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His preferred toilet is the non-commercial, i.e., homemade, sawdust toilet. And he gives a detailed, illustrated description of how and why the sawdust toilet works, and how and why he believes the low-impact, low-technology sawdust toilet became the most civilized invention since we moved from caves to houses. For more information, or to order your copy of The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure (Emphasizing Minimum Technology and Maximum Hygienic Safety) by J.C. Jenkins ($12), write Jenkins Publishing, PO Box 607, Grove City, PA 16127.

—Molly Miller

Good Stuff for the Price of a Stamp

For those of you out there who enjoy a bargain (and who doesn't?), we've got a few for you:

Margaret Smith-White, cookbook editor for Cambridge Books, has amassed a directory of 250 companies who will provide free recipes and product coupons. For example, Hunt's Tomato products (Dept. G, PO Box 400011, El Paso, TX 88540-0011) will send you the prize-winning chili recipes from the International Chili Society cook-off from 1984 through 1995. You can get a copy of The Surprise Natural Sweetener and 101 Ways to Use It from the Molasses Information Network (PO Box 800, Dept. MIN, Riverton, NJ 08077). For your free copy of Smith-White's Recipe List, send a stamped self-addressed envelope to: Cambridge, Department A-27, PO. Box 48382, Phoenix, AZ 85075

Famed in song, story and decades of TV ads, the venerable Consumer Information Catalog is still not used by as many people as it should be. This free guide to free and low-cost federal publications on a multitude of topics is a treasure trove of ideas and glimmers as to where some of that tax money is going. Released by the Consumer Information Center, the guide lists publications that range from financial planning to government auctions to food and nutrition, and much more. For a free copy send your name and address to: Consumer Information Catalog, Pueblo, Colorado 81009, or call (719) 948-4000 24 hours a day.

If your local government has decided to build a toxic waste facility next to your property or you get involved in some kind of zoning battle, you need facts and information to build your case. Now you have The Environmentalist's Guide to the Public Library, offering names and addresses of people and agencies that can assist in making a safer and healthier world. From toxins to conservation, this guide assembles information on resources that can be found at your local library into an accessible booklet. For a free copy call 1-800-542-1918.

—K.O.

Carotene Cukes

What would happen if, while tossing up a salad to go with dinner, you slice a recently purchased cucumber that is orange inside?

Today you might take it back to where you bought it and ask for your money back. A few years from now, though, you may be happy to know that this salad will have more nutrients than one made with the usual green cucumber.

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