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SIZWE BANZI AND The Island are expositional, didactic and propagandizing. That would be a simple criticism if the didactic aspect of the plays were a necessary, extra-literary appendage--soothing balm for liberal consciences, good drama with a cause, candy-coated political message. But the message is not so simple...
Indeed, the well-stocked herb garden can supply potions and lotions for almost any need or occasion. Basil, still used in snuff, "maketh a man merry and glad," vowed 16th century Herbalist John Gerard. A potion to keep one awake? How about lemon balm, the "scholar's herb," which medieval students drank as tea to keep them alert during exams? A pot of basil in a kitchen window is said to discourage flies; fennel, which has a mild licorice taste, also keeps fleas away from dogs ("Plant fennel near to kennel"). Many herbs make subtle dyes for cotton, silk...
Sagging Underbelly. Ford's words and actions in Brussels also provided much-needed healing balm for the alliance, which has recently been sorely troubled. Inflation and recession have greatly weakened some NATO members, particularly Britain which votes this week on whether to remain in the Common Market. French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing has continued the Gaullist policy of not participating in NATO's military planning; indeed, he declined to appear at the summit, attending only a state dinner given by Belgian King Baudouin and a closed-door meeting with Ford...
...functioned well. Yet the President ordered a review to see what lessons were to be learned. There were hints that some military equipment needed improving, that perhaps the placement of the U.S. forces in the Pacific should be changed. The success of the action provided more than a soothing balm to the American psyche and a lift for U.S. allies. Most important, the incident in the Gulf of Siam was a clear statement, in this uncertain time, of the firm intentions of the President...
...work ethic, and for all the evolution in lifestyles, the first identification for most Americans remains what they do, the job they hold. There are many monetary cushions, from unemployment insurance to food stamps, to aid the jobless in today's economy, but there is no balm for the sense of anomie and loss felt by an able man or woman whose skills are no longer wanted anywhere. The memory cells of the nation are still etched with the widespread corrosion of self-confidence that occurred in the Great Depression, and last week's startling disclosure that unemployment...