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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, September 22, 1976 9 Celebrated First Birthday, Catherine Ann Saulnier celebrated her first birthday, September 2nd, 1976. Her parents are Robert and Olga Saulnier and proud grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wereszczynski of Bowmanville and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Saulnier of Whitby. - Photo by Astor Studio EXPECT 00MUCH DONTPhysician, HleaI Thyself by John Squirrelly book shelves and, by the time There is still a great deal of you get it, you're hooked on OPA Hl/SBAND, dl/ST truth to the observation by buying the next in the series A MA N TO1-S0 END Alexander Pope that a little which runs from brace and bit knowledge is a dangerous to clamps. Eventually, the W/TH TMEf REST 0F thing. It suggests that incom- whole set arrives and the poor T/If/R L IF! plete information will leadone soul who buys tbem feelssome AXEIR 1 IFE ~~~~~~~~~t riar-finpiQnýknIa h1ýinf laf MARTY'S Auto Repair 3 Queen St., Bowmanville 623-3896 o incorrect conclusions whereas a fuller grasp of the facts should permit one to act with more secure judgement. Which brings me to books that offer a little bit of dangerous knowledge. First, there are the home handyman encyclopedias that are touted in large, beautiful brochures sent to whomever is on the sucker list. In almost every case, they offer the first volume free which covers everything from abrasives to kindU of obligation to use them. This happened to a friend of mine who fancied himself something of a jack-of-all- trades although, in reality, he couldn't sharpen a pencil without drawing blood. "John, just look at thesë7 he said to me entbusiastically as he leafed through the books. "They tell you every- thing you always wanted to know about home repairs." "But were afraid to ask," I yawned. "Be serious," he said. "I've made an inventory of all the little things that have to be done around the house and looked them up in here. There are complete directions for pointing the chimney, stop ping the leaks in the base- ment, building more closet space and repairing the plumbing in the bathroom. l'm getting a loan from the bank and next week I'll be on my way." "That's great," I said, "but considering that the only nail you've ever hit accurately is the one at the end of your finger, I really have to wonder whether you should attempt this sort of thing "It's a piece of cake, John," he said waving the book. It was several weeks later that I ran into my friend again. Hle was sitting discon- solately in his back yard among a pile of bricks and warped boards. A portion of eavestrough hung part way down the side of the house just above a bar-b-que that lay flattened under a large piece of concrete. "Having some problems? I inquired innocently. He took a long drink from the glass he was holding. "I have to admit the books don't tell you everything. First of all, as I was about to shift the chimney cap so I could start repairing the brickwork, I discovered it weighed about two hundred pounds. Natural- ly, I had to let it go and, as it slipped, it cleaned off one side of the chimney and fell on top of the new grill here. I suppose I was lucky to be able to grab onto the eavestrough on my way down because it prevent- ed me from falling on my head. Of course, that's not all." "There's more?" I said. "Much more," he replied after another swallow. "The books told me to chip out the cracked part of the inside basement wall where the leak was and then to dig down beside the outside of the foundation. Unfortunately, I cut into the water pipe that supplies the bouse which filled up the hole I was digging and which then emptied into the cellar. Of course, I had carefully put these boards down there prior to building a new closet and they got soaked. Now they're so warp- ed I couldn't even use them to make a barrel And I won't mention what happened in the upstairs bathroom. Suffice it to say that it's directly above the kitchen and we are now eating out.' "l'Il bet your wife was a little put out," I ventured, "Just a bit," be said sarcastically. "She's talking about moving into an apart- ment. Alone. Anyway, L'm having a book burning tonight so come on over if you want to toast some marshmallows." My second encounter with dangerous knowledge books was when I ran into a chap L had played hockey with some years ago. Always the finest specimen of athletic fitness, I was surprised to see that he appeared to be carrying the cares of the world on his shoulders. "How are you?" I said. "I believe I have beriberi," he replied solemnly. "Last week there was no doubt but that I had vertigo with a touch of mononucleosis. It's a typ- ical syndrome I discovered from the books." "What books?" ' exclaimed. "Why the medical books that are offered through the literary society. They tell you what you're suffering from without having to go to a doctor." "Why, you've always been as healthy as a horse" protested. "I used to think so," he replied, "until I bought the books. Now I look up the possible cause for every ache and pain. According to the several volumes I have, my symptoms last week indicated that L was undoubtedly suffer- ing from a combination of cirrhosis of the liver, a myocardial infarction, chil- blains and a touch of bubonic plague. I wish I had never seen those blasted books. They're making me a nervous wreck, but I can't get myself away from them. By the way, you're looking a little peaked yourself. I don't like the colour of your eyes. And there's a little lump on the side of your cheek there. I think that's the beginning of infectioùs acne." "Good grief," I said rising, "I'm getting out of here before I become a hypochondriac like you." "Sudden panic is a symptom of paranoia," he said gloom- ily. That was ridiculous, I said to myself later. I knew the Letters to swine Flu - Wrong Term R.R. 5, Bowmanville Dear Sir: The designation "Swine Flu" for the human health crisis which was promoted a national vaccination program in both Canada and the United States is really a misnomer, and this terminology gîves the public a wrong impression. The human form of this disease should be designated as Fort Dix Flu, just as the epidemic of 1957 was known as the Asian Flu and the one in 1968 was called the Hong Kong Flu. The official designation of the new strain of human influenza virus that caused the initial outbreak at Fort Dix, New Jersey, in February 1976, is A-Fort Dix-76. The A indicates the type of virus; Fort Dix the site of the origin of the new strain; and 76, the year of its discovery. Unfortu- nately, the United States Public Health Service refer- red to the virus which causes Flu as a "Swine-Flu-Like Virus" and "Swine Flu" has become the popular name for the disease. In 1918, the greatest human influenza epidemic of modern times occurred, causing over 20 million fatalities in the world. At the same time in the Midwest States, an epizootic disease of swine swept the country and millions of hogs bêcame ill and thousands died. The coincidental pre- valence of human influenza, and the resemblance of the lump on my cheek was due to a mosquito bite so there was no chance of his diagnosis being correct. But, as I was looking into the mirror, I began to wonder about the colour of my eyes .... The anti-inflation program is nearly one year old. The program was announced last October 14 and the Anti-Inflation Act was passed by Parliament in December. The goal was to create a fair and stable economic climate for all of us. Guidelines were established for the control of prices, profits, incomes, dividends and professional fees. The federal government established a policy of spending restraint. The provinces are supporting the program and are applying guidelines in areas of provincial concern such as rents. The target of the first year of the anti inflation program was. to bring inflation down from a rate of 10.8% to 8% or less. This goal is going to be reached. Still, many Canadians are concerned about rising prices and may feel in fact that prices are rising faster than their family incomes. For most of us, this is not the case. The facts prove that since the start of the program most of us are better off than we were before because salaries, on average, are keeping ahead of prices. Prices Last year, sudden and frightening price increases were happening all too often. By October, 1975, Canadians had experienced 20 months of inflation of 10% or more. No one could be sure how far the dollar eamed one day would stretch the next. The anti-inflation program was brought in to control the rise in prices, giving Canadians a better chance to plan and live within their family budgets. Price increases have slowed down. By August, the annual rate of increase in the Consumer Price Index had dropped to 6.2%. Although some price increases have to be expected this month and next, the 8% target will surely be met. Wages The anti-inflation program has also helped to restrain increases in wages, salaries and other incomes. The Guidelines on compensation allow for a basic increase of 8%, plus 2% as a share of national productivity growth. Another 2% can Government Gouvernement of Canada du Canada the Editor signs and symptoms seen in man to those occurring at the time in swine, lead some authorities to apply the name "Flu" to this new disease of hogs. There are no medical or veterinary records of the virus which caused the 1918 out- breaks, since it wasn't until more than ten years later that scientists were aware of viruses or were able to identify them. Government agencies, medical groups and-the media should assure the public that pigs and pork are neither the cause not the focus of medical concern in this situation. The virus which causes influenza in man is constantly present and just as constantly chang- ing. Most changes are minor but about once every ten years (1918, 1930, 1943, 1957, 1968, 1976) the change is more dramatic and this virus be- comes more virulent. There is assurance and agreement from a great many authorities in human and veterinary medicine on these relevant points: 1. The transmission of the influenza virus is airborne, from human-to-human not swine-to-human. 2. There is absolutely no possibility of contracting the disease from eating pork, bacon or ham. Any virus that could conceivably be in a hog is in its lung tissue, not is the muscles, so there could be no virus in the meat. The public realizes that it cannot contract chicken-pox from eating poul- try; it should be aware that it cannot contract "Swine-Flu" from eating pork. President Ford's announce- ment in March, of plans to vaccinate everyone against this current type of flu was, officially, based on the theory >'vs' Celebrates 2nd Birthday Darrell Susanne Jose, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. Douglas Jose, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan will celebrate her second birthday on Monday, Septembe 27, 1976. Her grandparents are Mrs. Nora McKay, Beeton and Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Jose, Newcastle. of prevention against the epidemic. A very laudable action, but, as several verter- inarians attending the Ameri- can Pork Congress, in March, 1976, pointed out, this is an election year, and the decision to vaccinate the public could be political rather than scien- tific! On behalf of the more than 18,000 pork producers in Ontario and the thousands of citizens involved in allied industries we express great concern over the poor publici- ty resulting from the use of the term "Swine Flu." Any help that you can give in correcting these misconcep- tions would be appreciated. Tom Pleasance, Secretary to the Board, Durham County Pork Producer's Association. be added or subtracted depending on whether a group had kept up with or fallen behind cost cf living increases before the program began. More than half of the agreements and settlements reported to the Anti-Inflation Board have been within these arithmetic guidelines. A gradual downward trend in wage increases has started and it should continue as more Canadians realize that because of declining inflation, settling for less won't hurt them. The real gains Since the start of the anti-inflation program, the average Canadian has actually improved his or her buying power. This is because lower wage increases along with lower price increases have resulted in a gain in real incomes. The real gain is worked out by taking the actual increase in earnings and subtraMting from it the effects of higher consumer prices. Real incomes are proba- bly the best measure of how we're doing, of how we can manage to pay our bills at home. By this spring, real incomes were up 3.6% over last year Before First 9 months of 1975 compared ta the same period in the previous year. GROWTH IN AVERAGE WEEKLY FARNINGS (INDUSTRIAL COMPOSITE) 143 "RO WH EARNINGS 3.0 After Most recent 3 month period for which earnings data available (Mar. May 76) compared to same period in the previous year. GROWTH N AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS (INDUSTRIAL COMPOSITE) 129 GROWTH N REAL EARNINGS :m6 Controls on both prices and incomes are part of the reason why the inflation rate is dropping. The co-operation and hard work of most Canadians is the rest of the story We will soon be moving into the second year of the program, with a goal of lowering the inflation rate ta 6% or less. Working together we can reach this target too. in INTFLATDON PROGRAM A REVJEW =ERONE