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With Lincoln On Heritage Trail By Janet Ware The date was Feb. 12, 1809. The place, a farm near Hodgenviile, Kentucky. Dennis Hanks took his brand new cousin into his arms for the first time and the baby let out a howl. Thrusting the child away, Dennis said, "Take him. He'll never come to much." That baby's name was Abraham Lincoln. But to look around at the humble surrounding in which he was born, you'd never have guessed he'd grow up to be president. The very cabin in which Abe made his howling debut is today a national historic site. You'll find it along the Ken­ tucky branch of the Lincoln Heritage Trail. The Trail, a 2,200-mile, medallion-marked route, cuts its way through three states- Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois- tracing the pre-presidential life of Abraham Lincoln. Following a network of state and federal highways, the Trail meanders through the land young Lincoln knew and loved. Whether you're a Lincoln buff or just have an average interest in the man who became the 16th president, you'll find along the Trail, a vivid profile of the forces that shaped his early years. You can join the Trail anywhere along its circular route and design a trip tailored to your interests and- touring time. The logical place to begin, particularly t^iis season when thoughts turn to Lincoln's early years, is where Abraham himself began - in Kentucky. Lincoln's birthplace cabin is enclosed in a granite memorial shrine, located on the Sinking Spring farm which was owned by his father, Thomas Lincoln. It is reached by 56 steps, each- one marking a year in Lincoln's life. In addition to the cabin, visitors to the site can see where a 300-year-old oak once marked one of the farm's original boundaries and the spring that provided the Lin- colns with water. A few miles to the north of Hodgenviile lies Lincoln's second home, the Knob Creek farm. Lincoln lived here from the age of 2 until he was almost 8. His earliest recollections were of this place...memories which included nights spent llllllll listening to his mother as she read the Bible aloud and the time when, but for the help of a friend, he would have drowned in Knob creek. Although Lincoln was born in Kentucky, he really did most of his growing up in Indiana. Here, he attended school when he could and read every book he could borrow. As you travel the Lincoln Heritage Trail in Indiana, stop at the Lincoln Boyhood Memorial near Lin­ coln City, Abe's home from 1816 to 1830. The cabin here is in much the same setting as it was when Lincoln was a boy, and a period farm has been developed around it. Here, too, is the grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, Abe's beloved mother. You can still follow the path to this secluded spot as Lincoln himself once did. Illinois is especially rich in Lincoln history. The Trail enters the state at the very spot where the Lincoln family first arrived in 1830. Along the Trail's Illinois route are numerous towns where Lincoln practiced law as a circuit- riding attorney and debated in political campaigns. At New Salem State park, the historic village of New Salem has been faithfully recon­ structed. Each building is authentically furnished and stands as it did when Lincoln served the village as general store clerk and postmaster. The Trail reaches a kind of climax at Springfield. Here, visitors can stop at Lincoln's gracious home at Eighth and Jackson streets, his former law offices and the old railroad depot where ne bade farewell to Springfield on his way to Washington and the presidency. Lincoln is buried in Springfield's Oak Ridge cemetery. _ - A trip along the Lincoln Heritage Trail is a fine way to celebrate the 170th anniversary week of Lincoln's birth. For a free brochure containing a map of the Trail, write Lincoln Heritage Trail Foundation, 702 Bloomington Road, Cham­ paign, 111., 61820. Keep m' Healthy This week we have a quiz for you to see how much you know about alcohol and the way it effects your body. Although we all like to believe we're guided by facts when we make im­ portant choices, in the case of alcohol, many of us have more feelings than facts. How well can you separate the facts about alcohol from the myths and half-truths? Circle True or False beside each statement: 1. Alcohol is a drug. True or False 2. Alcohol is a food. True or False. 3. In the body, alcohol digested just as food is False. 4. In the body, alcohol burned up just as food is. or False. 5. Because it is a stimulant, alcohol tends to pep a person up. True or False. 6. Everyone's body reacts the same way to the same amount of alcohol. True or False. SECTION 2 • FACE 1 • PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1«7» mixed with water or soda in a highball. True or False. 12. You'll get drunker on vodka or gin or rum than on the same amount of whiskey. True or False. 13. Switching drinks will make you drunker than will staying with one kind of alcoholic beverage. True or False. 14. You can sober up quickly 7. Alcoholic beverages can be -May drinking black coffee and fattening. True or False. 8. Alcohol, in any quantity, will damage organ§ in the human body. True or False. 9. A person can die of alcohol poisoning. True or False. 10. All alcoholic beverages are equally strong. True or False. 11. Liquor taken straight will affect you faster than liquor dousing your head with cold water. True or False. 15. It's risky to drive a car right after having a drink. True or False. 16. Drunkenness and alcoholism are the same thing. True or False. 17. Anyone who drinks at all is likely to become an alcoholic. True or False. 18. Alconolic individuals can be helped. True or False. 19. There are certain symp­ toms to warn people that their drinking may be leading to alcoholism. True or False. Answers: 1, T; 2, T; 3, F; 4, T; 5, F; 6.F; 7,T; 8,F; 9,T; 10, F; 11, T?f2, F; 13, F; 14, F; 15, T; 16, F ; 17, F; 18,Th»,T. If you want more information about alcoholism, write to: Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Education and Information, 525 West Jefferson. Springfield, Illinois 62761. First Flag At Sea Captain Thomas Thompson of the American Sloop "Raleigh" carried the American flag on the high seas. He did so during an en­ counter with a British vessel. Building Permits > The City of McHenry issued the following building permits during the month of January. Georgetown Furniture & Bedding, 3622 W. Elm street, sign. Fred Bole, 1704 North avenue, addition. Empire Electric Supply, 3906 W. Elm street, sign. Hold Census Survey On Employment Feb. 19-23 Local representatives of the Bureau of the Census will conduct a survey of em­ ployment in this area during the work week of Feb. 19-23, Stanley D. Moore, director of the bureau's regional office in Chicago, has announced. The survey is conducted for the U.S. Department of Labor in a scientifically designed sample of approximately 70,000 households throughout the United States. Employment and unemployment statistics based on results of this survey are used to provide a con­ tinuing measure of the economic health of the nation. ' For example, in December the survey indicated that of the 101.9 million men and women in the civilian labor force, 95.9 million were employed. The nation's employment rate was 5.9 percent compared with 5.8 percent in November. Information supplied by people participating in the survey is kept strictly con­ fidential by law and the results are used only to compile statistical totals. 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