Bio-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 12, 1994 S) Classes HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.) In two upcoming Hershey Mu seum classes youngsters can be come familiar with aspects of a major local) industry, and with small town, and rural life. word Ball -rßAir^ CA^ CA^ JC.I.T 6 ’ u I role i n the •jbo pub >jueq >joo-[0 ‘ujoq ‘}.Boq ‘hbq LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Children are often attracted to the colorful berries, flowers, fruits, and leaves of plants. Plants are a common cause of poisoning to preschoolers. More than 700 typical plants in the United States have been identified as poisonous, including Pennsylvania’s moun tain laurel. If eaten, some plant parts can cause a skin rash or upset sto mach; others can cause death. Most plant poisonings can be prevented: • Identify plants both inside and outside your house. Learn which ones are poisonous. For help, check library books, a local gar den or floral shop, or call your county Cooperative Extension Help Children Learn Aspects Of Community On Saturday, March 26 from 10-11:30 a.m. children ages 7-9 can actively learn about a major local industry in the class “Choco late Champs.’* Participants will learn the history of this Natice PU'Z.'Z.Le go AT TEny , WcRN OO^fTAKi the names of the p i cture. Poisonous Plants Office. • Remove poisonous indoor and outdoor plants. • Supervise young children closely around plants. Eating too much of any plant can make a child sick. It is best to move all plants out of children’s reach. • Teach children not to put plants, fruits, or berries in their mouths without asking a grown up first Here is a partial list of plants that are very dangerous CHILDREN HAVE DIED FROM EATING THESE PLANTS. ♦ autumn crocus • azalea ♦banebeny BIKE- BUS House Bank American food, make a chocolate lollypop to take home, perform a variety of tasks on a production line, and try some chocolate taste testing. Fee for the class is $7 for museum members, $lO for non- tree toys : suy ♦belladonna ♦ black cherry ♦black locust ♦buckeye ♦ caladium ♦ castor bean ♦cherry ♦ chinabetry ♦daffodil ♦ daphne ♦ delphinium ♦dieffenbachia (dumbcane) ♦ duranta ♦false hellebore ♦ foxglove ♦golden chain ♦hyacinth ♦hydrangea ♦jessamine ♦jimson weed ♦lan tana ♦larkspur (Turn to Pago Bit) members and registration is neces sary. For nformation call (717) 534-3439. “Chicken on A Roost/Eggs In a Basket” to be held on Saturday, March 26 from 1-2:30 p.m. for ages 5-7 acquaints children with small town and rural Pennsylvania life at the turn of the century when most people kq>t chickens. Meet a Where Does The Word Pothole Come From? The word “pothole” comes Grom an old practice in Ireland, It refers to the hole in the dirt floor of an Irish cottage in which the po tato pot was set for mashing. According to the Great Potato Book by Thomas Meredith Hugh es (Macmillan, 1986), Irish pota toes were boiled in a heavy iron pot. Anatomy Of A Pothole Physical of Road Sui (Concrttf .Sub-bese (Crushed r 'Other har- 'W&SffIgSSSSi 4FUlte 1. A crack develops in the pave ment near joints. Water enters crack area; freezes; expands crack area, knocking small pieces loose. 3. Water eventually leaks into sub-base, freezing below the sur face area. Expansion forces lar ger pieces to become dislodged. real-live henny penny, learn about egg baskets, chicken feeders and other essentials of raising these birds. Dye an egg, Pennsylvania German style, and fashion a nest for it Fee for the class is $6 for museum members, $9 for non members. Registration is neces sary. Call (717) 534-3439 for in formation. “The pot was removed from the fire and set in a shallow hole in the ground to keep it steady. The pota toes were mashed directly in the pot withi a wood or iron The repeated blows of the masher pushed the pot farther into the earth. As the pot was always put in the same place near the health, a sizable pothole soon developed.” 2. Car wear continues to enlarge the crack area. More water enters and the cycle repeats. 4. As icc thaws, whole sections of the road surface drop. Traffic pushes road surface even further down. Pothole is fully developed.
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