8A The Mountain Messenger, Thursday, August 23, 1990
Helen Woodward
Headaches, migraines
where do they come from? What
do we do about them? Old-time
herbalists resist that many tense,
nervous headaches come from
an excess of carbohydrates or, m
some cases, low-blood sugar.
Either way a look at what we
eat, over-indulgence, under-in-
dulgence, and food sensitivities
for possible allergic reactions
should be considered. Many
times a simple walk around the
block, freely swinging our arms,
kicking out our legs and gener-
ally stretching our bodies can
have marvelous and immediate
effects. A short fast to give the
digestive system a chance to re-
balance itself can prove effective,
In more extreme cases, a thor-
ough cleansing of the system is
necessary. A ten day regime of
water with meals of plain brown
rice gives good results.
Betonv, stachys b.etonica or
stachys officinalis (Labiatiae), is a
plant worth cultivating. This
perennial, sometimes referred to
as lousewort, purple betony and
wood betonY, grows easily in a
variety of locations. Found in
old European flower gardens,
betony is also adaptable to dry
or damp meadows, sunny slopes
or forest paths. The whorls of
red-purple flowers appear from
]ur~e to August.
An infusion of the Whole
plant taken in half cup doses
three or four times a day is good
for any obscure nervous disfunc-
tion and headaches of all sorts.
chamomile, oats and rosemary
are other good herbal remedies
for this purpose as all are known
to build up nerve tissue due to
their t!mcentrated levels of mag-
nesium and the B---vitamins, es-
pecially vitamin B-6,
Although more research
needs to be done in this area,
these simple herbal methods
have [~'en successful for many,
many years in countries
throughout our world.
Editor's Note: These articles
are intended for educational pur-
poses only. They are not intended
to treat, diagnose or prescribe,
nor to be considered as a substi-
tute for professional care.
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Small Business
Workshop Set
Prospective small business
owners will have an opportunity
to learn what it takes to start and
operate a successful business
through a workshop announced
today by Greg Helbig, Program
manager of the Concord College
Small Business Development
Center in Athens. Admission is
free and registration is open to
anyone planning to start and op-
erate a small business. Cospon-
sors of the seminar include the
city of Princeton, Mercer County
Development Authority, the
Governor's Office of commt, nity
and Industrial Development,
and the Concord College Divi-
sion of Business and Economics.
The program will be held in
the City Council Chambers at
Princeton's City Hall August 28.
This "How to Start and Man-
age a Small Business" workshop
is a day-long presentation. The
program features specialists in
each major managernent activ-
ity, who will give short talks and
lead di~ussions about the dif-
ferent topics. Subjects to be cov-
ered include business regula-
tions, taxes and recordkeepmg,
organizations and planning,
marketing and promotion, fi-
nancing and sources of start-up
capital.
The workshop is designed to
help small business owners
avoid the problems that lead to
business failure, something that
happens to more than half of
start-up businesses during their
first year according to U.S. Small
Business Administration statis-
tics. Mr Helbig points out that
-most failures are due to lack of
management experience and
know-how. The need for man-
agement knowledge is essential
for business success, and it is the
Small Business Development
Center's aim to inform potential
owners of the dangers involved
and ~)me things they can do to
help achieve success.
Requests for workshop regis-
tration should be mailed to Prin-
ceton Pre-Business Workshop,
Concord College SBDC, Box D-
125, Athens 24712. You may also
phone 384-5104.
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By J onathan Wright
Sixty-seven cheerleaders
filled the gymnasiun~ of Rainelle
Junior High School August 1-3
for a three-day session of inten-
sive training. The cheerleading
"camp" was led by the Spirit
Cheerleading Association of
Weirton, a group which con-
ducts the sessions throughout
several states. Girls from sixth to
ninth grades, representing eight
schools in Greenbrier and Fav-
ette counties, participated.
"This is the first time we've
had a cheerleading camp here,"
Nancy Salter said. Mrs Salter co-
sponsors the Rainelle Junior
High School cheerleadmg team
with Jean Carol Farren. "Green-
brier East has had Spirit Cheer-
leading conduct the camp at
their school the past three vears.
They chose not to have it this
year, .,
