Not All Cryatal ia Lead Cryatal „ laereBgooa news lor consumers concerned about uaing crystal passes or bowls for fear of lead’s leeching into drinks or food. More then 90 percent of the crystal pro duced in the United States is made without adding any lead. >'f A widely publicized study about lead’s leaching into alcoholic bever agee stored in lead-crystal decant ers and stemware prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to recommend that consumers refrain from storing food and beverages in load crystal for extended periods of time. Fortunately, most crystal pro duced in the United States is made rttthout adding lead. Included among such “non-lead” crystal items are glasses, tumblers, bowls, and pitchers, which may come in con test with food. “Just because it’s crystal doesn’t mean it was made with lead,” says Stephen K. Zrike, president and dnuf executive officer of Princess House, Inc., a Colgate-Palmolive subsidiary. Prinoess House is a major domestic supplier and manu facturer of non-leadcrystal. Its prod ucts are Sold through home parties by independent sales consultants. Prineeso House’s Weston, West Vir ginia glass facility produces high end handblown and handcut crys tal to which no lead is added. It’s extremely difficult, if not im possible, to tell by eye whether crys tal contains lead, Zrike says. How ever, lead crystal is usually heavier and hag, a distinctive, bell-like ring when tapped. Non-lead crystal is more resistant to scratching and 'discoloring than lead crystal. The majority of crystal produced In the United States Is mads with out adding lead. In Europe, standards specify that all product designated as “crystal” must be made with lead. The United States has no uniform standard; any product made of glass may be called crystal. Crystal sold in the United States as “lull-lead,” how ever, must contain at least 24 per cent lead. “Since it is so difficult to distin guish between the two types of crys :e(, it makes sense for concerned consumers to follow FDA guidelines and not store liquids in crystal de canters and containers,” Zrike says. For information about Princess House and the opportunities it pro vides today’s families call 1-800 4C3-7600. Office machines have sb-unk to the point that executives and sales people can now bring almost any type of business equipment on the rpad with them. Notebook-size laptop computers, cellular phones, apd hand-held copiers let traveling executives and salespeople on-the go produce documents in their hotel rooms, make phone calls from their cars or copy magazine articles while on an airplane. The latest addition to the mobile office is the portable facsimile ma chine, which is now available in sixes even smaller than the stan dprd 8 1/2-by 11-inch documents that the fax can send and receive. The world's smallest fax machine, as certified by the Guinness Book of Records, is the FAXPF-1 from Ricoh Cbrportion. It measures just 11 by 7 by 2 inches and is small enough to fit comfortably inside a briefcase, backpack, or pocketbook, leaving plenty of room for other things. The portable fax machines per mit you to send and receive faxes at anylocation; the beach, a hotel room, even a car. To fax from your car, just plug into the cigarette lighter for power, and connect to a cellular phone. On the beach, the portable fox can be operated off an attached bfttery pack, and hooked up with an "acoustic coupler" to the receiver of a portable, cellular or pay phone. To fax to the office from a hotel room, the portable machines can be plugged into an AC wall outlet, and connected to a standard phone jack. Carrying your own fax machine can be a real money as well as a time saver, as hotels often charge as much as five dollars a page for the use of their fax RISE TO THE CHAI.I.ENGE The tough things we have to face in life are really all to the good. The people who distinguish themselves in human life, who rise to big achievements and experience the greatest joy are those who take difficulty as a challenge and do hot let it deter them. Dr. Norman V. Peale Daws are not masters, but servants, and he rules them who obeys them. Henry W. Beecher *' OPTIMISM ft’s a beautiful world to see, or it’s dismal in every zone. The thing it must ,be in its gloom, or its gleam depends on yourself alone. Anonymous The Guinness Book of Records says the Ricoh Rax PF-1 Is the world's smallest' facsimile ma chine. 1 1 i 1 11 machine. An additional benefit is that a portable fax Can also serve as a small convenience copier. For business people on the move, portable fax machines offer unprec edented flexibility as well as im provements in overall productivity. With a portable fax, executives gain instant access to tljeir office files— they just phone their office and re quest a copy of any document, which can then be instantly faxed to a car, hotel or other location. In addition, sales leads and service calls, also can be faxed to staff already on the road, to ensure a quick response. With the new portable fax ma chines and other compact mobile office equipment, Commuters and traveling business people may soon be able to get as much work done on the road as in their office. I 36 MONTH LEASE* 299/MONTH 245 wagon 244 w/sunroof j6 Mo. closed end lease, 15,000 Mi. per yr., Total of payments *10, /1>4. 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But, many updated oil additives are prov ing beneficial for newer cars as well. Today’s smaller engines work harder, run hotter and have tighter tolerances. While most of today’s oils have built-in additives to meet the demands of modem engines, if used too long these oils can wear out and become contaminated. In this case, supplemental additives insure continued protection by eliminat ing and preventing power-robbing engine deposits of varnish, gum and sludge that build up in your car’s engine. If you do not change your own oil, you can still use supplemental addi tives. In addition to the one-quart size, some additives such as Rislone® engine treatment are now available in smaller 16-ounce bottles that you can simply pour into the crankcase anytime, without danger You got out of your onglno wlwt you put into H. of overfilling. Also, contrary to some opinions^ , many supplemental additives will' not void your new carwarranty. 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