The Saturday Evening Post articles from May 1996

The Saturday Evening Post archives from May 1996

Using the old bean. (soybeans)(includes recipes)
May 1, 1996... Cholesterol-laden red meats aren't the only good sources of protein. Soybeans have provided it for thousands of years, and now they've been updated for American tastes. The Chinese call the soybean la tou. which means "greater bean." After...

Everything You Know Is Wrong.
May 1, 1996... What do you think you know for sure? Author Paul Kirchner dares to pin you down by asking, How do you know what you know is right? Then he comes up with evidence to prove that you are all wet - from your socks up. Columbus proved the world was...

The family is bigger than you think.
May 1, 1996... "The plight of the family in our nation is frightening. If we do not change our ways, my fear is that the chaos and despair around us will give way to violence and revolution...." Editor's note: We excerpted Dr. Enright's article from a...

Julie Andrews: kicking up her heels. (actress)(Cover Story)(Interview)
May 1, 1996... Julie Andrews is explaining what's different about singing. "Singing is such a mysterious, wonderful thing. It's nothing you can see. It's not like you can take a class with other people. Even the consummate dancers can look in a mirror and...

The wind in the willows. (fiction)(excerpt)
May 1, 1996... The Mole had been working hard spring-cleaning his little home. First with brooms, then with a brush and a pail of whitewash, until he had dust in his throat and eyes, and splashes of paint all over his black fur, and an aching back and weary...

If I were president. (Garfield the cat)(includes related article on development of Garfield theme park in Indiana)
May 1, 1996... If I were president, the first thing I'd do is take a nap. After a long campaign, I'd be exhausted. (Actually, after a walk from the couch to the refrigerator I'd be exhausted.) Next, l'd have the White House kitchen fix me a truly "presidential"...

Deep breathing in the garden. (fragrant plants and flowers)
May 1, 1996... A whiff of pine, the peppery scent of Russian sage, the spicy cool essence of roses - beyond sight and sound, the most soothing aspect of any garden is its fragrant mix of aromas. Can sniffing a rose actually make you feel good? Today's aroma...

Fleas are no circus.
May 1, 1996... I don't claim to be an authority, on cat behavior. I claim only that when a cat spends half its time scratching and biting and tying itself into a knot doing so, the cat must be trying to tell us something. My reason for such speculation I...

Letting Michael be Michael ... a 12-year-old with 4 Guinness records. (gifted child Michael Kevin Kearney)(includes related information on scholarship presentation)
May 1, 1996... "Your child will be developmentally slow," doctors told Cassidy Kearney when she was in her fifth month of pregnancy. Cassidy was suffering from toxemia and anorexia. Because her blood pressure was sky-rocketing off the charts, there was even the...

Jump-starting the heart. (defibrillation)(includes related article on defibrillators and guidelines for treating sudden cardiac arrest)
May 1, 1996... Recently, "911" operators in Maine received an emergency call from a cardiologist's office. A patient was in cardiac arrest, and there was little the heart specialist could do until paramedics arrived with a defibrillator. The cardiac...