ftened Water Can ' Mangel, director, mu School eral decades, but is still largely
U.,.,; of Homo Economics. disregarded in water-softening
fieaim nazara* An appreciable proportion of decisions.
)tne Economist Warns the blood and bone building She notes that currently,
oftened water used for elements > such as iron, calcium, there are indications of more
lung and drinking purposes an <i magnesium, needed by the complex interrelationships be
be a health hazard; artifi- body may be provided through tween mineral intake and body
ly softened water may be drinking and cooking water, processes. An example is the
re detrimental than natural- This, says Miss Mangel, has correlation between magnes
soft, says Miss Margaret been well documented for sev- ium content of water and heart
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disease established in various
studies.
The relation of sodium, add
ed in most water softening pro
cesses, to circulatory disorders
has been established for many
years, according to Miss Man
gel.
She adds that sodium in lim
ited amounts is an important
body nutrient. But, excess so
dium may upset the fluid
balance of the body. This is
especially dangerous for per
sons with circulatory disorders.
Persons on restricted sodium
intake frequently are not aware
of the excessively high sodium
content of softened water.
She advises that, “Until our
knowledge of the role of water
nutrients in body processes is
better understood, and until we
can better assess the long-term
effects of this and other chang
ing living patterns on human
health, it is imperative that we
be aware at least of the pos
sible effects of changes in
water supply.”
In naturally soft water areas,
this awareness may serve to
encourage people to supple
ment deficient waters by care
fully chosen diets or by other
means, she adds.
For users of artifically soft
ened water, the problem of ex
cess sodium is added to that of
mineral deficiency. In this situ
ation, provision and use of un
softened water for all cooking
and drinking purposes will in
sure the protection of the fam
ily against the known and un
known hazards of softened
water.
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H. Metz Elected
Pres. Producers
Co-Op Exchange
At a 'board of directors
meeting of the Producers Co
operative Exchange earlier
this month, Harry P. Metz
was elected president, filling
the vacancy left by William
G Carlin who resigned to ac
cept a position with Agway
in New York
Metz, of Belleville, Pa., is
vice-president of Metz Poul
try Farms and is currently
serving as president of North
eastern Poultry Producers
Council and of the Kishaco
quill'a Valley National Bank
of Belleville. He is a gradu
ate of Penn 'State University,
and has served on the co
operative board since 1963.
At the last annual meeting,
the president reported to
memlbers that a committee
was set up to study, prepare,
and present a plan to the
board that would consolidate
the egg marketing programs
of various cooperatives. John
Melhorn, Mount Joy, a direc
tor since 1948, was elected to
fill the vacancy on the com
mittee created (by Carlin’s
resignation. The committee
now consists of Metz, Mel
horn, and Mark ,S. Hess.
The hoard did not appoint
a director to fill Carlin’s va
cancy, hut plans to do so at
a future hoard meeting.
The present officers are:
Harry P. Metz, president;
M'ark ® Hess, vice president;
H. 'Raymond Stoner, secretary,
Melvin R Stoltzfus, treasurer.
One rat alone sheds about
a million hairs, voids 10,000
dioppings and gallon of urine,
and haihors as many as 10,-
000 lice in a year.
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