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: Obeying my 96 year old mother-in-law, I planted turnip seed
in a backyard garden K was a good root crop day. Maw Maw
Cruse beHeves in Crier’s Almanac and the Bible. “Never mind
what you learned in college; you listen to me.”
Guess what I expect to harvest? Certainly not cucumbers,
but something purple topped.
Isn't it strange that though we believe in natural laws like the
law of the harvest, we seem to think God is slipshod in running
His moral universe. We reason, There are no hard and fast
rules of behavior. I’ll get by with this secret thing, and no one
will know"
The blackest lie I know that television writers push is that
sexual sins have no lasting consequences Thou shalt not
, commit adultery" is just not for our generation, they portray.
• In my annual journey through the Bible. I always approach
Ezekiel with some uneasiness and puzzlement. However, notes
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I have penned in earlier years tug me through. •
A recurring theme of the pntphet't message la, Than you wi
know that I am the ix*d.. B Young s Concordance lets at laaat 30
times that phrase occurs in Ezekiel
Israel’s sin would eventually bring judgment, then remorse.
In Babylonian captivity they would suffer the ooneequencee of
wrong moral made.
I wonder why we have to be such dul students of God’s
higher ways. We sort of ignore God’s textbook, donl we?
Here's the truth again When sin’s consequences settle In,
God will be seen as He is. The Hebrew prophet writes, They
will loath themselves in their own sight for the evNs they have
committed...Then they will know that I am the Lord.” (Ezekiel
6."9-10).
Do you sometimes "loathe yourself?" Some dark deed of the
past bothers you. It just won't stay hidden as we would peeler.
It keeps washing up on the shore of memory. It never should
have been It wasn't what God wanted.
It took me a long time to learn something from the B&e.
True sorrow for sin comes only after one repents. Even after re-
ceiving God's forgiveness, a sin-scarred memory can pain one
for a long, long time.
It takes years and floods of God's grace to wash away the
terrible stains of moral failure. Sin carries such a high cost to the
guilty.
A godly hymn writer wrote of the "Rock of Ages." "Could my
tears forever flow. Could my zeal no languor know, These for sin
could not atone. Thou must save, and thou alone; In my hands
no price I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling."
"Help me, Oh God, to soon be able to forgive myself, even as
You have forgiven."
A Little Sodium Goes A Long Way
by Linda Harrison
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Sodium is a mineral that occurs naturally in some foods and
'' is added to many foods and beverages. Most of the sodium ih
the American diet comes from table salt, which is 40 percent
"’sodium and 60 percent chloride. One teaspoon of salt contains
—about 2 thousands milligrams of sodium.
~ Sodium does play an important part in our bodily function. It
^attracts water into the blood vessels and helps maintain normal
£«H3lood volume and blood pressure. Sodium is needed for the
■^normal function of nerves and muscles.
Although some sodium is essential to your health, you need
Tvery little. The National Research Council of the National Acad-
emy of Sciences suggests that a "safe and adequate" range of
sodium intake per day is about 1,100 to 3,300 milligrams for
adults. This is well below the amount that most American adults
consume.
Most sodium added during processing comes from salt, but
other ingredients and additives used by manufacturers contain
sodium as well. Salt is second only to sugar in amount added by
\ manufacturers 1b the foods Americans eat.
Most of the sodium in processed foods is added to preserve
and/or flavor them. Salt is the major source of sodium added to
.. these foods. It is added to most canned and some frozen
^.vegetables, smoked and cured meats, pickles, and sauerkraut.
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Salt is used in most cheese, sauces, salad dressings, and in-
many breakfast cereals. Sodium is also found in many other
ingredients used in food processing. Examples of sodium-
containing ingredients are: Baking powder, baking soda, mono-
sodium glutamate, sodium benzoate, sodium caseinate, sodium
citrate, sodium nitrite, sodium phosphate, sodium propionate,
sodium saccharin.
Watch out for commercially prepared condiments, sauces,
and seasonings when preparing and serving foods for you and
your family. Many, like these below, are high in sodium.
Onion salt, celery salt, garlic salt, seasoned salt, meat tender-
izer, bouillon, soy sauce, steak sauce, barbecue sauce, catsup,
Worcestershire sauce, salad dressing, pickles, chili sauce, relish.
Nutrition and ingredient labels on foods can show the major
sources of sodium in your diet and help give an idea of sodkir.'
intake. Many manufacturers are introducing food with reduced
sodium.
A diet with less sodium does not have to be dull or limited in
variety. There are mar / ways to reduce sodium in your diet
without sacrificing flavor or quality. Remember that cutting back
on sodium begins at the supermarket and continues through
food preparation and serving.
Educational programs conducted by the Texas Agricultural Exten-
sion Service serve people regardless of socioeconomic level, race,
color, sex, religion, disability or national origin.
I Many Improvements Needed
In Fight Against Breast Cancer
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Au st in-Alt hough progress has been made in detecting breast
cancer early on, there is still much room for improvement, ac-
cording to the American Cancer Society.
“For the first time since the 1950’s, fewer women are dying
from breast cancer," said Mary Nowotny, R.N., Ph D, chair of the
Texas Division Breast Cancer Detection Committee." And in
Texas, the number of women whose breast cancers are de-
tected at the earliest stages, when the range of treatment op-
tions and the chances for survival are greatest, has increased."
w. T h® decrease in mortality has been linked to more mammog-
1 faphy screening and advances in treatment. Among black
women, however, mortality has not fallen, perhaps because they
do not have access to early detection and early treatment op-
tions.
Also, only 49 percent of Texas women 50 and over have had
a mammogram in the past year, according to the Texas Bureau
of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. Seventy-eight per-
cent of breast cancers occur in women of this age group.
“We want to encourage physicians to refer women to have
mammograms according to American Cancer Society guide-
lines," Nowotny said. “We also want older women to know that
• they may not be taking advantage of mammography screening
; benefits they are eligible for."
; Medicare covers one screening mammogram and physician
[consultation every two years for women over 65. In Texas, only
32 percent of women eligible for this benefit actually take advan-
tage of It.
The American Cancer Society recommends that all women
have a baseline mammogram by age 40, followed by a screen-
ing mammogram every other year. Women 50 and over should
have a mammogram every year. Also, a doctor should conduct
a clinical breast examination every three years for women 20 to
39 and every year for women 40 and over The Society recom-
mends a monthly-self-examination for women 20 and older.
Breast cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer among
women, second only in deadliness to lung cancer. The Ameri-
can Cancer Society estimates that about one of every nine
American women will develop breast cancer by age 85. This
year, an estimated 182 thousand new breast cancer cases will
be diagnosed; about 46 thousand will die from breast cancer.
For information, contact your local American Cancer Society
office or call 1-800-ACS-2345
Remember the American Cancer Society’s slogan. “If you
have cancer, we can help. If not, you can help.”
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Really Matters
In the 1930$, when the nation was in the depths of the
Great Depression, only about 15 percent of privately employed
nonfarm American workers had pensions, and older Americans
had Mia or nothing to fall back on when they were no longer
able lo work. Poverty rates among the efderty were astonish
ingly high. According to the 1940 Census, 78 percent of elderly
persons were poor in 1939 Ten years later, the figure had
dropped to 55 percent for elderly men, but was still 89 percent
for elderly women
Social Security, created to provide a measure of income
security for Americans too old to continue working, has become
the nation's greatest social policy success story. For sixty years,
it has provided income security for retirees and their families
based on contributions that retirees have made during their
working years. But Social Security is more than a retirement
program. It also provides income security to workers and their
families should the worker die or become disabled. Social Se-
curity has evolved in a near-universal system that is the corner-
stone of the nation’s commitment to the financial well-being of al
its citizens as they age or become disabled It is their primary
insurance against an uncertain economic future
Social Security is a Family Protection Program
Social Security helps people of all ages - one in six Ameri-
can receives Social Security benefits Although it is commonly
assumed that Social Security is a program that benefits only
older persons, one-quarter of beneficiaries are under 65.
While 61 percent of Social Security beneficiaries are retired,
millions of dependent children, spouses, and widows also re-
ceive important benefits from Social Security. Nineteen percent
of benefits go to parents, spouses of retired workers, and wid-
ows/widowers; ten percent of benefits go to disabled workers
and their spouses. For the millions of families who have little or
no life or disability insurance, the Social Security program pro-
vides invaluable protections in the event the family breadwinner
becomes disabled or dies.
Furthermore, Social Security spares younger families the
burden of supporting their parents in their old age Working-age
families that are facing slow earnings growth and the need to
save fore college education’s and other expenses would be
hard-pressed to provide the kind of financial support available
through Social Security. Furthermore, the program enables
older persons to retain their independence and dignity, and to
maintain their own households until a much later age than would
otherwise be possible - something surveys consistently reveal
older American value greatly.
It’s an Earned Benefit - Benefits Are Based on What You Pay In
Social Security is an earned benefit, which means that
benefits received are based on contributions that people make
during their working years. People build insurance protection
under Social Security through work in employment that is cov-
ered under the program. Benefits are paid to works who gain in-
sured status and to their eligible spouses, children, and survi-
vors. American works thus have a special claim to the benefits
they receive because they are receiving a return on the money
they paid in during their working years. It is this connection be-
tween contributions and benefits that serves as the basis of the
program s widespread support.
It’s the Basic Source of Income for People in Retirement
Surveys reveal many Americans believe they would do
better at saving for retirement that the Social Security system
does on their behalf, yet Americans save woefully little for their
retirement. According to a study by Merrill Lynch, the average
baby-boomer is saving only about 36 percent of what is needed
for an adequate retirement income. In addition, only 58 percent
of today's workers are covered by employer pension plans, only
41 percent of today’s retirees receive income from a pension
plan. Where if not for earned Social Security benefits, millions of
Americans would have little or no retirement income to fall back
on.
Social Security pays benefits to more than 90 percent of
Americans aged 65 and over. For many, it is the primary source
of income:
*14 percent of beneficiaries aged 65 and older depend on
Social Security for all of their income.
*26 percent of beneficiaries aged 65 and older count on
Social Security for 90 percent of their income
*63 percent of beneficiaries aged 65 and older get at least
half of their income from Social Security.
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