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MIKE HALE
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JAYNE GOLDSTON
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Phone (706) 846-3188. Fax (706) 846-2206
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Hogansville, Georgia 302,30
Encounter A Snake?
Use Common Sense
A week or so ago, while cut-
ting my grass, I stumbled onto a
pretty good-sized Timber rattler.
I guess the sound of the lawn-
!mower and the yell that I gave
out was enough to scare the snake
and he high-tailed it toward the
: woods behind my home.
Last week, The Talbotton New
! Era reported a snake being found
:at the Courthouse in Talbotton.
i The snake was captured and
released back into the wild.
While I don't have a love for
:snakes, I'm not one of those peo-
n. ple to run to get a gun and start-
! ing blasting away at it. Usually,
a snake is just as afraid of you as
: you are of it and will quickly take
fits leave. However, if you intimi-
: date it, you're asking for trouble.
With the mild winter we
enjoyed this past winter, and rain-
fall low, we'll probably see more
of the slithering creatures this
summer. It is important to know
how to deal with a snake and how
to care for snakebite.
The United States records
between 7,000 and 8,000
snakebites annually. Most of
those come during the summer
season. It is important to remem-
i ber that it usually takes several
hours to die from snakebite and
only about a dozen or so each year
! result in death.
The first thing to remember
about snakes is that they are try-
ing to get away from you. If you
allow them to do so, they will gen-
erally move away and you won't
see them again. If you don't that
is when dealing with a snake can
become dangerous.
Use of good common sense
can help prevent you from receiv-
ing a bite. Here are a few point-
ers:
• If you are walking or hiking
in an area known to have snakes,
• wear long pants and boots if pos-
sible;
• Do not thrush hands or feet
into any areas if you cannot see
into the area;
• Tap ahead of you with a walk-
ing stick before entering an area
with an obscured view of your
feet. Snakes will attempt to avoid
you if given adequate warning;
• Last, but most important,
even though most snakes are not
poisonous, avoid picking up or
playing with any snake unless you
have been properly trained to do
so.
If you are bitten, the first
. thing you should do is call for
emergency help. Here are a few
don'ts involved with snakebites:
• Do not allow a snake bite
victim to exercise by walking, etc.
If possible, carry the victim to
safety;
• Do not apply a tourniquet;
• Do not apply cold com-
presses to snakebite;
• Do not give the victim stim-
ulants or pain medication unless
instructed by a doctor to do so;
• Do not raise the site of the
bite above the victim's heart;
• Do not give the victim any-
thing by mouth;
• Do not try to suction the
venom- doing so may cause more
harm than good.
Here are a few first aid tips
for dealing with snakebites:
• Keep the victim calm,
restrict movement, and keep the
affected area below the heart
level to reduce the flow of venom;
• Wash the bite with soap and
water;
• Remove any rings or con-
stricting items; the affected area
may swell;
• If the area of the bite begins
to swell and change color, the
snake was probably poisonous;
• Cover the bite with a clean,
cool compress or a clean, moist
dressing to reduce swelling and
discomfort;
• Monitor the vital signs of
the victim. If there are signs of
shock lay the victim flat, raise
the feet about a foot, and cover
the victim with a blanket;
• Get medical help immedi-
ately;
• Bring the dead snake, ff this
can be done without risk of fur-
ther injury to anyone else.
OF COURSE, these are sim-
ple CPR procedures and should
not be considered as life saving
techniques for snakebites•
Just remember, snakes will
most likely be plentiful this year,
so be careful and watch where
you are putting your hands and
feet.
We welcome your ideas...
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OPINION
PAGE 4 - HOGANSVILLE HOME NEWS - JUNE 8, 2000
Braving Breakfi00st oj'Death
My friend Rigsby, the health
nut, had that look in his eye.
"I did it," he said.
"Did what?" I asked him.
"I had breakfast."
"So did I," I said. "What's the
big deal?"
"I had a real breakfast,"
Rigsby answered. "For ten years
all I've had for breakfast are
things that are supposed to be good
for me."
"I've eaten enough oat bran to
qualify for the Kentucky Derby.
I've eaten more yogurt than a hun-
dred-and-twelve-year-old
Russian. I"ve eaten so many
bananas on my grandola, I'm
growing hair on my back and
twice a day have a serious urge
to go hang upside down on a tree
limb."
"But breakfast is our most
important meal," I said. "You
should be eating healthy in the
morning."
"I don't care," said Rigsby.
"Man can't Live on fiber alone. He
must also have an occasional
scrambled egg."
"You ate an egg?"I asked him
in disbeLief.
"Four," Rigsby answered.
I don't remember the last time
I had an egg. I think it was dur-
ing the Eisenhower administra-
tion.
"Aren't you afraid of getting
too much cholesterol?" I asked
Rigsby.
"I',e got to die of something,
and if an egg doesn't get me, some-
thing else will."
"What else did you have?"
"A Belgian waffle," said
Rigsby. "With butter and syrup all
over it."
"That's a lot of sugar. What
about hypoglycemia?"
"What about it?"
"Well," I attempted to explain,
"you could become faint, disori-
ented, and develop diabetes."
"Yeah," said Rigsby. "I could
also get run over by a beer truck,
but I'm still going to cross the
street."
"Did you eat anything else?"
"I had some bacon."
"Bacon, studies show, can
cause cancer."
"And I ate some white toast."
"No nutritional value there•
You should have eaten whole
wheat."
"And some pancakes."
"On top of the Belgian waffle?
Are your affairs in order?"
"And some hash brown pota-
toes."
"All that grease. Who's the
executor of your will?"
"And three chocolate dough-
nuts."
"I don't remem-
ber the last time
I had an egg. I
think it was dur-
ing the Eisen-
hower adminis-
tratiog "
"You won't live until
Christmas."
"And some leftover pizza from
the night before."
"Our Father, who are..."
"And a Little Debbie Snack
Cake."
"But I drink diet soft drinks,
to cut down on my s6gar intake,"
I said.
"Yeah," my blood said. "You
and all those dead laboratory
rats."
Just then my
in the conversation.
"Since eating
cancer, when an I going
some more fish?"
ach. I'm afraid to eat
fish,"I sak
vision saying to be
eating fish because the
ment wasn,t doing
inspecting it and I could
tis."
"Big deal. You want
cancer?" my stomach ask
After that, I
sions.
sort of coffee anymore,
cereals made ouly of oat
cut out all sugars-both
artificial - I'd call in
ernment inspectors to
any fish I was about to eat,
would never, under
stances, get Ul
could cause me to have
attack.
(If my house catches
at midnight, I'll cross
when I come to it.)
Then I thought, what if:
that and radon gas
house and kills me?
I went to the
pulled out
had myself a good cry.
Warm Springs Expense A.cc
(Another in a series)
An example of the relaxed and
friendly relationship of President
and press then, and of their mutu-
al affection for Warm Springs, is
this exchange of poems.
In 1943, the press association
reporters heard a rumor that a
long trip somewhere was in the
offing. Alluding to a favorite
Roosevelt topic for sniping at them
-- their inflated Warm Springs
expense accounts -- the corre-
spondents typed up this:
Ode to the Spring
or
Expense Account, Oh;How I
Miss You
As we wish for sectors vernal
warm aike hope) Springs eter-
nal.
There we'd bask in liquidplea-
sure
While piling up a modest trea-
sure.
The problem's simple, answer
s
Let's jump to Georgia once
again.
Roosevelt was handed the
poem by Marvin McInWre. He got
a piece of scratch paper from
Grace Tully and dashed off a reply:
Your touching deep desire
Arouses in me fire
To send a hasty wire
To Warm Springs in the mire
To scape the roads
Break out the corn
The gals is waiting
Sho's you born
To the 3 Press Associations
ONLY
None others need apply.
That year and again in 1944,
the White House Correspondents
Association personally gave
Roosevelt a $1,000 check for the
fight against infantile paralysis.
The money was raised through the
association's annual dinners.
IN ACCEPTING the 1944
check at a regular White House
press briefing (Roosevelt met with
reporters twice a week through-
out his administration), the
President engaged in some brief
banter, then turned serious.
"That's perfectly grand," he said,
"perfectly fine. Well, the dinner
-- the dinner was certainly worth
it. It was all right."
He seemed genuinely moved.
HAD THERE NOT been such
Memories differ on
whether agents would
actually interfere.
a good relationship, perhaps there
would have been occasional pic-
tures of Roosevelt in an aide's
arms, or crawling, or struggling
in or out of a car, or wobbling on
braces and crutches. Perhaps
there would have been word
description of his problems.
And perhaps not. Steve Early
had a set speech for newcomers.
"Why write about it (or photograph
him)?" he would ask. "What's the
point? Everybody knows he's crip-
pled. It's just' not news."
Even journalists who did not
like Roosevelt would probably
agree with that.
If they didn't, there:
always the Secret
noted above, memories
whether agents would
interfere. Secret
dealing with
still restricted.
A request to the
Library
ing with Secret Service
tions or memoranda
photographers brought
response that
orders or memos. So
if there were
agents, the
viduals acting on their
the "unwritten rule" for
ists was also an unwritten
agents.
(Next week:
Secret Service)
'THE SQUIRE
OF WARM SPRINGS IS ON
TLE WHITE HOUSE. IT
TAINS ALL OF THE
REPRINTED IN
PER DURING THE PAST'
PROCEEDS
SALE ALL GO TO THI
SEVELT
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Just Over in the (00loryla
In 1906, James W. Acuff and
Emmett S. Dean put together the
old favorite, "Just Over in the
Gloryland." This song has long
been the favorite of many
Christians because it speaks of
their blessed hope, the coming of
the lord Jesus, alld their home in
heaven. Once Jesus comes and
the church is removed, while the
seven years tribulation is unfold-
ing in the Earth, the saints will be
at home in Heaven.
The first phrase of each of the
four verses of that old song gives
a good description about the child
of God's hope of Heaven. The
phrases say, "I've a home where
the saints abide, I am on my way
to those mansions fair, what a joy-
ful tho't my lord I'll see, with the
blood washed throng I will shout
and sing." While the Earthis expe-
riencing the wrath of God, those
saved by the grace of Go d will be
busy with other things.
WHILE REVELATION chap-
ters four and five describe the
scene of the saints in Heaven,
there are two other events that
we must concern ourselves with.
These two events are the
Judgement seat of Christ and the
Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
Both of these times include only
those who have by faith received
Jesus as their Savior.
Once the church is raptured,
(caught away) all will stand
before the Judgement Seat of
Christ.
This judgement is not to deter-
mine whether one is saved or lost,
but to determine rewards.
Contrary to the belief of many,
the Bible teaches that one can
know now where he will spend
eternity. (I John 5:13) This judge-
ment is presided over by the lord
Jesus Christ where he will put to
test the quality of every work of
every believer.
If the work withstands the
test, then a reward will be given,
if the work does not survive the
test, then a loss will be suffered.
(I Corinthians 3:12-15 and 2
Corinthians 5:10)
WHILE LIVING in this world
below, every child of God must
realize that one day an account
will be given. Every preacher will
account for every sermon
preached, every teacher will
account for every lesson given,
every singer will account for
every song sung, and every
church member will account for
every service rendered for the
cause of Christ.
Although God does reward
faithful service, there will also be
loss for service of the wrong qual-
ity.
According to the Bible,
rewards will be in the form of
crowns for different areas of ser-
vice.
There will be the incorrupt-
ible crown (I Corinthians 9:25-27),
the crown of life (James 1:2,
Revelation 2:10), the crown of
righteousness (2 Timothy 4:8), the
crown of glory (I Peter 5:2-4) and
the crown of rejoicing (I
9j
Thessalonians
the judgement seat
of loss while for others
a time of reward.
The crowns will be
ful, but even more than
hag the erowas will be
when the saints will
the feet of Jesus. Rev. 4:1(
"The four and
down before him that sat
throne, and worship
liveth for ever and ever,
their crowns before the
saying,"
When the day comes to 1
Jesus' feet our. gifts
will we have to lay at
scarred feet?
