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I By Doris Thomas
I Lancaster Extension
| Home Economist
BEFORE YOU CALL
THE REPAIRMAN
Betore you phone tor the ap
pliance repairman, be sure you
really need his services. Ap
proximately 30 to 40 percent ot the
calls he makes are not necessary
Thousands ot dollars are spent
each year by tamilies who have an
appliance repairman come to their
home only to discover the ap
pliance needs no repair or that the
repair could have easily been
handled by tamily members This
does not mean that you must learn
to be an electrician, or an
engineer. It sunply means you
need to make a tew simple checks
to be sure the appliance is really
broken
One ot the mam reasons tor the
nontunctions ot appliances is that
they are not plugged in or the plug
is only halt-way in Be sure to also
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check that there is not a blown tuse
or circuit breaker tor the circuit
the appliance is plugged into. It the
problem is the plug or the tuse, you
can take care ot either without the
aid and expense ot a repairman
Perhaps you are not using the
proper combination ot controls or,
buttons For example, you may
have to switch the range tuner
controlsJrom automatic to manual
betore you can turn on the oven
manually Youi dryer may not
start it the door is slightly open 01
it the lint tiller is tull Review the
operator s manual that came with
the appliance and be sure you aie
operating the appliance correctly
The manual may also give a list
ot additional points to check betore
calling tor service You might tind
the cause of trouble and be able to
eliminate it as you check each ot
the suggestions listed.
It, aflei ail thebe checks, the
appliance still does not work, then
call the repairman He has been
trained to make repairs. It is a
good idea to ask what his rates are
and alter he has looked at the
appliance what the estimated costs
of parts and labor will be. This will
help you decide it repairs would be
a good investment or if you need to
consider buying a replacement for
the broken appliance.
ALUMINUM COOKWARE IS
SAFE AND SOUND
Aluminum pots and pans are
safe to use. Some over-zealous
door-to-door salesmen, in an at
tempt to sell very expensive sets ot
cookware, have been teling
potential customers that the
aluminum cookware they are
currently using can be toxic
Unless you rinse it very
caretully, the scoured surface'of
an aluminum pot will leave grey
smudges on a dish towel, and it is
this tactor that the salesmen are
capitalizing on Aluminum,
however, is one ot the most
abundant elements in the earth s
surface and is present naturally in
variable, but always low, con
centrations in plant and even
anunal foods
I'he aluminum we get trom
toods, trom aluminum sultale
baking powders, does not con
stitute a health hazard. In tact, the
body can tolerate 10 times the
amounts likely to be ingested trom
these sources without ill effects
Longwood display
features Easter eggs
KENNEI'I SQUARE - Colorful
trees, shrubs, and flowers by the
tens of thousands mark Nature’s
rebirth during the spring months
at Longwood Gardens, Kennett
Square. From April through mid-
June, cherished old-time favorites
as well as the- latest choice
specimens fill Longwood’s JdO
acres with heady fragrance and
spectacular color.
As an added attraction, Easter
eggs from the collection of noted
egg artist Virgie Denning from
Palmyra, NJ, will be exhibited
from Saturday, April 11, through
Sunday, April 26, in the con
servatories.
Longwood’s regular hours are
extended into the evenings on Good
Friday, April 17, through Easter
Sunday, April 19, trom 9 a.m. until
9 p.m so that visitors have more
time to enjoy the lavish spring
display, this year featuring an
abundance ot Easter lilies.
Easter Eggs
For the holiday season, the art ot
egg decoration is featured in a
special display installed in the
“Living with Plants” exhibit in
Longwood’s Azalea House The
eggs were either hand-decorated
or collected by Mrs. Virgie Den-
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A wide variety of egg types will
be on view, selected from ostrich,
rhea, black swan, cockateel,
canary, parakeet, dove, goose,
duck, and chicken eggs. In ad
dition, most of the recognized
decorative styles are represented,
including decoupage, diorama,
fancy-cut, folk art, hand-painted,
hinged, jewel box, mechanical,
and immature.
The most unusual specimen is a
rare emu egg, 14 inches in cir
cumference from end to end, left a
natural dark green with gray
undertones. The largest egg is
from an ostrich, and the smallest is
a hand-painted finch egg. The
oldest example is a scratch-carved
ostrich egg dating back to 1840.
Egg artist Denning, who
specilizes in tork-art-style,
scratch-carved, and decoupaged
eggs, is one of nearly 5,000 known
American egg decorators. She has
been intensely involved in her craft
for the past seven years and has
lectured and exhibited frequently.
Her collection will be on display at
Longwood from Saturday, April 11,
through Sunday, April 26,10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. daily and until 9 p.m on
April 17-19
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