IQ—I ancasfer Farming. Saturday, May 18, 1974
It takes a lot to fill ’er up... /SBfSl
A Rose By Any
Other Name . . .
A rose by any other name would
still be a dirty word in some hospitals
According to The Wall Street Journal,
a small group of researchers warns
that bacteria lurking in flower vases
and potted plants may infect hospital
patients in high-risk areas such as
cancer, burn and kidney transplant
units or those recovering from
surgery Certain hospitals have
Disrupting
Food Production
During 1973, the cost of groceries
went up about 20 percent in the
United States Inflation hit the
average grocery bill a little less
sharply in many other countries, as,
for example, Japan with 17 percent,
England with 13 percent, Italy and
France 11 percent and Germany only
5 percent Food in the U S remains a
bargain relative to average levels of
income The American people still
“Grassroots Opinion ”
WINSTED, CONN , CITIZEN “Both
expert study and casual observation
suggest that most of us drive so as to
use more gas than we need to Quick
getaways, revving up to roar around
the car ahead, rushing up to red
lights only to wait for the green --
anything in short, that involves a
heavy foot on the gas pedal wastes
fuel A lot of other common practices
let gas dribble away Allowing the
motor to idle while you're chit
chatting, for example Using the car’s
electrical appliances sparingly saves
gas because the engine -recharges the
electrical system Flooring the pedal
to get up to the speed limit m a hurry
uses more fuel than building up
speed gradually as one expert
reminds us, ‘lt takes more gasoline to
banned flowers in the high-risk
sections, while others feel the danger
is too minimal to place the morale
boosting bouquets in exile
So even if your favorite begonia is
barred from the hospital, somewhere
there is another hospital which would
welcome it, proving once again that
freedom of choice and opportunity is
alive and well in this land of ours,
even for flowers 1
spend a smaller percentage of their
incotpe for food than anyone else But
if this is to remain the land of plenty,
it is time to quit disrupting the
• machinery of food production,
processing and distribution with such
things as erratic, scarcity-producing
price control programs and massive
bargain-basement sales of such
things as wheat and feed gram stocks
to other nations
get going than to stay going’ With a
little care, a tankful of gas can be
made to last a good deal longer than
it otherwise would ”
XXX
According to Mr Aubrey J Wagner,
chairman of the Tennessee Valley
Authority, “With electricity it is
extremely difficult to determine what
is wasteful It permeates our lives
from morning until night We can
forget the electric toothbrushes and
other gimmick uses of electricity
because they consume so little The
water heater, the clothes washer and
dryer, the dishwasher, the electric
range, and the vacuum cleaner are
the mam users in the home But they
save drudging labor for the
housewife, brightening her en
vironment Are they wasteful 7 ”
THE SCANDAL
OF GOD’S WILL
Lesson for May 19,1914
Background Scripture:
Acts 21 through 22,
Devotional Reading; John
15:18-23.
I am often appalled by the
hideous things people say
about the will of God. No
matter how great the
tragedy, there can always be
found someone to intone: “It
must have been God’s will!”
The assumption seems to be
that God desires us to both
suffer and die, often cruelly.
It is also often believed that
the “true disciple” of Jesus
will seek martyrdom.
A time to live
time to die
Yet if we look closely at the
Bible, we find that this is not
what it is saying to us. Paul,
for example, though he was a
man of courage, sometimes
sought escape from danger.
Shortly after his conversion,
you will remember, he
escaped a serious threat to
his life by being let down in a
basket over the wall of
Damascus. There were other
times, too when he let his
associates whisk him out of
town just ahead of a hostile
mob. If Paul had so much
Christian courage, why
didn’t he stay and face these
threats?
Paul probably chose to
escape because he did not
believe any purpose of God
would be served by staying
and risking death. Just as
Jesus in the Garden of
Gethsemane had sought to
avoid death, so Paul did not
desire to become a martyr.
Human life is precious and
the Christian is not expected
to squander it needlessly.
On the other hand, in Acts
21 we find Paul determined
to go to Jerusalem, even
though the dangers before
him are grave and evident.
The difference is that Paul
feels that God wants him m
Jerusalem, not to die, but to
perform a task for him. God
does not will Paul’s death,
only his obedience. Still, it
may be his obedience that
makes his death almost
inevitable.
Weakening my will
We must not assume either
that this was “easy” for
Paul. In Caesarea, his
friends begged him to stay
away from Jerusalem.
Apparently, they were
“getting to him,” for at last
Paul says in exasperation:
“What are you doing,
weeping and breaking my
heart?” (21:13). The words,
“breaking my heart,” mean
the same as “weakening my
will ” Thus, Paul mdicates
that they are breaking down
his will.
There are two wills in
volved here: God’s will and
Paul’s. Paul believes that
God is calling him to
Jerusalem-not to die, but to
witness, even though that
may bring death. God does
not want Paul’s suffering,
only his obedience to wit
ness. Having determined
that that is God’s will, Paul
then brings his own will into
harmony with the will of
God.
Acts 21 tells us, “And when
he would not be persuaded
we ceased and said, ‘The will
of the Lord be done.’ ” This
did not mean, “Do as you
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I NOW IS
I THE TIME...
Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 394-6851
To Ensile Winter Grains
Numerous phone calls to
our Extension Office reveal
the interest in making winter
barley and wheat into silage.
This could be one of the best
ways to store maximum feed
value and still get the second
crop from the ground. Some
early barley will soon be
ready to cut since the
blossom to early milk stage
is the best time to cut for
good quality silage. The
same will hold true for wheat
and oats. Do not wait until
there is a grain developed in
the seed head because at this
stage the stem and leaves
have lost feed value. Field
conditioning and wilting is
desirable to reduce the
moisture content and to get
proper fermentation.
To Recognize The Danger
Of Rabies
This dreaded infestion
should be of concern to all
producers and to all parents.
The infection seems to be
concentrated in bats, foxes,
raccoons, and skunks. These
animals may carry the
disease over long distances
without showing many
symptoms. They usually
show abnormal behavior by
acting unusually tame and
friendly, or they may be very
ferocious and aggressive. In
areas where there are known
outbreaks all dogs and cats
should be kept vaccinated
against rabies. Youngsters
should leave wild animal
pets in the woods and not try
to tame or play with them.
Rabies can be carried to
human beings through
breaks in the skin by way of
saliva from the infected
animal.
Farm
Calendar
Saturday, May 18
10:00 a.m. - Blue Ball Lions
Club Community Sale at
East Earl Twp. Bldg.
8:00 p.m. -
Pomona
Region E
District
Visitation, Tyro Grange
Hall, Buckingham, Pa.
Lancaster County Poultry
Assoc. Cook-Off, Nor
thern Lebanon High
School.
Sunday, May 19
8:00 p.m. - Fulton Grange
“Go To Church” service,
Grange Hall, Oakryn.
May 19-26 - Soil Stewardship
Week.
Monday, May 20
8:00 p.m. - Red Rose DHIA
quarterly directors
meeting, Farm and
Home Center.
Tuesday, May 21
6:30 p.m. -- Octorara
Watershed Assoc. Farm
please,” but “Do what God
wants.” Nor did they resign
him to death. If that hap
pened it would be, not God’s
will, but the will of men.
There is a difference and
they knew that difference.
Do you?
To Beware of
Wood Ticks
The tick season is ap
proaching and all rural folks
should beware of the danger
of being bitten by the wood
tick. These are often found in
wooded areas and pets and
children are commonly
attacked. The danger from
the tick bites is the they
might carry Rocky Mountain
Fever and cause serious
illness in human beings.
Dogs can be treated several
times per week with Sevin
and play areas, or wooded
picnic areas, may be
sprayed with Chlordane to
eliminate the insect. All
parents should warn their
youngsters of this wood tick
and might inspect their
youngsters (around the head
and hair line) after they’ve
been out in the brush or
wooded areas.
To Mow Pasture
Fields
Many of the common
pasture grasses will be
shooting seed-heads in the
next week or so. Also, weeds
will be maturing and coming
into bloom. This means that
the area should be mowed.
This will stop weed
development and will en
courage new growth from
the grass roots. The old
grass will dry and many
animals will eat it as hay. All
land owners with pastures or
with vacant lots are urged to
control weeds. Real estate
developers also have a
community obligation to
keep their weeds from going
to seed and blowing
throughout the community.
Weed control should be
everyone’s responsibility.
Conservation Tour, K. D.
Linde farm, Kirkwood.
Viewpoints
I believe that we must
assist free peoples to work out
their own destinies in their
own way I believe that our
help should be primarily
through economic and finan
cial aid, which is essential to
economic stability and order
ly political processes.
—Harry S. Truman
Ethiopia will be the site of
Project HOPE’S newest
program. Opening in the
summer of 1974, the Project
HOPE Hospital and School of
Health Sciences in the
African nation will utilize
more than 100 medical,
dental, nursing and allied
health personnel.