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2C SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 1, 1993 DAYTON DAILY NEWS Weekend Life Husband's friend pushes 'Eat, drink and be merry' to the limit 4 I LANDERS gins to ask questions about his father, which could happen any day now. But neither do I want to tell him the truth, which is that his father has no interest in seeing him. What can I do or say to explain his father's absence in his life? NO CITY or State Please DEAR N.C., N.S.: Make it simple. Say, "Your daddy and I are no longer married, and I don't know where he is." This covers you in case one day Bryan surfaces and expresses an interest in seeing his son. Meanwhile, it's his loss.

expensive menu, I thought the excessive drinking around my husband was totally inappropriate. It has now been two weeks, and I can't shake the resentment and anger. What should I do in the future to prevent this from happening? FEELING Taken in Kansas DEAR KANSAS: When you are hosting, don't let anyone else take control. Decide on the menu and wine in advance, and do all the ordering. DEAR READERS: Get thee to a bookstore, and pick up a book that will give you a lift.

It's A Marriage Made in Heaven Too Tired for An Affair, by the irrepressible Erma Bombeck. The publisher, HarperCollins. The price, $20 ($26.75 in Canada). You'll laugh out loud. I did.

DEAR ANN LANDERS: This is for the young man who often speaks foolish- DEAR ANN LANDERS: Recently, I celebrated my birthday. My husband invited some friends to join us for dinner at an elegant restaurant. It was his gift to me. Everyone knew the evening was our treat. "Tom," my husband's best friend, ordered two rounds of drinks for everyone, then an appetizer, a salad, lobster, crepes Suzette for dessert and four bottles of a very expensive wine for the table.

After that, he ordered after-dinner drinks. I am pregnant, and my husband is a recovering alcoholic. All our friends know this. Needless to say, the dinner bill was horrendous $790 for seven people. Tom has taken advantage of my husband on previous occasions.

Since this was a celebration in my honor, I didn't know how to handle it. In addition to the WeekendUfe don't know." It's a lot safer than bluffing and adds to one's stature. QUIET AND NOBODY'S Fool in Stillwater, Okla. DEAR QUIET: You sound as if you are nobody's fool anyplace. Thanks for the counsel DEAR ANN LANDERS: I divorced my alcoholic and abusive husband while pregnant with our first and only child.

"Bryan" expressed no interest in our son, but the court ordered him to pay child support, so at least I have that. Never has Bryan sent a birthday or Christmas card to our son, nor has he indicated that he is even slightly interested in seeing him. The child is 2 years old now, and this problem eats at my soul. He is a very sweet and loving child, and I am devoted to him. I don't want to lie when he be- THE ly because he fears he will be perceived as a "dummy" if he remains silent.

Please consider the wisdom of the Book of Proverbs "A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered. Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue." In more modern terms, if you don't know the answer, the best response is "I PROBLEMS? Write to Ann Landers, Features Department, Dayton Daily News, 45 S. Ludlow Dayton, Ohio 45402 and include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. This column appears daily in the Dayton Daily News. imCraMoraSyndkauloc Flight Museum plays complementary role Our life springs from Teays River HHB paul KNOOP By Bob Batz DAYTON DAILY NEWS COLUMBUS With all the talk of Dayton's new Aviation Heritage National Historical Park that's slated to play a major role in commemorating the 100th anniversary of powered flight here in 2003, aviation is on a lot of people's minds these days.

But even though Dayton obviously has a corner on aviation history, there's another place in the state that real flying buffs should make it a point to visit. It is the Ohio History of Flight Museum at Port Columbus Airport and items on display there include 15 aircraft and exhibits honoring several aviation greats, including Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. If you've never heard of the History of Flight Museum, don't worry. Jim Thompson, director of acquisitions, jokingly refers to it as "One of Ohio's best kept secrets." Then he adds, "Until now, we haven't done much advertising, so a lot of people don't even know we exist.

But all that's going to change in the next few years." The focus of the museum is on the roles general and commercial aviation played in Ohio, Thompson said. "We don't try to compete with the U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton, where the emphasis is on military aviation. We like to think we complement the Dayton museum," he added. The Columbus facility has been in its present location since 1984.

A new wing was opened in "91. The centerpiece of its airplane For many years it was Ohio's greatest river. It originated from headwaters in North Carolina and Virginia and, flowing northwest, the giant stream entered Ohio near Wheelersburg in Scioto County, flowed north past Chillicothe and then northwest to Mercer County. Exiting Ohio, the stream continued across Indiana and Illinois to its junction with the ancestral Mississippi River. The above described river was the mighty Teays (pronounced Tays), perhaps the best-known non-existent river in the midwestern United States.

During its life, the Teays River cut deep valleys into bedrock, valleys that in some areas are 400 feet deep. Today most of these valleys are filled with glacial drift (mostly coarse gravel) but their location can be determined by well drillings. The many thousands of oil, gas and water wells tell precisely the distance through glacial gravel to bedrock. In this way geologists can trace the route of the buried river valley. South of the glacial boundary, between Wheelersburg and Chillicothe, the broad valley of the Teays is clearly visible to the perceptive auto traveler.

High altitude photos of southern Ohio show precisely the route taken by this preg-lacial stream. The demise of the Teays occurred when a continental glacier advanced southward and blocked the northward flowing Teays river. The resulting impounded waters created a lake of mammoth proportions. Lake Tight, as it is called, covered 7,000 square miles of land in southern Ohio and parts of West Virginia and Kentucky. This lake must have been A 1930 Aeronca C-2 is on display at the Ohio History of Flight Museum an impressive sight, as the waters rose to elevations of nearly 900 feet, creating an intricate pattern of long finger lakes with numerous ridgetops poking above the water as islands.

Direct evidence of Lake Tight consists of thick deposits of laminated Minford clay. The Minford clay sediments accumulated in depths of 80-260 feet thick in various portions of southern Ohio. The Minford clay was laid down in seasonal layers and counting these layers suggests that Lake Tight existed for at least 6,500 years. Eventually the waters of Lake Tight rose to an elevation sufficiently high to breach the divide and create new drainage channels. As Lake Tight was drained by this breach in the divide, a new river drainage system was created.

We call it the Ohio River. Surprisingly enough these long-ago events affect out lives today. The buried river valleys under Dayton were possibly tributary streams of the mighty Teays. These valleys, now filled with many feet of glacial till are the reservoirs for our drinking water a gift far superior to any that can be purchased at local department stores. collection is a 1909 Curtiss Pusher.

"As we understand it, it is one of the oldest original aircraft found in any museum in the U.S.," Thompson said. Other displays inside the facility include one that pays tribute to World War II hero Rickenbacker and another that focuses on the first air cargo shipment from Dayton to Columbus. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m.

Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is by donation, parking is free and guided tours are available. For more information, call (614) 231-1300. To get there from Dayton, drive north on 1-75 to 1-70 and stay on 1-70 through Columbus to the James Road Exit.

Go north on James Road about five miles to the PfJrt Columbus Airport entrance road. Turn right and go to the second traffic light, where you will turn left. The building, which is painted blue and has a checkered roof, is on your right. Port Columbus CoJumbu That winter cold can become family affair PAUL KNOOP, an Englewood is education director of Aullwood Audubon Center Farm. His column every Saturday.

By Karen Shideler KNIGHT RIDOER NEWSPAPERS There is just one way to treat the common cold with contempt," William Osier, a 19th-century physician, is reported to have said. If only it were that easy. But colds cost: An estimated $9 billion to $10 billion in wages is lost to colds each year. Americans spend more than $2 billion a year on over-the-counter cold remedies. And what price can you put on the misery of sniffles and sneezes and chills? Cold viruses are around throughout the year, but they really start making nuisances of themselves about the time school starts.

The worst of the cold season generally runs from November through April. At school, children exchange all the things they've picked up, then "they take all their newly acquired viruses home to their families," said Cathy Cooper, a family practitioner in El Dorado. And with people cooped up inside by cold weather, colds spread more readily. There's also "a certain seasonal thing to the viruses that cause these colds," said Wichita, family practitioner James Morgan. Children tend to get more colds than adults do because their hygiene isn't as good they don't wash their hands as often, for example.

And they're usually exposed to more cold viruses than adults are, said Wichita pediatrician Kay Riggs. A child will get six to 10 colds a year. By contrast, an adult will have two or three, but each seems worse. That's partly because an adult's immune system is different from a child's. Also, "adults can be run down for other reasons," Riggs said, "and that makes them get sicker." Attitude also makes a difference.

Children "just don't make as much of a fuss," Cooper said. "They want to play no matter what." Adults "want to rest up, take it easy, get sympathy." They also want instant cures, and there's no such thing. "Sometimes people come in after two or three days with a cold, and they get a prescription for something, and after a few days they feel better," Cooper says. "They really probably ought to wait until they've had it for five or six days, because most of them will start feeling better after the third or fourth day anyway." All three physicians point out that antibiotics are useless in treating a cold. Antibiotics should be taken only if there's a secondary problem a sinus infection, bronchitis and so on.

Over-the-counter cold medications may provide some relief: Try a decongestant for stuffiness, an antihistamine for sneezing and sniffing, an expectorant to help clear chest congestion, an analgesic for aches and pains, or a cough suppressant. Aspirin should never be given to children cathy by Cathy Ouisewite because it can cause Reye's syndrome, a potentially fatal condition. Recent studies have suggested that over-the-counter cold medications don't have any benefit for children younger than 5. Chicken soup, Morgan said, is "probably about as good as anything" to make a cold sufferer feel better. Even a low-grade fever can be left untreated, Riggs said, noting that fever is the body's way of fighting infection.

Many medications relieve more than one symptom, but watch out for too much of a good thing. "Sometimes those products can cause more side effects. They make them feel goofy or keep them awake at night or give them a dry mouth," Cooper said. Cold symptoms start showing up three to five days after exposure. And they have nothing to do with whether you go out with your jacket unbuttoned, sit in a draft, go out with wet hair or get sweaty and then chilled.

"We get infections from other people, not from the air outside," Riggs said, noting that cold night air can relieve the symptoms of croup. Cold air is harder on lungs, she said, but you're "not going to get pneumonia from being outside" and "you don't get ear infections from not having a hat on." If you have a cold, Morgan said, "technically you shouldn't go out and expose yourself, but most people do work." If you're one who does, avoid coughing or sneezing around other people, and wash your hands every time you blow your nose or sneeze. If you have to be in contact with the public, Cooper suggests, it might be polite to take an antihistamine to minimize sneezing and sniffing. The best way to prevent a cold is to avoid people who have one and practice "good general health keep yourself healthy, no smoking, take some vitamin or drink orange juice," Morgan said. "That's about all you can do." another mm reoiscouers)) I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT CHRISTIMS SHOPPING IS TO ru, and rrs werv Clll Tn or euidiu.

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