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joyride III dfe" By Libby Demp Forrest J "I can't understand woman," No. 2 told The Hubby. "Don't look at me," said The Hubby. "I can't give you any advice about them." "But you're a married man," said No. 2. "So?" said The Hubby. "You've even been married two times," said No. 2. "That means I know even less than you do." said The Hubby. "Well anyhow, I'm having a problem," said No. 2 "Okay, I'll listen," said The Hubby. "That's about all I can do." "There's this girl at school . . said No. 2. "And you like her? Right?" said The Hubby. "Yeah. I do . . . how did you know I was going to say that?" asked No. 2. "I was a schoolboy myself a few years back." said The Hubby. "WELL. I REALLY LIKE this girl," said No. 2. "but how do I find out if she really likes me?" "Hmmmmm." said The Hubby. "I told you this was going to be a tough one," said No. 2. "What would you do if you were in my shoes?" "I guess I'd be real nice to her," said The Hubby. "Well. I wouldn't want to overdo it," said No. 2 "What's wrong with being nice to her?" said The Hubby. "Then everybody will know and they'll talk about me," said No. 2. "I guess you can't risk that," said The Hubby. "Right," said No. 2. "Can you just call her on the phone and talk to her?" said The Hubby. "I thought about it," said No. 2. •'GUESS YOU'LL HAVE to decide for yourself how you want to handle this," said The Hubby. "That's the best way." "Guess I'll try to find out her telephone number," said No. 2. "Good idea," said The Hubby. No. 2 went to the phone and made a call. "I got her number from someone," said No. 2 to The Hubby. "You're on your way," said The Hubby. "If I can only bring myself to call her," said No 2 No. 2 started to dial the phone, but his finger stuck in the dial. "I don't think I can do it," said No. 2. "Try one more time," said The Hubby. "Maybe if you weren't in the room. I could do it," said No. 2. "Thanks for all your help tho." "It was nothin"', said The Hubby. Our Readers Write Police Pension I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the members of the Middle Township Police Department and their families, to extend our appreciation to the voters of Middle Township who supported us iapur successful drive to change over to the Police and Igimnen's Retirement System. Although some of our detractors attempted to defeat us by circulating false and misleading tax increase figures, the vast majority of our citizens saw this for what is was — scare tactics and nothing more. We stand by the accuracy of the figures we published, figures which were never officially disputed WILLIAM J. SHEA Treasurer Police Pension Transfer Fund Green Creek Next Time (From Page 50) and single controls over larger projects now exist in the state Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA), managed by the Department of Environmental Protection. Assemblyman Robert P. Hollenbeck of Bergen County is sponsoring legislation to do just that, but I suspect development and real estate interests will get it buried in committee forever. It will surely take an enlightened citizenry to make the needed changes. And, sadly, it usually takes a real disaster to bring such enlightenment. Lookin' and Listening (From Page 50) and safely in bare feet on its flat surface. Though the new has been down for some time now, and vacuumed often by that gargantuan machine, there are still nails lodged deep in the abysmal recesses of the Arabian Moonlight, discovered occasionally by cautious bare feet, a reminder of its installation. Recently there was a scratching at our front door, and as I opened it I found myself saying "DID YOU WIPE YOUR FEET?" And our faithful neighbor of sixteen years who visits us at least once a day, ignored me as she waddled as dignified as her pot belly would allow, back through the living room, confident of the goodies awaiting her there. Candy is a beagle who has been deaf for several years.

Rx ; Health Watch by Dr Robert C Beitman

The electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG) is a simple, but highly useful test. It is routinely performed on almost every hospitalized adult and is wise to include in your annual physical. Today, I will explain the EKG, how it works and for what the doctor is looking. The contractions of the heart's muscle is the life power which moves blood through the body. Each heart muscle cell has a minute amount of electricity associated with it. The sum of these bits of electricity add up to the total electric potential of the heart. Any disturbances in the electrical functions of the heart signal possible or probable problems with the ability of the heart muscle to function normally. THE EKG IS a device which allows the electrical activity of the heart to be recorded. To do this the doctor rests metal bars called "limb leads" on the arms and legs. This sets up a series of electric viewpoints for taking the picture of electrical activity of the heart. Next, from six to nine electrodes are placed at strategic sites across the

chest. This also allows different viewpoints of the heart's electrical activity. Once the EKG machine is turned on it rotates through the electrodes, recording the electrical activity from each viewpoint. WHAT COMESout iS a series of graphs. This is because electricity travels in waves and in the case of the heart, these waves are continuously repeated. From each viewpoint the waves look slightly different. When the doctor analyzes the EKG s/he is looking for differences in your EKG from what is considered to be normal. Once you have an EKG on file at your doctor's office, each time an EKG is done they will be compared, because each person's EKG is unique to him or her and the test is much more helpful when the doctor knows your "normal EKG". IN STUDYING the EKG the doctor is looking for changes in the shape of the waves on the graph. Are the troughs (valleys), and peaks different in shape or

height than in a normal EKG? Is the rate at which the waves appear faster or slower than normal for you? Do the waves seem to break apart and not flow smoothly? Are there extra peaks and troughs in your waves that are unexpected on a normal EKG? These details allow the doctor to diagnose possible problems with the heart's muscle and electrical acitivity. These have many names like "arrythmia," "tachycardia," •atrial flutter" and numerous others. BASED ON the findings the doctor may be able to prescribe drugs which can influence the electrical activity of the heart and help it return closer to normal. Further studies may be needed better to specify the problem in some cases. A common question is "How come if I had an EKG done last week and it was normal. I had a heart attack this week?" Unfor-. tunately, one of the limitation of an EKG is that it records the heart's activity

at only a given moment in time. YOU MAY NOT be running steps at that moment, or sleeping, or fighting with your spouse, or have eaten a heavy meal, or almost anything. Sometimes a person will complain of cardiac symptoms and each time the doctor does the EKG it is still normal. At this point it is time to consider more sophisticated testing which we will discuss in future articles Also, a normal EKG does not equate to the absence of heart disease. Dr. Beitman is president of the Cape May County Unit of the American Cancer Society, of which Health Watch is a public education project. Address ■ your letters to Dr. Beitman, 108 N. Main St.. CMCH. PLEASE KEEP IT DOWN. H«hU.iud prrtwjtr i hi hr l^i American Red Croee

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