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Dors Radiation
Affret Food?
COLLEGE—Would the food in
your homo bo safe to eat after
a nuclear attack. Yes. The gamma
rays and beta particles of fresh
radioactive fallout will injure hu
mans and animals but they simply
pass right through plants and non
living materials such as food.
If radioactive dust does not
come into contact with foods, they
will not become radioactive and
will be safe to eat.
If radioactive dust does come :
into direct contact with food it
must be decontaminated. If beta j
particles are not removed from |
food they can burn the skin of
anyone handling them. More ser
ious internal damage can result if
peonle or animals eat food covered ,
with radioactive dust.
There are several methods for
recovering foods that have radio
active dust on them. The dust can
be removed the same as any other
dust, by washing, vacuum clean
ing or brushing.
Top Portions Affected
If uncovered supplies become
contaminated, usually onlv the top
portions are affected. If this is the
case, the top portion can be dis
carded and the rest used. Many
foods can be stored long enough to
allow the radioactive dust to decay
to a safe level. Remember, cook
ing does not destroy radioactivity.
Contaminated potatoes or other
root crops are safe to use after
washing and peeling. Peas and
beans should be washed, shelled
and used. Head lettuce, cabbage,
cauliflower, and other foods can be
washed thoroughly to remove fall
out dust, then peeled or the out
side removed to make them safe.
Be careful not to contaminate
the food with your hands or uten
.
ARTS
Barber & Beauty Shop
9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Monday thru Saturday
For Appointments
Phone 2590
SAVED THE TURKEY . . .
OWEOO, N.Y. </P> — The house
caved in, hut the Pabis family
rescued the turkey and ate
j Thanksgiving dinner next door.
A huge elm toppled onto the
family’s two-story frame house as
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Pabis and
their four daughters were about
to have dinner. All escaped with
out injury.
The 100-foot-high tree, believed
to be more than a century old,
was rotted at the roots and ap
parently succumbed to gusty
wind. It split the house and de
stroyed many furnishings.
sils while cleaning or peeling it.
Wear rubber gloves and wash
your hands frequently, preferably
with well water, then bury the
refuse. The washwater can be
poured into a pit, to seep into the
earth and decay without contam
inating the surface soil.
Protected In Refrigerator
Meat or meat food products in
home or commercial storage would
be most effectively protected in a
refrigerator or deep freeze or cans.
Fallout on unprotected meat
w'ould present a difficult salvage
problem since it is very difficult
to remove the outer surface of
meat without carrying contamina
tion into the other parts.
Washing is not an effective
method. Contaminated meat can
be stored until the radioactivity
has decayed to a safe level.
For detailed information con
tact your nearest civil defense or
ganization or Cooperative Exten
sion Service Agent.
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‘•’Snuff Age" . . .
Is Bark to Slav
By Hal Boyle
NEW YORK '/P' —• What is it
President John Adams, Dolly
Madison, Voltaire, Napoleon Bona
parte and Babe Ruth had in com
mon'.'
; Why, they all used snuff!
You may have thought that snuff
j went out with the perigree wig or
; the bustle. Fie on your ignorance, j
sir! A double fie!
Tite so-called “great age snuff’’ |
in Europe was during the 16th and
17th centuries and was largely a
privilege of the aristrocrac.v. But ;
snuff is now in its second great
age, and has more devotees in j
this country than during the US.
Revolution.
“America leads the world in
snuff, and we use far more t! an
all the rest of the people on earth
put together,’’ proudly proclaim?' 1
Gerry Gilmartin, spokesman for
the snuff information center
“Our production last year v • - 34
million pounds with a retail value
of $60 million. That can be com
pared with a production of only
three million pounds in 1875.”
Gilmartin estimates America’s \
snuff clientele at about six mil- ;
lion. The reason you don’t notice
them is that few sniff snuff in j
public anymore. Most simply park j
their snuff under their lower lip, j
or between cheek and gum, and j
let it slowly dissolve.
“Snuff precedes the discovery ;
of America,” said Gilmartin. “In
dians here customarily sniffed it
through an eight-inch reed called
a cubit.”
Explorers brought snuff back to
Portugal. Jean Nicot, French Am
bassador to Lisbon, sent samples <
home to his queen, Catherine De j
Medici, who spread the fad j
through European nobility. Nicot’s
reward: He gave his name to
nicotine.
Snuff comes in two forms — dry
and finely powered — known in
the trade as “Scotch — and most,
which is coarse cut.
There are some 60 brands, fla
vored with licorice, clove, cin
namon, wintergreen and other fla
voring ingredients. Each manu
facturer guards his secret formula
as carefully as do the makers of
fine whiskies or coca-cola.
So far no one has thought of ;
coming up with a whisky — or j
cola-flavored snuff, thus combin- :
ing the various markets.
Why would anyone want to take
snuff? There are several reasons.
You don’t have to light it, filter
it or puff it — and it leaves the
hands free to work. Second, it is
inexpensive. A weekly supply of
three ounces costs about 36 cents.
Many of its fans also claim snuff
helps clear their sinuses, settle j
their stomachs and relax their j
nerves. And, finally snuff doesn’t
start forest fires or cause explo
sions in chemical factories.
Christmas
Is less than two months
away.
And in Nome you plan
early for the holidays, or your
plans are not fulfilled.
Have you ordered your
Christmas Cards yet?
If not, we suggest that you
stop by at the Nome Nugget
office and place your order
NOIF, in order to assure that
they’ll be here in time for
mailing.
Business houses are remind
ed this is the last week for
calendar orders.
Nome Nugget
mia list m home medical chest
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In order to properly handle minor illnesses and accidents at home,
a few staple items should he included in your stock of home medical
supplies. As recommended by leading national medical societies, the
well-equipped home medicine chest should include:
□ Aspirin
□ Calamine lotion
□ Cough syrup containing
no habit-forming drugs
□ Adhesive bandages
□ Sterile gauze bandages
□ Antiseptic for wounds
□ Epsom salts
n Hot water bottle
□ Enema bag
□ Tongue depressors
□ Scissors
□ Vaporizer
□ Vaseline Petroleum Jelly
□ Oral thermometer (a rectal one for
small children)
□ Roll bandages
□ Adhesive tape
□ A bulk or mild saline laxative '
□ Rubbing alcohol
□ Ice bag
□ Medicine droppers
□ Tweezers
□ Handy reference poison chart
Caution: Keep medicines out of the reach of small children.
Don't try to treat a more serious illness or injury
yourself. Call your doctor.
Released as a Public Service from Pertussin Laboratories
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Office: Dial 2561
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ZIEGLER
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lies: Dial 2417
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