—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Fab. 28. 1976 10 EDITORIAL COMMENTS ’ BY DIETER KRIEG, EDITOR It’s not eggsactly fair A decision made by the Federal Trade Commission just before Christmas of last year ruled against egg advertisements which claimed that there was no proof that cholesterol is a contributing cause of heart disease The FTC had spoken, even though many renowned doctors and medical journals throughout the world consider their decision and accompanying 101-page report as not being worth more than the paper it’s written on. The National Commission of Egg Nutrition, which had sponsored the ads, was gagged. Its rights to the First Amendment had been taken away, the Commission argued. On February 11 the NCEN released a full page ad in the New York Post to inform readers about the research findings of leading doctors. Similar or identical ads were also, or are to be, printed in the Chicago Tribune and the New Orleans Item. The cost of this campaign to furnish the American public with all of the facts not just those which the FTC wants them to hear and read is in excess of $16,000. It’s an expense which should not have to be necessary in a country which we think of as being free and the home of the free enterprise system. What's worse is that while the NCEN ads are being restricted, the manufacturers of egg product sub stitutes are allowed to go right on proclaiming that their imitation eggs are cholesterol-free and that the genuine product is dangerous. What it amounts to is legal thievery the cutting away of a market without the other fellow being allowed to fully defend himself. What NCEN did in its recent full page advertisements was to present the facts which the FTC chose to ignore statements and research findings by heart specialists, universities, and medical journals. The British medical publication, Diet and Coronary Heart Disease had this to say in its evaluation of the issue: “The government does not want you, the American people, to know these facts. It has poured too many Farm Calendar Monday, March 1 School for Manheim Pesticide certification Y ? un B Famers. program, 8-10 p.m. at Cumberland County 4-H Twin Valley High School dairy banquet, 7 P-m., vo-ag room with John Penn Township Fire Hall, Tacelosky of Pa. Dept, of Huntsdale. Ag. as speaker. Controlling predator birds, Lancaster County Poultry small animals, and deer- Association meets at the Penn State Fruit Farm and Home Center, " es er c “ Lab., 8 p.m. Biglerville, 7-30 p.m. Manheim Young Farmers Pesticide Certification Short meet; subject: “Tillage Course, Conrad Weiser Alternatives,” 7:30 p.m. vo.ag. dept. Machinery reconditioning workshop, March 1-5, at Tuesday, March 2 Manheim Central High Red Lion Young Fanners i" - • millions of dollars into fruitless research projects to permit challenge of its pet hypothesis. Consumers, your government says, are unable to analyze for themselves health claims relating to corhplex areas of medical science. So its bureaucrats gag those who hold opposing scientific opinions.” The bureaucrats are apparently too arrogant to allow the possibility of their being proven wrong so they drive on and on in the direction of the answer they’ve apparently pre determined. Although the advertisement was paid for by NCEN, the organization actually said nothing m the ad which they themselves can take full credit for. They reprinted medical research findings and documentation which show that eggs are indeed a very nutritious and wholesome food. Dr. Michael Deßakey, for example, stated: “Most of the dietary advice about howto prevent heart disease is just so much bunk. The people who take strong positions on food who even want to have laws about it are absolutely unreasonable. Eggs are a wonderful food. What about the American Heart Assn, and its earnest dietary campaigns? Well, you’ve got fanatics in that group too." Dr. Christian Barnard said: “People tell you to stop eating fats, stop doing all sorts of things. They make your life miserable, but they don’t know what they’re talking about." NCEN provided an entire page full of such quotes for readers to study. It’s a pity that NCEN is forced to go to this type of a publicity campaign just to present the truth or at least the other side of the argument, and a strong one at that considering the renowned doctors and institutions who oppose the FTC decision. It’s shameful and disgusting that such circumstances exist in the United States. Calling a person an "egghead” generally makes reference to his high level of intelligence. It’s doubtful that any true “eggheads” were involved m the crackdown on eggs unless they had some mighty thick shells. meet at Red Lion High School. Lancaster County Dairy Day at the Farm and Home Center, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Conservation Plan Workshop, Garden Spot Young Farmers, at the high school. Ephrata Young Farmers workshop on pesticide safety, 7:45 p.m. at the high school. Cedar Crest Young Farmers meet at Cedar Crest High School, 7:30 p.m. Topic is small grain production. THE LIMIT for February 29, 1178 Background Scripture: Matthew 18. Devotional Reading: Psalms 51:1-10. SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN DOES NOT EQUAL FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY! That is the title I would have liked to have used for this column, for it sums up well what Jesus is saying about forgiveness in Mat thew 18. It is difficult to tell whether Peter is simply asking Jesus an ethical question or is seeking his counsel in handling a per sonal situation between himself and another. The way he asks the question “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him?” sounds a bit like a man who is at the end of his patience and is seeking only a little confirmation before he lets loose with his temper. On Settling Accounts Actually, it seems that Peter is making a very magnanimous offer: “As many as seven times?” (Matthew 18:21). Some people are hardly able to. forgive another person even once, let alone seven times. If you have experienced someone seeking your forgiveness several times, you know *how difficult it becomes to forgive them on each succeeding occasion. Seven times seems a very high standard. Jesus, however, must have shocked his listeners when he put before them what must have seemed an ab solutely hopeless standard: “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven (18:22). Surely Jesus was jesting, but, no, it was obvious that he wasn’t. Yet, Jesus did not mean that they should forgive each other four hundred and ninety times (seventy times seven). He was not setting an arithmetical limitation at all, but rather something that went far beyond arith metic and finite capacities. Seven Times This is made apparent in a parable which he tells as soon as he has given Peter his surprising answer. In a sense, the parable seems to have little to do with the teaching about “seventy times seven.” It seems to Wednesday, March 3 Tree fruit growers meeting inter-State Milk Producers, at the Lancaster Farm District 5, meet at and Home Center, 9 a.m. Meadow Hills, New Red Rose 4-H beef and lamb Danville Pike, 12 noon. S&SSnSSI Ag Industry Tour. Farm and Home Center, 7:30 p.m. Home Center . 10 a.m. to 2 All members are urged to P-m -attend, along with their poultry educational parents since this meeting. Farm and meeting is considered to Home Center, 7:30 p.m be “very important.” Elections and a “Panel of Champions” are two highlights for the evening p&g&V;: % % To Be Careful With Liquid Manure The cleaning of manure pits will be on the schedule of many livestock and poultry operations in the next few weeks. The danger from toxic gases in and above these pits should be recognized by every farmer. This is especially true when the contents are agitated to get it into solution for hauling to the fields. Every month we hear of cases of both livestock and human suffocation, and explosions, from these pits. Operators are reminded of this danger and should provide good ventilation in the area and warn all employees never to enter the pit. Some of the gases are highly com bustable and will explode when near sparks, matches, or cigarettes. Pits under buildings where the animals are confined should get special attention at cleaning time. have to do with “why” you forgive rather than how often you forgive. But if we examine it closely, we see that the parable and the teaching about the limits of forgiveness go together. . The thrust of the parable is that we cannot expect to receive forgiveness from God if we ourselves do not forgive those who sin against us. If we want mercy, we must be willing to give it. The warning is distressingly clear: “So also my heavenly Father will do to everyone of you, if you do not forgive your brother from the heart” (18:35). To put it simply: if we want God to forgive us, we must forgive others. And that is also relevant to Peter’s question about how many times he shall forgive his brother: “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him?” How many times must we show mercy? The limit to forgive shall be no greater than the limit to be forgiven! (Based on outlines copyrighted by the Division of Christian Education, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Released by Com munity Press Service.) Thursday, March 4 Friday, March 5 Manheim Young Farmers annual banquet, at the high school. NOW IS THE TIME. . . 4 Max Smith County Agr. Agent Telephone l'M-<iH'>i To Control Wild Garlic This common weed is i threat to quality milk in thi* part of the state and th< reason for the rejecting oj many fields of winter grair for seed purposes. Garlic will start growing very soor and needs herbicide at tention before the othei crops and plants get started. The use of the ester form o| 2,4-D along with Banvel D, w alone, should do a pretty good job of stopping the growth, if it is sprayed wtra the plants are young. Garb! in fields of winter grain may be controlled by spraying with either of these materials when grain growth is 4 to 10 inches high and when the grain is not seeded down to alfalfa or clover. Dairymen are urged to give some attention to the control of wild garlic to prevent the “onion-flavored” milk when the cows go to pasture. I To Stress Good Public Relations How do you rate with )n-fann neighbors in ; immunity? The answei is question is worthy •me thought from ei rmer. The kind of lage reflected by mmercial farmer \ s an influence on nsumer reaction to 9d problems. It has . ggested that farm* ake a special effort main on good terms sir neighbors in order ve a community with inimum number oblems. If the subi mily understands ason for unpleasant. certain tunes of the y< id if the farm premises pt attractive at all time b year, every one might ore satisfied. Produr ould be eager to fore non-farm groups plain their farm! actices and problems. To Prevent Manure Pollution Within the next nths tons of livestock iltry manure will led to the fi< it the country, part of the ini' ieeded to maintain ility. The time lod of application of material to the I in the hands of the We urge some at the prevention of public streams and ;er supplies. ;gestion that t went a lot of trouble for the manure to be irated into the topsoil as it is applied; is done there is (e chance for ai pollution. I ' cannot be done in :ances, but the Id be to do it as humanly e mi
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