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J U S T S U P P O S E th e re w e re o n e h u n d re d fift y m illio n c ow s in A m e r ica . L e t’s su p p o se th e re is a n in d u s tr y d o in g a g r e a t b u s in e s s s e llin g a ce rta in k in d o f h a y . T h is h a y , ca lled O ld S ca re crow , w h ile m a d e e n tire ly fr o m lo cow e e d , is a llu rin g ly d e s crib e d as a b le n d o f o ld s tra w a g e d in th e corn field . A s a re su lt, c ow s b y th e m illio n s tu rn fr o m th e ir so b e r d ie t o f a lfa lfa an d b e g in c h e w in g O ld S ca re crow . N o w le t’s su p p o se th a t th is stu ff m a k es th e c ow s do s illy th in g s su ch as r u n n in g in to b a rb e d w ir e fe n c e s , ju m p in g o ff b r id g e s o r r u n n in g in to a u tom o b ile s — so m u ch so th a t five h u n d re d th o u sa n d a re k illed o r in ju r e d e v e r y y e a r. S u p p ose m ilk p r o d u ctio n is c u t d ow n b e ca u se th e u sers o f O ld S ca re cro w lose fift y m illio n “ co w -d a y s ” a y e a r. S u p p ose th e life e x p e cta n cy o f th e c ow s w h o ch e w it r e g u la rly is red u ced b y an a v e ra g e o f 1 2 % . S u p p o se th a t it m a k es fo u r m illio n o f th e c ow s so s ick th a t m u ch o f th e tim e th e y a re u seless, an d su p p o se th a t f o r e v e r y o n e th a t is cu re d , th e in d u s tr y m a k es te n m o re O ld S c a r e c r o w a d d icts. S u p p o se th a t c a r in g f o r th e v ic tim s o f O ld S ca re cro w re q u ire s 8 0 % o f th e fa rm e r ’s tim e . A n d n ow , ju s t su p p o se th a t in s p ite o f all th is, th e m e rch a n ts o f th is fa t a l fo d d e r a re a llow ed to a d v e r tis e th e s tu ff in e v e r y p a stu re , so th a t o n a lm o st e v e r y fe n c e th e re a p p e a r la rg e p ic tu r e s o f co n te n te d “ C ow s o f D is tin c t io n ” m u n ch in g aw a y on O ld S ca re crow . A n d su p p ose th a t th e m a n u fa ctu re rs o f O ld S c a r e c r o w a re m a k in g a trem e n d o u s p ro fit o u t o f all o f th is tro u b le and tr a g e d y th e y ca u se th e fa rm e r . H o w w o u ld y o u e x p e ct th e fa rm e r s to ta k e to all t h is ? W o u ld y o u e x p e ct th em to ta k e it s it tin g d o w n ? O r w o u ld y o u e x p e ct th em to sta n d up and sa y to th e p ro d u ce rs o f O ld S ca re cro w “ T h a t a in ’t h a y ,” and th en p u t fo r t h an e ffo r t to p r o te c t th e ir cow s b y b a n n in g th e a d v e rtis in g an d p rom o tio n o f O ld S ca re crow fr o m th e ra n g e. A n d n o w ju s t su p p o se th a t y o u ca re d as m u ch a b o u t y o u r ch ild re n an d y o u r fe llow m e n as y o u w o u ld e x p e ct th e fa rm e r to ca re a b o u t h is c o w s ! W h a t d o y o u su p p o se y o u w o u ld d o a b o u t d r in k in g ? — State A lcoh ol-N a rcotics E ducation F oundation, 1600 N . W a ln u t St., B loom ington, Indiana.
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JUNE 27-JULY 3— BIOLA CAMPUS, LA MIRADA Speakers: Dr. Walter L. Wilson, and Dr. and Mrs. Charles J. (Doreen Shaw) Woodbridge. No charge made for rooms, your best vacation buy! AUGUST 8-14— MOUNT HERMON, CALIFORNIA Speakers: Dr. Ralph L. Keiper and Dr. W. Robert Smith, with soloist Joyce Landorf. Reservations fill early. Make your plans now for this week! AUGUST 22-29— THE FIRS, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Speakers: Dr. Ralph L. Keiper, Dr. W. Robert Smith, and Dr. Samuel H. Sutherland, with soloist Joyce Landorf. An unusual program of fellowship! For descriptive folders and further information, write to Department of Conferences BIOLA, 13800 Biola Aye., La Mirada, Calif.
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