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There is a striking personal choice underlying several major types of cancer, including bladder cancer, esophageal cancer, lung cancer, mouth and throat cancer, as well as heart disease and emphysema. This decision is the personal habit of cigarette smoking. Overwhelmingly, deaths and cases of cancer are found in smokers more frequently than nonsmokers. The statistical facts are so dramatic, that in chronic heavy smokers, the chances of dying from the consequences of smoking are much higher than from an automobile accident. An average smoker (1520 cigarettes per day) is 14 times more likely to die of lung cancer than a nonsmoker. Up to age 65, these moderate smokers die at almost twice the rate of non-smokers. LUNG DAMAGE leading to smoker’s cough and emphysema is largely due to destruction of the “cilia” and irritation of the breathing tubes. Cilia are tiny hairs that line the pathways of the lung. Their job is to sweep irritating and foreign particles away by washing them with phelgm (mucus). As cilia are destroyed by the smoke, chronic inflammation and infection - set* into the lungs which have lost their natural defenses. “Smoker’s Cough” is the body’s way of trying to rid daily extra mucus that is produced. Coughing persists because without the cilia, and with chronic irritation from smoke, it is difficult to remove phlegm, which begins to choke the smoker. Nicotine, a powerful drug, occurs naturally in tobacco. It can both cause an increase in the heartbeat, and increase the

This week’s menu of meals served by the Cape May County Nutritional Project For the Elderly

Next week’s menu: Nov. 21: Veal patty w/brown gravy, cream style corn, turnip greens, canned sliced peaches, chocolate chip cookie. Nov. 22: Chili con came/W kidney beans, buttered noodles, peas, vanilla pudding. Nov. 23: Roast turkey, stuffing w gravy, cranberry sauce, Brussels sprouts, pumpkin pie. Nov. 24: Holiday (Thanksgiving. Nov. 25: Holiday. All meals are served with whole wheat bread, margarine, and beverage. Snacks (to be delivered with mobile meals to the house-bound): Nov. 21: Pimento cheese sandwich, orange Nov. 22: Tuna fish salad sandwich, apple sauce. Nov. 23: Hard boiled eggs (2), lettuceHomato salad, mayonnaise, banana. Nov. 24and25: Holiday. ^ Milk accompanies all snack meals.

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by Dr. Robert C. Beitman

adverse effects of high blood pressure upon the heart and blood vessels. This may lead to a greater chance of having a heart attack or stroke. TAR IN tobacco is considered to be a carcinogen (i.e. a substance which tends to cause canter cells to appear). Because of carcinogens, there is a higher incidence of certain cancers in smokers. Pipe smokers are

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usually susceptible to cancer of the palate (roof of the mouth). Since tdr is passed in the urine, this is believed to explain the higher incidence of bladder cancer in smokers. Pregnant women who smoke are twice as likely to have a miscarriage. “Sudden infant death syndrome” is increased if the mother smokes in pregnancy. If she smokes while breastfeeding, nicotine is passed through her milk to the infant. Also, chances of the "child’s having pneumonia or bronchitis in the first year of life are increased if the the mother smokes. Smoking can lead to irritation of the stomach in the form of inflammation (gastritis), or ulcer disease. It can also discolor the teeth, as is well known, and affect the breath. SOME PEOPLE obviously experience gmoking as pleasurable aclhrky. There can be psychologkal. social and physical addictions in the response to the habit and to nicotine’s affect on the body. I personally accord great respect to those who have successfully stopped smoking. It is a difficult personal choice, yet more so than almost any other preventive medicine concept, it can improve the quality of your health and even help save your life. November 17 is the date of the Great American Smoke Out sponsored by the American Society. Call 886-1154 for program details. Health Watch is a public education project of the Cape May County Unit of the American Cancel* Society.

County Library by Kathleen Duffy

Whoreadit? The average addict of mystery books is said to read three whodunits a week. Famous mystery writer John Creasey, who also wrote under the pseudonyms of Gordon Ashe, M.E. Cooke, Norman Deane, Michael Halliday, Kyle Hunt, J.J. Marric and Jeremy York, said, “The crime story is almost the only novel worth reading today because it deals with the fundamental conflict of mankind; the conflict of good and bad. At its best it is the morality play of our age.” In 70 Years of Best Sellers by Alice Payne Hackett, there is a great deal of information of interest to the reader of mystery, detective and suspense fiction. "Of the 151 books in this field which have sold a million or more copies 91 are by Earle Stanley Gardner, followed by Richard Prather (16), Ellery Queen (13), Mickey Spillane (12)) Ian Fleming (11), Agatha Christie (4). Dashiell Hammett and JohnD. MacDonald (2).’’ IN THE GOOD old days murders were committed only in two places: picturesque old English country houses and lavish Manhattan penthouses. World War II changed all this — fortunately. “An interesting noH — whether the victim is killed in Bangkok, Calcutta or Tokyo, he is still invariably Anglo-Sajcon.” That much is still true and unchanging in the fascinating world of the mystery, detective, and suspense novel. If) you would like to pick yoiw next mystery by the exotic background — from the Arctic to Yugoslavia check into Who Done It?; A Guide to Detective, Mystery and Suspense Fiction by Ordean A. Hagen which has a section where mysteries are listed under the setting of the scene of the crime. This book is also an excellent source for looking up theme mysteries centered on Antiques, Atomic Research, Clergy, Lawyers or even topics such as Sports. "When C. Auguste Dupin solved ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’ in 1841, ‘The Mystery of Marie Roget’ in 1843, and the enigma of ’The Purloined Letter’ in 1845, he was to become the first in a long line of detectives continuing to the present day . " As the creator of Dupin, Edgar Allen Poe became the father of the detective story as we know it today. Despite his great contribution to the field. Poe cannot, however, be given complete credit for its enormous growth and popularity. IN EVERY period of history, we have been intrigued by the mysterious and unknown from Oedipus Rex. which is at its heart a murder mystery. Some great literature falls into the category even though we don’t commonly refer to them as mysteries — Borges' story, “Death and the Compass”, Dostoevski’s Crime and Punishment. or Dicken's Bleak House. So don't look down your nose at the mystery fan or refer to this genre of literature as popular culture — a faintly derisive term that includes comics, baseball and operettas. SLEUTHS. INC. by Hugh Eames, inspects five masters of criminal fiction,

Doyle, Sinenon, Hammett, Ambler, Chandler and the great sleuths of their creation, Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Maigret, Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, Nick and Nora Charles, along with their vastly different methods of problem solving. The Private Lives of Private Eyes. Spies. Crime Fighters and Other Good Guys by Otto Penzler gives illustrated "biographies” of the 25 best known fictional super sleuths. It includes facts: date and place of birth, education, physical description, personality quirks, current residences, marital status, .hobbies, closest friends, archest enemies, biggest cases — all the information you need about the lives and careers of these men and women. FOR THOSE who specialize in Sherlock Holmes a^d dream of being accepted into the Baker Street Irregulars, we have The Encyclopedia Sherlockiana; A Universal Dictionary oj the State of Knowledge of Sherlbck Holmes and His Bi- • ographer John H. Watson. M.D. by Jack Tracy and Who's Who in Sherlock Holmes; A Complete and Hdridy Reference to the Great Detectivejs Every Case by Scott Jt Bullard and Michael L€i> Collins. Dame Agatha Christie fans will find Yfce Agatha Christie's Who\ Who. which cross references more than 2,000 colorful characters from her writings. The Detectionary

is a biographical dictionary of leading characters in mystery fiction, which is also handy when you’re trying to remember who wrote books starring a certain character and memory flees. My personal favorite is. Ellery Queen's The Chinese Orange Mystery. which I read in high school I re-read it every five or six

years because I can vividly remember the impossible locked room set-up but never remember the outcome. I think perhaps Martin Cruz Gorky Park will be like that, a real page turner to return to for a rereading. * For devotees — A// But Impossible; An Anthology of Locked Rooms and Impossible Crime Stories by the members of the Mystery Writers of America will provide several evenings' mental gymnastics

SENIOR CITIZENS HAVE YOUR EARS EXAMINED NOW! YOUR HEARING IS A SPECIAL GIFT & WE WANT TO HELP YOU ENJOY IT. HEARING TEST AND BLOOD PRESSURE TEST Free electronic hearing tests will be given at CAPE MAY COUNTY HEARING AID DISPENSARY, 112 S. Main St. (Rt. 9), Cape May Court House, New Jersey ^8210, on Thursday, November 17tlvand Friday, November 18th. 2 State of New Jersey Licensed Hearing Aid Dispensers specializing in nerve deafness will perform the tests, from 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. * Anyone who has'trouble hearing should be tested, even people who now wear a hearing aid. Those who have been told nothing could be done for them should also be evaluated to findout which of the modern methods of hearing correction can help them hear better. To avoid delay, please call for appointment, or come in. CALL (609) 465-9199 CAPE MAY COUNTY HEARING AID DISPENSARY

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