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This column is for readers who have ques
tions but don’t know who to ask for answers.
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Lancaster Farming, P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA
17522. Attention: Lou Ann Good.
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QUESTION A reader wants a used 3 pt.
PTO potato digger suitable for using with a
25-30 horsepower tractor or information on a
new digger.
QUESTION Eleanor Heavner, Flintstone,
Md., wants to know how to rid an old farm
house of flies. They covered the house with
siding and installed new windows, but continue
having a problem with flies.
QUESTION A Lancaster County resident
has a collection of old Ideals publications to
sell. Call (717) 336-5696.
QUESTION - M. David Watts, Geigertown,
wants to know of a supplier for Revival Hemor
rhoid Salve.
QUESTION - Richard A Matz, Galetown,
would like to know the recipe for whitewash.
QUESTION - John Boiler, Waveland, Ind., is
interested in buying a used manual cream sep
arator in working condition for goat milk.
QUESTION N.W. Shirk wants to buy a
good used or new fuel shut-off valve for a Ford
601 tractor. Regarding an answer, N.W. Shirk
should write to 263 Bootjack Road, Narvon, PA
17555. N.W.S. also has a Sauder loader for sale
to fit a Ford 601 tractor.
QUESTION Fred Appel, Paradise, has
about 70 paper patterns for dresses (mostly
size 12), skirts, slacks, and night wear of the
1950-1970 period. Appel also has about 50
books of crochet patterns. To make an offer,
call (717) 442-8160.
QUESTION - Stephen Miller, Honesdale,
would like to know where he could purchase
the book, “Roughing it in the Bush,” by Susan
nah Moodie, at a reasonable price. Contact him
at HC 62 Box 660, Honesdale, PA 18431.
QUESTION Isaac Stoltzffus would like to
know where to get a copy of the coloring book
called “Pennsylvania Deutsch Laese und Color
ing Buch.” It has a Dutch verse with every page
and is very enjoyable for little children. Call
(717) 933-5642 or write 751 Kutztown Road,
Myerstown, PA 17067.
Do herbal supplements have to be proven effective be
fore they’re sold?
Not really. Any dietary supplement can be marketed
unless the Food and Drug Administration can prove that
it’s harmful. Whether a product is effective or not isn’t
examined.
That wasn’t always the case, though. In the early
1900 s, all sorts of outlandish claims regarding supple
ments, extracts and tonics led the federal government to
tighten restrictions. By the early 19605, all substances
marketed as drugs had to be proven safe and effective in
the classic randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled
clinical trial the most rigorous test available. Few herb
al remedies could meet these standards.
However, 1994’s Dietary Supplement Health and Edu
cation Act changed things drastically. After Congress
passed it, dietary supplements could start making “struc-
QUESTION D. Gardiner, Troy, wants to
know where to find parts for Bud-Air Pneumat
ic Pruning Equipment. Gardiner believes they
went out of business at the same time as
Friend Manufacturing sold out. They were both
based in Pulaski, New York.
QUESTION - Rex Riggo, Nathalie, Va.,
would like to purchase a book for beginners to
buy, raise and sell Black Angus cattle. Anyone
have one to recommend?
QUESTION A reader wants to know if any
one has had experience with operating a
Hydra-drill to drill a well. And what were the re
sults.
QUESTION Barbara Degraw, Madison,
N.J., is looking for a Squeez-O-Strainer model
400 T5OlBO manufactured by Bernarducci
Brothers.
QUESTION - Kenton Lavy, 7432 DeLisle
Fourman Rd., Areanum, Ohio 45304, wants to
know if anyone has a Ridgid Number 35 hex
wrench to sell. He has been searching for one
for several years and was told they are out of
production.
QUESTION A reader wants to know of a
mailorder source for an Irish clothing catalog.
Call Mike at (570) 544-6417.
QUESTION - B. Batterson, 416 Short Run
Rd., Galeton, PA 16922 wants directions for
roping an old rope bed. The pegs are on the
top but slanted towards the right direction.
QUESTION Steve Bucher, Harleysville,
wants to hear from anyone who can provide in
formation or literature pertaining to Bearcat
garden tractors. Call (215)256-6239.
QUESTION - Helen Kalwasinski, 1479 Mun
ster Rd., Portage, is searching for a small-sized
Pitzer stove.
QUESTION A new reader from Clarks
Summit has eight bicycles (one Junior and
seven adult). She wants to know if their is a bi
cycle shop nearby that buys used bicycles.
QUESTION - A Williamsport, Md. reader has
used postage stamps to sell and some mint
sets from 1973-1990. ball (301) 22^-9644.
QUESTION A Manheim reader needs a lid
to the large green Tupperware canister set.
Will buy th whole set of just the large green lid.
Call (717) 665-4198.
QUESTION Jake Derstine, Mapleton
Depot, wants to purchase a used tabletop
cream separator in good working condition for
a reasonable price. It can be either a manual or
electric model.
QUESTION If anyone is interested getting
together with a group of people to share in
formation on loom weaving, knitting, and quilt
ing, send your name and address to Lisa Weav
er, 529 W. Siddonsburg Rd., Diiisburg, PA
17019.
QUESTION Kenton Lavy, Arcanum, Ohio,
would like to purchase an out-of-print book,
“Plow Peddlar,” by Walt Buescher. The book in
cludes stories by Walt when he worked for
Allis-Chalmers Corp. Call Lavy at (937)
692-8215.
QUESTION - Roberta Goldsbough, York, is
looking for an old type of mountain pie maker
used in camping. The type wanted is round and
the pies look tier shaped when cooked, not the
smooth round ones. Call her at (717) 755-8865.
QUESTION Roberta Goldsbough, York, has
Read Supplement Claims Carefully
ture and function” claims without prior FDA review as
long as they had substantiation of the claim in their com
pany files. Those are claims that indicate the products af
fect the structure or function of the body. They’re not the
same as claims that a product can prevent or treat a dis
ease. Companies that want to make medical claims about
their dietary supplements have to meet a much higher
standard, and only a few have been approved since 1994.
Unfortunately, many people have trouble differentiat
ing between ‘structure and function” claims and medical
claims. For example, a structure and function claim can
say “helps maintain a healthy circulatory system” but it
can’t say “helps prevent heart disease.” Still, many peo
ple will think those two claims say pretty much the same
thing.
Furthermore, no U.S. agency has the authority to
check the quality of dietary supplements. Consumers
old Golden books to sell. Call (717) 755-8865.
QUESTION A reader wants a set of Flex!
blocks to complete a set for her son. The
blocks are similar to Lego bricks. Call (717)
656-8549.
QUESTION Mary Ann Martin, Denver,
writes that a school needs 12 copies of “New
Songs of Inspiration,” Vol. 11 Song Books. The
book is deep red with gold lettering.
QUESTION Mrs. Amos S. Kauffman wants
to know if anyone has the pattern “Abundance”
in Correlle dishes to sell. She would like to
have four to eight cups and saucers plus some
other pieces. Contact her at 1860 Cambridge
Rd., Honey Brook, PA 19344.
QUESTION A reader would like to buy
used 2-quart canning Jars. Call (717) 859-2802.
QUESTION Diane Morris wants to know if
anyone has a quern or a hand-powered corn
mill. Please call her at (610) 498-2271.
QUESTION Bruce Middlekauff, Bel Aire,
Md., is looking for a 19205’ or 19305’ cast iron
bird bath approximately 3 or 5 feet in diameter.
Bruce is willing to pay a good price. Call him
collect at (410) 879-8039.
QUESTION Mrs. Robert Lowe, Shermans
Dale, wants the music and words to the song:
“Eleven more months and 10 more days, I’ll be
out of this calaboose.” She writes that this is a
very old song that an older gentleman used to
sing.
QUESTION A reader wants to find a copy
of Larry Benoit’s book, "How To Bag The Big
gest Buck of Your Life.” He also would like to
find wooden molding planes made by E.W. Car
penter, Lancaster.
QUESTION A Schuylkill County reader
wants to know if anyone knows the value of an
antique dress form from the early 1900 s. It is a
press-and-shape to the form you want to fit.
Any idea of a fair price?
QUESTION i. Wenger wants to purchase
the following three books, but he sent no ad
dress. The books are "More All-Of-A-Kind Fam
ily” and “All-Of-A-Kind Family Uptown” by Syd
ney Jaylon and /‘The Fopr-Sfory Mistake” by
Elizabeth Enright.
QUESTION E. Sheetz, Fleetwood, wants to
know how to repair a bum mark on a leather
table top or the name of a professional service
that can fix it.
QUESTION Robin Baummer needs some
one to repair a braided rug with a 10x10-inch
section missing. She prefers someone from the
York or Adams County area.
ANSWER A Shippensburg reader wanted a
pattern and instructions to sew a winter
hooded parka in either men’s small or ladies’
medium. Thanks to Anna Mae Newswanger,
Newviile, who writes parka patterns and every
thing needed to make Jackets and outdoorwear
are available from Quest Outfitters, 619 Cattle
men Rd., Sarasota, FL 34232.
ANSWER W.V. Haagen, Beliefonte, re
quested the words to a poem which was sent
in by E. Beiler, Quarryville.
A woodpecker pecked out a little round hole
Made himself a nest in a a telephone pole
One day, as / watched, he poked out his head
He had on a hood and a collar of red
When the streams of rain pour out of the sky
And the sparklers of lightning go flashing by
And the big, big wheels of thunder roll He can snuggle
back in the telephone pole.
must trust that the potency and amount of active ingredi
ent listed on a label is actually what’s in the product.
Some private organizations, such as Consumer Reports
and the Los Angeles Times, have conducted random tests
on dietary supplements and found some products se
verely lacking in active ingredient, compared to what was
listed on the label.
Consumers with access to the Internet can find evalua
tions of many supplements at http://consumerlab.com/, a
site run by ConsumerLab.com, a White Plains, N.Y.,
company that conducts independent tests to evaluate
such products. Unfortunately, nutritionists say that
“buyer beware” is the best guidance for anyone purchas
ing dietary supplements.
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