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DEAR CATHY: Only your veterinarian can determine the right medicine to give to your cat. It's very important that you take Jack to the vet for a complete checkup in the next few days. (If he seems distressed or continues to have trouble breathing, take him to vet right away.)

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Q: I have the upper half of a sideboard that is heavily carved. It is oak and probably from the 1920s. Although it is not for sale, I would like to know its approximate value. -- Fern, Sun City, Ariz.

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• • •Q: I have two perfume bottles, one large and one small.

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A: You have asked me a question that is impossible to answer. It’s a little like asking if an old car has any value. If it is a 1925 Stutz Bearcat, the answer is yes. On the other hand, if it is a Ford Pinto that has seen better days, probably not.

Some perfume bottles are, indeed, collectible. For example, a limited issue “Scarlette O’Hara” bottle by Pinaud is currently selling for about $75. Other bottles by such makers as Lucien Lelong, Gidding, Caron, Coty, Elizabeth Arden and Avon also are popular with collectors. To find out the value of your bottles, you might want to consult a good price guide. I rec-ommend The Antique Trader Perfume Bottle Price Guide by Penny Dolnick, available at www.amazon.com for $14.99.

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Greg Biffle's year to date has been disap-pointing because he hasn't yet won a race, but in the Ford camp, there's plenty of disappoint-ment to go around.

Twenty races into a 36-race sea-son, no Ford driver has won. Biffle's third-place finish

at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the Brickyard 400 left him and others with a bit of optimism for the future. It was his best finish of the season, surpassing a fourth at Bristol in the season's fifth race.

Ford's new engine, the FR9, is now fully imple-mented, and that, in Biffle's eyes, is another encourag-ing sign.

"I'm really proud of the guys and this engine pro-gram," he said. "This engine ran really good today, but I want to win one of these things. We had the fastest car, but the fastest car doesn't always win. We've just got to take some chances to win some of these races, I guess."

Noting that stock-car racing has rewarded aggres-siveness more than in past years, Biffle cited the impact of the current chassis design.

"These cars inherently take a little more abuse than the old car did," he said. "This thing is built, I don't want to say like a battleship, but it's built a little tougher than the old car. The old car, if you got in the fence a little bit and scraped it up, you had problems. ... This car can take a little bit more and keep going."

Biffle, 40, is a native of Vancouver, Wash. He debuted at NASCAR's highest level in 2002 with a 13th-place finish at what is now Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. The first of 14 victories occurred on July 5, 2003, at Daytona.

Only Biffle and Johnny Benson have won champion-ships in what are now known as the Camping World Truck and Nationwide series. Biffle was the Truck titlist in 2000 and the Nationwide champ in 2002.

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In 2005, Biffle finished second to Tony Stewart in the Cup standings, and in 2008, he finished third.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Is it possible to get wet macular degeneration from a scratch on the left eye during cataract surgery, or could it have been a cyst that caused wet macular degenera-tion? I am 85, and my right eye is perfect. I had cataract surgery on that eye also. -- C.

ANSWER: A scratch on the eye isn't likely to cause macular degeneration. The possibility of cataract surgery leading to macular degenera-tion is a remote one. More than 6,000 people who had had a cataract removed were followed for five years after the operation. Slightly more people who had the operation developed macu-lar degeneration, dry or wet, in the operated eye than did a similar group of people who had not had an operation. This isn't proof that cataract surgery leads to macular degeneration. The same risks that cause cataracts also cause macular de-generation. The numbers that do develop it after cataract removal are small. A cause-and-effect relationship has not been proven.

I am not clear what you mean by a cyst causing the degeneration. In what part of the eye was the cyst? I have not seen a link between cysts and macular degeneration.

The retina is the back layer of the eye, the layer

that converts incoming images into nerve signals that can be transmitted to the brain so we can see. The macula is a small, round area of the retina where there's an aggregation of cells that are essential for central vision -- the kind of vision needed to read a paper, watch TV and drive. Dry macular degenera-tion, accounting for 85 percent to 90 percent of cases, is a wasting away of macular cells. Wet macular de-generation results from a sprouting of blood vessels in that region. Those newly formed blood vessels leak fluid and destroy macular vision. Procedures are available that can halt the progression of wet macular de-generation.

The booklet on macular degeneration explains both kinds and what is available to help those with this common eye problem. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 701W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose

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The main thing to consider as you start your herb garden is which herbs to plant. If you are a fan of Simon and Garfunkel, you already know that parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme are good starter herbs. In addition to these, think about herbs that you use on a regular basis. Do you reach for the basil for certain dishes? Do you mix chives into your sour cream? Do you like a bit of mint in a dessert? These are all potential herbs that you can easily plant in your garden and will serve as a means to prepare you for a full herb garden.

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• On Aug. 19, 1812, the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, known as "Old Ironsides," catches the British warship Guerrière some 600 miles east of Boston. After considerable maneuvering, the Constitution delivered its first broadside. The British man-of-war was dismasted and rendered a wreck, while the Constitution escaped with only minimal damage.

• On Aug. 21, 1911, theft of the Mona Lisa is discovered. Investigators and detectives searched for the painting for more than two years without finding any decent leads. In 1913, former employee Vincenzo Perugia was captured attempting to collect a ransom.

• On Aug. 22, 1933, the notorious Barker gang robs a Federal Reserve mail truck in Chicago and kills Officer Miles Cunningham. Netting only

a bunch of worthless checks, the Barkers soon retur ned to a crime with which they had more success -- kidnapping. Their first victim, William Hamm, had earned the gang $100,000 in ransom.

• On Aug. 18, 1958, V lad imi r Nabokov ' s cont rovers ia l nove l "Lol i ta" i s publ i shed in the U.S. The novel, about a man ' s obsession with a 12-year -o ld g i r l , had been re jected by four publishers before G.P. Putnam's Sons accepted it.

• On Aug. 16, 1977, E lv i s P res ley d ies in Memphi s , Tenn. He was 42 . The death of the "King of Rock and Ro l l " b rought legions of mourning fans to Graceland, his mansion in Memphis. Doctors said he died of a hear t a t tack , l i ke ly b rought on by h i s add ict ion to p resc r ip t ion barbiturates.


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