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20 Terrace Review — Wednesday, September 17, 1986

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Deanna Thain, 12, reads a book about horses in bright
afternoon sunshine on a ledge outside the Terrace Public
Library. | love horses, Thain said.

Friends of schizophrenics

help local families

Schizophrenia is a
chronic disease which
most people associate
with multiple per-
sonalities and uncon-
trollable swings from
reason to irrationality,
Friends and families of
individuals diagnosed as
having this disorder

Reminder

Terrace youth are now

back at school. [n order
that they get to school
and home again safely,
RCMP suggest a few
basic rules be followed.
@ Remind your children
to walk on the sidewalk
or path created for the
purpose. There are
sidewalks or paths in
most areas and if not
children should be
reminded to walk on the
left side of the roadway,
facing traffic.
@ All pedestrians are to
cross roads at either
clearly marked cross-
walks or at intersections,
This is so that oncoming
drivers will be able to
identify pedestrians that
wish to cross.

sometimes withdraw
from society as a result
of the shock, and a sup-
port group for these peo-
ple now exists in Terrace.

Marsha Lloyd, a men-
tal health worker and
facilitor for ‘Friends of
Schizophrenics’’, said in
a recent interview that
historically, the focus of
attention has been the
victim of the disease
rather than the family.
She stated that since the
condition runs in
families, family mem-
bers have been made to
bear an unwarranted
burden of guilt, The sup-
port group was founded,
she said, to allow people
closely associated with
schizophrenics to share
experiences and alleviate
their feelings of social
isolation as well as
dispelling popular illu-
sions about the disease
itself.

Lloyd cited extensive
clinical research in say-
ing that there is no
longer any question that
schizophrenia is a
medical illness, although
the organic cause re-
mains unknown. It tends

‘promazine, Lloyd said,

_ proximately one third of

Books for young readers

Brian Thompson’s ‘‘The Story of the. Prince
Rama” (Viking/Kestrel/Penguin: $15.95) originated
with an account written by an elementary schoolboy,
Jitander Dudee.

by Andrea Deakin
Terrace Reviewer

Thompson was impressed by how the boy had, ina
brief account, made a complex saga accessible to
most readers. Basing his version on that of the boy he
retold the Ramayana, one of the great epics of Asia,
so that young people can enjoy and appreciate it.

The book won the Garavi Gujarat Award for
Racial Harmony in 1982, and now Viking Kestrel has
reprinted it. The story describes the exploits of the
courageous and honorable Prince Rama, his exile,

_and his battle with the King of all the Demons, who

has 10 heads and 20 arms. This vivid retelling loses
none of the power of the story and the book has been
beautifully produced and illustrated with reproduc-
tions of original paintings and some additional work
by artist Jeroo Roy.

“The Doom of the Gods”’ (Michael Harrison: Ox-

ford: $15.95) is a retelling for younger readers of the —

Norse gods and godesses — Thor with his hammer,
the beautiful Iduna, Loki, son of giants, and Baldur
the beautiful. Harrison writes directly and vigorous-
ly, taking the pith of the stories, yet retaining their
vitality. Tudor Humphries has illustrated them with
vivid illustrations in black and white and color. This
volume, in the Oxford myths and legends series, is a
colorful introduction to Norse mythology for young
people.

Amongst the new editions of old favorites is a col-
lection of nursery rhymes, A Treasury of Nursery
Rhymes: (Edited Michael Foss: Doubleday: $14.95)
illustrated by examples of work from the best of early
children’s illustration. There is an index of ‘artists so
that old favorites may be readily found.

The collection contains work by Caldecott,
Greenaway, Rackham, Le Mair and so on. I found
this delightful for sentimental reasons, and I have a

The story of the Prince Rama

feeling that the book will appeal to as many adults as
children,; indeed the vigor and charm of much of the
work should make it attractive to children now too.
There are over 170 rhymes and favorite poems in the
collection.

Greg Hildebrandt has illustrated a handsome new
edition of ‘‘The Wizard of Oz’’ (Doubleday:$17.95).
There is a solid realism to his work that makes his
fantastic. creatures even more effective, at time in
this story perhaps a little unnerving. The witch sum-
moning her winged monkeys may frighten a small
child, while one a little older will only suffer delicious
chills from the sight. The age of the child should be
taken into account when buying this attractive edi-
tion. -

A new edition of ‘‘The Wind in the Willows”
(Grahame: Franklin Watts: $19.50) is very hand-
somely produced with sepia photographs and. text,
and full color photographs from the British film pro-
duction, made by Cosgrave Hall Productions. The
company, already winners of the Best Children's
Program from the British Academy of Film and
Television Arts and the Prix Jeunesse for ‘“The Pied
Piper of Hamelin”, are known for their beautifully
crafted animated films. Something of the detail and
quality of their work can be seen in: these illustra-
tions. .

Thermos Odors

Remove sour smells from
thermos bottles by soaking them
in baking soda and water.

to run in families, but no
genetic. link has been
discovered. Like dia-
betes, it is incurable but
controllable.

Drugs such as chlor-

have been found to con-
trol the schizophrenic
episodes, which are trig-
gered by stress, in ap-

the cases. She added that
another third of cases
respond inconsistently to
treatment and the re-
maining third are un-
treatable through drug
therapy.

Lloyd suggested that
the fact that the disease
has been determined to
be of a medical nature is
a tremendous help to
families because in the
past, family environment
had been blamed for the
illness. She said that the
group recently had a
seminar with a phar-
macist to answer ques-
tions on the use of
therapeutic drugs, and
have also met with a
local lawyer to discuss
the rights of individuals
considered mentally ill
under the lega! system.

Terrace.

Kathleen,

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Bell, Jessica Lynn: born Sept. 3, 1986 weighing 7 Ibs. 14 oz.
This baby girl is the first child for parents Jim and Judy of Ter-
race, a first grandchild for Hector and Auth Delarondg, also of

Kevin and Cheryl Barnard are pleased te announce the birth of their son,
Brandon Kyle, born Sept. 10, 1986, 3610 grams. A baby brother for Gavin and

Dawn and Clint Marshat! are pleased to announce the arrival of their son
Kyle Robert, Sept. 13, 1986, weight 7 Ibs, 13 oz. A brother for 2-year-old

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