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by Patricia L. CookTrains have fascinated people since they started rolling on the rails many years ago. One group of people in particular, hobos, made trains a big part of their lives, even though they weren’t authorized to do so! • •Duringthelatter19thcenturyandear-

ly 20th century, many people could not findwork.TheworsttimewasduringtheGreat Depression years, from 1929 to1940,whenmorethan2millionmenandaround 8,000 women became hobos.

• •Theword“hobo”isgenerallymeantforan itinerant (wandering) person that’s will-ingtowork.Somesaythewordwasde-rivedfrom“hoe-boy,”whichmeantsome-one looking for farmwork,hencewillingto hoe cotton or other crops. Another possible origination was from the inter-section of Houston and Bowery StreetsinManhattan,NewYork,where “hobos”were known to congregate. There areother theories about the word as well, but it was a word that came into use when trains provided a way to move about the country.

• •Hobosfoundthattheeasiestwaytogetto a different city or part of the country was to hitch a ride on a freight train. Even though this was illegal, railroads were kindtohobosandgenerallysawthemasharmless people who just needed trans-portation.

• •Astimepassedandmorepeople,most-ly men, tried to hop rides on freight trains, problems developed. Many hobos were dirty, some appeared to have mental health issues, and some just appeared to be lazy bums! Some hobos becameradical and tried to characterize their way of life as a freedom that they deserved. Hence, railroads sought to stop the free

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Grandma and Grandpa were sitting in their porch rockers watching the beauti-ful sunset and reminiscing about ‘the good old days,’ when Grandma turned to Grandpa and said, “Honey, do you remember when we first started dating and you used to just casually reach over and take my hand?” Grandpa looked over at her, smiled and obligingly took her aged hand in his. With a wry little smile, Grandma pressed a little farther, “Honey, do you remember how, after we were engaged, you’d sometimes lean over and suddenly kiss me on the cheek?” Grand-pa leaned slowly toward Grandma and gave her a lingering kiss on her wrinkled cheek. Growing bolder still, Grandma said, “Honey, do you remember how, after we were first married, you’d kind of nibble on my ear?” Grandpa slowly got up from his rocker and headed into the house. Alarmed, Grandma said, “Honey, where are you going?” Grandpa replied, “To get my teeth!”

• • TheHoboRailroad inLincoln,NewHampshire, is a popular tourist train that isgreatforkidsandadults,whetherhobosornot.TheyofferaHoboPicnicLunch,which, of course, comes with a souvenir bindlestick.

• • Hobo Jim is a singer/songwriter whoisanAlaskalegend.Notarealhobo,hespentmanyyearsasacommercialfish-erman, logger and cowboy before being named“Alaska’sstateballadeer”in1994by the state legislature and governor.

• • The 5th annual Rail Fest will be heldSeptember16-18,2011, inNorthPlatte,Nebraska.WhyisNorthPlatteimportantin railroad history? The main line through the town is the busiest freight corridor in the world. More than 150 trains and10,000 rail carsareprocessedatUnionPacific’sBaileyYardevery24hours.Bai-leyYard is about eightmiles long (12.9km)anduptothreemileswide(4.8km).The festival has free tours of the massive freight yard as well as real and model train exhibits, a carnival and other activi-ties — including a Hobo Contest.

• •Anotherannualgatheringofhobosthathas been held for two decades is the Pull-man Hobo Fest in the historic Pullmanarea of Chicago. This festival occurs on the factory grounds of the defunct Pull-man Company, which manufactured pas-sengerrailcarsfor100years.Freecamp-ing is allowed on the grounds, called the “hobojungle,”whichiswhattypicalhobogrounds are called.

• •Thereare10to12weekendgatheringsacrosstheUnitedStateseveryyearthatwelcome old and new hobos as well as those curious to see the way hobos lived.

• • This is theendof this little“bit”abouthobos.Sincehobosneversaygoodbye,we’lljustendasahobowould:“Downtheroad!”

rides. • •Chicagowasknownasthehobocapi-taloftheUnitedStates.Hobosgatheredin groups for food and shelter. They de-veloped a hobo code of ethics and even devised symbols as a way to spread infor-mation and warnings to their comrades.

• • Thehobo lifewasnotaneasy lifebyanystretchoftheimagination.Whende-ciding to “hobo,” many would see it asan adventure, but the reality was that it washardtofindwork.Moneywashardtocome by, which also meant food, clothing, hot baths and many other basic needs andwantswerenotmet.Lastly,itwasadangerous way of life.

• •ReportsfromtheInterstateCommerceCommissionshow that from1929-1939,24,647 trespassers were killed and27,171wereinjuredonrailroadproperty.

• •Hoboswerewhatsomecallthe“originalmigrantworkers.”Theywouldfollowhar-vests in theAmericanWest. Hay, corn,wheat, hops, fruit, vegetables and cot-ton harvests were all potential jobs that hobos would seek. They traveled fromChicago and other Eastern cities to Cali-fornia,totheRockyMountains,tothePa-cificNorthwest,theSouth,theSouthwestandbacktoSouthernCaliforniaseekingthe crops and weather that would provide work.

• • Oneof thefirstactssignedbyPresi-dentFranklinD.RooseveltinMarch1933created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).ByJuly,250,000youngmenwereput to work in forest and park camps.Many of these young men had been ho-bos, jumping on trains looking for workwherevertheycouldfindit.TheCCCpro-gramhelpedto“encourageconservationof our natural resources and the salvage ofouryoungmen.”

• • Starting in 1925 “brushless shavingcream” from Burma-Shave was adver-tised on small red and white signs us-ingwitandwisdom.Over7,000Burma-ShavesignsdottedtheroadsidesacrossAmerica at the height of their popular-ity. There would be several signs in suc-cession, with the punch line on the last one. The last new signs were made in 1963 and have now disappeared fromour roadways.Aseriesofsigns in1951read:“Thehoboletshiswhiskerssprout.It’s trains – not girls, that he takes out!Burma-Shave.”

• •Movieshelpedtoromanticizerailroadsand hobos, and stories of hobos often made riding the rails look fun and easytodo.OperationLifesaver is aprogramthatstarted in Idahowith theUnionPa-cificRailroad in1972.Thisprogramhasmore to do with the safety of highway traffic at railroad crossings than it doeshobos, however, a large function of the program is educating the public that rail-roads are private property. Education, Enforcement and Engineering, the three E’s, have been used to reduce fatalities onrailroadsinthelast30-plusyears.TheprogramisnowusedallovertheUnitedStatesandCanada.

• • The Original Hobo Nickel Society(OHNS)isaclubforcollectorsandcarv-ersofnickels.Thehobbyofcarvingnick-elsstartedyearsagowithhobos.Someof the oldest carved nickels are worththousands of dollars today.

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Fibromyalgia Is an Elusive AilmentDEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 43-year-old mother of three children, and I also teach school. Since last spring, I have lost all energy, and my muscles seem to hurt all over. I have consulted three doctors. None has found anything wrong with me or my tests. The last doctor has suggested fibromyalgia. I am scheduled to see him again in three weeks. I know nothing about this illness, and I wonder how it’s treated. Please summarize for me. -- L.J.ANSWER: Fibromyalgia is an elusive condition. It’s defined as widespread body pain, an ache-all-over feeling, just like you describe. Accompanying symptoms include disturbed sleep and fatigue. No lab test, X-ray or scan discloses anything amiss. One aid to diagnosis is tender points -- specific body sites where finger pressure elicits pain far out of proportion to the pressure applied. No one has a definite answer about what’s going on. One popular explanation is that people with fibromyalgia perceive pain with heightened sensitivity because of an imbalance of brain chemicals and a misfiring of brain nerves. Disturbed sleep is another consequence of these disorders. Often the first treatment for fibromyalgia is an antidepressant. It’s given not so much to relieve depression -- although fibromyalgia is a depressing situation -- but to restore normal brain-cell communication and normal brain chemistry to dampen the brain’s magnified perception of pain. Savella and Cymbalta are such antidepressants that are approved for the treatment of fibromyalgia. Another medicine often prescribed is Lyrica, a drug whose primary purpose is seizure control. Heat and massage might decrease pain. Exercise is an essential part of treatment. It sounds absurd to ask someone in pain to exercise, but a carefully graded exercise program goes a long way toward restoring normal feeling. You can start with something as simple as a walk. Increase the time, the pace and the frequency of walking until you are finally doing 30 minutes a day at a brisk clip. The fibromyalgia booklet explains in greater detail this condition and how it’s approached. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 305W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have age spots (brown spots) on my face and hands. Can I do anything to lighten them or get rid of them? -- L.R.ANSWER: Age spots are also called liver spots. The liver has nothing to do with them. Age and the ef-fects of sunlight do. They are clumps of skin cells filled with melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color. Sunblock, worn year-round, will prevent new spots from forming. Hydroquinone is a bleaching agent that lightens them. It comes as a 2 percent cream in products with the brand names of Eldopaque, Esoterica and Solaquin. For the 4 percent formulation of hydroquinone, a prescription is required. The acne medicines Retin-A and Renova lighten these spots, too. So does a cream, Tri-Luma, that contains three ingredients: cortisone, tretinoin (Retin-A) and hydroquinone -- a triple threat, so to speak. Retin-A, Renova and Tri-Luma are prescription medicines. ***Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his col-umn whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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¥ “Used fabric-softener sheets can be used to shine faucets and to clean the tub. I use mine for dusting around the house too. To keep a steady supply, I put an empty tissue box next to my dryer. When the clothes (and the used sheets) come out, I stuff them down in the box, and they are ready whenever I need one.” -- B.J. in Arizona

¥ A chef’s trick to keep cooked spinach green is to make sure the pot is not covered while cooking.

¥ “When cooking shrimp in a bouillon, put them in the freezer for about 10 minutes before cooking. They will cook up nice and tender. I have had success with this when grilling too. When putting shrimp on a skewer, I use double skewers, which hold about five shrimp. When I thread the skewers side by side, the shrimp are easier to turn over, and they do not spin on the skewer.” - R.R. in Florida

¥ To keep cheese blocks moist and mold-free, place a piece of napkin dampened with white vinegar in with the cheese in a container with a tight-fitting lid.

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