New York, New York! It’s a fabulous town! “What do you want to go there for?” inquired a friend of mine when I| announced that I was on my way. “You can get mugged right here in Vancouver!” I'm happy to report that we didn’t get mugged even though we walked home each night from the theatre to our hotel along Eighth Avenue. Believe me, we clutched our purses tightly and didn’t dawdie. Gangs of boys huddled in doorways didn’t add to our peace of mind and when a group began following us we hurried to catch up with other theatre patrons and mingled with the crowd. New York is_ dirty. crowded, dangerous and the “rip-off” capital of North America. It is also exciting, glamorous, lively and FRIENDLY. Forget all those stories you've heard about the “snarly animals living in a concrete jungle” — they're just not true. We arrived = Saturdy evening, too late and too tired to do anything but grab a sandwich in the hotel and go to bed. The belihop at the Howard Johnson Hotel escorted us to the elevator and, as we approached our floor he announced, “Your room is just to the left, ladies, and the bathroom is at the end of the hall to your right! At my look of sheer Q. I read recently that smalipox no longer exists, so fs it necessary for children to be immunized against it? A. No it isn’t, since the msk of having some severe reaction to the vaccine is greater than the virtually non-existent msk of getting the disease Within the last month the Center for Disease Control in Altanta, Ga was to announce thal after two and a half years no new cases of smallpox had occurred and the the disease no longer exists Q. Because of my religious beliefs, 1 refuse to allow my children to undergo any type of immunization. Now that they're approaching school age, I wonder Hf the school system will allow them to attend, since immunizations of various kinds == are required. Can you give me any information on this? A. The final decision ts of course, up to the individual school system, but I suspect that the majonty of them will allow your children to attend school after your belicfs have been property documented Q. A vaccine for the hard measies has been available for many ycars, so what's the explanation for the localized horror, he burst out laughing and admitted that it was his favorie joke to play on out- of-towners. Sunday, we were lucky enough {to get matinee tickets for Richard Burton in “Camelot” but I won't go into. the details of the seven plays we saw just now — I must consult a dictionary for a new set of superlatives. After the matinee, we adjourned to the bar in the hotel and began quizzing the bartender about plays, restaurants and tourist sights — mainly the best way to get there. Soon, the bartender introduced us to a patron who had more answers than he had AND we met a “walking encyclopedia” - anything that Richard Delmarle doesn't know about New York isn’t worth knowing. I fired questions at Richard for an hour or so and then explained that we'd better go into the restaurant for dinner. “You're NOT planning to eat here, are you?” he enquired with horror. “They can even ruin ‘bacon and eggs!” I admitted that we were. “If you ladies don’t mind going ‘Dutch’, there’s a nice French restaurant just around the corner where I'm going to eat. Would you like totryit?” My mother always told me not to pick up strangers in bars — but, since my mother by Barbara McCreadie was right there with me, and didn’t seem to mind, off we went. Richard took us to the Cafe des Sports (329 West Sist St. Tel: 581-1283) where we had pink roast lamb, steamed potatoes, zucchini with herbs, tomatoes, onions and garlic. The total bill for three, including drinks was under $25. That was the start of a week of fantastic food, fabulous shows and an unforgettable friend. Each day we would meet Richard at the bar when he finished work and he would gently inquire about our plans for family physician by Dr. James G. Price this important resistance Some teenagers did receive measles immunization which didn't’ result in adequate protection and a few of them if exposed, will now develop the disease However. failure (to get) any im- munization is) the mayor explanation for the “mint epidemics " Q. Does a given amount of alcohol affect all people to the same degree& I know some people that a drink or two seems to affect while others can drink two or three times as much without showing any signs of it. What's the explanation for the difference? A The differences nole inp the reaction alcohol are very real First of all, body weight makes a difference with the THE you to CONDO LADY heavier person requiring more alcohol to reach the blood level indicating “under the influence.” The amount of food in the stomach may slow down absorption of alcohol also. And it's probable that expenenced dnnkers will metabolize a given quantty of alcohol ~ faster than a novice One other thing — the effect of alcohol is likely to be what the drinker expects it to be as demonstrated by the teenager who gels giggly after a few sips of beer However, don't forget that just because you don't see any visible effects of alcohol in the person who has had several drinks, the effects are there. such as slowed reflex tame [This makes that person a bad dnver, for example cven if he looks sober! the next day — guiding us through the maze of downtown Manhattan with simple directions and joining us for dinner almost every night — Dutch. If we needed a cab, Richard paid one way and I paid the other. Although Richard's health is frail — a dreadful com- bination of lung cancer and arthritis — he escorted us everywhere, admitting that he would need a month of rest after we left. One morning the rain was splashing through soggy heat. There was nothing but a pile of dirty laundry in our hotel room and sightseeing wasn't advisable. All I really needed was a good laun- dromat. One of the waitresses at the Howard Johnson not only borrowed a patron's umbrella to guide us to the laundromat but provided a large plastic bag from the hotel kitchen to cover the clothes when they were finished. . Next day, we were standing in line to buy theatre tickets to “Sugar Babies”. Behind us was a “tall, handsome stranger and we began to chat. He was buying tickets to treat his mother to the play. I bought our tickets and then con- sulted with the man about the seats we'd been given. “They're awful!” hr = an- nounced.“Go back and get something better.” I did. He approved the next set and then invited us to join him for a drink. I shot a quick look at Mom and she nodded. Off we went. Sean took us to “Charlie's” — a MUST SEE for any visitor to New York. Look for it at 45th St. and Eighth Avenue. 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