritive value, safety, convenience, stability, variety, attrac tiveness and economic availability for everyone.” Dr. M. R. Clarkson of the U- S. De partment of Agriculture says, “The laws enforced by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of health give effective protection to the public,” Dr. Frederick J. Stare of Harvard states, “As a physician and student of nutrition for the last 25 years, I should like to state categorically that I do not know, nor have I ever heard, of one single case of ill health that has been shown to be due to the addition of ap proved additional chemicals to foods.” Regulatory agencies have done a good job in the past and we have con fidence that they will continue to do a good job of protecting the nation’s food supply with or without the har angues of food faddists and cranks. So you can eat those succulent steaks, nutritious and delicious dairy and poultry products, and those appe tizing dishes of vegetables and fruits without worry. At least that’s how it looks from where we stand More Americans" will die this year from insect stings than from snake bites, according to an article in Today’s Health, the American Medical Association’s magazine. Most medical authorities are convinced that severe reactions to stings are the result of an allergy. The insects that cause most of the reactions are the honey bee, the bumble bee and three kinds of wasps —yellow jackets, hornet and Polistes. entirely on the defensive Events of the past few months have> brought into frightfully clear focus the deterioration of United Sta es and Free World pres tige in many areas of the world. We need to re-exam ine very closely many of the programs which make up the bulk of our basic foreign policy. We have largely followed a program of cocktail and dollar diplomacy to win the support of governments. We have, in short, attempted to buy friends with military as sistance and generous econo mic aid. The communists, on the other hand, have been distur bingly successful in over throwing many of those gov ernments by infiltration into student and labor groups. They live with and work with people while many of our diplomats give lavish cocktail parties to entertain government officials The record in Turkey, South Korea, Cuba, Japan and, more recently, the Con go should convince us that it is time to reevaluate and re vise our foreign policies and programs The survival of Rural Rhythms Turn to Page o WEEDS By: Carol Dean Huber Bible Material; Isnfah 5 1-24. Devotional Heading: Romans 13 3-14. After the Drinks Lesson for August 21, 1960 THE BIBLE says not a word against whiskey. The reason is the same as the reason why it does not warn against too-fast driving, or the excessive use of sleeping pills, or flying a light plane in freezing ram. These are all ways of cutting life short, just as whis key is. But the Bible does not mention them be cause they had not yet been in vented. The Bible does warn us malny times about' the use of wine and the alent of beer. Most of the ref erences to “strong-drink” could be translated "beer” without seiious ly changing the ipejmmg. Death The prophet Isaiah, looking about him m his own city of Jeru salem, saw a drinking people, men and women for whom social drink ing was a well-established, popular habit. But he did not like what he saw. Furthermore, since an '■au thentic prophet is one who sees with God’s eyes, we can be sure, if we t&ke the Bible seriously, that God did not like it either Does God like it any better in America? In 1958, the last year for which figures are available, the sales of liquor stores were $4,439,- 000,000. This is just about double what the public spent in shoe stores in the same year. Liquor advertising accounts for some of this, to be sure. But liquor ads—very attractive they are, too —always show the liquor-drinker before the dnnks, never after They never show the murders committed under the influence of alcohol, they do not show the wrecks caused by drinking (not necessarily dpunk) drivers The ads show a man—be fore; they do not show hun after his drinks have made him less than a man. “The grave has opened its Now Is The Time . .. MAX SMITH TO CONTROL WEEDS IN NEW INGS—New stands of alfalfa or clover may be checkw by rank weed growth, this summer unless frequent me is practiced. Weeds are growing very fast and will sli the legumes unless kept mowed. In some cases the c'il may be used for hay, or if too weedy, may be used for ding In most cases they will be of such growth (Iwl should be remov.ed from the field. TO CONTOUR SLOPING FIELDS—The plowing ter grain is one good time to establish contour strips sloping or hilly fields. L this is done, the wheat or bf may be sewed in every other strip and next spunS corn or tobacco planted on the remaining strips Folio'’ tobacco or tomatoes the entire field may be sewed to and then next spring the contours established, and eVI other strip plowed. dig- TO PREPARE UPRIGHT SILOS Silo filling Um ( ’ 15 preaching and tins as still one of the best means of a maximum amount of feed nutrients in a crop many silos need treatment in order to make an air storage. Wooden silos may have to be treated or som® the staves replaced and masonry silos will get pitted • cracked from years of use. The plastering .or cem 6l1 * 10 ®, these inside surfaces will lengthen the life of the sik ' give a better quality of feed „A. silo must be air-tigM it will give good silage TO CONCRETE TRENCH SILOS— I The outlook f°’ 1 ;J corn crop seems promising at this time, this raaj n ,ea ” , present silo capacity will not be sufficient; the trend can serve a very useful purpose for storing silage .■gnumif, mouth," Isaiah sa„, hia hard-dnnkmir grave opens its n , on .; n . ot tomontion u le l of alcoholism A nation that S) w much in liquor m* stores has a of values, (o s;i /, O,J J drinkei, even the opens the door to man (or woman) whn straight If you We ° ated on. would v O ,, ~ the surgeon had justt' rum to warm himself you willingly fl y , \ knew the pilot kent h,i «l "Junes up- If you were a pu^ like to be sentenced j who had several drink, robe? You would not don’t want important i for us by people even tipsy, we should not « thinking for u s Wlth , even a little fuzzed « The farther a m an a drinking habit, the bi 4, ger the bottle g! o ws b, portance, that is l sa ', f a drmlcmg nation calls and good evil.’* They Rotten Root The people, the p, people, that swarmed city, he compares to 1 which the root is rotti blossom is dust They their stamina, they u their enemies like dry aflame! (This came tnj, remember) One of the ening features of Amei attitude of many leads liquor. Charles A Well, tween the Lines” for Jan writes: ‘‘The favored t liquor gets in the U Services, and m U s i is notorious . . Liquor ity treatment , . . The cracking down on hque with seventy, and pr briety and temperanr China Aie not the dt the American defense guilty of sabotage as r thev mined a bridge 01 bomb in a plane 7 Narcoi knock themselves out dope-users and peddlers nobody much bothers enormously large: mimbi addicts who drug them? alcohol ’ Could it be h; many “Important Peorli same kind of drug victim (Bascrt on ontlmes copy l the Division, of Chustisn National Count il of the Cl Christ in the TT. S A Rt Community Press Service) IY MAX SMITH TO DRENCH SPRING LAMBS—Fn rains and the high humidity of the month makes it necessary for sheep t ers to pay particular attention to the trol of stomach worms in their flock, is especially true of the young These moist conditions are ideal for re-production of the worm eggs and greater infection. Monthly drenchu the spring lambs with phenotluazii other worm killers is suggested
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