—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 17,1978
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EEDITORIAL COMMENTS By DIETER KRIEG, EDITOR j
PFA survey shoots cholesterol theory
Farmers who have been insisting
that eating meat, eggs, and dairy
products are good for you now have
an additional bit of ammunition at
their fingertips, thanks to a study
conducted by the Pennsylvania
Farmers Association.
The bottom line of the survey adds
weight to the growing theory that
physical lifestyles are more closely
My father could have entered any
one of a number of professions.
Gifted with both physical and mental
powers, his opportunities were
broad. During his younger years he
was a star athlete, excelling in track
and field events, soccer, and boxing.
In fact, he was never defeated in
amateur heavyweight bouts. He
played soccer until age 40 and threw
the discus to distances which rivaled
tosses seen at the 1936 Olympics in
Berlin.
My father’s interest and in
volvement in sports undoubtedly
could have Ifed to a career, had he
wanted it that way.
Another one of my father’s in
terests some 40-50 years ago was
aviation. He had top grades in
school and had dreams of perhaps
becoming an aeronautical engineer
There’s no doubt he could have
We use a lot of gasoline
and diesel fuels on our farms
and when they are not
handled properly, they are a
source of unwanted fires.
Gasoline should be stored
in an underground tank.
When it is necessary to store
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THE TABLES
Lesson for June 18, 1978
Background Scripture:
Acts 16.
Devotional Reading:
Luke 8:4-15.
Did it ever strike you that
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linked to good health than whether
or not you eat eggs, meat, and dairy
oroducts.
The PFA report noted that out of
3578 health program participants,
only 45 showed sign of cholesterol
abnormalities Since farmers are
traditionally big consumers of the
foods which are often blamed for
causing cholesterol problems, the
LIFE on the farm
entered that field successfully,
because even though I have never
seen his report cards, I've seen his
mind at work. He can figure
mathematical problems faster in his
head than many other people can use
calculators. But despite his abilities
and the promises that were evident
in aviation, my father chose to keep
that door closed too
Instead, he went on to attend an
agricultural school where he
graduated with the highest honors
ever bestowed on a student at that
institution. His chosen career was
farming, specifically dairy cattle
breeding and management.
Rather than work and live in the
limelight as an athlete, my father
elected to work in a cow stable
Instead of a challenging and
rewarding career at the nearby
Hemkel aircraft works, he chose a
be stored in approved safety
cans. Be sure to label all
cans plainly so there is no
danger of a mix-up.
'Gasoline and diesel fuel
must be kept away from
flames or heat. Strictly
enforce no smoldng rules.
much of the Book of Acts is
set inside Jails?
In Acts 5 the high priest,
jealous of their success,
imprisons some of the
apostles. Of course that
night an angel came and
freed the apostles and sent
them back to the city to
continue their public work.
In Acts 8 we are told that
Saul dragged off to prison
some of the followers of
Jesus. In Acts 12 Herod has
Peter thrown in Jail, but with
the help of another angel
Peter escapes and his jailers
are executed by the enraged
Herod. In Acts 22-26 we find
Paul m prisons in both
Jerusalem and Caesarea,
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Storing gasoline or diesel
fuel in glass jugs or bottles is
inviting trouble. It is also
dangerous to use them to
start burning trash, leaves,
barbecue pits or stoves.
Gasoline should not be used
scenes of some of his most
significant confrontations
with the civil authorities.
And Acts closes with Paul,
under house arrest in Rome.
Praying and Singing
There is one other prison
incident in Acts. 16. When
Paul exorcises a demon
from a young woman whose
madness is being exploited,
a not ensues and after they
are severely beaten, Paul
and Silas are thrown in jail.
One would expect that these
two men would feel a deep
sense of dispair over their
plight. But Christians in
those days exhibited rather
strange behaviour when they
were in jail. Thrown into
OH WELL .. , IT'S THE
THOUGHT THAT COUNTS
PFA study is a two-pronged
document towards dispelling the
idea that eggs, meat and dairy
products are bad for you, while
strengthening the thought that'
physcial exercise is very important.
The study grew out of a health
program which was initiated by the
PFA Women's Committee A mobile
health van traveled to 39 County
profession which most people roll
their noses up at.
In the years that followed I have
seen my father pitch manure for
hours without ever showing signs of
fatigue. Some folks may quit working
at 5 p.m. and others when they're
tired, but my father always kept
going until the work was done.
I've seen him uncover a cesspool
and think nothing of it. A tight money
situation meant that if the job was to
be done, we had to do it ourselves.
Anyone will take a pleasant job, and
most people will go for the jobs,that
pay well, but only a few will take on a
chore such as emptying a cesspool
with old grease buckets
For a couple years, my father got
up every morning at 230 a.m By
3 o’clock he’d be milking as many as
106 cows by himself. Not too many
folks would subject themselves to
The season for storms and
high winds will be with us
throughout the summer.
These conditions often break
tree branches and leave
them in your pasture fields.
If you have any wild cherry
or choke cherry branches
Herod’s prison, you will
remember, Peter slept,
although his life was surely
in danger. Now at Philippi
we find Paul and Silas
“praying and singing hymns
to God” (16:25). And it is
interesting to note that “the
prisoners were listening to
them.”
One or more angels had
figured prominently in some
previous escapes from jail
by apostles. This time,
however, it was to be an
earthquake that would open
the prison doors. (What
chance does a mere per
secutor have when God has
angels and earthquakes at
his disposal!).
By Tom Armstrong
Farmers Associations and
farmers to come in for
checkups.
Of the 3578 individuals who were'
examined, 50 were children under
the age of 16 The average age wJ
49.
such demanding schedules Wheir
there was hay to haul, only milking
time could be counted upon as a sure
break in the routine. The air m the
mow would get almost unbearably
hot, and the sweat would roll, but the
bales kept coming and coming Dad
was in his fifties but he worked as
though he was half that age
One Spring we cleared about a 5.
acre section of land for pasture It
had grown wild over the years and
was the kind of place in which the
cows liked to hide at calving time
Most people would have taken a
heavy-duty rotary mower into a place
like that, but we didn't have one and
couldn’t afford one Dad led the way
with an ax and saw Many people
would have staggered just at the
sight of that enormous task, but my
these leaves are damaged by
broken limbs, they wilt down
and a poisonous substance is
formed within the leaves. A
handful of these wilted
leaves can kill a cow or
several sheep if eaten. Death
occurs very quickly because
What Must I Do?
It is not just an earthquake
that is important in this
story, however, but
something else. When the
earthquake rips open the
prison, the jailkeeper,
knowing that he will be
tortured and killed if his
prisoners escape, decides to
take his own life. All is lost, it
seems. But out of the
darkness there comes this
reassurance from Paul: “Do
not harm yourself for we are
all here.” Although the
prison doors stand wide
open, Paul and Silas are not
going to escape.
Farm Calendar
Today, June 17
Kempton Country Fair
continues today and
tomorrow in Kempton.
Pennsylvania Junior
Livestock Field Day,
Penn State University.
Pennsylvania Egg
Marketing Association
meets, 7 p.m. at the
Treadway, Lancaster.
Adams County dairy prin
cess pageant, Biglerville
High School, 8 p.m.
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the poison interferes with thl
oxygen carrying ability d
the blood. Treatment i
possible, but the animals art
usually found dead in tltl
field. The only way ti
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Why not? One cannot helpl
but conclude that they!
decide to remain out oil
concern for the jailor. They!
know what fate lies before!
him if they escape. So Pauli
communicates to the jailor a!
loving concern that is|
probably as amazing to tlitj
jailor as the sheer force A
the earthquake. Here ar«|
two men who care about!
him, who are willing t°|
sacrifice their freedom Joj
him. No wonder he turns anil
asks that important!
question: “Men, what whatl
must I do to be saved?” Once!
again God has turned the!
tables to reach a man's!
heart. I
Twenty-third annual Crafl
Days Festival at fl*
Pennsylvania Far®
Museum, today a"*
tomorrow, noon to 5 p i®
York County 4-H click®
barbeque, 4 p.m. at the*
H Center near Bair.
York County 4-H strawbert
round-up, 1 p.m. at the %
H Center.
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