How To Deal With Older People
New York (NAPS) - The
Idea that the aged cannot
cope with modern living may
be as old as the hills-but it's
not too intellignt. Today it's
clear that the older genera
tion can do all right on its
own, and even better with a
little help from the rest of us.
What can be done? Few,
things are more important to
our senior citizens than keep
ing active. (Arts, crafts, and
conversation are part of the
gamr.) You can -help older
people lick the age-old enemy
of old age? time.
Even when older people
are confined to the home,
they enjoy company. Urge
friends to drop by. Make sure
each member of the family
spends some time with the
elderly person. Encourage
him or her to accept age with
grace.
"What is old age? this
thing that makes young
people shudder and older
people weep?" asks Dr. Os
wald Hoffmann of radio's
famed Lutheran Hour, heard
every week over more than
1,200 outlets. "When do we
get old? I had a friend of 75
who never got old. He died
eventually, but he never grew
old. He was always young
?with young ideas, young
ways of doing things, a
youthful approach to all of
life, always getting ready for
tomorrow and looking for
ward with excitement to the
day after tomorrow.
'The man who can accept
his white hair as a crown of
glory cannot be a crepehang
er, an apostle of gloom, a
peddler of sadness."
What are some of the ways
to assist senior citizens and to
benefit from their venerable
judgement, experience and
offtimes lively outlook on
life? Here are several other
suggestions on how younger
people can avail themselves of
the wisdom of age, and, at
the same time, give a more
youthful viewpoint ot the
aged.
ASK THEIR ADVICE ON
WORK AND LIVING PRO
BLEMS. If you're planning to
move or make other arrange
ments in your way of life,
talk it over first. Yoyll often
find not only encouragement
and support for your move,
but practical and timely help
on doing it well. You may be
surprised to find that a close
relative has been way ahead
of you in this and only wait
ing for you to bring up the
subject.
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dont burst into tears or try
emotional balckmail such as
"Little Johnny will miss you
so." For many, retirement is
not the end of the road but a
chance to find new friend
ships and a new and interest
ing way of life.
. WRITE NEWSY
LETTERS. One grandmother
says the kind of letters she
best likes to get are those
filled with news of the family
at work or play -and often
the most, trivial details you
may not think worthy of
inclusion turn out to be the
most interesting. Whether
you confide your troubles or
not is a matter of how close
your relationship is. If you
do, however, it's often best to
take an upbeat view of the
matter. (Say: "Harry had a
fight with his boss last week,
but I think he's on the road
to getting the dispute strai
ghtened out now"-not "Un
less Harry manages to smooth
over his bov's feelings he's
going to hav? to look for
another job").
REMEMBER ANNIVER
SARIES AND BIRTHDAYS.
Often, the older a person
gets, the more precious are
his memories. Be sure you
commemorate anniversaries
and birthdays by sending
appropriate greetings and pre
sents. keeping active. (Arts,
crafts, and conversation are
part of the game.) You can
help another to simply pitch
in and put up the screens,
haul the trash, or do whatever
has to be done to help. For
instance, it is especially help
ful to an older person for you
to do chores which involve
standing on a ladder, since
even the healthiest can suffer
from a feeling of dizziness on
heights.
VISIT AS OFTEN AS
YOU CAN. Dan't let holidays
or other special days slip by
without a visit if you are even
remotely in hailing distance.
May elderly people say that
they stay busy and in good
spirits until 1 Sunday or other
special holiday comes along
when they have little to
do? and consquently they
come down with the slumps.
If you can't possibley visit,
make sure you send a warm
personal message. .
AID IN ADAPTING TO
CHANGE. Don't throw cold
water on new projects, part
-time jobs or hobbies. Such
morale-builders can actually
improve the circulation, stir
up new vitality and may even
help improve general health.
Instead, help launch the ven
ture with a suitable present
and a blessing- -and show by
your attitude that you very
much want ot help it succeed.
"There is nothing young
people do that is more im
portant than to prepare for
the same time, give a more
youthful viewpoint to the
aged, about that very much
when we are young, but it is
still true. Music lessons can be
sheer drudgery when we are
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delight to those who can en
joy it in their mature years,
because they prepared for
that enjoyment when they
were young."
In the meantime, before
reaching the golden years,
you can extend your own
youth and vitality by helping
someone else extend his.
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If you tried many times to
reduce, and failed, presum
ably from the lack of will
power, It may mean you need
to change your attitude.
In the first place, you
must really want to lose extra
pounds badly enough to en
dure some uncomfortable
days. This desire is the one
thing that is the basis of all
successful diets.
Psychologists tell us that
in this department many
people have a "mind set."
They say that, although you
dont want to fall, you fear
you will, and you half-way
expect to. An extremely
nervous person will over-eat
because, by drawing a great
amount of blood'to the diges
tive tract to digest the food,
body tension is relieved. The
mind is not clear and keen.
Over- large amounts of
food are used as a kind of
sedative by some.
There are numerous other
reasons for over-eating-self
pity, an inferiority complex
the list could go on and on.
The important thing is to
understand your inability to
diet.
Once the problem is over
come, you are ready to
choose your diet plan. If you
want to lose a great deal of
weight, It is important that
you consult you doctor. He
will tell you how fast to lose
weight, the best diet for you,
and how much exercise to
take during your diet.
If you want to lose four or
five pounds, you will prob
ably be able to do this by
simply reducing your intake
of food.
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Time
By M. E. Gardner i
Many times boxwood
troubles are difficult to diag
nose. Many home gardeners
attempt to grow these plants
out of their range of adapt
ability which compounds
problems.
The two most_ common
types are: the American box
wood, and the English box
wood. Neither of these types
are adapted to our coastal
plains region but do best in
the Piedmont and mountains.
The Japanese box (Buxus
microphylla japonica) is more
heat tolerant and better
adapted for growth in the
coastal areas.
Boxwoods grow best in
semi-shaded locations with
some protection from cold,
drying winds in the winter
season. If some protection
from cold winds Is not afford
ed, there is likely to occur a
mild form of cold damage
expressed by bronze foliage
in the spring. This is usually
not serious and the plants will
recover when new growth Is
initiated in the spring.
The soil should be reason
ably good, well drained and
aerated. Equal volumes of
peat and soil place around the
plants at setting time will
help. Dont set plants too
deeply. Place the ball
(whether from container of
balled and burlapped) even
with the soil level, mulch and
keep moist after setting.
Two applications of fer
tilizer, such as an 8-8-8, are
usually sufficient. Make the
fint application when growth
starts in the spring; and the
second about the middle of
June. Spread the fertilizer
evenly over the root system
and away from the trunk of
the plant. Use about one
fourth measuring cup for
each foot of height.
Boxwood plants seem to
be especially susceptible to
nematodes. They can be con
trolled by drenching the soil
around the plants with a nem
atocide; either Nemagon or
Fu ma zone. Both materials
should be carefully used ac
cording to instruction on the
container.
For branch blight, twig
blight and Phytophthora
blight, J. C. Wells, extension
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Sanitation will also help.
Remove diseased stems and
they appear and keep the
plants free of leaves and twigs
that fall from the trees.
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