The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 15, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 April 1986 — Page 11

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Humanly Speaking —

How do you come across to other people?

By PATGRANNING RN, Coordinator Os Partial Hospital of Kosciusko County Do people generally take advantage of you? Do you avoid certain social situations because you feel too anxious 9 Have you missed on dates, jobs, or other activities because you were too shy to ask to be included? Have you lost or wasted money because you could not say no? Do you find yourself being criticized because of your apparent indecisiveness? If one can recognize herself/himself in any of the above questions, assertiveness training may be helpful. But can an old dog be taught new tricks? Yes. Many people have been conditioned to view themselves in negative, self-defeating ways. This results in feeling shame, anger, and guilt. Anything people have learned can be relearned in a productive manner. Learning assertive behavior lowers anxiety or tenseness and may increase self-esteem. Assertive behavior enables a person to act in his/her own best interests, to stand up for self without undue anxiety, and to express honest feelings comfortably. It allows a person to exercise his/her rights without denying the right of others. Aggressive behavior is carry-

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Even the healthiest bodies occasionally fall prey to such everyday ailments as colds, sore throats, headaches, sinus trouble and constipation. And, while there are lots of nonprescription remedies available, many have drawbacks: Some can be addictive, others are too strong for minor discomfort, a few are considered flat-out ineffective by the FDA, and a great many have undesirable side effects. So the next time you’re feeling poqrly, check out the produce department of your grocery store before you run to the pharmacy. The ingredients listed in the recipes that follow have longestablished medicinal properties that can alleviate the symptoms of minor illnesses. Do you feel a cold coming on? Try some delicious ascorbic acid ice milk or super-C soup. Nature’s penicillin will soothe a cough or a sandpaper throat. And goodtasting fruit ‘n’ bran balls are the natural way to combat constipation. ASCORBIC ACID ICE MILK 8 ounces pitted dates l /z c. boiling water 1 c. cold water 1 c. milk or yogurt 1 tsp. grated lemon peel

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ing assertive behavior to the extreme. This person may achieve or accomplish his/her desired goal but at the expense of others. He/she usually ends up hurting others in the process and by making choices for otners, minimizes their worth as persons. Non-assertive behavior results typically in a person denying self. He/she is inhibited from expressing actual feelings and often ends up feeling hurt, used, and anxious. He/she allows others to choose for him/her and thus seldom achieves desired goals. Assertive behavior is one way to build self-esteem, increase understanding of ourselves, and facilitate appropriate human behavior. Everyone has the right not to be ashamed of him or herself as well as not to be afraid to declare his/her own needs and wants. Assertive skills enable people to recognize body, mind, and emotions as legitimate parts of individuality. Understanding the difference between nonassertive, assertive, and aggressive behavior allows a choice of action in most situations. Assertive skills are tools for living and aid persons in becoming themselves in a more human way. Bowen Center periodically offers classes that teach assertiveness skills. The staff also provide help through group, family, or individual therapy. Call 267-7169 or toll-free 1-800-342-5653.

4 tsp. lemon juice 1-2 tsp. powdered vitamin C Blend dates and boiling water until dates are pureed. Stir in other ingredients and freeze until almost firm. Beat the mixture until smooth, then turn it into a 9x9 pan. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and freeze the ice milk until firm. FRUIT N’ BRAN BALLS 1 c. dried, pitted prunes 1 c. seedless raisins 1 c. dried black figs 2 tsp. wheat bran Mix fruits in a bowl, then put through a food grinder twice (add a little boiling water if the ingredients stick). Form the mixture into walnut-sized balls, roll in wheat germ, and store in the refrigerator. Note: Be sure to drink plenty of water with this laxative, or it may have an opposite effect to the one desired. For free additional information on healthful natural foods and on THE MOTHER EARTH NEWS magazine, send your name and address and ask for Reprint No. 1649: "Wholesome, Hearty Herbal Tea." Write to Doing More — With Less, PO Box 70, Hendersonville, NC 28793 or in care of this paper.

Monarch butterfly is more than

By BARBARA S. MOFFET National Geographic News Service • The ultimate flying machine may be neither bird nor plane, but the monarch butterfly. Every autumn, millions of them prove it. Most of the monarch population east of the Rocky Mountains travels south, funneling through Texas on a 2,000-mile journey to wintering grounds in central Mexico. On the way they overcome wind turbulence that could turn on the “fasten seat belt” sign on a passenger jet and certainly would overwhelm an ultralight aircraft. Dr. David L. Gibo, associate professor of zoology at the University of Toronto, can verify that. He put together an v ultralight —a hang glider with an engine — in hopes of chasine

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monarchs through the skies to learn their secrets of flight. After a few attempts to tail them, he retired to the ground to observe them with binoculars. Butterflies Are Free “Once we were waiting for them down in Texas, and a cold front came through — thousands of them were riding it,” Gibo recalls. “If we had stayed up, we’d have been risking our lives. We went up the next day and were bounced around like leaves.” Gibo’s observations, in Canada and along migration routes on the East Coast and in Texas, have shown the monarch to be a master at exploiting wind currents. Monarchs save energy by riding thermals — rising air masses that lift them to favorable altitudes. They will fly anywhere, from ground level up to 7,000 feet, above many light airplanes. They

mixing Jb“rbicides and filling tanks. An applicator’s fee becomes even more attractive if herbicides anti fertilizer are applied in one trip. Incorporate the mixture as the seedbed is prepared, then plant. • Realize extended incorporation intervals. There is now more time to mix PPI herbicides into the soil following weed-and-feed applications. This means less down time, which speeds up the application process. If Sutan-t- or Eradicane are custom sprayed with liquid fertilizer, the farmer has up to four hours to incorporate the mixture. When these products are impregnated on dry fertilizer, he can incorporate anytime the same day. These intervals also apply for tank-mixes with atrazine or bladex, which ensure broad-spectrum weed control. The soil surface should

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will flap like birds, at an average 10 to 12 mph, or soar to conserve energy. When threatened, the butterflies can accelerate to 25 mph. “Nobody imagined the flight strategy of an insect could be so complicated,” Gibo says. “It’s as complex as anything a bird does.” The monarch isn’t bothered by wind shear; its four-inch wingspan is too small to be affected. The hurricanes that terrify people are opportunities for monarchs. “The counterclockwise spin of the hurricane spawned wind currents in just the direction the monarchs needed to go,” says Gibo, whose work is partly supported by the National Geographic Society. “Gloria acted as a warm merry-go-round that could easily have taken them for a 100-mile ride. ”

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Across The Atlantic Though they have an uncanny ability to find their way, monarchs occasionally find themselves in the wrong place. Strong winds have transported a few of the orange-and-black butterflies all the way across the Atlantic to England, where they don’t occur naturally. Some scientists believe they navigate by cues from Earth s magnetic field, though it’s not certain. Another monarch mystery — exactly where they go in winter — was solved 10 years ago when a lofty, wooded site, its trees dripping with resting monarchs, was discovered in central Mexico. It was already known that most monarchs west of the Rockies spend the season in southern California. None of the millions of monarchs that embark every September for Mexico has ever

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been there before, and none will return there. Flying by day with stops for foraging on blossoms, they converge each night to rest, sometimes extending their stay if winds are unfavorable. If they’ve reached a barrier, such as Lake Ontario, they may build up in large numbers, turning trees orange. Their soaring skills.are so efficient, Gibo says, that they arrive in Mexico fat and healthy, having gained, not lost, weight on the trip. They huddle by the millions on the chilly Mexican hillsides, sometimes breaking off fir-tree branches with their weight. No one knows exactly yhen they have chosen that area, in mountains northwest of Mexico City. From November to March they remain there in semi-dormancy, resembling masses of pale, dead leaves, but when warm breezes stir, they begin to mate. The males will stay in Mexico to die;

the females depart for the journey north, many settling in Texas to lay eggs on emerging milkweed plants. The butterflies bom in Texas will continue north, possibly all the way to Ontario The offspring of those in Ontario will eventually migrate to Mexico, several generations from those that preceded them. Monarchs appear to have the most complex migration and flight strategies of all butterflies, but Gibo has learned from ground observation that at least two other migratory species — the red admiral and the mourning cloak — soar to'Save energy. He hopes to learn whether they share any other skills with the monarch, to gain insight into how the monarch’s sophisticated flight strategies evolved. His own flying techniques evolving, Gibo plans to take wing again in the ultralight, wind currents permitting.