CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, August 31, 1978 HYE.. you noticed how ers are becoming more popular? Little splashes of colour are sh garden, back yard, or just a couple of window-boxes on an apartment balcony, Perhaps it’s something to do with the easicr-to-grow new hybrids, or our heightened awareness of the natural world around us. But whatever the reason, everyone is into garden- ing this year. Most of us have, at one time. or another, tricd to preserve flowers, cither to prolong that summer feeling into winter, or to retain a sentimental souve- nir. Here's a method which really works very well. First of all, try to use fresh- y cut or picked flowers — those cut at mid-morning are best, before the heat of midday has dried the bloom. Petals should be dry, Cut the blossom from the stem just below the calyx (where the stem swells to come the flower's base). ‘There are two mixtures, both of which are equally effective: 2 parts 20 Mule Team Borax 1 part fine white silica sand {approximately 60 mesh if you're technical) OR 2 parts corn meal (grocery retail grade) 1 part 20 Mule Team Borax After combining ihe. ingre- dients for your preferred mix- jure, pour it into a container with fairly high sides to a depth of about two inches. Pluce the flower on this bed, then sprin- kle the mixture very carefully over and around until the flower is complelely covered. Be very careful not to bend or crus| ithe petals during this proces: The | next step is to cover the container and store it at pom ditteuit to pinpoint ute as it can vary with which mixture you use, the temperature and especially with the kind of flower you are drying. Thicker petals, such us those of tulips or orchids, will naturally take much longer than the more delicate petals of the carnation, But after a few tries you will develop a feel for the right Tength of time needed in your home's particular conditions. When you think the time is right, gently remove the flower rom the mixture. If it is still “fleshy”, return it to its con- tainer. repack it with fresh mix- day or so. This will give you a chance to observe the various stages the petals go through until they are properly dried. And at the end of the pro- cess, you will have a colourful preserved flower which can be wired or used for decoration or display. Most people have tried (o preserve flowers, eller to prolong that summer feeling or to retain a sentimental souvenir. Here's method which works well. Working Towards Perfect Contraceptive for Males About 200 volunteers around the world are trying out ‘ male contraception doses, seek- ting the perfect blend of hor- ; mones which renders a man in- , fertile without making him lose ‘interest in sex. + + The trials, co-ordinated by * the World Health Organization : + (WHO), are being carried out in ‘Canada, the United States, ‘ Chile, West Germany, the + Netherlands, India and the Far ; East, each centre using dif- our quota, We are looking for men, preferably married, who have completed their families, But we do have a few un- married men.” The goal is to get just the right mix of female progesto- gen hormones to reduce the sperm count and male androgen hormones’ to maintain male potency. In the research lottery, King's College has drawn for trial a combination of monthly ‘ ferent blends of : In London, doctors at . King’s College Hospital are ‘rounding up the last of 30 volunteers found through an advertisement in a local news- paper. “Our switchboard has been . jammed,” said Dr. Tony Hirsh. "We won't have trouble finding of re plus daily tablets of progestogen. Other centres are using other means of administration, The need for a male “pill” has been heightened by recent reports that women taking the pill face increased risk of cir- culatory disease after 35 years of age, especially if they smoke. But when the first tests of progestogen only were made on men in the United States about 20 years ago, the side-effects were bizarre, Dr. Hirsh said. Volunteers grew breasts, lost their beards, in some es turned pink and lost interest in Sex. John Newton, director of the WHO clinical research centre into human reproduction here and developer of the London tests, estimates it may be five to seven years before a male pill is on the market. His program will last two yea The doctors are not tually testing the doses’ abi to prevent conception. They have chosen men whose wives and girlfriends are already taking birth control. Ear Error Cleared Up For Tailor Retired tailor Harold Sen- by of Leeds, Eng. is hearing much better now. When the partially-deaf pensioner went for his periodic check-up recently, it was dis- covered that for the last 20 years he had been wearing his hearing-aid in the wrong car, His wif “It appears there was a mixup when Harold was first fitted .... “Some one mad for his left car instes right one.” Police Briefs Castlegar RCMP are in- vestigating the theft of three sleeping bags and a camp stove from a eur parked at the Hi Arrow Arms parking lot Sun- day. The equipment is valued at $130, o 8 8 Also being investigated is the switching of an air cleaner on a Honda Civic for an air cleaner that was much older. The vehicle was parked in a Blueberry Creek yard. * An earlier theft, that of four wheel trim rings off a 1977 Plymouth Arrow, owned by Andy McDonald, were reported missing Friday. The vehicle had been parked on Ninth Avenue South. Loss has been estimated at $70, . A break and entry of Zibin’s Store in Robson was reported Saturday, The culprit or culprits broke a small hole in the front window and_ stole some candy bars valued at approximately: $5, ae a Police are investigating an incident reported Friday wherein a vehicle drove over thé lawns of several residences in the Ninth Avenue South area. Amount of damage is undetermined. * 8 « A Vancouver man escaped injury Sunday when his 1975 Datsun station wagon left the roadway on Pass Creek result- ing in approximately $300 dam- age. Police have charged How- ard Roddick with failing to confine his vehicle to the right side of the road. ~ 8 « No charges have been laid following a two-vehicle accident on 8th Avenue South at 2:30 am. Friday. Police say a 1968 Datsun station wagon driven by An- drea Lynn MeCarthy of Ooti- schenia and a 1974 Ford pickup driven by Nicholas Wishlow of Castlogar collided, causing an estimated total daniage of $700, There were no injuries reported, * 8 6 David Kinokin, 14, of Castlegar suffered lower leg injuries when the bicycle he was riding was in collision with a ear driven by Robert Charles Woancy of Blueberry on 2nd Street South at 3:30 p.m, Friday. Police say no charges will be laid. Damage to the car is estimated at $75, Man Bites Tail Off Pet Snake The owner of a boa con- strictor in Morganton, N.C. hi sworn oul man she says hit half an inch off her. pet's tail. Court records show that Naomi Mildred Anderson of Morganton charged in’ the warrant that Keith Sturling, about 18, bit the snake while it ing in the back of her ve estinated the damage heduled to be t Court in Morganton. 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Dr. Ichikawa continued the study in Kyoto, Japan, He said that following. ‘by people on their own—you tean’t see it, smell it, hear it or {taste it—and scientists will tell syou levels are safe, but this plant ean show very well the ‘dangers of low-level radiation.” Dr. Ichikawa is touring tNorth America to explain -to of his evide of the spiderwort's effectivene on the grounds of a Japane nuclear facility in 1974, “the opposition to nuclear energy started to grow rapidly and we now have the same 15 nuclear reactors, although the g ment wanted 45 by, 1980. C. answer To Puzzle on Page B2 EIS MER TOTME) err MSIcI0) Be elnisil