The Saturday Evening Post articles from July 2001

The Saturday Evening Post archives from July 2001

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2001... Keeping a Cool Head About Strokes In the article "While Waiting for the Ambulance..." [Mar./Apr. 2001], Paul SerVaas wanted to hear from readers who attempted hypothermia as treatment to a stroke victim. So I am writing to you. My...

50 YEARS AGO IN THE POST.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Revisiting a picturesque village in upstate New York In the spring of 1951, Post illustrator Stevan Dohanos of Westport, Connecticut, set up his easel in the village of Delhi, New York, and began to sketch. His subject: the 1906-vintage...

BIBLICAL BLOOPERS.(Humor)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... These student bloopers are all genuine, authentic, and unretouched. (None, of course, was written by your child--or any youngster in your school district.) It is truly astonishing what happens to Bible stories when they are retold by young...

HEART BEAT: GOOD HEALTH IN A NUTSHELL.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The Healthy Heart Recipes Fish isn't the only source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Most nuts are nibbled at parties or eaten as between-meal snacks, but there's compelling evidence that nuts should be included as a part of our...

TIPS FOR VIBRANT HEALTH AND BEAUTY AT EVERY AGE.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Kick the Caffeine Habit As temperatures rise, our bodies need extra fluids to function properly. But don't reach for caffeinated soft drinks, iced teas, and coffees. Excessive caffeine intake stimulates the kidneys and can lead to heart...

THE FOOLISHNESS OF FISHING.
July 1, 2001... "This doesn't look like a very good spot." "Honey, can I borrow your other earring?" [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED]

HOW TO BECOME A GOOD SAMARITAN In Five Minutes or Less.
July 1, 2001... Vehicular AEDs will fit into our culture of being helpful to other motorists. Approximately 1,000 Americans die every day from sudden cardiac arrest--without ever being hospitalized. In other words, they die either at home or "in public."...

POST SCRIPTS.(Humor)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Give Me a Brake! The driving instructor was giving his student instructions: "Go when it's green, stop when it's red, and pull over quick when I turn white." --Guy Belleranti Telling Vision An elderly gentleman and his...

NOLAN RYAN: STAYING AHEAD OF THE GAME.
July 1, 2001... After baseball great Nolan Ryan retired from baseball, he joined another all-star team, one pitching the benefits of fitness for all Americans. During his 27-year career, Nolan Ryan scored a string of records longer than his legendary arm,...

BOTTS AT SEA.
July 1, 2001... A sucker for taking advice, Alexander Botts takes o fishing trip with a prospective buyer of his Earthworm tractors--and runs into "reel" trouble. Earthworm City, Illinois November 16, 1959 Alexander Botts, Sales Manager Earthworm...

DIA-BESITY OVERTAKES AMERICA.
July 1, 2001... The swelling ranks of overweight Americans parallel an equally dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes. There are ways to help ward off the onset and complications of the chronic disease. For 41-year-old Frank Papsadore, the diagnosis of type...

THANK GOD I WAS A COUNTRY BOY.
July 1, 2001... During the dark ages of deviltry, a country boy's opportunities were pretty well restricted to tearing down the barn and showing off for the opposite sex. As I recall, during my boyhood the rate of delinquency ran higher in the city than...

Saluting the Red, White, and Blue.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Post cover artists show their colors in this celebration of the American Spirit. Let us raise our glasses in Stephen Decatur's toast: "Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right: but our country,...

PRESSURE TACTICS.
July 1, 2001... Researchers concur that adding aerobic exercise and losing excess weight go a long way in lowering the risk of high blood pressure. Blood pressure. We need it to live, to circulate our blood, to nourish our bodies. Like a well-tuned engine,...

HELPFUL HINTS FOR YOUR LAWN AND GARDEN.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Lawn Artistry A lovely expanse of lawn enhances the beauty of any home. One way to make a lawn more appealing is with striping. Professional groundskeepers perfected the art at Major League Baseball stadiums such as Boston's Fenway Park....

A STAR-SPANGLED FOURTH.
July 1, 2001... The "Arlington alternative" puts you next door to Washington's patriotic attractions, including a trendy new (shhhh) spies tour of the capital city. Francis Gary Powers, Jr., admits that it was difficult growing up as the son of an...

MEDICAL MAILBOX.(Questions and Answers)
July 1, 2001... "The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common."--Ralph Waldo Emerson "You Can Lead a Horse to Water..." In promoting health and wellness, this old adage often comes to mind: You can lead a horse to water, but...