SpilyayTymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
February 26, 1988 PAGE 5
FTC rules guide used
Whenever you shop for a used
car at a dealer's lot. be sure to read
the new Buyer's Guide.
The federal Trade Commission
new Used Car Rule requires that
the guide be displayed on a side
window of every used car offered
for sale.
Be sure to read both sides of the
Buyer's Guide here's why:
1 he guide tells you if thedealcr is
offering a written warranty on the
car.
If no warranty is offered, the
guide tells you that the dealer
Know about
You haven't been feeling well
lately. You've been to the doctc.
and he has given you a prescrip
tion. That's all there is to it. right?
Wrong? Before you take any medi
cine, make sure you know what
you are doing. Prescription drug
misuse is a major public health
problem.
You can begin by learning what
can happen if you take medications
improperly or in combination with
other prcsciption and over-the-counter-drugs
and even foods in a
booklet from the Food and Drug
Administration called "Some Things
You Should Know About Pres
cription Drugs"(Itcm 55IP. Free).
And to store those prescription
drugs, and other health care items,
safely and keep them organized,
you will also want to order another
Food and Drug Administration
phamplct. "Does Your Medicine
Chest Need First Aid"(Item 545P.
Free). For copies of each of thee
booklets, send your name and
address and the item numbers to
F.J. James. Consumer Information
Center. Pueblo, Colorado 81009.
Unfortunately, many patients ne
ver ask their physicians or phar
macists any questions about their
prescriptions. If your doctor gives
you a prescripton, be sure to find
out what the medication is for, how
much to take, when to take it
before meals, with meals, after meals
how long to take it. what side
effects occur, and what (if any
thing) you should avoid while tak
Pirie needles may cause abortion
Abortion diseases of cattle cause
a great amount of economic loss to
livestock producers in the United
States each year. Abortion is caused
by a wide variety of infectious and
non-infectious diseases, including
many that we know little about.
One cause reported frequently in
the west is pine needle abortion
disease. f
This disease can result when cat
tle feed on needles or buds of the
ponderosa pine. It is characterized
by abortion or birth of premature
weak, nonviable calves, retained
fetal membranes and subsequent
severe illness in the dam. Not all
pregnant cattle will abort after eat
ing pine needles, but the disease
has been known to affect as many
as 50 percent of a cow herd.
Pine needle abortion is wide
spread wherever ponderosa pine trees
are found.
Pine needles were first suspected
as a cause of abortion as early as
1920. Since then, research has con
firmed the association between inges
tion of ponderosa pine needles and
abortion or birth of weak calves.
Cattle are the principal species has
also been suspected in sheep.
Cattle have been observed eating
pine needles and buds by prefer
ence, even though they had access
to good quality feed. This is prob
ably rare, however. Generally, cat
tle will eat pine needles or buds
only when they are "encouraged"
by situations such as these:
Sudden weather changes cause
animals to seek shelter under pon
derosa pine where they will eat the
needles.
Severe wind or snowstorms place
large quantities of needles or tree
limbs on the ground.
Animals are concentrated in a
small grazing area near pine trees.
Animals become hungry because
more preferred feed supplies are
scarce, perhaps in fall when the
grass is gone or in the spring before
green-up.
Hay is fed on the ground beneath
pine trees.
Animals are changed to unfamil
iar or poor quality feed.
Animals are grazed near slash
ings from lumber operations.
Cattle that have had regular access
to pine needles or buds seem to
have fewer problems with pine nee
dle abortion than those who have
not had previous exposure. And
cattle that have continous access to
small amounts of needles or buds
during the early and middle stages
of pregnancy have little problems
withabortion. Underthese circum
stances, they seem to develop a tol
erance. However, cattle in later
stages of pregnancy are likely to
have abortion problems if they are
assumes no responsibility for repairs
and that you will pay all costs for
any needed repairs.
The guide tells you that the dealer
assumes no responsibility for any
thing that is said about the car, and
that since spoken promises are dif
ficult to enforce, the dealer should
be asked to put any promises in
writing.
If there's a written warranty, the
guide tells you whether it is a full
warranty (and therefore satisfies
the federal minimum standards for
full warranties) or a limited war
rantyfwhich may provide virtually
the prescriptions you take
ing the drug. For example: Some
drugs interact with other drugs,
decreasing effectiveness, increasing
potency, or causing side effects. In
addition, certain foods, alcohol, or
smoking can affect how otherdrugs
work. Make sure you know about
these interactions so you can avoid
potential harm. Even if you have
taken the prescription before, it is
best to check with your doctor.
In order to get the best results
from your prescription, tell your
doctor if a drug is not doing what it
is supposed to do. You may need a
different dosage or a different drug.
You should also consult your doc
tor if you have any unexpected
symptoms, such as rash, dizziness.
Lunch-time consumerseries
March 4 Buying Furniture
March 11 Ad Language Traps
March 18 Stopping Home Leaks
March 25 Saving Energy
April 1 Art of Skillful Buying
April 8 Sewing for Profit
April 15 Landscape Management
April 22 Backyard Greenhouse
April 29 Raised Bed Gardening
Each session will be held from noon to I p.m. at the Admin
istration Building in Conference Room 3. Bring a sack lunch
and learn valuable information. Sponsored by the Warm
Springs OSU Extension Office.
suddenly given access to large quan
tities of pine needles or buds.
Pine needle abortion usually
appear 1 to 3 days after pregnant
cattle have eaten the needles or
buds. Abortion will continue for
up to two weeks even though cattle
are withdrawn from the feed. Abor
tion or premature calving occurs
suddenly and is occasionally pre
ceded by a bloody vaginal discharge.
Aborted fetuses usually have not
undergone much decomposition.
Living calves from affected dams,
whether born prematurely or full
term, appear very weak. They are
reluctant to nurse and usually die
within three to four days despite
treatment.
Many affected cows will retain
the fetal membranes. Unless treated,
they will become ill and may die.
To treat affected cows, veterinar
ians will attempt to remove the
retained membranes and will use
antibiotics and supportive fluid
therapy.
Affected cows usually rebreed,
though severe or chronic infection
apparently can result in permanent
infertility. There is no evidence to
suggest that the disease causes ste
rility, now there clear evidence to
determine if a cow is likely to abort
a second time after losing one
pregnancy to pine needle abortion.
Embroidery class to begin
Learn the art of embroidery each
Tuesday beginning March I and
continuing through March 29. The
session will be taught by Mollie
Marsh from noon to I p.m. in Con
ference room 2 at the Administra
tion Building.
Learning supplies will be fur
nished during class time so that
participants can learn basic stitches.
JOIN
4-H
car purchases
any level of protection, depending
upon it s terms).
The guide suggests that you ask
the dealer for a written copy of the
warranty for a full explanation of
its coverage. The Buyers Guide
only gives you its highlights.
It tells you which of the car's
systems arc covered by the dealer's
written warranty and for how long.
The guide describes the car's 14
major systems and alerts you to
some of the major defects which
may occur in each system.
More importantly, the guide sug-
or headache. Once you start feeling
better, don't stop taking your med
icine; take as much as the doctor
recommends. Otherwise you may
prevent the drug from doing its job
completely.
Once you have stopped using
prescription drugs, destroy leftov
ers by flushing them down the
toilet and dispose of containers
care'i 'ly so children can't get to
them. If your medicine chest is a
jumble of rarely used remedies,
and old and new prescription, it's a
good idea to organize it. throw
outdated medications away, and
clearly label and date the essentials
that remain. Make sure your medi
cine chest contains only what your
family needs.
These and other unanswered ques
tions about pine needle abortion
are currently being studied to deter
mine the exact chemical composi
tion of the toxin or toxins that
cause the disease and the manner in
which the material works in the
animal's system to cause abortion.
Laboratory studies with mice
have shown that, in addition to
causing abortions, feeding pine nee
dle extract in early pregnancy will
result in resorption of the fetus.
Such fetal resorption may also be a
complication of the disease in cat
tle and may explain why some
cows become barren.
The research also suggests that
stress, such as that caused by nutri
tonal and infectious diseases or
sudden changes in management
and weather, also may be an impor
tant factor making an animal more
susceptible to the disease.
No treatments or antitoxins are
now available to prevent or control
pine needle abortion once cattle
have eaten pine needles and buds.
The best recommendation is to
prevent the disease. Keep pregnant
cattle away from ranges containing
ponderosa pine. Maintain the cow
herd on a recommended level of
nutrition, and avoid stress condi
tions as much as possible.
Participants will need to purchase
their own project needles and hoop
to be able to complete a project.
Bring a sack lunch and plan to
join any or all of the session. Learn
how easy embroidery can be and
start now for those gifts you'll be
needing this year.
4-H Silversmith Club
Tuesday and Thursdays
5 p.m.
4-H Center
instructor: Harry Miller
4-H Quilting Club
February 25
4-H Center
4 p.m.
7-12 graders only
Instructors:
Eraina Palmer
and
Tina Aguilar
gests that you ask the dealer it you
may have the vehicle checked by
your own mechanic, cither on or
off of the lot.
The list of the systems and pos
sible defects can be used by you or
a mechanic in deciding whether the
car is in acceptable mechanical
condition and is really worth the
price thedealcr is asking.
For a copy of the FTC's new
Used Car Rule, write to the Fed
eral Trade Commission, Used P.O.
Box 3704 1 . Washington. D.C. 200 1 3
or dial (202) 523-3598.
It's easy to
The frustrated seamstress is often
the one who spends too much time
searching here and there for sewing
equipment.
Do you get into the middle of the
garment you are making only to
find that you don't have everything
you need to complete the project?
Does everything have to be put
away when it's mealtime because
your sewing area is on the kitchen
or dining room table?
Any of these problems can make
anyone drop even the most creative
venture. Rather than drop your
project, why not get organized? It
isn't hard to do and will not involve
a lot of expense just a bit of time
and thought.
Check around the house. Is there
a corner where you can set up your
sewing machine so that it won't
have to be moved in the middle of a
project?
A small, sturdy table can serve as
a base for a portable height. Then,
move a comfortable chair and a
good light to the area. Now you're
ready to start with the rest of your
organization.
Identify and gather all of your
equipment.
A tackle box, stationary box, or
a plastic, divided tray is excellent
for assembling such equipment as
machine and have sewing needles,
thread, scissors, shears, tape mea
sure, pins, six-inch ruler, marking
pencils or chalk, buttons, closures,
and other small notions. Yourequip
ment box will be easy to carry from,
place to place and easy to store.
Check your pressing equipment.
Can you store it in a small suitcase
and keep it near the sewing area?
Steam iron and press cloth are
musts. A seam roll helps prevent
ridges when you press seams open.
A well-padded ironing board is a
must for pressing that will look
professional. A pressing ham helps
in pressing darts and in making
curved surfaces conform to body
shape.
Now that you are organized at
home, you are ready to go shop
ping. Be sure you have your accu
rate high bust, waist, hip, and back
waist eneth measurements wan
Sack lunches can be nutritious
Many children and parents carry
a sack lunch to school or work.
With careful planning, these meals
can be made nutritious, flavorful,
and safe. A nutritious lunch has
four parts: a protein source (meat,
fish, poultry, eggs or legumes);
crackers or bread; fruits and or
vegetables and milk. A sandwich
usually combines protein and bread
in one neat package.
Although many children prefer
enriched or whole wheat sliced
bread, you can vary the pace. For
example, pita or "pocket" bread is
easy to fill and wrap. A hamburger
The H arm Spring OSV Extension
on various subjects.
The
(EKTERlSDQIft!)
AGRICULTURE4-H
Clay Penhollow
Mollie Marsh
FAMILY LIFE4-H
Arlene Boileau
4-HYOUTH AIDE
Joni David
2126 Warm Springs Street
get organized
you. Check the back of any major
pattern book to select your figure
type. The pattern size you buy
won't necessarily be the same size
as your ready-to-wear garments.
Once you have chosen your pat
tern, check the back of the pattern
envelop for recommended fabrics
and notions. Buy everything at one
time then you won't have to leave
in the middle of a garment to get
zippers, buttons or interfacing.
If interfacing is called for, weight
the interfacing with your fashion
fabric over your had. Do not use
Repot overgrowing houseplants
When houseplants out grow their
containers, it's time to give them a
new home in a larger pot.
If you leave plants in a small pot
too long, their growth stops and
the leaves begin to drop.
Plants that require a daily water
ing also may need to be repotted.
Select a new pot that Fits the
plant size and the expected growth
within the next year. Slow growing
plants, such as cacti and jade, do
not require frequent shifts to bigger
pots. A slow-growing pot-bound
plant in a four-inch container will
respond well if shifted to a five
inch pot.
Shift rapid-growing plants, such
as begonias, to much larger pots.
The easiest way to remove a
plant from a pot is to turn the post
upside down and give it a sharp rap
on the edge of a table. Be prepared
to catch the loosened plant and soil
it a sharp rap on the edge of a table.
Be prepared to catch the loosened
plant and soil ball.
Once the plant is out of the pot,
remove a portion of the old soil
and loosen the matted roots. This
seems to stimulate quicker devel
opment of new roots and the old
soil can be replenished with new.
Place broken pieces of clay flower
pots, gravel or rocks in the bottom
or hot dog roll could also be stuffed
with a favorite filling.
Celery sticks, carrot sticks, and
green pepper slices are good veget
able choices that add crunch to
meals. Fruits with a firm texture
(such as slightly underripe bana
nas) travel well. If desired, canned
fruit or appalesauce can be packed
in small plastic containers with
tight-fitting covers.
An insulated lunch box is a good
investment to guarantee food safety.
Bacteria can grow in perishable
foods left at room temperature
longer than two to three houn.
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Service sponsored an open house February 12. OSU offered information
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OFFICE MANAGEMENT
Eraina Palmer
TRAINEE
Deanna Lamebear
553-1161, extension 238
interfacing that is heavier than the
fashion fabric.
Before starting to sew: preshrink
washable fabric and notions; read
your pattern instruction sheet care
fully; make any needed alterations
on your pattern; cut out your gar
ment and mark; and prepare your
sewing maching (be sure to check
the tension).
Now it's time to sew! You'll be
amazed how much more fun your
creative project will be once you
have gotton everything organized.
of the new pot to cover the drain
age hole. Then place some potting
soil in the bottom of the new pot to
cover the drainage hole. Then place
some potting soil in the bottom of
the pot, and fill and firm the pot
ting soil around the old root ball.
Leave enough room at the top
for watering: one-half inch for a
four-inch pot, one inch for an eight
inch. Water the soil thoroughly
and do not water again until the
surface dries.
Prepa e a potting mix ahead of
time. Although there are commer
cial planting mixes on the market,
many of them do not contain soil.
A mix containing soil holds water
and nutrients better than one made
entirely from artificial materials.
A general purpose potting mix
ture for most plants should contain
one-third garden soil, one-third peat
moss and one-third coarse sand.
Garden soil should be sterilized
before used in a potting mix. Simply
place the soil on a shallow pan and
heat it in the oven at 200 degrees F
for 30 to 45 minutes. Overheating
the soil will destroy helpful bacteria.
Use a meat thermometer to indi
cate when the soil temperature
reaches 180 to 200 degrees F.
Potting mixtures can be stored
in plastic bags until ready for use.
Moist, nrotein-rich sandwich fil
lings (such as tuna, meat, egg salad)
must be kept cold. If possible,
freeze the sandwich overnight. Add
tomatoes and lettuce just before
packing in the lunch box.
Another good idea is to freeze a
small can of fruit juice to pack next
to the sandwich. By afternoon it
will be thawed and ready to drink
as an afterschool snack.
If it is impossible to keep sand
wich fillings cool, select less peri
shable protein rich foods peanut
butter, jerky. A thermos of hot
soup, stew or chili adds variety.
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