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Page 6 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1978 The Sports Club presents New Orleans Hottest Export The Incredible Vince, Vance Students aware of lab dangers but accidents continue happenin (coni The Valiants Coming April 17 to the TICKETS AVAILABLE CUSTOM SOUNDS 3806 Old College Rd. MUSICLAND Manor East Mall SPORTS CLUB University Square lEGSgCgE® IISmBSMEOwI *3.50 It's a 50's Rock-n-Roll Revival Some say they're punk; some say they're nostal gic; some say they're new wave; some say they're rock'n roll; everyone says they're in credible. By RAY DANIELS Chemistry Lab. The bottle you are pouring from is wet, and some of the chemical drips on your fingers. It has happened be fore, so you go on with the experi ment. Walking back to your lab sta tion you realize that your fingers are beginning to ache and burn. No thing really painful, but bother some. The aching persists — you go to the sink and rinse the fingers. A lit tle relief, but the hurt continues when you stop running water on your hand. Finally, you check the bottle you were pouring from. Acid. You have a chemical burn. Eventually you tell the teaching assistant, and he treats it with a counteracting chemical solution that eases the pain. You keep on working and the pain fades away. Are you alone in your injury? Not 96% COMPARISON OF HAZARD AWARENESS TO INJURY OCCURRENCE 84% KEY: % of students injuried in lab this semester JDo you dee ovei Ixas A& Well it f you rt prej 56% 23% 13% KEY: % of students aware of possible hazard 5% Chemical Burns Fire/Heat Burns Cuts or Lacerations Embrey’s Jewelry We Specialize In Aggie Rings. Diamonds Set — Sizing — Reoxidizing — All types watch/jewelry Repair Aggie Charge Accounts 9-5:30 846-5816 FEAkTATilM BAKS APARTMENTS ATTENTION APARTMENT HUNTERS! SUMMER LEASES THE BATT DOES IT DAILY Monday through Friday “30% DISCOUNT” You can SAVE up to $374.00 when you sign a summer lease. Please come by today and see how much we can help you save. ■ j The mystique of Monte Alban Mescal. For years, there’s been a rumor going around that in Mexico you can buy a certain kind of liquor that comes with a worm in every bottle. That rumor is not only true, it’s delicious. The liquor is called Monte Alban Mezcal con Gusano. And the story behind it is fascinating. In the middle of the sixteenth century, the Spanish conquistadores had done what they had come to Mexico to do: conquer the New World. And because the Spaniards were running out of their traditional rum, they celebrated with the distilled juice of the agave cactus. This they called Mezcal. Today’s Mezcal is for this reason that genuine Mezcal, made from the agave cactus in ‘-v- Oaxaca province, is bottled with { i a genuine agave worm. As with other traditions that are hundreds of years old, a certain mystique has been built up around the ritual of consuming Mezcal and its agave worm. Most knowledgeable people drink it like tequila; that is, with a lick of salt and a bite of lime. For true tradition, use the mixture of sea-salt and spices in the bag attached to the bottle. The worm is said by some to be the key to wondrous experiences. Others claim it sets free a spirit of celebration. Whatever the time, you can buy Mexico’s leading brand of Mezcal — Monte Alban Mezcal con Gusano —in the United States. Each bottle is genuine Mezcal is an intriguing liquor, being both potent and smooth. Not to mention mellow and downright delicious. Now comes the best part. Inside every agave cactus live tasty little agave worms. Agave worms are so particular, they’re only found in that one species. It truth, we know that agave worms are a very popular delicacy in Mexico. And why should the Mexicans have Mezcal all to themselves? § Now, for the first ill! from the region of Oaxaca. For proof, just look inside the bottle. Monte Alban Mezcal opens up whole new worlds to conquer. Bring it along to your next party. Enlighten people on its heritage. Demonstrate how to drink it. Make mixed drinks with it, too. And when you and your friends get down to the bottom of the bottle, find out who’s lh\. really adventurous. Or munch the it worm yourself, it’s really delicious. Try Monte Alban Mezcal con Gusano. Who knows what might happen? *If you can’t find Monte Alban at your favorite liquor store please drop a card to Bill Rogers, RO. Box 1240, Chicago, IL 60601. He’ll be glad to help. Furnished & Unfurnished Efficiency, 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartments All Utilities Included No Escalation Clause or Fuel Adjustment Charge 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance Service Two Swimming Pools Tennis Courts Party/Meeting Room Health Spas, including Saunas for Men & Women Three Laundry Rooms Rental office open Monday through Friday 9-6 Saturday 10-5 Sunday 2-5 693-1110 1501 Hwy. 30 693-1011 according to a recent survey and second year chemistry cli The survey indicated that one out five students in general andorga chemistry labs had suffered a diet ieal burn during this semester. In organic lab, 33 percent ofli students had suffered a (.’hernia burn this semester, but only 16p« cent of the students in first year!*] had incurred such an injury maybe the student didntsu chemical burn when he took course. Maybe he got a slight bn jh from a hot test tube; got cutoni r rim of a broken beaker; orsplatten n. ‘ 01 chemicals in his eye. Results of! drst, ; survey indicate one out ofthreesk xer am dents receive some similar type “ 0U1 1 minor injury in the lab. u m ‘ x Again, the incidence of injury _ 0U Sj' ‘j organic lab was higher (45 pera i r ' ec J than in first year lab (29 perm ^ bel But the student may have been nhdihe that 64 percent who have not: air ceived any injuries while in thel; uult One hundred sixty-four studu eI f e were surveyed: 94 from CheiuiS ive - 01 Ill and 112 sections, and 71 fra zl L n g ul Chemistry 237, 238, and 242.1 chine statistical error probability off lm survey was 7.6 percent at a95|K Vhat v cent accuracy level. ined tl The survey asked students nd and check the potential hazards exisf prove I in their lab from lire or explosWEye ay chemical burns, radiation, cuts*tostu lacerations, exposure to canctfiiportan causing agents, or if there wereB hazards at all. v According to Dr. Rod ®^°4^b eca and Dr. Jack Leonard, superrafl^ ? of the first and second year Mbim tc grams, all but radiation ex ' st ^iTo j m p sible hazards in the labs. a cr j mc More than 50 percent of th es »b en | dents checked fire or explosioff ^ chemical burns, and cuts or f 2ca m 1 pi e ( a tions. However, on ly 39 percem . tem ^ the students checked exposureJ|enu , carcinogens (cancer-causing^“Jartme Less than one percent checkedn® p|. ation, and two percent said n0 !w (ers t( tential hazards existed in the lair The organic sections, which bj higher incidence of injury,! rated higher on awareness of pi hie hazards. All four possiblehaaj areas were checked by more percent of the organic cheraii students. All areas except chemi burns were checked more than in the first year sections Overall, the area most ofli checked as a hazard, chemical bui (96 percent), was also the area which there have been the most juries. More than 50 percent reported lab injures were fret chemical burns. This correlation follows for second and third most common juries: heat-fire burn and cuts lacerations. "That is the relations! we would hope to find,” Leonard. He said students are® aware of the most likely hazards Anyone who has been through chemistry lab course will prol remember the emphasis placed! wearing eye protection. The suf? asked whether the student wore« I -/ (cuts and burns, page’ Let’s promote JUDGE BILL VANCE to District judge 85th Judicial District Brazos county, Texa Monte Alban. Authentic Mexican Mezcal. The proof is in every bottle rP\10'7Q All n M ^ ^ ©1978. Monte Alban Mezcal. 80 Proof. Imported exclusively by Stuart Rhodes, Ltd., New York, New York Available in the United States in 750 ml.(25.4 oz.) bottles. Pd Pol. Ad. I Committee ot« Jiid(|e Bill Vance W Rnx 3995 Bryan. I* !!B0' R Vance. Chairman Box JJao 1