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THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2007 -- PAGE 7B
Chatter Box
• Thun: are 7,^00 different apple varieties
vvim Jdwide,and 2.500 grow in die United States
• 'Itle fltaLe fuiit uf K'ew York ilh [lie apple.
• T'lue slaEe flower ul MichLgiifl lS [lie ujjpte
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Innovation distinguishes bolweEB li leLidri
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r In The News |
Archeologists reveal
the face of King Tut
Mutt than 3.U0D yefltt ago u teenage hoy named Tu
[auklmmuii ruled ever .hK'il-iii li^yjTi. Ktiw. for (lie filM
[imi;, tine public cun actually view Lite young plug's
face. On Nov. 4. ajicltncologists took Uie mommy of
KingTMfnimisnooeton, i—■—it » ill—'
Eiiu^ed i[ to a cl Lma tt^ctnUrcilLed I JJy|jH
glass case and Invited the public to MfOm'
late a look. The move was part of a plan to protect the
reufiiiti of die phAra^h. Tynciiuls eff people visit the
lamb each year. and die moiiFure and beet from their
bodies l \ a Itireal to the fragile mummy.
Since irv discovery in 1922. die body of Tor has been
Xriytd rhrvc rimes by reseLirClier*. wlio have tried (o
figure out how he died/llie mummy's mod recent
medical exam ^ us irt 2*105. VhtM deter
mined that Tut most likely died from eomptieaiiciia
from a hmlud leg. At th&l lime, GejtUlisli crealeJ whuL
they thought was an accurate picture ofJin'i face. It
was based oil tlueir studies of the 3 .(XHJ-year-oid body.
Elul now I ill's lace has actual ly been Lin Veiled-
Tilt's skin Looks Like hardened black clay and he ap
pears to have had hack leelb. ""The laeo ol'llie gal den
hoy is Limjy.Lnjj. Mikl Jigypi's chief archaeologi^l,
TaEii llawass "Tr has magic, and it lias mystery”
A PHARAOH FOR THE IMAGINATION
In 1932. rhe British exphutr Howard Cpfter ueicov-
ered King Tul \ lomb. or burial place, .in Egypt's Valley
iiii.il ■
: i-i i'll.hV'.ijj iLi: it4
captured our "imag- yf " JH|£ j* jj
ination Jilt he- l * 1 ■
conic kin2, when
“*" >V “ 1 TWs gold doath mack was
be .'!/'■ 31 J* found in King TUI's loinb ousr
TWsndy the mummy's fees.
LgypUanfilned Lb T
preserve: tho bodies of important people who tiled
through a process known as jimnunificLiUnn. They Used
spices. salts. jili[t■.-■ jliL:-. mid nils tu limit the body and Lhufl
wrapped ii in strips or cloth- Mummification was prac
ticed because I^piiadi believed iIilh the body rrum be
pruserveJ as a home fur the person's spirit Cot?J-Ulck
L’hmms were bur in J with 1he person. And fcnitl and
drink Were uLso placed in the InurniI V'fldll to 00011411 rhe
dead person in his or her Journey iLuwljjIi ihe afterlife.
T ftv P.uninA Cbaagot
DalfZJil f.Tt
here's 11 lor 10 making a|>ij3o ckler L ;is wt Wmcd recently
l'iji li vislL Ilj Ltm DexmOiiH Mill, m Dexter,Mich,
for sianersi^ you eaiTi us* : fast any ui^Lo-x. In faci t ihc
liest eiders t»se three or four different kinds
"nie Htcrfl In Cider iv pmpc-F hIundmy." h.ud KicliLird
Ko^iski. Defter CiJei Mill's former owner and t'adiei of flue
current owner. Nancy SteinJiauej". L, Yuu include some applet
fot urtness, some for swuitncsh uni Millie for firOnW — vou
liave to liat & a bouquet."
{>n lli^ Lin> we visiltd, SteinhiU^T wa?a pre^inf lour
kinds of applinc ( ieiL^r {for s WL-ctnchx). Joiiiilhans (fo£ 1 Lin -
HkSS4>,Mc-lnrr>4tift4(fi>r ihoji' arnma' : ) and Worthom
SpLcs ^I'or k duipiiBss h ") 1 Ko^iskL eKptaincd.
Diffeienl appliii npen at Jiffcrem limes — some 111 LelIk:
summer, others in early, mid- nr late fall, fty riv- lime, iln:
HcaitHi ends, tlic mill will Imvc prciscd "3U ln4i) varietiH,"
Kti/.:iski :<iid. adding: "1 ivory [ilhl: pftiS, n'-x JifL'ereiiL."
Btal it'& al ways, a lot of work, requiring speed. focus and
Cilmvv gftiisti. Sttmluiuer'S luccps Ite an hard ns rockn. but
she somclimjcs needs help.
"[>ad. T need you to help me fwist this downr 4he yelled,
Mruitgling Tu thread li pJaMic hose llinmi’h e hoic in li
square, slainioss .Hlcel Irey Lfie tri.c of a s And boa..
A full-time mom except htiring cider season, Steinfiauer
lias been ujorking aL the mill since her father bon slit it in
"[ liuve piciures oi' mo with (111 y pnn) Michael an my
Lmck presaing cider." slit xnid. laughing. "J made [5(1
caramel applet [Jto morning before 1 delivered. L
Now 12. Mlchae] and bi\ brothers, Cnllin. 9, andlEicoh,
13, love everything about ihe null. too. lliey Jielp out un
weekenclfi.pjes.sing cider unloading ap|)lea or doing what
ever else needs Co he done.
That smell! Too bad tills story can’t include n Dextei
iijrr_»y r. uiJin tM-v Lft t I L « Cl K.H Ffl LL
The Doxter Cider Mill is the ofdo&t continuously oper
ating cidor mill in Michigan. TTra oporators make cidor
Cider Mil. xcralch-Eind-snil \\ nor l|i:i1 ore i-oiiIlI posrihly re
produce the SWeet, henuEiiiy see 111 of cidt-r being pn essed.
But riien it wasti-aining apple cider Id dio mill’s historic
monar-iinti-fieldstore basemadl. A1 teaM Lhaf’s whal it
Leaked Jikc Liller SteintiBuei sUicked eighl wood li j racks,
each holding 250 poinds of mash, on lopof r(ie stainless
filed rmy.
"What you sec ls ciider created by tin: fiheer weight of
racks prc»ing on Lippki,” Ko/,iski saitl.
The |meshiiiy p]lK■L:s^ liLidn'L even sLLnluil! E3d Lt did mn-
ititntS; Intel. Wllcrt SldnlttiUd 1 Slid the stacked racks lima a
huge pifitcui, winch would pn&li tlioiu up tobs pressed
nvtELiiisL an oak limber bulwark suspended firOm I lie ceiliuvt.
Mire eumjL;h. [he Painless si eel truy Lind beoomc a cidcr-
fiilod swimming pool" Ko/i>ki filled two plastic cnji* with
the &anne way it was made 120 years ago by using an
oak rack press. Tho equipment used to press the
cider is more than 1 do ye am old.
[he sweet golden nectar.
"That’s what flush is all about — and blending.’" he said.
‘ Tlie rcaMni die Pcstti' Cider Mill hasn't changed is that
il\11 1 -.a t'.:W ■ 1V. II.Ts" wlius.- 1.11 ill is Mil-.
[lie tllLtU . "Yuli can taste our heritage.’'
Thvre’.s evpn a ghost 1
"(.Uni is here,” Ko^iski said,referring to ihc mill's accord
owner. Olio Wagner, a LonLbiiic ojtemtoi wilo JiiiivesLed
com jn Hie Luca "We have sensed his presence. Old build
ings have creaks ,md groans — and it's Olio.'
For man: infunmUJun, vu j'J vivv rt-.drxl 1 ■ r< -idvrr?!?ft.ji/.'.rr 1.
THE CURSE OFTUTANKHAMUN
Tot lUuny years, there Ims been a legend itiai ihum
is curse or King Tufs tombs AceoRlingio the curse,
people ii'liii liave come imo cuncacr wiiJi the remams
of KingT'sLC have died myst^Tously, ThaX,*B.y s
Hawssu, is nnnsensc. ' ll wtlS made up by joUmsLis(5
many years agti who were naL allowed into die lomb."
The face of Egypt's inoM fatuous tv Lee will now he
on display fflr Ihousandi. rif visitors i hr logo net of
Kin" Tui has already inspired giiieretiotis r?f kkK and
ciJuLtr,. Archaualo^LsIs hopu that bv unvuibiig the boy
king’s face, eyyn more people will lie fascinated by
[lie h iStory Ofanc ion I I Igy pi. — David
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What’s the deal with stinky feet?
J hey're vour LooLsies. your Jogs, your piggies.
Wliatcveryou call them, feet enc an important
pan rjf ynu. WslioU rlicm, you cnuldji’i stand up
ur i ini a race. In fact, jVJUt feel woik so laud I'm
ynulhal sflinetimCH tbev gel sweaty. And slinky.
I Victoria arc la
Name ftw Those
smelly iocs- These
linv crittens normally
inEiabii yotr feci and
LovecTirk dump
places like ihc insides
uf sweaty
In the J'igtii couJl-
tions, hactcna will
feast cm yuur feet.
They Lai dead skin
cells and oils from
vour skin. Their colunics will grow lituJ start
getting rid of waste in cho form of organic acids.
Ei'.s those acids then smell had.
AeIJ fur sojile people- Llie smell is really bad.
Why? ISccjiusc: I heir Iccl arc extra swcaiy and
become Imnie la bacteria eEilLod MierQtnwUa
^oticiifai'ius. In addition tooeganfe acids.(hey
paudnee volatife auifur compounds- Sulfur com
pounds Usually are powerful and jiwl'ul smd.ing.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
If you cut down on fiWCUl. youTE cut ddWHdrt
the Oder. Try these, steps:
D Be Clean. Bridie your feel every day ami
be sure to dry yuur feel when you're done.
M Woarth^ right tacks- Cotton, some
wools, and special knirs made for athletes will
absorb fiweat and nlluw your fed tu bienllie.
Make sure your shoes aren’t too tight,
Tight ihotts can make your feet sweat more.
Switch Sheas. Hut slices dry ouE fur li
con pie of days before wearing rlicm again.
Kill Ihdse gerin&, Lsc a disiiifectam
sjiray lo kill hacleriu in your shoes. YuU migkL
also wash yuur IV-el with antibacterial soap
Vttash shoes or insoles, Sonne insoles or
shoe*. es[xviLLlly sn.-ukers. may be waslialSLe. lie
sinv rcnlty ilii-ni Lo-'ipleiely h. ri-.iv wicirine [lien
Avoid shoes made at plseltc. Wear iua-
iL-riLLlsi tliat lot your fo^E briiatlic
Go barefoot. I jet ymir fail aij - aut, espe
cially al night.
If you still have problems with L'uot odor, i, Ik
with a parent abcul gediug mlor-JIglu iug pow
der ur insoles.. Efnclhing seems to walk, lath
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