The Independent-News, Volume 120, Number 46, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 30 March 1995 — Page 9

Health & Nutrition by Judith Sheldon

Purdue University, which has a pretty good football team, I’m told, has been doing a lot more with pigskin these days than providing footballs for their varsity. Biomedical researchers at Purdue have developed a material from the intestines of pigs that, when used in a human body, could help it reconstruct various damaged tissues. This would include tom ligaments or tendons, diseased urinary bladders, or bum injuries. Dr. Stephen F. Badylak, director of research for Purdue’s Hillenbrand Biomedical Engineering Center says, “The fundamental principle behind this material is that once inserted into the body, it gets broken down and rebuilt into something that resembles the original tissue or organ.” While a great deal of research and testing still must take place before the implants, called SIS for small-in-testinal submucosa (it's derived from a middle layer of the pig’s small intestine) can go into general use, early tests show some striking successes. I’ve written about this before, but I still get letters from readers who are curious about the commercials touting the calcium benefits of a particular antacid for women worried about osteoporosis. According to Remedy Magazine, it’s not the calcium in the product that is as important as the potassium bicarbonate, the active ingredient in antacids. A normal diet, especially if it contains meat, is likely to leave the blood slightly acidic. The body neutralizes the acid by “borrowing” calcium salts from its bones. The potassium bicarbonate, however, seems to eliminate the "borrowing” process. But before you bring in a year’s supply of antacids with bicarbonate

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potassium, do your body and your wallet a favor and eat less meat and more fruits and vegetables which are naturally high in potassium bicarbonate. Worried about fluorescent lights? According to a piece in the University of Texas Lifetime Health Letter, of October 23, 1994, the bad news is these lights emit a tiny amount of ultraviolet radiation. The good news is, you can block the rays with a plastic cover over the bulbs. ©1995 by King Features Synd.

I Your Health by Lester L. Coleman, M.D. I

Q. I had a face-lift done by a respected plastic surgeon in our community. It is only 18 months since the operation and my friends tell me that my face is almost the same as it was before the operation. Isn’t there any way that such a disaster could have been avoided? If I had it done again, can the same thing happen? A. There are many factors beside the actual surgical technique that determine the end result of a face-lift procedure. A person’s healing tendency, a sudden loss or gain in weight, or a specific illness may affect the cosmetic results. In addition, there are other factors that can lead to disappointing results. When the skin is exceptionally thin, or the neck is short and thick, or if there is too much fat in the face and neck, the end result can be distressing. Unfortunately, it is virtually impossible for even the most experienced plastic surgeon to anticipate the final result of any cosmetic surgery. Today’s plastic surgeon has, in addition to his surgical accomplishment, a broad view of the psychological implication of such surgery. The surgeon will establish a psychological profile of the patient in addition to a complete analysis of

the face, its bony structure and the muscular architecture. Surgeons often try to dissuade patients from plastic surgery when they believe that the results will not fulfill the anticipation of the patient. Anyone contemplating cosmetic surgery should openly discuss every phase of it with the surgeon in advance. Only then can disappointment be avoided. ©1995 by King Features Synd.

| Home Tips |

POSTAGE-STAMP PHOTOS — lam sending you a tip on what to do with all those postage-size photos people get in the bargain packages of sale portraits, and my family and I hit these quite frequently. This may not be unique, but 1 have never seen a tip anywhere on what to do with all these small photos. This year, I am putting them (using extra-wide transparent tape) in the upper-left-hand comer of any greet-ing-card envelopes for all my grandkids with my address sticker on the back flap. And for the adults, friends and relatives, I tape one just below my signature on the card. I think the younger kids will love it because one glance tells them it’s from their grandma (or aunt or whoever the kin may be). Betty T., Garden Grove, Calif. FRESHEN IT UP - Whenever I use my vacuum cleaner, I always put a few moth crystals (not mothballs) in the bag, along with a cotton ball which has a bit of some fragrance I like. This leaves a very clean-smelling aroma. Peggy N., Joplin, Mo. BARBECUE TOOLS — My father had just given us a new barbecue grill and my husband purchased a very nice set of barbecue tools. They had long handles and wouldn’t fit in my kitchen drawers, so I decided to store them in the barbecue itself. It works fine, and we can always

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find them. Kit N., Wood River, 111. REMOVING A NAIL - When removing a nail from your wall, push a paper towel over the top of the nail. Then when you use the hammer to remove the nail, you won’t mark up your paint or wallpaper. Georgina 8., Huntsville, Ala. STICKY LABELS — For easy removal (without residue) of those sticky labels on household items we buy, warm the label with a hairdryer, then peel it off easily. It works great! Libby H., Kansas City, Mo. Share your special Home Tip with our readers. Send it to Diane Eckert, King Features Weekly Service, 235 East 45th Street, New York, N.Y. 10017.

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DEATH OF A MONARCH North dealer. North-South vulnerable. NORTH ♦ KJ 10 7 2 V K 94 4 Q 6 ♦ 873 WEST EAST 4 5 4 64 VQJIO62 VABS3 4K92 4J8743 ♦ J 1064 496 SOUTH 4 AQ9B3 ♦ 7 4 A 10 5 ♦ AKQ2 The bidding: North East South West Paee Pees 14 Paas 3 4 Pass 6 4 Opening lead — queen of hearts. Assume you’re in six spades and West leads the queen of hearts — which you duck — followed by the jack. You ruff and the outcome appears to depend solely on finding the missing clubs divided 3-3. In that case, you’d be able to discard one of dummy’s diamonds on your deuce of clubs and so make the slam. But experience tells you that a 3-3 break occurs in slightly better than one deal out of three — 36 times in 100, to be more exact — and this is not a healthy prospect. So you start to look for a means of supplementing your chances — without, of course, relinquishing the possibility of a 3-3 break. Actually, this is not a difficult task. You can improve your chances substantially by allowing for the possibility of a squeeze. All you need is for the defender with the club length to have the king of diamonds. Accordingly, you draw two rounds of trumps, ruff the king of hearts, cash the ace of diamonds, and cross to dummy with your last trump to produce this position: When you now play the 10-7 of trumps, discarding your diamonds, West acquires a king-sized headache trying to find two discards. He can square the nine of diamonds, all right, but his next discard will make everyone at the table happy except East and West. ITALIAN FOOD (\\\l\l e t r o t) QSvvSpjm &sr s Answers to King Crossword l^|A|pßw|A|GrsMs|Era mMw w mh ■nha FjGiAffE Ibb pN sWPteIUBLI A|y |o|b|i r e| Differences: 1. Truck is moved. 2. Hydrant is missing. 3. Arm patch is removed. 4. Sign is larger. 5. Curtains are diterem 6. Coat is shorter.

[ LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR JOHN GLENN SCHOOL CORPORATION ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA RESCHEDULED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the John Glenn School Corporation Board of Trustees will receive sealed bids for site improvements, restrooms, press boxes and storage buildings at John Glenn High School, Walkerton, Indiana. The original bid date has been postponed, and bids will now be accepted at the School Administration Office, 506 Roosevelt Road, Walkerton, Indiana 46574, until 10:00 a.m. (local time), on April 18, 1995. Bids will be opened and tabulated immediately following in the Auditorium of John Glenn High School, John Glenn Drive, Walkerton, Indiana 46574. Bids not reaching said office by 10:00 a.m., on April 18, 1995, will not be opened and will be returned unopened to the original bidder. A pre-bid conference will be held at the John Glenn High School Auditorium, on Monday, the 10th day of April, 1995, at 1:00 p.m. All bidding and construction shall be in accordance with construction documents prepared by Barton-Coe-Vilamaa, Architects and with all applicable laws, including Chapter 5-16-7 of the Indiana Code regarding wage rates. Copies of the construction documents can be obtained from the office of Barton-Coe-Vilamaa, 225 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana (corner of Cook and Lima Roads). A deposit of $50.00 per set of documents will be required. This deposit will be refunded, provided said drawings and specifications are returned in good order within 15 days after the bid date. Bidders will be required to file, with their bids, a certified check made payable to the John Glenn School Corporation in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of their maximum bid or bids. In lieu of a certified check, bidders may file a Bid Bond in the required amount. Should a successful bidder withdraw its bid, or fail to execute a satisfactory contract, John Glenn School Corporation may then declare the bid deposit or bond to be forfeited as liquidated damages. Each successful bidder shall be required to furnish an approved Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond, which cover faithful performance of the contract and the payment of all obligations arising thereunder. A Maintenance Bond shall also be required. Said Bonds shall remain in full force and effect for twelve months from the substantial completion of the Work. The John Glenn School Corporation Board of Trustees reserves the right to waive formalities in bidding, to reject any and all bids, and to let separate contracts or as a whole, without assigning any reason for its action in the permises, using its discretion to determine what action will be in the best interest of the John Glenn School Corporation. All contracts awarded will be conditioned upon and subject to the completion of financing by the John Glenn School Corporation School Building Corporation (the “Building Corporation”), in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of construction, plus all incidental expenses, and will be subject to termination, without penalty or liability, at the option of the School Corporation anytime after the date of execution, in the event that the financing cannot be completed. Dated this 30th day of March, 1995. BOARD OF TRUSTEES JOHN GLENN SCHOOL i CORPORATION By: R. W. Schaeffer Secretary of the Board of School Trustees

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