Spilyay Tymoo
February 6,1981 Page 9
Electric blanket safety
Snow and cold nights have -Do not tuck in the wired area
finally come! One of the easier of the blanket. Overheating can
ways to cut down on the result in the risk of fire between
expenses of heating your home the mattress and the box
during the winter is to turn spring.
down the thermostat at night -Don’t use pins. They may
and either throw more blankets damage the wiring.
on, or use an electric blanket. -Keep the control away from an
Although an electric blanket open window. A cold draft may
may look like an ordinary cloth affect the operation of the
blanket, its electric parts and thermostat so that a higher
wiring mean special care must temperature than desired may
be taken with its care and use. your baby. Baby should hear
The following safety precau -Avoid bunching or folding the
tions are recommended for blanket when in use to prevent
electric blanket users:
overheating.
-Read the m an u factu rer’s -Turn the blanket off when not
instructions before using the in use.
blanket.
-Unless otherwise marked and
;D on’t use the blanket on an instructed, do not dry-clean
infant, helpless person or
anyone insensitive to heat.
your electric blanket. The
solvents used may cause the
b l a n k e t ’s in s u la tio n to
deteriorate.
-Always follow the instructions
for the care and laundering of
your electric blanket.
-If you have a problem in the
operation of the blanket stop
using it and consult the
manufacturer or the dealer.
-As with any other electric
appliance check its cords and
connectors for wear.
Use blankets that display the
UL Listed label—it means that
the design of the blanket has
been investigated and found to
meet nationally recognized
safety standards.
Popcorn an unbeatable snack
Popcorn has a lot going for it.
Not only does it taste good, but
it is also one of the cheapest
snack foods available. Each
cup of unpopped kernels make
30 to 35 cups of popcorn and a
quart of popped popcorn costs
between three and eight cents.
At such a bargain basement
price, it’s no wonder Americans
consume about 33 quarts of
popcorn per person every year.
Popcorn comes in two
varieties, white and yellow.
One pops as well as the other.
The yellow type usually has
bigger kernels which pop
bigger than the white. The
smaller white popcorn is
usually more tender. After long
term storage, popcorn may not
pop as well because it has lost
some moisture. However, it can
be reconditioned. Simply fill a
Eleven steps
Were you satisfied with your mother.
child’s recent report card? If Step 1: Talk a lot—and sing to
there were some problems in your baby. Baby should hear
the area of reading, then the rhythmic nursery rhymes and
ability to read is almost a songs from the day of birth. By
necessary skill for living in our seven or eight months, baby
modern society. It is also a may be ready for a simple
magic key to learning and to picture book. The right time to
developing imagination and begin is when your baby is
creativity.
ready to listen. This first
All parents w ant their introduction to books will
children to read, but good p ro b a b ly involve sim ply
readers are not made by just pointing to a picture and
wishing. Good readers are naming the object: “Ball,”
guided and developed. And “Dog,” but soon you will both
that development is strongly enjoy the addition of sounds:
influenced by parents during “ Bumpety B um p,” “ Bow
fiv e y e a rs of in fo rm a l wow.”
“learning” before children start Step 2: Begin using books
school. Learning to be a good when the child is ready to listen.
reader starts long before your Step 3: Play with sounds with
child even sees a book. It begins the baby. By 12 or 14 months
with the baby who enjoys the baby may look at a picture
sound of a parent’s friendly while you read a short verse. By
v o ic e — ta l k i n g , s in g in g , 18 to 24 months, baby may
rh y m in g —and begins to even turn the pages as you read
develop language and rhythm (or say) a nursery rhyme or
skills even before he or -she jingle.
understands that the sounds
Using a book while a baby is
have meanings. Here are some so young is important; it makes
things you can practice with lap sitting, snuggling and
your child or pass on to a new shared cloneness happen. Ana
quart jar three-fourths full of
p o p c o r n a n d a d d one
tablespoon of water. Cover and
shake often until water is
absorbed. In two to four
days, the popcorn should be
ready for good popping and
eating.
Remember, also that there
aie only 25 calories per cup of
popped popcorn. For each
tablespoon margarine added,
calorie content climbs by 100!
Extension
Notes
from Pennie Little
and Clint Jacks
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Beef cattle market report
The cattle market during the
p a s t m o n th h a s b e e n
characterized with liberal
supplies of market-ready cattle.
The wholesale beef trade has
been somewhat depressed,
interest rates have reached the
20’s, and the New York and
Chicago futures markets have
undergone one of the broadest
and steepest declines on record.
Prices declined on the futures
m a rk e ts fo r a lm o s t a ll
commodities from wheat to
cotton to cattle to gold,
reflecting even higher interest
rates, concern over a possible
Soviet invasion in Poland —
and, of course, the problem of
traders being forced to sell
some of their holdings to meet
their bebts. All this has put a
cloud over the cash markets.
even though most analysts
agree that cash prices would
not start their rebound until
after the first of the year.
Yield grade continues to be a
large price-determining factor
as cnoice yield grade 2 and 3
have many outlets, but the
back-up of yield grade 4’s are
finding few outlets.
Feedlot supplies of market-
ready cattle continue to be
current. Buyers in some areas
were forced to leave their
respective buying areas in order
to get enough cattle for
immediate kill requirements. In
f a c t, one la rg e c e n tr a l
Washington plant shut down
due to the “lack of cattle.”
In all, there seems to be
adequate cattle to meet the
current demand.
to good reading
baby begins to associate the
pleasure of closeness with
books. This is important to
future attitudes about reading.
Reading can be a pleasure or a
chore, depending upon the way
it is introduced.
Step 4. Make reading time a
shared pleasure. Make this a
time when your child gets your
complete attention.
As your baby gets older, plan
a regular reading time into the
daily routine. Let your child
pick the first story. Be ready to
read it again and again if asked-
-and you will be, for little
children love the familiar.
When you introduce a new
story, let, your Child ask
questions and play with words
and ideas.
Pause occasionally and talk
about the pictures. If your child
seems bored with the book or
reading, stop.
Step 5. Reading time is also
idea time, looking time, and
love time.
By three and four most
children talk a lot. Listen.
Encourage your child to talk of
each day’s activity. Ask simple
questions that will expand the
n a r r a tiv e a n d in c r e a s e
language skills. “You saw a
dog?” “What color was it?”
“Where do you suppose it was
going?”
Four-year olds like simple
word games. Make up stories
together in which all the words
start with the same sound or
use rhyming words or words
that imitate. Let your child
“read” to you and show him or
her that answers to “why”
questions can be found in
books.
Step 6. Encourage your child
to talk.
D te p 7. S p e a k c le a rly
yourself, to your child.
Step 8. Play games that will
encourage clear speech.
Four-and five-yearolds love
to explore. These are good
years in which to provide
experiences for your child to
bring to reading. Visits to the
zoo, supermarket or post
office, planting a garden or
looking at a family album or
TV program can develop new
interests that can be gratified
with books.
Step 9. Help your child find
books that match his or her
interest and experience.
Some parents spend large
sums of money on books and
children’s magazines. Usually,
a few become favorites. Others
gather dust on bookshelves.
You can encourage reading,
and obtain books without
spending large amounts of
money. How? Get to know
your library—and take your
child for visits. At first you will
carry your baby as you make
your own selections. Later your
child will select books, too
(by age three). Surround your
child with good books. Enjoy
reading yourself—both alone1
and with your child—and you
will have built a strong
foundation for a lifetime of
satisfying reading.
Step 10. Use the public
library as a friendly and
exciting resource.
Step 11. Set a good example
for your child by enjoying
books yourself.
$$ Sign up for 4-H Clubs
•Decorative Painting C lu b -
L eader, K athleen Moses.
Meetings every other Thursday
Next meeting Feb. 12th, 5:00-
6:30 p.m. Kathleen Moses’
home. 3rd-6th grade boys and
girls welcome.
♦Home Skills club—Leader,
Mary Yordy. Meetings every
Thursday, 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the
4-H Room above the Daycare and boys welcome.
Center. Next meeting Feb. 3rd. ♦Leatherwork club—Leader,
3rd-6th grade boys and girls Carm en Pinkal. M eetings
welcome.
every other Wednesday, 6:30-
♦Beginning Clothing—leader, 8:00 p.m.- in the 4-H Room
Pat Smith, Meetings every above the Daycare Center.
other Monday, 3:30:5:00 p.m. Next meeting Feb. 4th. 4th-6th
in the 4-H Room above the grade girls and boys welcome.
Daycare Center. Next meeting ♦Beadw ork C lub—Leader,
is Feb. 16th. 4th-6th grade girls Caroline Tohel. Meeting every
Wednesday 3:30-5:00 p.m. at
the Community Center. Next
meeting Feb. 4th. Age 9-18
boys and girls welcome.
•Creative Arts Club—Leader,
Gwen Leonard. Meetings every
other Tuesday 6:30—8:00 p.m.
at Gwen Leonard’s home. Next
meeting Feb. 5th. 4th-6th grade
girls and boys welcome.
To become a member of one
of these clubs sign-up at the
Extension Office in the Old
Administration Building, call
in your desire to be a 4-H Club
member . to the Extension
Office 553-1161 Ext. 238, or go
to the next club meeting of your
choice.