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4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 27, 1965
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From Where We Stand...
Cholesterol, Killer Or Scapegoat?
The answer to that question pro
bably. lies somewhat in your point of
view. According to many doctors, the
press and some food faddists such good
wholesome foods as eggs, meat, and
dairy products are to be avoided like the
plague because of their high cholesterol
content Our feeling has always been
that the fault lay not with the foods but
with those who overeat them and put
on many excess pounds. It has long been
established that overweight people were
more prone to heart attacks than others.
But, if a causal relationship is positively
shown between heart attacks and the
so-called saturated, high-cholesterol fats,
then for farmers to ignore that evidence
would be about as sensible as the ostrich
burying its head in the sand when dan
ger appears.
However, in spite of all the talk
and panic-dieting (a recent nation-wide
poll showed that about 17 million
Americans are currently on some kind
of diet!, all the pieces of this puzzle
have not yet been successfully assem
bled. A recent article in Newsweek
Magazine explored the subject in some
detail, showing the pieces of accumu
lated evidence. Unlike the Surgeon. Gen
eral’s flat statement on the cigarette
cancer relationship, the government is
not yet prepared to try to drastically
alter the American diet.
The Newsweek article suggests that
with over one-half million people die
ing annually with heart disease this ail
ment is reaching epidemic proportions.
It points out that there are clearly other
factors at work in coronary disease be
sides fats in the diet. Some of the prime
'‘coronary risk”. factors include high
blood pressure, physical inactivity,
cigarette smoking, obesity, diabetes and
beridity. But the risk factor getting the
most attention today, Newsweek says,
is the elevated level of cholesterol in
the American Wood stream. Experi
ments now under way are designed to
show whether changing the diet to low
er cholesterol levels will lower the risk
of heart attacks.
The USDA has also been conduct
ing research into this question in a ser
ies of tong-term studies. They fed rats
29 different, nutritionally - adequate
diets. Results showed that rates of sur
vival varied considerably. This they felt
was partly due to the way individauls
made use of different combinations of
food. For example, rats lived as long
when their diet consisted of 100 percent
egg (a food supposedly high in choles
terol) as they did on the basic diet con
taining no egg. But when they were
fed a diet of 25 percent egg, length of
life was substantially shortened.
Some extremely high cholesterol
levels were reported in rats fed the 25
percent egg diet, but cholesterol was
also high among rats fed a peanut butt
er diet, even though the cholesterol
level of the latter was low. The USDA
study has also shown that heredity plays
a great part in the reaction of animals
to diet When two strains of rats were
fed under identical conditions a diet
containing 25 percent egg, there was a
difference of 200 days in the survival
rate of the two strains (200 days is
equal to about one-third the normal
life span of a laboratory rat, the report
says.
The effects of the interactions of
certain food combinations observed in
the USDA study may open an entire
nevr line of research on this question.
In agriculture we’re currently fac
ed with a surplus food production pro-
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blem Per capita consumption of our
best products meat, milk, and eggs
appears to be slipping, largely due
to dieting. It would be foolish to close
our minds to this fact and figure that
the increasing population growth rate
will relieve our dilemma. It will help,
of course, but it is not the answer. In
the face of the mounting evidence we
must be prepared with a sound counter
strategy. The swine producers have
approached the problem through the
breeding and feeding They are
producing a lean f r ™ a „ f O / t hat type A NECESSARY MIRACLE
fy the consumers deman , A. that what forgiveness is. It
of pork. A recent report * r01 ” ... • is necessary because without it
homa State University showed t the entire world, and the church
stitution has developed a newjow-fat too all human life in fact,
Hairv spread containing as little as would no longer be humane, but
dair Lt P milk fat in contrast to the 80 only a bloody meaningless welter
jSSS f“o£ raU r butter. So, we can
Chan if tow-fat products are to be^he
order of the future, then h roduce quarrels,' injus
farmers and processors must p • tice, insults and
Changing the breeding direction in th injuries. All
0 f our large animals will be a long- around the world
term program. Processing discoveries on today we see the
the product end will probably e a effects of hatred
U cVmrt cut The important Dr. Foreman and revenge and
much-used s , we <j o memories of past offenses, all
thing at this point _ p _ ~ we leading to private feuds and pub
something drastic, but r „ nr ,c,, mer he wars. But forgiveness is not
accept the fact that future c only necessary to keep life from
demands may dictate such changes in being a bell on earth. It is a
the meantime it is very important that m i r acle. it calls for a kind of di
fa rmprs their associations and agencies, vine make-believe, for true for
jdiiuc, results of research giveness wipes out the past as if
keep posted on the SUiC = „ estlon . it had never been. Men acknowl
into the “diet and long Me quesuom # miracle every
We may ignore it, but it isn 0 & some one says . can’t forgive
go away! „ that!”
S What Do YOU Think? -
vy - . iffy situation
f , One thing you can always count
Orqanizatioii By Coercion! on, no matter who you are or
3 „ where you live. Sooner or later,
The right of workers to organ o every day, somebody
this country is well-established, iws .is going to do- you -wrong. They
right was won by the dedicated efforts about 'you,-or accuse you
of labor leaders and social-minded legis- ,of bad motives you never thought
laitorc: Todav it is a fact of life, disputed «of; or take (perhaps .legally, per
tutors io y,,,,,, „,i so i, ave ihaps’not) something that by
by few But shouldn t workersalso'have belongs to - There m
the right NOT to organize. I y o theusand’ways yon can be hurt,
not have that right, then arent we the. most-dreadful way is, to
simply replacing one tyranny with an- hurt you by bringing pain or
other’ trouble to those you love. And
There is considerable controversy yet, while the wrong-(of some
right now on this subject, and although kind> fe a fntnre certainty ;tte
rignt ww uxi uuo j > no * wrong itself produces an '“iffy”
farmers in Lancaster C y situation. You see,, necessary as
immediately concerned with tn p - f or gi veness may be, the Bible al
blem, the day could come when they , ways —as between man and man,
will be. or between man and God as-
Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley sures that before forgiveness
Act permits workers the choice between
joining, or not joining, a labor union in sorrow > re repentance, -
those states that have passed “Right-To-
Work” laws. Twenty of the states have
done so.
President Johnson has pledged his I\QW IS Ixl6 Time
support to the unions, in the form of a * * *
campaign promise, to help get Section To Select Adapted Varieties
14th) thrown out It would appear to us t There are many varieties of all kinds of
mrown uul. n wouiu, * f arm and garc ( en se eds; some mav eive good
that such a step would be ill-advised. It yields of a quality product while others may
would greatly increase the already-ex- end in disappointment. We suggest that farm
cessive power now concentrated in the ers stick to adapted varieties in order to get
hands of a few labor leaders But worse, ae e S^ 6n s i c |t te T ljSvS
it would deprive the individual worker most of the farln crops mve WUI cover
of the right to choose that which he felt To Dock Lambs
represented his best interests. . P ne of the good management practices
. ~ . , ~ , ot sheep producers is to cut off the tail of
As it stands now in those states the lamb when 3 to 7 days old. At tMs young
having so-called Right-To-Work laws, it age it is not a serious set-back and will make
is up to each individual worker whether possible for the lamb to be handled in a
or not he will join a union He can not , more cleaa anc * sanitary manner, and will MAX SMITH
be compelled to join, nor can his em- appe ? rance * he animal. Whether the
ployer his jining. » is up to S’ as a brM<ter - we •>»
the unions to demonstrate that their
services are worth the price. To plan ,t Spring Oats Early To Plan jfor Early Pasture ,
The right to join, or to refrain ~ One of the best ways of Livestock producers should (
from joining, any organization is -a- ".getting a top yield of spring, appreciate the *****
fundamental right that should notrbe oats ” to ■
violated ground by April Ist. Research and nooks; Tt Will, reduce the
W4lo+ vnri wort has shown toiat oarts D ««d for extra hay and-silage f
wnax uo iuu xmnK. seeded- during late--March or-and .increase production of
u- toe first few days of April meat or milk. Fbr jrtedght j
in southeastern Pennsylvania .grass stands- or for small-i
will give the best yields. Oats grains, we suggest the appli*;
prefer- cool, wet weather cation,of 50 to- 100 pounds of;
maximum yield®. A complete sfctual nitrogen per acre as}
fertilizer at drilling time is soon as the weather ■ gertoWanu ‘
'suggested where ■ lodging is spring growth starts. This i
not a problem. , will bring the new growth i
—xaaah faster and enable the '
est agrioultural teacher at. aatm!als- to graze, front 10- days
one of the high schools offer- io two weeks earlier fftau a,
ing_ the course. - field of low fertility. - - -
Don Timmons, Editor
Robert G. Campbell, Adver
tising Director
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-1955. Published every Satur- to Market lave
,_ , T . _ . stock, When to Buy Livestock,
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Must I Forgive?
Lesson for February 28, 1965
Bsckrround Scripture Matthew 17
and 18
"Devotions! Reading: Ephesians 4.25
throurh 5.2.
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without it forgiveness is only s
dream. So Jesus (Matt. 18:15*17)
gives some very practical direc
tions on how to persuade the one
who has harmed you into admit
ting he was wrong, or did wrong.
You begin with a private personal
Interview. There’s no use in
spreading your quarrel beyond
yourselves. But if the rascal won’t
listen? The reader will note the
word “IF” coming five times in
these three verses. Jesus sug
gests how you can get through
these IF’s all but one. It is
clear that as the Master knew
only too well, there are situations
so had that nothing can save
them.
No limits
As Jesus was speaking Simon.
Peter was thinking. He was think
ing in figures, not a good way
to think about forgiveness. Sup
pose I succeed every time in mak
ing my enemy admit he was
wrong, do I have to forgive hint'
every time he repents? What’s
the statue of limitations on for
giveness? How many times am I
required to forgive perhaps
seven times? Peter may have
thought he was being generous.
If so, he must have been set back
suddenly by Jesus’ answer
Seventy times seven!
From the heart
It’s your heart you are respon
sible for not somebody else’s.
You may not be quite sure when i
“I am sorry” is sincerely meant; 1
but you can be pretty sure'
■whether your own forgiveness'
comes from your heart or is just
ar pretty speech. Forgiveness not
from the heart is no miracle; any- ■
body can say the words. But
heart-sincere forgiveness is a.
miracle. “I will forgive but ITT
never forget” is not Christian for- 1
giveness, for it keeps the old.
wound fresh and sore. Forgive
ness is. a. healing medicine;,
grudging .half-forgiveness is. n&
forgiveness at all; it is infection
poured inttv the -wound. Forgive-;
ness-from, th*. heart means for
giving und forgetting; it meanf,
starting over -again,' It mean#
brotherhood iff fact at well as
name. .You- know Jesus oft«a»
called God-“your Father;” but tw
the- unforgiving he '“Mf *
Father will” (punish, you’) Goiti
Trill not be .called “Father” at
unforgiving men.
air onurner eaayr^Ud^hr^ihs
Council of the Churches of -Christ in the
V. S. A, Bt(e«sed Mr Comas anity ness
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