You'll Bee Glad To Hear This

factor in removing the
stinger. Get away from the
nest of bees."
In the past, Mrs. Meer
says, parents often were ad-
vised to remove the stinger
by scraping it away with a
plastic card. "But the search
for the credit card takes
longer than merely pinching
the stinger with your fingers
and removing it. The longer
the stinger remains in the
skin, the more damage can

occur from the venom," she
says.
Once the stinger is re-
moved, apply a paste of
equal parts meat tenderizer
and water. You may then
use cool compresses and
oral antihistamines. If your
child has any difficulty
breathing,
or de-
velops
hives,

seek emergency care imme-
diately, Mrs. Meer says.
"And be sure to supervise
your child carefully out-
doors. Avoid areas where
there are nests of bees. Bees
are attracted to perfumes
and flowery clothes. When
your children are outside,
make sure they wear tight-
fitting clothes because bees
can get trapped under loose
clothing and sting several
times."

Day By Day

You can have everything you need to plan
your life for the next 16 months thanks to a
new Jewish calendar produced by Alan
Grossman, director of communications for
the UJA Federation of Bergen County. and
North Hudson of New Jersey.
"The Ultimate Jewish Calendar and Ref-
erence Guide 5758" features a comprehen-
sive guide of Jewish sources and resources,
including the telephone listings of 400 fed-
erations and Jewish newspapers nation-
wide. The calendar also has money-saving
ideas, information on the Jewish Internet
(with the names of more than 60 Web-
sites), names and locations of kosher eater-
ies and tips on travel to Israel. A section
called "Support for Parents and Families"
gives information about getting a get, Jew-
ish outreach to interfaith couples and the
Domestic Abuse Hotline.
The calendar costs $12.95, which in-
cludes shipping and handling, and may be
ordered through Hilmax Productions, 4 N.
Koewing Place, West Orange, NJ 07052,
call 1-800-856-3392, or fax (516) 678-
7257.

Welcome
To The
Old
World

If you've ever wanted
to sit by the light of an
old-fashioned chamber
lamp, or make toast
over an open fire, learn how to
ride a horse and buggy or make your own baby food, this
is the catalog for you.
Lehman's Hardware and Appliances offers a fun catalog where
everything you can order works without electricity. (Many of the prod-
ucts are used by Amish, who eschew such modern developments.)
There are plenty of cooking tools (even ovens), and some great-looking
puzzles and wagons, not to mention an "all-terrain tricycle" that
moves smoothly on any surface, including tough gravel roads.
The catalog costs $3 and may be ordered through Lehman's, One
Lehman Circle, POB 321, Kidron, OH 44636, or call (330) 857-5757.

Something-
Swell To ea

Imagine an alligator snapping turtle,
or a green sunfish, or a lovely shark
swimming right over your head.
Yes, you'll be in for quite an experi-
ence when your stop in and visit the
UnderWater World at the Mall of
America in Bloomington, Minn.
This summer, UnderWater World
celebrated its first anniversary. If you
haven't been, consider a visit to this
wondrous spot where you can see
more than 100 species of aquatic life
who swim amid 1.2 million gallons of
water.
At UnderWater World, you'll be
able to see creatures who live in both
fresh and salt water — and even smell
their scents and hear their sounds.
The acrylic tunnels, which are nearly
300 feet long, are home to brook
trout and lake sturgeon, yellow perch
and loggerhead turtles, blacktop
sharks and queen angelfish, lion fish
and the green moray eel.
It takes 15 workers, including certi-
fied divers, life-support engineers and
lab specialists, to oversee life inside
UnderWater World. Among their jobs
is feeding the fish, who eat about 90
pounds of food (shrimp, clams and
vegetables) a day, and even the
sharks, who eat several times a week.
If you visit, you may be able to catch
site of a diver hand-feeding some of
the creatures, including moray eels
and lobsters.
For information, contact UnderWa-
ter World at 120 E. Broadway, Bloom-
ington, MN 55425.

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One of the best things about
the end of summer is run-
ning around without your
shoes. One of the worst
things about running
around without your shoes
is getting a bee sting.
Phyllis Meer, RN, has
some advice for parents.
The first step, in the words
of the American Academy of
Pediatrics: "Don't panic. Just
get the stinger out quickly.
Speed is the most important