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> Z)k eU hytUj, I C linic ' Jay gave his young cousins a very valuable lesson concern­ ing canoes and rowboats. It is such practical habits that cre­ ate self-confidence among chil­ dren and even may save their lives. So take time to help your kiddies acquire "horse sense" and social poise, as by the booklet below. By - George W. Crane, Ph. D., M.D. CASE K-555: Jay Mittman, aged 17, is an Eagle Scout and veteran newspaper carrier. Last summer he took out daughter Judy's 3 kiddies for a ride in his canoe. They had on their life pre­ servers , so Jay deliberately up­ set the canoe, throwing them out into the water. Like the usual novice, they started to paddle to the nearby shore. "That's not what you should do," Jay warned them. "You should immediately grab your overturned boat and hang on to it for siqiport. "For when you don't have on a life preserver and are far from shore, your overturned canoe or rowboat will keep you afloat." Later that night, 9-year-old Matthew proudly explained to me the proper technique when a person's boat or canoe turns over. "You shouldn't try to swim to shore," he added, "but should grab the boat and hold on." I nodded sagely. "That sounds like a very smart idea," I added. "Where did you ever learn it*?** "Jay told us," pertly spoke up 8-year-old Peter. "Yes, he upset the canoe while we were in it," added 7-year-old Defcby. It is these practical bits of information that build up self- reliance ftin a child. When we go on a picnic or start a fire in the fireplace of our living room, Matthew hov­ ers around, eager to strike the match. So I let him have the pad of safety matches. . •> Like the usual novice, he burned his fingers! For after the flame was ignited, he still held the match head downward, so the rising heat soon singed his Angers. "When you strike a match," I thus warned him, "hold it like a candle, with the flame on top and your fingers be­ low." He tried another match and learned this simple stunt. All of our experience with life is merely the mathemat­ ical sum of the thousands of simple practical habits we learn about the myriad situations that we shall confront. A Confident child usually has more habits of successful ad­ justment than does the timid child. But sometimes the child with the most habits .may still die early if he gets into a dan­ gerous situation. J For example, if yo(ir young­ ster has 2,000 Htfbits where­ as his pal has only 1,000, but your child can't swim while his pal's 1,000 includes the ability to swim, that may lead to your child's untimely death, if they both fall into deep water! So teach kiddies as many use­ ful habits as possible, not only for their self-confidence but also for their safety. Take time to play with them and help them develop reason­ able skill at the games of their area, including baseball, foot­ ball, tennis, etc. And be sure you get them in­ to the Scouts, the YMCA and give them a week each sum­ mer at a church summer camp. To help give them social assurance, send for my "For­ mula for Easy Conversation," enclosing a long stamped, re­ turn envelope, plus 20 cents. For teen-agers are humili­ ated by pauses in conversa­ tion while on dates! Norma is in-a dilemma so how would you readers advise her? The two jobs start out with the same salary. She is com­ petent to handle them, but if jrod were in her shoes, which would you MflM^Jfccrapbook this Case Reebrfl,' for many girls fail to consider the long range romantic "fringe bene­ fits." I By - George W. Crane, Ph. D.t M.D. CASE K-561: Norma R.,aged 19 has finished high school and received a one-year Business college diploma. "Dr. Crane" she began, "our Business college always places its graduates in good positions. "But I am now being offered two jobs! One is with a hos­ pital business office. "The other Is with a lead­ ing dental surgeon in my city. He wants a girl to assist him in various office duties, in­ cluding helping at the opera­ tive chair. "Which position do you think I should select, for both start out with the same salary?" JOB ANALYSIS In such cases, the applicant should analyze her own long range goals, as well as the functions of the prospective job. Norma is an attractive girl who makes friends easily and thus would be considered much more extroverted than the typ­ ical file clerk or bookkeeper. Besides, she wishes some day to get married. So which position will throw her into contact with more el­ igible men of her age brack­ et? Nursing schools and Business colleges offer girls the finest type of training for becoming successful modern wives. But many superb nurses are stuck in hospitals on night duty or with senile old men who are not eligible prospects for wed­ dings. If they are on private duty in homes, nursing old patients, they also seldom have a chance to meet young men who are un­ attached. An when the usual nurse gets a day off, it may be Wednes­ day or some other day of the week which doesn't coincide with the general public's hol- complet selection INVITATIONS INFORMAL NOTES WEDDING ACCESSORIES ^Personalized WEDDING NAPKINS CAKE BOXES - BAGS BOOK MATCHES Available, WEDDING iday time. Thus, nurses often must go to movies alone or wit' another nurse, since eligible men are employed at that same time and thus not free for roman­ cing. A dental assistant is also able to perform varied tasks, in­ cluding telephone receptionists, bookkeeper, laboratory assis­ tant, etc. She meets all sorts of patients, from children to young adults, plus full denture folks past middle age. It requires high intelligence, plus diligence to duty and a strong liking for her job, to produce an outstanding dental assistant. But such a girl is the main­ stay of a doctor's practice! A dental surgeon of my ac­ quaintance lost four dental as­ sistants over a 10-year span, due to marriage of those girls to his male patients. There are special schools in America for training dental as­ sistants, but many doctors pre­ fer to take talented girls, like Norma, who are Business col­ lege graduates, and then teach them their own office and lab­ oratory techniques. If you girlf^smile often and have a good telephone voice, and if you enjoy mingling with people, then take a position that lets you "front" before the pub­ lic instead of being stuck away in an office. "Plan your work; then work your plan," is an axiom to keep in mind. v \ But always consider the Ro­ mantic "fringe benefits" that the job may offer! So send for my booklet on "Vocational Guidance," en­ closing a long stamped, return envelope, plus 20 cents. (Always write to Dr. Crane in care of this newspaper, en­ closing a long stamped, ad­ dressed envelope and 20 cents to cover typing and printing costs when you send for one of his booklets.) WED. AUGUST 13, 1969 - PLAINDEALER- PG. 7 The Driver's Seat BRONZE BIRCH BORER The bronze birch borer is taking its toll of birch trees this year. It is very widespread and causes the top of the birch tree to die. Eventually, the en­ tire tree will die. At present, research on this problem is be­ ing conducted by the Morton Arboretum where almost 100 per cent Qfthe trees are af­ fected. The^sCreehing of new­ er, safer insecticides is being tried. DDT sprayed on the tree tru^l«s>and branches every 3 to 4 weeks is the only insecticide recommended. It will do an ex­ cellent job of controlling the adults and emerging larvae. Fertilizing your tree and keep­ ing it healthy is very essen­ tial in winning the battle against a tree borer problem. Natural Gas Car? It Would Cut Down On Air Pollution Ever hear of a car that runs on natural g^s? Probably not, but don't let anybody kid you that it can't be done. In fact, it is teing done right now, on an experimental basis by the .California Division of Highways. Use of natural gas as a fuel for vehicles would cut down air pollution to a sig­ nificant extent. Some experts believe that 60 per cent of our air pollution is caused by the internal combustion engines that propel the more than 100 mil­ lion vehicles now in use in the United States. California's Division of High­ ways has outiftted 10 cars and trucks with special pressurized tanks, special carburetors and an assortment of special safe­ ty valves, regulators and se­ lector switches all designed for natural gas use. Each vehicle has a natural gas cruising range of about 750 miles -- up to twice the range of gasoline- powered vehicles. Gasoline systems remain intact, how­ ever, so vehicles can "switch over" to that fuel, too. The experiment is yet anoth­ er effort to do something to help clear up southern California's sometimes smog-laden sky. Results of emission tests show that use of natural gas in ve­ hicles results in carbon mon­ oxide emissions of 2.11 grams per .mile, compared to a re­ cently-developed maximum al­ lowable California state stan­ dard of 23 grams per mile. To­ tal hydrocarbons have been re­ duced to the equivalent of 1.14 grams per mile compared to a maximum allowable state stan­ dard of 1.50 grams per mile. The natural gas system also eliminates another source of air pollution. Gasoline-powered vehicles have both fuel tank and carburetor evaporation losses which pollute the air. 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