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the picturesque inspiration of Currier and Ives prints.” Muck and
manure surrounded the farmhouse. There was little concern for sanitation or hygiene. Laundering was the most physically demanding
job for the woman of the house as she lugged out huge kettles of hot
water from the kitchen to the yard. Hours of beating, rinsing, and
wringing were necessary before it “fluttered triumphantly on the
line.”
It is true that dangerous early open hearth cooking had been
replaced by the cast iron stove by this time, but that had but one
temperature “very hot” and it was kept burning 24/7. The demands
of the kitchen,” Bettmann concludes, “caused many a good country
wife to prematurely spend their beauty and strength, (soon acquiring) “those calloused hands, stooped back and careworn features
that marked her station.”
The farm well was generally dug close to the farmhouse, but the
barnyard, stable, pigsty, coop and cesspool were often in close proximity and fouled many a family’s water supply. Flies and mosquitoes
buzzed in and out of homes prior to the invention of window screening in the 1880’s, biting and annoying the inhabitants and compromising the unrefrigerated food that lay about. In the winter when the
windows were finally closed, the smoky air from the stove commenced its assault on human throats and lungs.
With no antibiotics and very little in the way of pain relief, medical conditions that would be easily relieved today often proved fatal. Operations were performed under unsterile conditions by often
unqualified surgeons. Getting sick enough to be sent to a hospital
could amount to a death sentence. Prolific patent medicines that
promised much but cured little were the only hope of many. It was
generally conceded in the “good old days” that life was so precarious that a person could wake up well in the morning only to be dead
by nightfall.
On the farm, food that was eaten quickly at least had a chance of
being reasonably fresh. As for others, adulteration of food was
commonplace for the time and there were no real standards for food
and drugs until the beginning of the 20th century. Bakers added
alum and chalk to their bread, cooks mixed plaster of Paris, clay and
sawdust to their mashed potatoes. Tinctures of lead, copper and
mercury were added to children’s candy. Coffee and tea were routinely mixed with dirt, sand and other leaves. Butter and milk for a
non-farming family was an exercise requiring great trust on the part
of the consumer. It was said that “a water shortage was sure to put a
milkman out of business” and butter might be described as a “yellowed collection of pestilent muck” with its ingredients better left
undisclosed.
To drive home his point, author Otto Bettmann continues to
offer the reader a sordid view of this earlier chapter in American
history with foul air abounding, streets (if at all) littered with animal
refuge and human garbage, rampant crime and corruption in the big
cities, poor education for most, child labor and dangerous working
conditions for all, among a host of other things.
It’s hard to dispute Bettmann’s facts in the book but I continued
to compare our town with examples the author had selected as I read.
I thought back to the making of charcoal in the north end of town.
According to former town historian, Olive Chendali there are still
mounds in the Upper Pattagansett Road/ Chesterfield Road area
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HO R OS C O P E
ARIES (March 20 - April 19) Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun, at an
average position that is nineteen times more distant than the Earth. This makes its
movement through the zodiac slow, with 84 years a good working figure, for one
complete cycle. This planet represents change and allows you through a series of
surprising and unexpected events, to bring greater freedom into your life and to
express yourself more fully. Uranus has been in your sign for five years now and
has nearly four still to go, so these changes wax and wane in their intensity and are
only seen properly in retrospect.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) Many people are feeling a bit stressed at one point
or another in July. Much of the month is dominated by an evolving pattern focussed
on the sign of Cancer, along with two powerful outer planets, in the form of Uranus
and the Pluto system. Your sign is neatly bypassed and while that doesn’t mean
there is no fallout, the impact for you is rather less than others can expect. You are
wrestling with cerebral concepts and philosophical principles more than any major
problems in your routine affairs. If this sounds quite impractical and ethereal, that
is because making your ideas a reality is going to be the toughest part.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) Not only those born under the sign of Leo will benefit
from the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter. Everyone is affected differently and in
your case, your thought processes and communication skills primarily witness the
impact, so you have no reason not to feel hopeful about the future and your affairs
in general. Money remains a source of concern, since your expenditure exceeds
your income by a margin. Yet the more you are willing to review the bigger picture
and deploy your talents to the maximum, breaking the mould where you need to and
covering new ground, the better any outcomes prove for you.
CANCER (June 20 - July 22) Your financial prospects appear rosy during July and
early August. You ought to be delighted by this affluence and wealth. But you’re
less than contented, as you discover those who are closest to you, digging in their
heels on a number of important matters. Power struggles, or sundry issues of
control, dominance, jealousy and manipulation are to be avoided, as you’re unlikely
to emerge the victor in any battle of wills and can lose more than you’ll gain. Stand
up for yourself whenever this proves necessary, but know where to draw the line
and then don’t venture over it.
LEO (July 23- August 22) Almost certainly, you should make a note in your diary
that July is a peak period. After a year with Jupiter in your sign and Venus for
company from early last month, these two meet exactly on July 1. Except that is
not the end of the matter, as this planet soon turns retrograde and returns to your
constellation less than two weeks after leaving. In the interim, both the Sun and
Mercury have landed in your region of the sky, causing this exceptional period of
expansion to continue. Next month and even next year are special for you too, but
the opportunities of a lifetime need you to capitalise on them.
VIRGO (Aug. 23- Sept. 22) Enjoy the second half of July as Venus reaches your
sign. The opportunity then transpires for you to tackle minor difficulties in your
relationships and to clear the air of any persistent misunderstandings, that still lurk
unresolved. This is to be a short visit, as the planet of love turns retrograde on July
25 and then heads back into Leo just six days afterwards. Only don’t imagine you
are getting short shrift, or that the cosmos has you singled out for a supersized
helping of unfairness and ingratitude. Early in October Venus returns to your sign
for a whole month, by which point Jupiter is also right there as well.
By Paul Wade
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LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) A powerful focus on the apex of your horoscope
places your professional affairs in high focus. For many, your career concerns are
prominent while for others, it is where your life is leading that commands your
attention, along with a range of more vocational interests. Most probably there is
some urgency, as your financial resources are finite and the prospect of a cut to
your income is not something you could sustain for long. But remind yourself that
further progress depends very much on what you can visualise yourself achieving.
It is easy to understate your potential, when your confidence is at a low ebb.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) Saturn may be one of the most feared planets, yet
it is also among the most recognisable and beautiful celestial bodies. Almost everyone has heard about its reputation as a hard taskmaster and the way it will make
you pull in your horns, smarten right up and get back on the straight and narrow.
This planet is linked with hard work, self-discipline, economy, obligation, duty and
responsibility. But as such it has few influences that compare with it, when it
comes to professional successes and to improving your situation generally. Dodging
the issue is asking for trouble, so shoulder your burdens and make a fist of it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) It is probably only natural to feel relieved, now
Saturn has left your sign. Still, celebrating its temporary departure is rather like
cheering for your team when its opponents have made a regrettable error; quite
understandable but not exactly in the spirit of things. Rather than rejoicing over
what is after all, only a temporary hold on this planet’s forthcoming visit, you’d do
better taking a longer term point of view. The cosmos is generously allowing you
another few weeks to tie up any loose ends and get ready for a new cycle. This is
not a moment to ignore that fact, or hanker after how things were.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) As if you don’t have enough to cope with, your
nearest and dearest are getting up on their hind legs now, metaphorically speaking.
There is no use in just keeping your head down and waiting for this to pass, as these
issues need to be faced squarely and with the courage of your convictions. Left to
fester they will recur in future, so there is every reason to address them directly
while the planets are on your side. This may take an overt disagreement, a confrontation, squabble, fight or argument. But it’s the only way to neutralise hostility and
move forwards again whatever the outcome.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) July sees your relationships going well and your
popularity runs higher than it has done for ages. On an intimate and personal level,
there may be significant developments in your romantic affairs that mean life won’t
ever be the same again, regardless of whether you are currently single or already
in a committed partnership. Beyond this, your dealings with folk all around are
consistently constructive, while others from different backgrounds, walks of life
and parts of the world prove the most memorable. Even those who’d wish to
undermine you end up falling flat, providing you adhere to your own code of conduct.
PISCES (Feb. 19- March 19) Greater freedom and scope to express yourself will
be achieved by acting in the opposite way from your instinctual responses. Rather
than excluding others from your plans when they have annoyed you and trashed
your equilibrium, attempt to incorporate them into the picture and see whether
they are more amenable as a result. If this doesn’t work try a placatory approach
instead, asking them about their objections and what is troubling them exactly.
Those with children can still expect of a number of scenes but even if little seems
to have changed you have planted a seed of clarity that pays dividends in future.
Paul Wade, a UK-based astrologer, is published in seven languages.
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Heroes: a Family Cartooning Workshop, Saturday, July 25, from 2
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DERM BEA
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In A Darker Vein
If nothing else, summer’s warmer weather is an opportunity for
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Spider veins are dilated small blood vessels that have a red or
bluish color. They appear mostly on the legs, but occasionally on
the face or other parts of the body.
These darkened vessels can be short, unconnected lines each
about the size of a large hair. Frequently, they are connected in a
scraggly, “sunburst” or spider web pattern. Sometimes they occur
in a small area and aren’t very noticeable. In others they can cover
a large area of skin and be quite unattractive.
Varicose veins are the larger relatives of spider veins, and they
may actually rise above the skin surface. These larger vessels are
more likely to cause discomfort. Some people experience pain that
ranges from a dull throbbing to a burning sensation.
Although unwanted blood vessels carry blood, the great majority of them, especially spider veins, are not necessary. They can
be treated by injection of a solution that will cause them to disappear or become much smaller. Lasers also have been used successfully as a treatment. There is about a 50-90 percent chance for a
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Can Spider Veins Be Prevented? Spider veins can’t always be
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Eating a high-fiber diet and wearing low-heeled shoes. Protecting
yourself against sun exposure.
If They Bother Me, Can Spider Veins Be Treated?A procedure
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of several kinds of sclerosing solutions is injected with a very fine
needle directly into the blood vessel. The solution irritates the
lining of the vessel, causing it to swell and stick together and the
blood to clot.
Over a period of weeks, the vessel turns into scar tissue that
fades, eventually becoming barely noticeable or invisible. A single
blood vessel may have to be injected more than once, some weeks
apart, depending on its size. In any one treatment session a number
of vessels can be injected.
How Successful is Sclerotherapy?After several treatments, most
patients can expect a 50 to 90 percent improvement. However, fading is gradual. Disappearance of spider veins is usually achieved,
but similar veins may appear in the same general area. In addition,
larger veins are likely to recur unless support hose are worn. Spider
veins may also recur. It may seem that a previously injected vessel
has recurred, when, in fact, a new spider vein has appeared in the
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CETUSA Interviews
Host Families
The Council for Educational Travel, USA (CETUSA) is seeking
host families across the U.S. to open doors to their homes, their
communities, and their hearts for international high school exchange students. Exchange students from Europe, South America,
and Asia are being placed in volunteer host families for a semester
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Niantic Lions Induct New Officers
At the last meeting of the Club year on June 17th, the Niantic Lions
Club inducted its slate of new officers and board members for the
upcoming year.
Past District Governor Bill Allen presided over the event that
saw present Club President Deb Updyke turning over the gavel to
new President Vicki Markiewitz Keens. Also inducted were Terry
Carucci, Secretary; and Mark Rolsma, Treasurer; and several other
Officers and Board members.
The Lions meet twice a month (Sept - June) at the Flanders Fish
House in East Lyme, on Wednesday nights. Lions community service projects include international programs for eye research and
low vision support services.
Locally the Lions provide labor and financial support to the
community in the form of scholarships, youth athletic and academic
programs and various local charities. On July 4-5, the Lions will host
the Annual Niantic Art & Crafts Show with the Lions Lobsterfest &
Chicken BBQ. The show proceeds support all the Lions causes
during the year. Anyone interested in Lions membership is welcome
to contact them at www.nianticlions.org, or 860-739-2805.
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The Niantic Menhaden Oil and Guano Co. factory as it appeared in 1930
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The fish oil factory down at Rocky Neck was especially invasive for
townsfolk. Local James Luce had started the Niantic Menhaden Oil
and Guano Co. around 1906 and summertime saw the majority of
town complaints. In the words of Town Heath Officer, Dr. Fredrick
Dart, in his annual report “many complaints have been made of the
offensive odors from the Fish Works …it seems impossible for the
business to be conducted in such a manner as not to cause much
discomfort and actual suffering from nausea and sleeplessness to
many residents.” The stone breakwater at Rocky Neck is all that
remains of the once offensive enterprise.
A huge threat to our town’s health and wellness was fortunately turned aside with the rejection by townspeople in 1909 of the
Bridgeport By-Products Company’s proposal to build a garbage reduction plant on land they purchased in Giants Neck. Again, Dr. Dart
comments… “(that company) and their stockholders seek to enrich
themselves from the results obtained by the rendering of all sorts of
garbage and offal, dead animal matter included, at the expense of the
comfort and safety to the health of all residents.”
Asking townspeople to imagine what it would be like for our
town to be the receptacle of city waste transported maybe several
days to a week by boat and rail, the ever vigilant Dr. Dart asks the
question: “Do we wish to run the risk of importing into our healthy
town the disease germs possible to be contained in the discarded
organic matter of city slums?”
It may be true that earlier life in East Lyme, like everywhere else,
offered its fair share of troubles for residents, but either through
good fortune or decisions like the one just mentioned, it seems to me
our town has always been a pretty good place to live. Nestled quietly on Niantic Bay, this former fishing and farming community has
always offered an intimate setting where life’s hardships could be
collectively endured by resilient residents. I believe Otto Bettmann’s
overly negative version of the good old days, may have limited
application when it comes to the Town of East Lyme, Connecticut.
Over the last five years Jim Littlefield has shared with us many local
history stories of interest. His recently published book “History Matters:
Tales of New England That Still Echo Today” is available on Amazon as
well as around town. The book can be purchased at Book Barn, Tri-Town,
Barber’s Plus One, Trakas Sunoco, Core Plus Credit Union and Bayberries.
It is also available at Bank Square Books in Mystic and Monte Cristo
Bookshop in New London. Mr. Littlefield’s first novel “The Slave Catcher’s
Woman” is also available at many of those same places.
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TEENS Anime Club Tuesday, July 28, from 6:30 p.m.- 8 p.m. at the
Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road - 860-441-6750.
Animal Superheroes Wednesday, July 29, at 2 p.m. at the Groton
Public Library, 52 Newtown Road - Have a close encounter with
some of Connecticut’s very own super animals and try your hand
at mimicking their super abilities. 860-441-6750.
Airborne Jugglers: Comedic Juggling Show 2:15 to 3:15pm July
29 at East Lyme Public Library, 39 Society Rd. - 860-739-6926
Summer Concert Series: Stone Creek with Braiden Sunshine on
Wednesday July 29, 2015 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. at Old Lyme-Phoebe
Griffin Noyes Library, 2 Library Lane - This youth community music is sure to engage, enrich, & inspire! The concert will take place
on the library lawn. Attendees welcome to bring beach chairs, blankets, and refreshments. 860-434-1684
Fire Truck Storytime: Thursday, July 30, 10:00 am at Waterford
Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road - A special storytime featuring
touch-a-truck fun! Most appropriate for preschoolers but open to
all ages with an adult. For more information call 860-444-5805
DIY Lipstick/Lipgloss 07-30-15, 1:30-3:00PM at The Public Library
of New London, 63 Huntington St, New London - Learn how to
make your own lipstick out of non-toxic crayons (860) 447-1411
Middle Grade Book Discussion: The One and Only Ivan by
Katherine Applegate 2:30 to 3:30 pm July 30 at East Lyme Public
Library, 39 Society Rd., Niantic - 860-739-6926
TEENS Volunteens Meeting , July 30, 5 – 6 p.m. at the Groton
Public Library, 52 Newtown Road - 860-441-6750.
Teen Meet and Greet with Aundre Bumgardner, Groton’s Representative to the State Legislature Thursday, July 30, 6 PM at the Bill
Memorial Library, 240 Monument Street, Groton - Teens in grades 6
through 12 are invited. Representative Bumgardner is currently 20
years old and is the youngest member of CT’s House of Representatives. Refreshments will be served. Register (860) 445-0392.
Magic Show with Steve Wronker! 07-31-15, 10:30-11:30AM at The
Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St, New London The magic will include comedy, lots of audience participation in the
use of many volunteers, music and more! Also the finale is a very
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armed forces.(860) 447-1411 www.plnl.org
Talent Show Friday, July 31, at 2 p.m. at the Groton Public Library,
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