Three-page handwritten letter on unlined paper.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n22 January 1981<\/p>\r\n
Dear Mother,<\/p>\r\n
A very happy birthday to you, and many more to come!<\/p>\r\n
I\u2019m sending a box with some gifts, and wanted to tell you about some of them:<\/p>\r\n
There\u2019s some bee pollen, and in a vial wrapped in cotton, a few drops of a very marvelous & concentrated elixir, it\u2019s the substance which turns a bee larva into a queen--royal jelly. It\u2019s supposedly a longevity food for humans, as well as regulating our metabolism through endocrine system. It has a very strong taste & after-taste, so be ready with some honey and\/or water. I generally dip a chopstick in & lick it off, followed by honey & pollen.<\/p>\r\n
The PAN-TROPHIC was the only one of Marcy\u2019s vitmains that I had a strong intuition that you could use. You could confirm this using the AK test I showed (pushing down on arm, with & without a pill in the other hand, to observe strengthening or weakening effects).<\/p>\r\n
The plankton powder I had an intuition about also--that you & Dad could both benefit from it--so I hope you have a \u201cwhale\u201d of a time with it, har har har.<\/p>\r\n
The wintergreen liniment isn\u2019t the same as the foot creme you\u2019ve liked, but it smells like it, & eases sore muscles.<\/p>\r\n
A few odds & ends of surprises in the box--I won\u2019t spoil them. Oh, I just remembered the lecithin-vinegar-kelp-B6 tabs--it\u2019s supposed to give people pep & vigor
x<\/strike> (especially when they\u2019re dieting), in a way like \u201cpep-pills\u201d, but all natural.<\/p>\r\nWell your marvelous grandsons have been chosen for yet another honor: Joaquin was the only one from his school to be selected to attend a Young Writers\u2019 Conference in Saratoga in March! At Jed\u2019s school, his teacher nominated him, and two names were drawn from a hat containing the nine students\u2019 names who
were<\/strike> had been nominated by English teachers. Jed\u2019s was one! (I alwaysthought<\/strike> told that kid he had more luck than brains\u2026) So the school pays their fee & lunch; and attendance is limited to those thus chosen and sent by their schoools\u2026<\/p>\r\nLove from<\/p>\r\n
Peter, Jed, Joaquin<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n
Notes<\/h2>\r\n
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- royal jelly<\/dt>\r\n
- Wikipedia says<\/a>: \u201cthe European Food Safety Authority has concluded that current evidence does not support the claim that consuming royal jelly offers health benefits to humans.\u201d<\/dd>\r\n
- \u201cAK test\u201d<\/dt>\r\n
- \u201cApplied Kinesiology<\/a> is a pseudoscience-based technique in alternative medicine[\u2026] the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology stated there is \u2018no evidence of diagnostic validity\u2019 of applied kinesiology. \u2018Another study indicated that the use of applied kinesiology to evaluate nutrient status is no more useful than random guessing,\u2019 and the American Cancer Society has said that \u2018scientific evidence does not support the claim that applied kinesiology can diagnose or treat cancer or other illness\u2019.\u201d See also an 2012article from the Science-Based Medicine website: \u201cApplied Kinesiology by Any Other Name\u2026<\/a>\u201d<\/dd>\r\n
- \u201cplankton powder\u201d<\/dt>\r\n
- \u201cClinical trials do not support any alleged benefits of phytoplankton supplements.\u201d\u2014Livestrong<\/a><\/dd>\r\n
- \u201cpep-pills\u201d<\/dt>\r\n
- I assume Peter was referring to stimulants, such as amphetamines.<\/dd>\r\n
- Young Writers\u2019 Conference<\/dt>\r\n
- I barely remember the fact that I attended this; I don\u2019t remember anything about what it involved.<\/cite><\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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