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Orono Weekly Tîmnes, Wednesday, JuIy 13, 1994 - il Exotic animais leaving- south Newtonville area Giving BRirth in Canada The Changing Role of Midwives The exotic animais that have been housed on a farm south of Newtonviile and that have been a subject of controversy for a number of months and the subject of a court ruling to move, are in faci, w bc moved out by the end of July. 1The Municipality of Clarington had taken the owner of the sancturay wo court as the housing of the exotic animiais did no conform with the zoning by- laws. The court ruled that the animais bc removed. The existence of the animais in the area had arouse strong feeling that action should be taken for their removal. Residents were stating a fear for their lives. A Mr. Vailiere intends wo have the animais moved by the end of the month wo a new ight acre site in the Alderville Firsi Native reserve several kilometers from the Bands office east of Hfighway 45. It is understood that Mr. Valliere has approval from the Band council and the council of Alnwick Township. Some 40 animais, lions, tigers, leopards, monkeys, pumas and other animais are to be moved. TraînkiJon Der sConsumer Information Manager ToWater or Not to Water? To waer or not to water? That is the question, especially when summer's searing heat tbreatens havoc on your yard t uckily. it's not a trick question. In fact, tiepentiing on, the situation, either answer is the right choice. Here's why: Most lawns need about an inch of water every five to, seven tiays tiuring mowing season. Some of this will cer- tainly corne from spring or summer showers, which you can measure with a ramn gauge. But if nature tioesn't cooperate, you might begin to notice telitale signs of thirst: " The lawn turns a bluish-green colon. " Footprints show in the yard as you waik on il. " Eventually, the grass turns brown anti the soul is bard anti cracked. By now, you have an important deci- sion to make: water as soon as possible or don't water at al. Most kinds of grass can survive occasional droughts. In fact, ani con- ditions may even kilI water-loving weetis anti discourage diseases. If the weather forecast cals for an extendeti dry speli anti water is expensive or rationeti, then you migbt decitie not to water your lawn at ail. This option, believe it or not, is preferable to giving your yard just an occasional watering. A once in a while sprinklîng promotes a cycle of growth anti dorrnancy that can actually harm your lawn. Roots use foodtet grow when water is available. When ail available waer has been useti for growing anti for making anti storing food, the grass goes dormant. This pattern, if set irregularly, ,Fan weaken your lawn anti make il more 'sceptible to damage from stressful Witb this in mnd, if water is available anti affordable, waer your yard tborougb- ly and regularly as soon as it shows signs of tirst. A few simple guidelines will ensure your iawn makes the most of every drop. 1First. water early in the morning se, that water droplets on the blades will evaporate by suntiown. These timpiets can harbor disese-causing organisms, so you want them to dry as quickly as possible. Mow on the high sitie: higher grass blades will shatie the soi! anti slow evaporation of water from the soi!. Return grass clippings to the Ian n as you mow. The fineiy choppeti clippings can form a tibm compost layer anti help holti moisture. In fact, clippings are 85 percent water; they decompose to feeti the rass roots, without adding to a thatch problem. Next, gauge how long it takes to water your lawn by using a few fiat- bottometi plastic containers. Make a mark one inch from the bottomn of each container. Spreati the containers tbroughout your yard andt ime how long it takes to fil! them 10o the one-inch mark. Then water for that length of time once a week during the growing season. Remember, when summer starts to simmer, your iawn couiti wither. So water regularly anti you'll have a healthy, attractive lawn ... cornerain or shine! Now for a few questions: How does soil type affect warering? Sandy souls are characterizeti by large pores that holti \ery little water. These soils shoulti be watered more frequent- ly, but with less water since il drains away s0 quickly. On the other hand, dlay souls have tiny pores that hold a great deal of water but don't drain very fast. So_ be careful not to overwater clay-based lawns: too much water coulti make your lawn susceptible 10 root rot anti other diseases. I'se alivavs heard van shoidi t înoiv vour yard wnhen it.\ siec. 14'luvnot? Mowing wet grass can compact damp soul, preventing the movement of air anti waer mbt the grounti. This coulti contribute to thatch builti-up anti spreati fungus disease. More importantiy. you shouldn't mnow a wet lawn to avoiti slipping or faling, particulariy if you're using a walk-behinti mower. Bob Tracin.ski i., Consumer 1Inration Mn tehrwne Johni Deere Lawn & Ground.s Care Divis ion and a Cerilied Mas fer Gardener CANADA - Until weil ill(o this century, nWist Canadian women gave birth at home, attendeti by motbers, aunts and sisters. The onlly professional involved was an @XPerienceti and knowledgeable Wdlflaf - the local midwife. Midwivgs consoled ,ni Luided the mother, soothed the ncevborn withi a bfew from weeds anti ofien took cafe of househoiti chores while the mother recov- er-ed. They werti recognizeti as' important înernbers of thc coin- mnunil y. In New France, ritwives were electeti by the femfale members of thc parishes. Ran.lincg frorn high- Iy-trained medicat professionals to local wornen wlio inheriteti the knowledge froin female faînily members, midwiveS were highly respecteti. In villages, they were recotinized as moral anti public advisers. ln Montréal, Québec anti Trois Rivières, midwives were paiti by the King. Elsewhere in Canada, miti- wives neyer attaiti electeti status but they were held in high regard. In Newfoundlanti, where miti- wives helti sway until well into the 1960s, the local granny was a respected community figure. "We usen't to bother with the coînpany doctor," accordinc to one New- foundland wornan, 1l hati the initi- wife, Auntie Elizabeth, for ail îny babies. There was no lii to ie things she useti to hantile..Slîe was s0 kinti anti sweet t0 us ail." Unil the l9th century, most Canadian doc- tors took 'littie interest in chilti- birth. Ilowever, as tlîeir numbers grwdeivrigbabies became a lucrative business for many doc- tors. To persuade woinen Io inove away from their ritwives. they proîniseti a cleaner anti safer delivery. 1In medical journals doctors accuseti midwives of ne-li-ence anti quackery. In the [rilish Amterican Journal, physicians asserted that: "When we consider the enormous errors which they (midwives) are continually perpet- uatinst and the valuable lîves which are frequently sacrificedt o their ignorance, the more speeduly some legisiative interference is taken with respect to thein.tlhc better for the comflltnity at larce." was a frieien- me ngexperience for inost woinen. Mortality rates for inoUîers anti infants remaîneti high until well mbi the 1920s. WomCn began to favour hospital birUlis. l-lowever, in reality. liospital birlhs inay have becil no safer than home birtris. While tioctors hati access 10 teclino10LYOyUIa coulti save lives, they somnetimies intervened needlessly - causing serious probîçmns for the mothler anti chilti. Eventually with the introduc- tion of blooti transfusion tecli- niques, thie use of aniioties and inproveti obstetricai training, hos- pitai birthis becamne much safer. By flic 1960s almnost ai! Canadian womnen were Lgiving b irtri away froin home. Not ail woînen were satisfieti wifl ic care they were receivineg in hospital, howý,ever. Somne coin- plain eti that the atînospherc was coiti andi unleelinLai thlat soine iedicalbiterventions weie unnec- essary ani inhîumnanc. A r-enewcti interest ini the proccss of birtri developeti, svig ise 1 thueidea of "niatut ai" cliiltbiî îh. -Losýpitals changeti - they alioweîl fathers to participate, createti "birtiîing rooms' anti permittet ieiinlant 10 sLky with tIle moilici In tlîis nexv cîinate. midwives are once again playing a role in birth. 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