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PAGE 16 - PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1976 McCuIlom Lake Mary Jo Farrell Terry Godina Joins Village Police Force The village board met on Tuesday, Sept. 28. at the beach house It was announced at that meeting that the village has appointed a new poiice officer. He is Terry Godina and he joins Ralph Regner, Don Milbratz, and Jack Morris, McCuIlom Lake's other patrolmen BOATS The boats that are laying b^ McCuIlom Lake must be removed by Oct. 31 or they will automatically become the property of the village. Last year residents who left their boats over the winter got them hack this spring with a ten dollar "storage fee". You might not be so lucky next spring so please, take your boats home NOTICE The McCuIlom Lake Con­ servation club is looking for a commercial weed cutter to use on the lake They would be willing to buy it, rent it, beg it, borrow it, or use it on any terms you wish If you have a weed cutter or know someone who has one please contact Jerry Raycraft at 385-7851. WINTER ACTIVITY In past years, „the beach house has been opened on Monday nights during cold weather for the villagers use. There are basketball nets, a ping pong table, tumbling mats, and other equipment available for use. The village would like to provide this service again this year but a chaperone is needed to oversee the activities. The hours would be from 6:30 to 9:30on Monday nights. There is compensation for the job. If you are interested in being a chaperone, contact Gene Huff at 385-4540. GET WELL Mrs. Ruth Turrinburg was transported to McHenry hospital by rescue squad 344 1575 Saturday, Sept 25 from her home on Orchard. She is doing much better and we hope she's home soon HALLOWEEN The Beach Gals are spon­ soring their annual Halloween party for the children of the village Sunday, Oct. 31 at the beach house. In addition to the usual features, which include the spook house, apple dunking, jack-o-lantern contest, and refreshments, there will be a new category in the costume contest There will be a category for teens this year for the first time. So. come on, you teenagers, let's see what you can come up with! There is also another new activity planned for this year's party-a pumpkin throw. It's not exactly like it sounds. Moms, it will be some kind of bag-toss into a pumpkin. There will be prizes awarded for this game as well as for the costume contest and the jack-o lantern contest. The Beach Gals hope to have all the village kids at the Halloween party this year and we promise lots of fun and excitement Also, don't forget the next Beach Gals meeting on Wed­ nesday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the beach house See you there SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN With the help of three junior high school girls from our village, Lorraine Frost has informed me that the Cystic Fibrosis campaign netted a handsome sum. Michelle Powers, Lisa McBride, and Leslie Walters were kind enough to donate their time during the week of Sept. 12 and covered the entire village for donations to this worthy cause. Good job, girls. BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES Happy birthdays go to Dawn McKim, who celebrated Oct. 2;. Cheryl Thacker, Oct. 4; Mide Muise, whose birthday is Oct. 6; David Penny, Oct. 8; Gerry Milbratz, Oct. 10 and Steve Penny, Oct. 12. A very happy anniversary to Don and Gerry Milbratz who celebrate Oct. 11. Keepin' Healthy by Mary Richards Before our nation's bi­ centennial year is over, it seems appropriate to take a brief look at colonial America's efforts to keep healthy. What were the health problems in this country 200 years ago? Is health care any better now than it was then"' To begin with, on the eve of the American Revolution, there were two-and a-half million people in the Colonies. The average life expectancy for men was 34.5 years, and for women 30.5 years. Half of those who died were under ten years old and infectious diseases were one of the chief causes of death. Smallpox, yellow fever, tuberculosis, cholera, dysen­ tery. typhoid, diphtheria, measles and mumps were common throughout the Colonies and there was as much malaria in New Engalnd as on the Southern plantations. In 1721, nearly half the population of Boston caught smallpox and more than seven percent died. And in Philadelphia, in 1793, 10 percent of the population died irom yellow fever. Scurvy, and scabies common among the poor worse than the diseases, was the disease they carried typhus lever Many women died in childbirth due to poor obstetrics, although the death rate among women served by midwives was lower than that of women served by physicians When the Revolution l>egan. there were 3.500 medical practitioners in the Colonies but only 200 of them held degrees Irom medical schools There was little that doctors could do for patients and their cures were often worse than the diseases Purging, emetics and blood letting were common treat ment Surgery was performed without anesthesia, thus the best surgeons were the ones who could cut. hack and saw the fastest Thev were aided bv were Bodv strong assistants to hold the patient down. hold the patient down. These practices inspired Thomas Jefferson to comment, "the patient sometimes gets well in spite of the medicine." It wasn't until the 19th Century that the stethoscope, clinical thermometer and the hypodermic syringe were developed and the use of ether as an anesthetic was demon­ strated The devastation caused by infectious disease forced the establishment of local...and later state.. health depart­ ments One of the primary efforts of these agencies was attempting to improve sewage and garbage disposal as in­ fectious disease was thought to be caused by noxious vapors emanating from decaying animal and vegetable matter But, today, public health agencies are no longer content to conduct only those activities that place emphasis on the elimination of sanitary nuisances. These activities must continue, of course, but today's public health programs embrace the total complex health needs of all people, not only to prolong life, but to make it better. 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