Mornin' Mail

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Friday, August 27, 2004 Volume XIII, Number 50

Did Ya Know?. . . C.A.N.D.O. Senior Center (formerly the Over 60 Center) will close on August 19th and re-open August 30 at the location of 404 E. 3rd Street. Homebound Meals will continue during the period of closure.

Did Ya Know... Your local Cub Scout Pack 9 will start its year with a Pack Meeting August 30, 7:00 p.m., First United Methodist Church. Contact Cubmaster Larry Newman 358-0602 for further information.

Did Ya Know?. . .The 38th Annual Carthage Maple Leaf Parade Applications are now available at the Carthage Chamber at 402 South Garrison. For information please call 358-2373

Did Ya Know?. . .The City of Carthage will be spraying for mosquitoes next week, Monday through Friday, August 30th through September 3rd. Your area will be sprayed in the evening of your trash pick-up day, between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.. You might want to turn off your attic or window fans when the sprayer is in your immediate area.

today's laugh

Tact - What you think but don’t say.

Newspaper misprint:

The general will remain unequaled in history for his accomplishment on the bottlefield.

1904
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

Accuses Her of Brutality.

Police Asked to Protect Four Little Children from Their Mother.

The neighbors of a certain Mrs. Smith, residing at the corner of Limestone and McGregor streets, have complained to the authorities regarding the treatment she gives her four little children They say that she whips them unmercifully.

A Press reporter accompanied an officer to the Smith home last evening to investigate the charge but the woman was not there. Her four bright faced little children were there, however, and did not object to an interview. They said that "mamma just had a quick temper and sometimes whipped them hard." Their remarks showed that they did not wish to tell things which would "put her in jail," but after some urging one little girl did show the visitors some great welts on her arm where she had evidently been struck with something a tridle larger than the ordinary switch. She said that her mother asked her to wash the dishes one day last week and she did not do it at once, but stood out in the road talking to another girl. When she came into the house her mother whipped her, "awful hard," she said, but concluded with , "maybe I need it."

The neighbors make some strong allegations against the woman and say they will have the children protected in some manner even if they have to carry the matter into court.

Today's Feature

Carthage Ragtime Festival.

News Release

A Ragtime Festival will be held in Carthage on Labor Day Weekend, September 3-5 at various venues. Featured performers include the Turpin Tyme Ragsters, Nora Hulse (Saturday only), Susan Spracklen Cordell, Sue Keller and others.

Special events for the festival begin Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. at the Old-Fashioned Ragtime Saloon (no alcohol served) located at the Carthage Good Neighbor Coffeehouse, 110 E. 4th Street. Tickets cost $5. Susan Cordell, Sue Keller and surprise guests will be performing.

The Junior Ragtime Contest and Judge’s mini-concert will be held Saturday morning at Powers Museum, 1617 W. Oak at 10:00 a.m. Powers Museum will also host a 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair Video and Lecture, Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Both events are free.

The Deluxe Concert on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. will be held at Private Events 136 E. 4th Street. Tickets cost $5. Performers include Turpin Tyme Ragsters, Nora Hulse, Sue Keller, Susan Cordell and surprise guests.

Music, Silent Movies and Antiques on the Square will be Sunday afternoon from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Headquarters for this event will be the Carthage Good Neighbor. For more information call Powers Museum (417) 358-2667 or e-mail: infonow@powersmuseum.com.

Advance purchase of tickets can be done at Powers Museum, 1617 W. Oak Street during regular museum hours.

Just Jake Talkin'

Mornin'
Did ya ever notice that things always seem ta break just when ya need ‘em the most.

I suppose it’s like always findin’ somethin’ in the last place ya look, when you are usin’ somethin’ the most, it wears out the fastest.

My air conditioning unit at the house decided that onea the hottest days of the summer was a good time to put me on warnin’. Fortunately it was a fairly simple fix and didn’t disturb my comfort for any length of time. An abundance of ceilin’ fans and an evenin’ breeze kept a tolerable temperature until repairs were complete.

My grandparents had a screened in sleepin’ porch for hot summer nights. Air conditionin’ was one worry they didn’t have to fret about.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Weekly Column

Natural Nutrition

By Mari An Wills

The following is an update on Supplements in Autism and ADHD By Dr. Alan Clark

Autism and ADHD are now ubiquitous. One out of every 6 children is affected by a neurological or behavioral disorder. While the controversies of the causation of these neurological disorders are not yet fully known, what is known is that there is treatment that does not involve expensive and perhaps harmful pharmaceutical agents. In other words, autism may be caused by mercury toxicity in vaccines but is certainly is not caused by a deficiency in a drug company’s artificial chemical product.

There is a national group of health care providers that has compiled treatment plans that work in many of these children. Call the DAN! Group (Defeat Autism Now!), these physicians advocate, using sound biochemical principles, a host of nutritional interventions that can help ameliorate autistic and ADHD symptoms. Cod liver oil (mercury free) was one of the first substance studies. The omega-3 fatty acids were found to be deficient in many of these children. Vitamin B6 and magnesium supplementation has also been widely advocated along with vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin chewable or injectable) along with folic acid. These compounds repair the broken pathways of what scientists called "defective methylation."

Recently, Dr. Richard Deth from Northeastern University published an elegant scientific paper which detailed the exact biochemical sequences that were defective in these children and the above co-factors (vitamins) were intimately involved. Replacement of these factors then becomes critical in their treatment. More information on these protocols and the doctors that use them can be found online at http://www.autism.com/ari/.