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Page 6G Saturday, October 8, 1994 THE DAXTER BULLETIN, Mountain Home, Ark. Mercury poisoning from fish studied By CHYRL RIPPLE Bulletin Historian kif i' iw35jf 7- r-i XilS 1 NS.f5 1 1853 and 1855 and there were 3 more children born. 6. Julia Angeline Beavers (grundmother of Eudoll Fletcher, Addie Belle Cox, Clarence Fletcher and Lois Bolding) was born in May of 1854 and died in 1937. She is buried in Heiskill Cemeteiy.

She married Ancil Fletcher who was born in Ohio in June of 1850 and died in Baxter Countv on Aug. 25, 1902, and buried in Heiskill Cemetery. 7. Martha Ellen Beavers was born around 1857 and died in Stone County in 1922. She married George Fletcher who was born in Ohio in November of 1847 and he also died in Stone County in 1922.

8. Charlotte Isabelle Beavers (grandmother of Lorene Rowe and Howard Ray) was born around 1858 ad is buried in Tun-stall of Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Newark. She married Parish Monroe Ray around 1873. He was born in Tennessee on April 23, 1846, and died on May 6, 1919. This information was also provided by Max Parnell and Sue Fletcher.

More details next week. Items of Interest The ancestry of the Mary Chapman who married Joseph Fletcher Jr is uncertain according to Sue Fletcher. There were two Mary Chapmans in the same area of Ohio at the same time. It is thought that she was probably the daughter of Herman Chapman born in Ohio in 1764. The chart may be her line of ancestry.

John Chapman married Martha Pearley Boardman (daughter of John and Jane Pear-ley) and their children were Nathaniel Chapman who was born in Massachusetts in Sept. 13, 1746, and died in Salem, Washington County, Feb. 18, 1807. Nathaniel's first wife was Elizabeth Simmons and their child was Johnny "Appleseed" Chapman and born Aug. 26, 1774, anddiedMarch 18, 1845.

He married his second wife Lucy Cooley (daughter of George and Mable Cooley) in Long Meadow, on July 24, 1780. They had one Family Story Laban John Beavers was born in Virginia around 1821 and died in Arkansas in January of 1877. He migrated to Uinois where he met his first wife Charlotte DeHart (born in Fountain County, around 1825 and died in Illinois in 1869, buried in Coles County). They were married in Coles County, 111., on April 1, 1841, and they lived in the same neighborhood as her family. Their first five children were born in Illinois.

1. George Beavers (born around 1844) first married Lucinda who was born in Indiana around 1850. His second wife was Mary E. Reynolds who was born in Tennessee around 1854. 2.

Prudence Ann Beavers (grandmother of Margie Knight) was born around 1848, died around 1888 and is buried in Hei-skill Cemetery. She first married Mr. Hedrick who was born in Illinois and died in Arkansas between 1875 and 1880. Her second husband was William Lafayette "Doc" Caststeel who was born June 27, 1863 and died Nov. 19, 1933, and is buried at the Burnt Schoolhouse Cemetery.

3. Catharine Jane Beavers was born in July of 1849 and married John Grinder who was born in Kentucky around 1845 and died between 1889 and 1900. 4. John Beavers was born in December of 1852 and died in Arkansas. He married Rhoda Evelyn Stratton who was born in Arkansas in February of 1847 and died at Buford on Dec.

25, 1915. 5. Andrew Jackson Beavers was born in December of 1853 and died in Arkasas on April 6, 1930, and is buried in Hand Valley Cemetery. He married Elizabeth Ann "Liza" Stratton Davis (grandmother of the late Mary Lee Hopper) who was born in Arkansas on Jan. 24, 1859, and died on Oct.

12, 1918, and is buried in Ott Cemetery. The family moved to Gentry County, sometime between Photo submitted Sam Beavers is on the left. According to Sue Fletcher, who provided the picture, he also ran the ferry. The other man is Bert Bross. child, Mary Chapman.

If this is actually the ancestry of Mary Chapman who married Joseph William Fletcher Jr. and would mean that she was a half sister of the legendry Johnny Appleseed. Connection History in January of 1995 which will cost about $50 for about 700 pages. They will be in Mountain View from January until the middle of April at HC 74, Box 429, Mountain View, and at telephone number 501-269-5469. Question 42: Has anyone else researched the Hamby or Jordan line and can help fill in the blanks we have? (EDITOR'S NOTE: If you have a story, pictures or an answer to the questions please send them to The Baxter Bulletin, Drawer Mountain Home, Ark.

72653, attention ChyrI Ripple or Baxter County Beginnings; or drop them off at the office at 16 W. Sixth St. Mercury levels in fish taken from certain waters in Arkansas have exceeded the U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tolerance limits for safe consumption by humans, accord-ing to Patricia Burge, ToxicologistIndustrial Hygien-ist, Arkansas Department of Health. While no cases of mercury poisoning as a result of eating fish taken from these waters have been reported, studies have been made and Fish Consumption Notices have been issued in efforts to prevent illness from this source.

Vacationers and those who eat fish occasionally from these waters are not considered to be at risk, according to Dr. Tom McChesney, director of the Arkansas State Health Department's Epidemiology Division. In adults, the symptoms of over exposure to monomethyl mercury (the organic form of mercury found in 70 to 95 percent of contaminated fish) are manifested primarily in the central nervous system. Ms. Burge and Stan Evans, an environmental epidemiologist with the Arkansas Health Department, wrote in the Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society (April 1994).

In early stages of intoxication, the symptoms may be nonspecific, such as paresthesia (sensation of numbness, prickling or tingling), memory loss, learning difficulties, dysarthria (speech problems due to impairment of tongue and other muscles essential to speech), emotional disturbances, vision and hearing disturbances and spastic and jerky movements. Other symptoms usually associated with more acute poisoning include excessive saliva (salivation), excessive tears (larcrima-tion), nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and constipation. At particular risk are fetuses and children under age 7 due to specific damage which may occur to the developing nervous system, according to Klassan, Amdur, "Casarett and Doull's Toxicology" (1986). In one poisoning epidemic where very high levels of organic mercury were present in grains eaten by pregnant women, mental retardation and cerebral palsy-like symptoms were seen among some of the children whose mothers did not exhibit symptoms. Because chronic symptoms of mercury poisoning (such as memory loss, learning difficulties, impaired vision and occasional tremors) may be associated with other neurological diseases as well as changes associated with aging, blood mercury levels should be determined if the patient has consumed fish from waters included in the Fish Consumption Advisories.

Fish Consumption Advisories are issued when mercury levels in fish are found to contain 1 ppm 1 part per million) or higher, Ms. Information and Inquiries In answer to question 40 from last week, Vera Reeves of Norfork says there is a book at the library on the servicemen from World War II and we will have more information on the book. The address for The Gaither Connection (which is a newsletter and costs about $15 per year) is edited by John Burgess Gaither, 1108 Hunting Ridge Road, Raleigh, N.C. 27615. The address for The Reece Connection is to editors Willard and Jan Reece, Post Office Box 62, Fife Lake, Mich.

49633. They will publish a new edition of The Reece Virginia Shiras, R.N. INFORMATION ON AGING Burge explained. The Fish Consumption Notices are intended to provide safe consumption guidelines for persons who routinely eat more than two meals per month (8 ounce portions of fish) from contaminated waters, and persons of high risk groups, Ms Burge said. Mercury is a chemical that occurs naturally in many of the rocks in Arkansas, from the burning of coal, from some industrial processes, and from leaks in mercury-containing equipment such as gauges and batteries.

Although, all forms of mercury are considered poisonous, organic jnercury is of particular concern because of its toxicity (being poisonous) and because it can accumulate in the food chain. Everyone is exposed to very low levels of mercury in air, water and food, but the general public is generally not exposed to levels high enough to cause major health problems. Mercury has not been determined to cause cancer in humans. Organic mercury accumulates in the food chain when larger fish eat smaller fish and crawdads. Because of this, you can lower your intake of mercury by choosing smaller fish and non-predatory fish for consumption.

Because organic mercury accumulates in the flesh of the fish, there are no preparation or cooking techniques that will lower mercury levels in contaminated fish. In the past two years, investigators have found excessive mercury levels in fish taken from waters in Calhoun, Ouachita, Dallas, Cleveland, Drew, Bradley, Ashley, Saline, Perry, Cleburne, Yell and Van Buren counties, and Fish Consumption Notices were issued by the Arkansas Department of Health. A Mercury Task Force chaired by Dr. Joe Nix of Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, has been unable to determine any industry, landfill or water treatment plant that is the source of the contamination in Arkansas waters. "If the mercury comes from rocks, it would be impossible to eliminate it in streams," Dr.

Nix said. With the expertise and resources of the agencies represented on the Mercury Task Force appointed by Governor Jim Guy Tucker in June 1993, it is hoped that the problem soon will be solved and resolved. Annual Area Art Club art fair, bake sale will offer buying, viewing opportunites special southwest display room will provide you with plenty to look at. Quilted garments, made by guild members, will be featured in a fashion show at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Vendors from Arkansas, Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma will be selling fabric, quilting supplies, quilting frames and needlework patterns and supplies. Admission is free. Part of the funds raised through your purchases will help the nonprofit organization's ongoing community service project to make baby quilts for the Baxter County Regional Hospital and the Arkansas Children's Hospital. To date, the members of the Hill 'N' Hollow Quilters have donated more than 300 baby quilts. sweet tooth.

Witnesses report that some people make an "art" of deciding what delicacies they will choose to take home for dessert. Admission is free, so even if you don't plan on buying something, you can think of this as treating yourself to a sort of mini art gallery display. "We've Gotcha Covered" is the theme of the Hill 'N' Hollow Quil-ters Guild's 10th anniversary quilt show and sale. Beautiful quilts with exquisite detail work will be displayed at the Baxter County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall Thursday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Saturday, from 9 a.m. -4 p.m.

Special exhibits on loan from other areas, baby quilts, quilting technique demonstrations, an educationhistory display and a With both my mother and mother-in-law being members of the Area Art Club it was a sure bet that I would mention the art fair and bake sale the Area Art Club is sponsoring today. Housed inside the Community Center, located on Highway 62 you will find scores of paintings in a variety of media on display between the hours of 9 a.m. -3 p.m. Artists are greatly reducing the prices on their original art, both framed and unframed, in appreciation for the support the club has enjoyed from area residents. Last year, I was able to purchase small watercolor works of art for as little as 50 cents each.

One such watercolor of sailboats and sea gulls is now framed and hanging on my bathroom wall. Looking for a special gift for a loved one? Kathy Blackburn SOCIETY SAVVY This is your opportunity to obtain original art at bargain prices! Fresh-baked cookies, breads, pies and cakes will be available to purchase so you can indulge your If you drink, don't drive or write, for that matter balance and appearing ready to fall over? That is how your writing appears when you are on something artificial. It gives you an artificial personality for the time you are on it. If you are shy, you will be extroverted. If you are hostile, it will make you brutal, etc.

These traits show up in your handwriting and we will be discussing more about them later on. It is simply fascinating what your handwriting reveals. I hope you are enjoying these mini-lessons as much as I am. Feel free to send in your questions to: The Write Connection, 860 Highway 62 E. 8-275, Mountain Home, Ark.

72653. if A The following writing is courtesy of the House of Seagram. The more you drink, the more coordination you loose. That's a fact, plain and simple. THE PARTY BEGINS yCa drus- bsh dAyJC Self-discipline and control (steady baseline; consistent letter forms) Clear thinking and communication (legible writing; spacing) Attention to detail (even spacing; dots and periods).

TWO DRINKS LATER Increasing confidence (increase size); less consistent (wider spacing; more flexible baseline); less inhibited (flexible writing style; "w-h" connection). AFTER FOUR DRINKS A "Hands On" Approach To Healing Let us help, utilizing proven Chiropractic and Wholistic Techniques. FACHTING CHIROPRACTIC CENTER 425-3234 800 Hwy. 201 N. Mtn.

Home Sharon Johnson Ul. oe- 9j Qc AoU Sample 1 Engaged? New Parent? Moved? Coll 425-8403 or 425-2806 for useful gifts, information and redeemable cards. 3 7 Vj SAZ THE WRITE CONNECTION Unrealistic sense of self-importance (overly large size); negative outlook (strong downward slope); lacks ability to concentrate (large size; no dots); poor coordination (uneven letters, irregular spacing). Still, people drink to much and then go out and expect to handle a car. When you drink too much you can't handle a car.

You can't even handle a pen. Jimmy is a known drinker. He admits to being soused more than sober. He cannot go an hour without tipping the bottle. His writing has broken down to the point of illegible squiggles.

Here is a sample of Jimmy's writing when he is intoxicated and a short sample when he is not tipsy (which is rare). And you doubted handwriting reflects changes in the personality? Doubt no longer. Just as alcohol effects our personalities so does drugs or any kind of artificial stimulation. Have you ever seen a person standing on the street corner swaying back and forth with little Extremely confident (very large size; large T); sensitive to criticism enlarged loops); irritable (jabbed and dots); forgetful (missing dots). AFTER FIVE DRINKS (J Impulsive, formless letters; jabs; variable letter size; changing baseline.

Impaired thinking and communication (formless and missing letters). SEVEN DRINKS IN ALL Sample 2 lARIHRTT 4 KEY CLOTHING DEER ATTRACTANTS GOLDEN RETRIEVER HINTING I FISHING BOOTS Waterproof Insulated mm ei-5165!.