AlOfeaMasttf MrMntf MtMayrinine aflWT' OPINION Eggs Are Not Poisonous A health advocacy group wants the goverment to require labels on egg cartons warning consumers that raw or undercooked eggs can cause food poisoning. The Center for Science in the Public Interest wants the Food and Drug Administration to require egg cartons to cany labels saying: “Caution: eggs may contain illness-causing bacteria. Do not eat raw. Cook eggs until the yolk is firm.” But we agree with the egg industry that such a warning would give a false impression that all eggs are contaminated and suggest instead a continuing public education campaign urging consum ers to treat eggs like any other perishable commodity. Eggs are one of nature’s most nutritious, economical, and ver satile foods. With proper care and handling, it poses no greater risk than any other perishable food. Since science has removed the cholesterol scare from eggs, this looks like the next attack on the egg industry. Common sense tells you to cook eggs before you eat them. Let’s hope the govern ment does not get involved in scaring people away from the good nutrition they can so easily get from eggs. AJCA/NAJ Annual Meetings, Indianapolis, Ind., thru July 1. Southern Maryland Farm Heritage Festival at Prince George County Equestrian Center, Upper Marlboro, Md., thru June 29. PSBA Summer Picnic, Morris Arboretum. 17th Annual Hickory Ridge Anti que Farm Show, Horace Potter Residence, Milford, Del., thru June 29. Berks Wool Pool, Leesport Far mers’ Market, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. York County Dairy Princess Pageant, 4-H Center, Bair Sta tion, 7 p.m. Octorara Creek Summer Nature Penn State Civil Enginerring Camp, Stone Valley Recreation Center, also University’s Experimental Forest in Hun tingdon County and University Park, thru July 12; School II from July 13-26. Ephrata Area Farmers family picn- polis, Ind. PennAg Annual Grain Meeting, Eden Resort Inn, Lancaster, 7 Beef and Forage Day, Southern Branch, Ripley. Wolfs Comer Fair, Tionesta, thru July 5. Deadline for 5-Acre Com Club enrollment, thru local extension Apilherapy Knowledge Review Perishable Sullivan County Rodeo and Demolition Derby, Sullivan County Fairgrounds, thru July Clarion County Fair, New Beth- Judging Schools, Bedford County, noon, thru July 8. 1997 NCWGA Region 5 Sheep Tour, Roman Stoltzfus, Spring wood Farm, Kinzcrs, 10 a.m.-noon DST. Ephrata Area Young Farmers meeting. Landscaping, Nevin Homing's Farm, Lititz. Field Day, Donohoe Center/Bus Tour, 10 a.m. •'fv HolstP : " Junior Judging School, noon, thru July 10. Northeast Sheep and Wool Grow ers Association Wool Pool, Wyoming County Fairgrounds, Meshoppen, thru July 10. Soybean Inoculant Farm Field Discussion, David Bider Farm, Fleetwood, 10 a.m.-noon. NYS Fanners’ Direct Marketing Association, twilight meedng on merchandizing, Abbott Farms, Baldwinsville, N.Y., 7 p.m. Stockman’s Spectacular, Jackson Branch, Jackson. LandisvUle Weed Day, Research Farm, 10 a.m. Lycoming County Fair, Hughes -ItjmiJul^9^^^^^^ Tuckahoc Steam and Gas Engine Show, Tuckahoe Show grounds, near Easton, Md., thru July 13. Bth Annual Fawn Grove Olde Tyme Days, Fawn Grove, thru July 13. Annual Keystone Stud Ram Show To File For Fuel Tax Refund Any person who has paid the 12 cents per gallon tax on liquid fuels purchased between July 1, 1996 and April 30,1997 and 15.5 cents per gallon from May 1, 1997 and June 30,1997 and used the fuel in the actual production of agricultur al products may obtain a refund of the taxes paid. To receive your tax refund, you must file a claim with the Liquid Fuels Tax Refund Section of the Board of Finance and Revenue on or before September 30, 1997. Claim forms were mailed to far mers who applied for refunds in the past two years on June 13. Forms are also available from the Board of Finance and Revenue, 500 C Finance Building, Harris burg PA 17120 or by calling (717) 787-6534. If you need assistance in prepar ing or filing your claim, contact Lynne Vcrgot at the Board of Finance and Revenue. To Know The Signs Of Heat Stress Fanners and others who work outside during summer should pro tect themselves from heat and humidity. Warm temperatures and high humidity combined with heavy work can threaten your health, according to Dr. Dennis Murphy, Penn State professor of agricultur al engineering. If you will be working or play ing outdoors this summer, pace yourself and stop periodically to cool off. Stay alen for signs of heat stress. This occurs when the body builds up more heat than it can get rid of. Depending on its severity, heat stress can develop into heat cramps, heat exhaustion, or heat stroke. Symptoms of heat cramps include muscle spasms and heavy sweating. Heat exhaustion is marked by fatigue, heavy sweating, dizziness, nausea, and fainting. Heat stroke. and Sale, Harrisburg, thru July Agricultural Agents annual meeting, Burlington, VL, thru July 17. Iliis(l:n, Jlih l> | Cumberland County Young Adult Fanners Tour and Picnic, Penn Township Fire Hall, Huntsdale, thru July 16. District FFA Dairy Show, Leba non County Fairgrounds, 8:30 (Turn to P«fl« All) the most serious heat related con dition, can result in coma or death. Initial symptoms include altered perspiration, shivering, nausea, and confusion. To Prevent Heat Stress According to Dr. Dennis Mur phy, Penn State professor of agri cultural engineering, there arc several ways to prevent heat stress. Drink plenty of water before and after working. Consider your age and health when deciding what and how much you can safely do. Take work breaks to fight fadgue and extend your energy. Do the hardest jobs in the morning or late after noon, when temperatures are cooler. Also, wear loose clothing that allows air to circulate on the skin. Adequate clothing and a hat will protect you from skin damage caused by the sun’s ultraviolet rays. If you must work in a hot or poorly ventilated building, open \\ v v..s^w x //// BY LAWRENCE W ALEHOUSE l mm% SELF-CONDEMNED June 29, 1996 Background Scripture: Titus 3:1-11 Devotional Reading: Romans 13:1-10 Hardly a week goes by that I don’t receive a form letter, news paper article, or magazine piece chronicling the growing animosi ties between Christians of various stripes. Very often, when I see re ligious groups depicted on tele vision, the faces are angry, the words bitter, and the atmosphere depressingly negative. Inter estingly enough this is generally not a matter of Methodists against Presbyterians, or Episcopalians against Baptists. The conflicts, it seems, rage within each of these and other denominations: Metho dists against Methodists, Luther ans against Lutherans, and Bapt ists against Baptists. What I am bemoaning here is not conflict within the churches. Conflict is normal and healthy within all groups. It is the atmo sphere that surrounds and per vades these conflicts that disturbs me most. This anger grows and the bitterness continues to escalate and spiral. Christianity is often de fined in the media by the things Christians are against, rather than what they are for. INQUISITIONS & CRUSADES Unfortunately, most, if not all of these people believe that it is for God’s sake that they are being militant and they regard their emotions as righteous indignation. They defend a God who doesn’t need or ask for their defense. For those outside the church, there is little or nothing that is compelling about this kind of Christianity. It was this same kind of Christian anger and fear that gave birth to the devilish Inquisitions and spur red the bloody Crusades. Perhaps all of us need to com mit to memory and heart Paul’s words to Titus of Antioch: ikvilli ”... to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all men” (3:2). Four simple re quests. but these could change the current atmosphere within the doors and windows to get all the ventilation possible. Setup electric fans if you can do so safely and without raising too much dust. Go outside often for fresh air. If you feel dizzy, lightheaded, weak or overheated, or if you sweat profusely, stop working and get to a cool place immediately. or lie down, drink water or juice, and bathe your face with cool water or a wet towel. If you do not feel better soon, call for help. Also, pay attention to humidity levels. like the wind chill index during winter, a humidity index gives you a better idea of what it really feels like to be outside. As humidity rises, you may be more prone to heat exhaustion. At 95 degrees Fahrenheit and with humidity in the 60s, heat rises well above body temperatures. This dramatically increases the risk of beat stress, especially for those who are working or playing hard. Feather Prof, ’s Footnotes ‘Look before you leap. Thirl | before you speak. ” churches. I’m not saying there is no place for righteous anger with in Christianity, but it should be the exception at most, not the rule. sn Paul makes it clear that this kind of quarreling is definitely pre-Christian. It is what we are to give up when we become follow ers of Jesus Christ. “For we our selves,” says Paul, were once fool ish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice en vy, hated by men and hating one another” (3:3). “Hated” and “hat ing” are too often descriptive of Christians today. WITNESSES, NO JUDGES Paul also reminds Titus that we are saved by Christ, not because we ourselves have achieved moral acceptability, but only because of the grace of God—“... but whed the goodness and lovingkindnes? of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of deeds done by us in righteousness, but in virtue of his own mercy ... so that we might be justified in his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life” (3:5-7). We are. all of us, as dependent upon the unde served grace of God as those whom we judge. In fact, we are called not to judge, but to witness to the love of Jesus Christ. And then, just in case Titus is not getting the point, Paul says again: “But avoid stupid contro versies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile” (3:9). And to underline the seriousness, Paul goes on to say: “As for a man who is factious, after admonishing! him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sin ful: he is self-condemned” (3:11). And so are we all if we continue to divide the Church that is not ours, but his. (The Allhouses will walk in the footsteps of Paul and John of Revelation, leading a tour to Tur key next Oct. 17-Nov. 2. For in formation: "Turkish Delight," 4412 Shenandoah Ave., Dallas, TX 75205/(214) 521-2522.) Lancaster Farming Established 1955 Published Every Saturday Ephrata Review Building 1 E. Main St. Ephrata, PA 17522 -by- Lancaster Farming, Inc. A Steinman Enterprise Robert G. Campbell General Manager Everett R. 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