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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 21, 1977, Winnipeg, Manitoba 18 Winnipeg free press. Monday. February 21, 1977 health for All by or. Neil Solomon dear or. Solomon my daughter has been going skiing during the past two Winter vacations with friends from College and she plans to go again this year. Last time a boy on the trip got some sort of lung trouble that had to do with Altitude and was hospitalized. Is this something serious my daughter should watch out for r. L. Dear r. A the condition you mention sounds like High Altitude pulmonary edema in which too much fluid accumulates in the lung area. It can kill you quickly if it in t diagnosed and treated in time. On the other hand if it is taken care of properly you generally get Over it easily and quickly. A big danger is that skiers with pulmonary edema May be mistakenly diagnosed As having upper respiratory infection or bronchial pneumonia according to a study by or. John p. Kleiner and or. William p. Nelson of the Fitzsimons army medical Centre in Denver. So Tell your daughter to watch out for these symptoms arising 12 to 48 hours after she arrives at her ski resort fatigue weakness headache loss of appetite nausea in Somnia or dizziness. They Are often followed by shortness of breath difficulty in breathing mild Chest pain a dry cough and later a Pink Frothy sputum. Treatment includes bed rest and oxygen for anywhere from 24 hours to three Days and if necessary removal to a Tower Altitude. Or. Kleiner and or. Nelson warn that High Altitude edema in t As rare As it was once thought to be and that it May occur at altitudes of Only or feet which is nothing for skiers. The precise cause of the disease in t Clear they say. But it often strikes people who Rush out and overdo it the first Days of their stay. T dear or. Sokrim your answer to the person who raised the question about glaucoma As reported in your column in our paper was so Clear and precise that i was moved to write you. All too often explanations of glaucoma become complicated and difficult for the Layman to understand. 1 feel that you have done a real to the Public in providing this Lucid explanation. Virgin Boyce executive director National society for the prevention of Lii Iduss lie., new York dear is. Boyce Many thanks for your kind words. Poems wanted the National society of published poets is compiling a Book of poems. If you have written a poem and would like our society to consider it Lor publications Send your poem and a self addressed stamped envelope to National society of published poets inc. P. O. Box 1976 Florida . 33560 Goren Bridge Paul Singh with a victim of his squid Squeezer at Davis Laboratory at the University of California. New squid Squeezer transforms gooey gob into appetizing filet by Charles Hillinger the los Angeles times Davis Calif. If univer sity of California re searcher inventor Paul Singh has his Way millions of americans someday soon will be eating and enjoying squid. Singh 28, has invented a squid squeezing machine that he Hopes will help Intro Duce squid to the american dinner table. Squid has such a unique and pleasing taste that is Why it is so popular in Europe and said Singh who has his doctorate in food engineering. Squid has never caught on As a popular seafood in the United states however. The problem is the gooey glob that is explained Singh. With the glob Are those tentacles sticking out. It just in t appealing to look at so markets Don t carry it. Even for people who know squid there is the tedious work of cleaning skin Ning and the removal of the Singh Hopes his squid Squeezer will solve that problem. Today restaurants and seafood packers pay As much As a Pound to manually clean squid. Initial estimates Are that Singh s squeezing machine will do the Job for less than three cents a Pound. The end result of the machine will be White squid files no different in appearance than other fish steaks ready to be cooked in a wide variety of Singh said. Studies off the California coast show a potential an Nual catch of tons of squid without denting the re source. The total in recent years has averaged tons annually with much of it exported to Europe and Asia. In Italy and Japan where squid is especially popular families Dine regularly on squid fritters squid rings stuffed squid squid soup squid salad squid casserole and dozens of other dishes. Singh s squid squeezing machine is still in the development stage but he has applied for a Patent. Singh was encouraged by the University to undertake the project using Federal funding. The machine is a group concept being Deve loped by Singh with the help of graduate students Al Brooks. 30, Dan Brown 24 and Mitch Coker 21. I m wearing it shows Elsa Peretti s Silvertone bean necklace with Halston Creme perfume. What a special Way to Wear my favour Ite fragrance. What a special offer for Only with any Halston Purchase till feb. 26. I can slip it around my neck and take it with me everywhere. Perfume of. Spray Cologne 1 of. And Bath lotion 8 of. Also milk Bath Bath Oil Bath powder. Write phone 942-7321. Holt Renfrew Portage Cartton Birds Are inspiration for Ontario Batik artist Bolt in up Batik artist Joan Donnelly goes to the Birds to find inspiration fur Wiur work with fabric. She says the waterfowl raised As a Hobby by her husband Gerald at their farm near this Community Hor of for patterns study the Way the swans geese and peacocks move and i play around with the colors but the designs i decide of finally Are sort of an essence a fantasy of what they she said. Be Price Wise Quint Onize any cloth coat houseboats bathrobes dresses parkas until saturday february covered with sketches filled with the motion of wings and splashed with Rich color. Mrs. Donnelly once Deve loped a Rich Blue velvet with a pattern derived from the flow of color and line of a Peacock s Tail Feather. There Are plenty of Feath ers she said because the peacocks lose their tails in August mrs. Donnelly has written a pamphlet on the Art of Batik for the Ontario Educa Tion ministry and teaches the Craft. She also works with leather and likes to Experiment with collage paintings. Most of her work has been influenced by her surround Ings she said. Of not everything comes up Birds. I can get carried away with the shape of a Leaf or a Butterfly Wing. And bugs Are really Charles h. Goren and Omar Sharif w7 by 1-East-West vulnerable As South you hold vak7 oak3 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 pass pass Dale. What action do you take partner will usually Strain to respond to one club opening bid. The fact that he could not do so Here should warn you that there is Little Prospect for you offensively. A discreet silence might cause the opponents to overestimate their strength and underestimate their regret. South vulnerable you hold s7akj107 093 the bidding has proceeded South West North East pass pass 1 pass what do you bid now hearts. A jump shift by a passed hand is forcing for one round on opener. Don t Settle for a pusillanimous raise to four Are too Many hands partner could have which would produce slum opposite yours. Vulnerable As South you hold oq102 oq82 partner opens the bidding with one heart. What do you respond Are not in the habit of suppressing four card support for partner. However Here we have such balanced minimum that we do not want to encourage partner unduly despite our Trump support. We suggest you respond one no Trump then see what partner s reaction is. South vulnerable you hold v1092 okj5 the bidding has proceeded West North East Sovik 24 pass what action do you take an opponent has bid your Best suit and partner has Over called in your weakest. Don t try to Rescue have neither the nor the source of Iriks to try a no Trump contract and you will never get to play two if you Mike that bid will think you re Cue bidding. Q.5-East-West vulnerable As South you hold oq72 45 the bidding has proceeded North East South West pass pass 1 4 pass 2 0 pass 2 v pass 2 it pass what do Ycu bid now certainly want to be in game but you do not yet know which is the Best game. We would bid three diamonds to Complete the description of our hand by highlighting the club Singleton. Our second Choice would be three Spades with three no Trump a poor third. Vulnerable As South you hold 4akqj oa72 4954 what is your opening bid Are those who would open one club to provide an easy rebid of one Spade. However it is not our practice to open on a three card club suit which does not contain the Queen or a higher Honor. Since we do not like opening three card Diamond suits if we can avoid it. Our Choice is one Spade. If necessary we would even rebid our certainly is a belter suit than Many five carders we be seen. South vulnerable 60 on score you hold 4kj103 s7a82 073 4aq83 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 4 pass 1 4 pass 2 4 pass 3 0 what Dovvom bid now a three hearts. Partner is interested in slam and since our values Are All prime we Are Happy to cooperate. By Cue bidding the Ace of hearts we will assure him about that suit which May be All the urging he needs to seek greater Heights. Vulnerable As South you hold 4j vkqj107 oa9842 4q4 the bidding has proceeded West nerf a East so tic 1 4 pass pass what action do you Lake . In the immediate seat we would not Reeoma Iead a takeout double on a two suited hand. We would simply try to bid both our suits. In rope air however a simple Overall by you would just show a to compete perhaps on values. We must convince part ;