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Outlook op Lifestyle HILLS OUTLOOK Saturday IMS Page 11 DRGOTT Physical condition can trigger temper of mood disorder By Peter Got a MAR MEG Irate exgirlfriend dogs his fiancee By Meg DEAR MEG Barry and I are en gaged Before we met he dated a girl named Beverly She trying her bard est to get him back POLLYS POINTERS any pressure without hitting some one when he was he took medicine for hyperactivity and was better for a while Its bad now The doctor says it sounds like a chemical imbalance What do you suggest DEAR READER An la temper can be the result of a chemical imbalance In the brain socalled bipolar mood disorder that has a physical basis and Is often successfully treated with medicine Temper outbursts arc also a sign of emotional disorders that seem not to have a physical bails Psychiatrists with specialty training in diseases the brain and emotional states can be helpful in de lineating the lists of inappropriate behavior I recommend that you en courage your son doctor to refer him to a psychiatrist If your son does not For the past month Beverly has been making crank calls She phones here hangs up when I answer wails a while then does it again Sometimes she II talk to me She tells me lies about Barry Her other trick is to call Barry house and speak to his parents She tells them she me and says things lo turn them against me Barry has tried to get her to leave us alone but it worked VIC TIMS ANN ARBOR MICH DEAR VICTIMS Barry hasnt tried very hard If Beverly aim is to get him back he should call her and make It clear that there no hope whatever Further he should tell his parents not to listen to her If she still won quit re talking major cuckoo Your last resort is to tell her you re going to report her to Polly Fisher This clever gift is full of beans By Polly DEAR POLLY For a hostess gift I hit on this idea I make up a plastic bag tilled with a wide variety of dried beans peas and grains kid beans pinto beans adzukl beans black turtle beans blackeyed peas split green and yellow peas lentils barley rice etc Then I type a recipe for making my favorite bean soup I make up a second bag containing all the spices and seasonings for the soup Packaged together this makes a gift and an meal VERONICA DEAR VERONICA Idea cooM be adapted to a variety of dried legame wrapt and The va rtety of beans make a very colorful and attractive mixture too Your helpful Pointer earns yon the Pointer the Week award a copy of my book Pointer 1 OBI Helpful for Miking Everything Longer Others who would like this REGULAR 1 TIME CLEANING SILVER POLISHING CLOSETS CUPBOARDS LAUNDRY WINDOWS ETC REFERENCES We Tailor Out Services To Your Needs GIFT CERTIFICATES FREE ESTIMATES BONDED 8771724 get help with his problem I afraid that he may eventually end up getting hurt or hurting someone else To give you more Information I sending you a free copy of my Health Report MENTAL AND EMOTION ILLNESS Other readers who would like a copy should send 1 and their name and address to PO Box 913S9 Cleveland OH 3369 Be sure to mention the title DEAR DB GOTT I had rheumatic fever as a child About three months ago I had a sore throat pain and red ness In my foot and other joints weak and a thumping heart A doctor told me I had arthritis I and prescribed Naprosyn Then I noticed what looked like black splinters in my nails On a whim I looked up the symptoms in a medical dictionary They all indicate rheumatic heart that DEAR MEG I a senior citizen and my golden years are tarnished by loneliness looking for but when I tried the singles scene I left disgusted All I found were young men looking for older women to pay their bills or take care of them I want someone to lean on not lean on me I want someone to walk with talk with and share the beauty of na with As I sit here alone I look at a bottle of pills and wonder why I don take them and forget there is no one out there who really cares Do you know how I could find some one who feels the same way I do Maybe the two of us could get togeth case but the doctor says that Is if DEAR READER After practically disappearing for many years matic fever is beginning to reappear Several recent medical reports nave documented outbreaks of rheumatic fever in various parts of the country Experts arc stumped about why this is happening Rheumatic fever follows a strepto coccal infection usually of the throat and Is characterized by arthritis heart Inflammation fever rash and tremors Antibiotics and aspirin are useful in treatment Rheumatic heart disease consisting primarily of valve damage can follow an attack of rheu matlc fever Occasionally bacterial infection of heart valves occurs this Is a serious complication of rhcumat ic heart disease When this happens small hemorrhages which look like ALONE AUSTIN TEXAS DEAR ALONE Your Noah ark view of companionship Is part of the problem So is your lamppost attitude Why restrict yourself the male of the species to alleviate loneliness And looking for a male to lean on will land you flat on your face when the support gives way The actuarial ta are against you with senior men death rates outpacing women by a greater margin the older you get Women make wonderful friends Enjoying walks talks and nature has nothing to do with gender So gel in volved with people of either who like to do the things you do You II find life can be beautiful People power beats pill power any day splinters can appear under the fingernails I disagree with your doctor You could rheumatic fever andor rheumatic heart disease You should be examined and be tested by an In ternlst a doctor trained in diagnosis Here Is one situation in which a sec ond opinion Is mandatory DEAR What is a trick knee Since I slipped and fell a year ago my leg gives out during exercise my knee swells up and I can walk My family thinks overreacting DEAR READER Trick knee is a phrase used to connote a variety of joint disorders all of which have a common characteristic instability of the knee Ligament damage and cart problems can cause pain swell ing and a giving way feeling You need to be examined by an or thopedic surgeon who will diagnose the reason for your knee problem and suggest treatment Therapy runs the gamut from strengthening exercises to surgery designed to restabilire the knee f do not believe that you are acting to your symptoms A specialist should be able to help you overcome this troublesome handicap book may order It for IB SO Make your check payable to POLLYS POINTERS and tend to POLLYS POINTERS Box Cleve land OH POLLY DEAR POLLY Want to save money on fresh air when bathroom odors need removing There no need for expensive air fresheners Light a candle In the bathroom for just a min ute Adults only please It clears the air of odors really fast When spreading mayonnaise don I bother with a butter knife Get a rub ber spatula It holds more than a knife and you can get the last smidgen of mayo out of the curves of the bottle Especially good if you bave many sandwiches to make MARY DEAR POLLY Plastic jugs from milk or vinegar take up so much space In garbage bags I use a sharp paring knife to cut off the bottom then slice down the sides to the neck cutting across to make a flat pile of plastic pieces This only takes a min ute and Its a real space saver DEAR POLLY Obtain a nice golden brown finish on your furniture the inexpensive way Just apply liquid shoe polish Let It dry then buff IL Additional coats result in deeper richer finishes and the wood grain always shows through DEAR POLLY What can be done to prevent orange juice from scparat Ing especially when it has been re constituted from frozen juice VWR DEAR V Jt Sorry but I know of no way to prevent froxen recent ti rated orange from tenanting after it for a while I mix mine in a covered container and tlmply It a few shakes before pouring It you keep yours fa a pitcher just give it a before pouring If yon like frothy orange juice you might try mixing It in a blender which gives a nice foamy bead to the Jalce But when left to land la the re for a day It can till rate POLLY DEAR POLLY I eat soft boiled eggs from my favorite old egg cup I noticed I always left some white In the shell until one day I picked up my grapefruit spoon by mistake With the serrated edges It was very easy to completely get the shell empty of all the eat MARGARET DEAR POLLY We re having a wedding in our family soon and we plan to throw bird seed instead of rice at the This will feed our Indiana songbirds and will save the work of trying to get the rice out of the MARION DEAR POLLY Its almost time to start planting seeds indoors for next summers garden Hcres my method I put the potting soil in my starting pots then I use the eraser on a pencil to pick up four or five tomato seeds With these stuck on the end of the eraser I simply punch the pencil down into the soil mixture give It a twist and withdraw it The seeds are left behind perfectly planted with no mess no fuss and no bother L SAME DAY TAX RETURNS Si Geoiqelown 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