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tribune august 1 1990 p19 siloam orchards apples maple syrup honey and much more come and walk our miles of nature trails opening labour day weekend open 105 tues through sun closed mon 7300 3rd cone at siloam 1 km north of durham 8 5 mi west of uxbridge 8529418 canadians curtains has beep provid ing quality window treatments for over twelve years ourcurtainsare designed to be the ideal complement to acoun- try or victorian decorating theme for free catalogue phone scott michelle milo 4168523822 kinqswood m music theatre 4th annual antique craft sale sunday august 12 1990 105 sunderland arena admission 200 children free presented by sunderland agricultural society for information call 705 3572474 presentsv mjuix28mjm see belinda carlislehuman radio sat aug 11th only 7 plus park admission ticket all types apply including season pass or new comboticket just 2195 comboticket available only in advance of concert date and includesa speciallypriced payoneprice passport and 7 concert ticket buy your tickets at thepark at any ticketront location orteletron 8721 21 2t or by calling kingswood at 8328131v wonderland it s tough being healthy for every silver lining theres a dark cloud overhead and never have we been made more aware of this than in these health and safety conscious times we were sitting on the deck between showers with friends last week talking about the vagaries of this summers weather assuming a positive attitude which doesnt come naturally but which is neces sary these days to maintain ones sanity i ventured to suggest that with the lack of sun at least we were avoiding skin cancer just then another downpour inter rupted our discussion yes answered my friend caustically as we scrambled to rescue the chair covers but this stuff is probably full of acid wed just finished a delicious meal of broiled garlic chicken as far as i could tell there wasnt even a hint of pinkness to suggest salmonella but that comforting fact was offset by fears of what the fumes from the gas barbecue were doing to our internal organs at least we hadnt eaten hamburg ers in view of the dangers lurking in medium ground when its not thoroughly cooked as it is weve had to cut out the potentially lethal egg yolk in our caesar salad and we never leave an oil and garlic rates comer kate gilderdale mixture on the counter lest we inad vertently dispatch our nearest and dearest to the hospital emergency department the latest health reports make one wonder how the human race has sur vived thus far perhaps we should just shut the door and curl up in front of the televisionthus avoiding potentially fatal situations such as inhaling car fumes or being run down by a skateboard or will the ensuing lack of essen tial exercise pose an even greater threat than the ultraviolet rays wait ing to zap us the minute we set foot outside its not that i dont appreci ate the efforts of scientists and safe ty experts to protect us its just that id like a unanimous opinion on which course of action is least likely to cause irrevocable damage with the proliferation of media and rapid advances in technology its hardly surprising were learning more about the problems as well as the benefits of living in the modern world and i know i should be grateful for that but sometimes its difficult to accept the latest findings especially since theyre often contra dicted the minute theyre released when my children were little you felt like a criminal if you didnt cram them full of vitamins even when they were on a healthy diet since then the virtues of vitamin supplements are hotly debated with some experts still claiming theyre essential while others saying theyre not only unnecessary but dangerous jogging was once hailed as the perfect exercise but when potential side effects were found to include fatal heart attacks people turned to aerobics naturally it turned out that this form of exercise could also be fraught with unimaginable hazards which left overeager enthusiasts hobbling painfully along on perma nently damaged ankles maybe we should ignore the mod ern experts advice and heed the suggestion of earlier sages eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die the canadian hearing g snriftv y providing services to the deaf and hard of hearing for more information call us at 416 9649595 tdd 4169640023 or write to us at 271 spadina road toronto ontario m5r 2v3 stouffvilleuxbridge tribune civic holiday deadlines booking deadline thurs aug 2 1200 noon copy deadline thurs aug 2 300 pm have a safe happy holiday