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Alter a while you will find the toxic poisons eliminated, the process of nutrition stimulated, the blood enriched, and a hup- | " """J I'm on my way to . NEW YORK CAFE Camden's Best We Specialize in . . . Tender Boneless Steaks Western T-Bone Steaks | Fillet Mignon Courteous Attention Prompt Service SOUTH CAROLINA NATURAL HI8T0RY Edited by N. (lint Gee, Department of Biology, Lander College, Greenwood, S. C. Lizards of 8outh Carolina (By C. S. Brimley, Itnleigh, N, C.) Lizards may be. briefly defined as I reptiles that are neither snakes, cro-, codlles, nor turtles, but even this does ! not entirely settle the matter as al- J though the crocodile group which by , the way Includes alligators is lizard ; like in general appearance, yet Hz-' ards are actually more closely akin to the snakes. A point of distinction betwoen crocodiles and lizardB apart from the usually great difference in 1 slzo is that the former have their I teeth in sockets while the latter do not. Snakes and lizards would be easy enough to distinguish were it not for the fact that in all parts of the world there are some lizards that arc; elongate in form and have no limbs at all, thus in general appear-1 anre resembling snakes and the only sure way of distinguishing there is by the fact that all lizards have at least rudiments of a shoulder girdle and breast bone while these are ab- j sent in all snakes. In South Carolina we get at least six kind of lizards, but very many more kinds occur in the southwestern I'nited States, the lizard group having apparently entered the I'nited States from Mexico and spread slowly and not very successfully eastw nrd. Our six kinds an?the Green Liz ?g" 1 arcl, or socalled Chameleon, the Fence lizard, the Hand Hwlft, the Joint or Glass Hnak?v (JUr only legless lizard; the jllue-talled 14*?rd often lncorrectly called a scorpion, and the Ground Lizard All these kinds live on insects and therefore deserve protection. Nolle of them are In any wuy harmful and In fact no lizards ure poisonous except the two species of Gilu monster which are found only In Mexh-o, Arizona and New Mexico. The Green I.Izard is Incorrectly <alled Chameleon, and also sometimes known iih Turncoat and Alligator I.lzard, the latter name deriving from the shape of the head which sonicwhat rebemhieb thai of an alligator. Thlb lb about 7 1 lichen long when full grown Including the lopg blender tail, the bculeb are very binull and the toeb tare flattened mo an to give It a better hold with them aH it ib a climbing lizard running uboul among hubheb and on tree trunkb and beldom stay[| Iiik on the ground, lib chief cluim to fame lb Kb habit of changing color at will. Mobt ubuully when on a green leaf or among foliage it lb bright green but it can change to varying bhudcH of brown or even to almobt black, the darker dolors being [ ubually abbtimed when on u dark object or In the bhade. The male have a bort of dowlap on the throat which I it can expund into a fatibhaped obJect, crimbou In hue. Thlb lizard lb found throughout practically the whole Htate, Like the preceding the Fence Liz. ard belong to the Iguana family but i ib quite different in get up, being much more btoutly built and inobtly I grayibh in color, the males however j have the throat und sides of abdomen bright blue while the females which j grow somewhat larger have the back conspicuously crossbandod with darker. In both sexes the scales are lather large und are spiny or at leust rough behind. This lb mostly a woodland lizard, hunting Its Insect prey both on the ground or on the trunks of trees. The eggs are softshelled and about the size of a bluckeyed pea, and are laid In sets of about a dozen In holes In the ground and left to be hutched by the heat of the sun. The Fence Lizard is found all over the state. A third member of the Iguana family deserves notice here namely tho Horned Lizard or Horned Toad; which is so frequently sent Into the state from Texas and other parts of the southwest that it not Infrequently turns up and gets into the papers as a curiosity. This has the body ( nearly as wide a? long and quite I flat. The head however is short and rather high and hus several long horns directly backward on Its rear. The tall Is short and the creature Is only 4 or 0 Inches long yet its short flat body and long horns always attract attontlon. It Is not a native here and probably could not establish itself, us being an inhabitant of dry almost desert regions our spells of wet weather would probably be too much for It. Third of our native lizurds is tho Sund Lizard, also called Sand Trotter, Sand Sister, Sand Skeeter and Sand Swift, all these names alluding to the situation In which it may be found and the speed with which It can run. This is a long slim lizard, with a longer and slimmer tail, black above with six light colored stripes running lengthwise on the back. It can run very fast and catch the average insect on the wing without any trouble. It prefers dry open fields and when pursued always seoms to have a hole handy into which it can hide. The eggs are much like thoso of the Fence Lizard but smoother and are usually laid in lots of only three or four from which It is judged that all are not laid on one place. The lizards so far mentioned all have dull or at least not shiny scales, while those yet to come are all shiny kinds. The first of them is our largest native lizard and the only one that does not possess any limbs, namely the Glass or Joint Snake, This reaches a maximum length of nearly 3 feet of which one foot would be nody and two feet tail. The tall as in most lizards is so put together that it breaks very easily at a certain place in each joint, so that when struck or trodden on it readily breaks Into several pieces. These piece* will wriggle about for u while but they die und never come back together iiKulu not wltliHtaiidliig the popular Idea to the contrary, while the body with whutcver is left of the tut! cruwls off and proceed* to grow a new tall from the stump of the old one. Thl? ability to break off the tall und grow a new one Ih . u very common thing among lizards and Ih possessed by all our 'kindH though not by all lizards. The Hlue tailed lizard commonly called Scorpion cornea next. Thla varies greatly In color and appearance according to age and henc)? needa a aomewhat detailed description. When young it la black above with live bright white lengthwlae atripea and a bright blue tail. Aa it geta older the black fudea to olive brown and the atripea get lean und leaa distinct until old tnalea become u uniform olive brown above with a bright red heud, the head being alao vory much broadened; old femalea are aimijar hut aeldom lose all tracea of the atripea and the head la leaa red and much narrower than lt^jtho malea. In thla extreme atage It la no longer the Blue-tailed lizard but the "Red-headed Scorpion." Unlike the preceding kinda which are all active In the daytime these lizards come out niOBtly at night, hiding during the day In hollow trees, under the bark of stumps or similar situations. Old adults are the largest of any of our lizards with legs, reaching a length of over a foot. Despite popular notions to the contrary the "scorpion" la not poisonous nor can It Injure one in any way, the big ones however can draw blood when they bite. Found all over the state even to the tops of the highest mountains. Smallest of all our lizards la the little ground lizard which la only a little over 3 inches long, brown above and yellowish beneath with dmall weak legft. It la found In woods and even in gardens where It can get a little shelter to hide under, and cornea out mostly at night or just after dusk. This completes our lizard list for the state. The word saurian needs a little explanation. Strictly speaking it means simply lizard, but has come to be loosely applied to all reptiles of ordinary shape and structure as distinguished from the legless snakes and the boxed in turtles. Consequently we can call the alligator a saurian although he most certainly is not a lizard. Alligators occur more or less commonly in the coastal regions of the state and are the only species of the group dccurlng there. There are no crocodiles In the state and none In the United States except In southern Florida. One supposed difference is that the lower Jaw of an alligator is movable and only the upper jaw of a crocodile, although as a matter of fact the Jaws hinge in exactly the same way, and the way the error arose was from some one lifting the head of a crocodile and the muscles being relaxed the lower jaw was heavy enough to stay on the ground when the head was raised, but exactly the same thing would happen with an alligator too. So far as our American kinds are presumed the alligator has a long snout very much narrowed to the tip? also some of the lower teeth of a crocodile stick up right through holes In the upper Jaw when the mouth is shut while this is not the case with the alligators. Alligators will eat almost anything they can find In the water but apparently feed to a large extent on the < larger kind of terrapins. The odds and ends of things like old shoes, gun shells and other indigestible stuff one sometimes finds in alligators' stomachs, are probably swallowed by accident along with its food and not on purpose. Coming back to lizards and this time not to American ones, there have been recently discovered on the island off Kemodo in the Fust Indies a very large species of land lizard, big enough to attack and kill both men and oxen, and som? of the newspapers have called them dragons and alluded to them as a remnant 10 the dinosaurs. Now there is nothing actually extraordinary about these lizards except this size, as they belong to a group which has been well known for many years and includes the largest living lizards. Including for Instance the monitor of the Nile, long known for its habit of eating the eggs of crocodiles. These are known as Varans or Monitors but none reach anything like the Btze of the Komodo kind. "Spring lizards," have not been mentioned simply for the reason that they are not lizards at all but salamanders much more nearly kin to frogs than they are to lizards. Gas explosions and fire destroyed two three-story brick buildings In Louisville, Ky.f Friday. Several lives were lost as the buildingB were occupied by refugees. One very "tipsy" sow, three sober pigs, one 160-gallon still and 350 gallons of maah were captured at a moonshine still in Arkansas. ; News Of Interest In And Near Bethune j Bethune, Feb. 10.? Miss Llllle Mae Black well, of Conway, visited hor ! mother here last week. M |hh Betty Gettya, of Camden, recently visited her sister, Mrs. Alvin Clyburn. itaymond O'Cain spent last week end with his sister In Aberdeen, N. C. mIsh Anna Miriam Smith wua the gin-st of her parents, in Marion, last week end. Mrs. It K. MgCaskili entertained j lier bridge club last Wednesday after- ! noon. A few guests were present other tinin tlie members and one table of monopiy was played. Mrs. J. H. M c Daniel was winner of high score in bridge and Mrs. J. D. King won top score in monopiy. Three re- ( cent brides, Mrs. Frank l^je, Mrs. Alvin Clyburn abd Mrs. Vance Morgan were presented with lovely gifts from the hostess. The hostess served a j delicious sweet course which carried ' out the Vulentine motif. Miss Marguerite Jones, who has been In italeigh for the last few j months has returned to her home here. | Mrs. J. H. McDanlel Is spending this week in Hock Hill, with her mother, Mrs. J. J. Brown. Miss Carrie Yarbrough, of~~ the Muyesvllle school faculty, was a visitor in town the past week end. Misses Martha Thompson and Sara Cray Proctor visited their parents in Hock Hill during the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Z. P. Gordon, Mrs. W. H. Itozier and Sara Gordon havo re* cently visited relatives in Charlotte, N. C. Miss Lucile Sharp, of Columbia, has been visiting her cousin, Miss Vera Thompson. Miss Lilllle Mae Brannon and John McDonald of the Gates Hill community were married January 30. The pastor of the Methodist church, Hev. C. S. Floyd, officiated. The bride Is the youngest daughter of J. A. Brannon and the groom is the son of Mrs. Florence McDonald and the late Alex McDonald. The pupils and faculty of the Bethune schools contributed $30,00 for the flood relief. This was sent to Red Cross headquarters. , Mrs. W. W. Mungo, leader of the recreational center, wishes to ani nounce a Valentine party at the Recreation Hall, Friday night, February 12. All high school children and adults are Invited. Joins Police Force Sumter, Feb. 5.?C. M. Emanuel of Rembert today was elected rural policeman of Sumter County, to succeed the late Alex Norrls. Mr. Emanuel was elected by the county board of commissioners and wHl take office in the Immediate future. Six applications for the position were received by the board. James A. Bowers Kershaw, Feb. 9.?James Albert Bowers, Jr., 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bowers, died tit 2 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Camden hospital of rofhCflseh^j the brain received from frbfallHig tree early Monday nuirnluK. ^ James was a graduate of Cedar Springe school for the deaf In the class of '33. He leaves many friends in Kershaw county and Cedar Springs who will be saddened by his pausing. He is survived by his parents, one brother, John Bowers of Kershuw; two sisters, Margaret Ann Bowers of Kershaw, and Mrs. Furman L. Anderson of Coiumbiu; his grundniother, Mrs. 8, A. West. Funeral services were conducted at Providence Baptist church at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Mt. Zion Club Met | Mrs. Joe Marshall was hostess to the Mt. Zion Home Demonstration 'club February 1, with nine members present. We were glad to have Mrs. Willie Katcliff, Mrs. Baron McGoogan and Mrs. Clifton Marshall as visitors. ! The club was called to order by the president, Mrs. Wade Holley. The devotional was conducted by Mrs. Henry P. Belvln. The roll was called and minutes read and approved, by Miss Eva McCoy. During the business session we decided to build a community house. The first thing to decide upon was the kind of house wo would like to build. We, not having enough funds In the treasury, discussed wayB in which to secure more money. It was suggested that we have a Valentine masquerade. Mrs. Paul Brown was unanimously voted hostess?everyone knowing what a charming hostess she Is. Further plans were made concerning the supper that the club members are giving their families February 18. About this time the wash woman appeared in the door with a beautifully draped basket filled with packages which she presented to Mrs. Joe Marshall. The package proved to be gifts brought by the club members for her small son, Joe Thomas. The hostess' daughter, Miss Ruby Marshall, assisted by Miss Eva McCoy served sandwiches, cake and coffee. The club adjourned after accepting the invitation of Mrs. J. E. L. Brannon to hold its March meeting at her home. Everyone was sorry that Miss Fewell, on account of bad roads, was unable to attend this meeting. NOTICE OF SALE I Notice t* hereby given thttl J cordance with the tonus a.ud i,r. n ions of the Decree of the Cou?! Common Pleas for Kershaw couJi dutod February ?, 1937, in ihe ^a of Merchants ft Farmers liank h thune, 8, C., a corporation orgLiS under the laws of the Stuto of foj Carolina, plaintiff against c p yi borough, Lonnle K. Yarborough g i Yarborough, Duron Yar bo rough' ],, J le Hell Pate, Alice Brapnon, 'n!J1 Yarborough and O. L. William* J fondants, I will sell to the high! bidder, for cash", before the Co3 i louse dooi at <!&inden, c., duri3 the legal hours of sale on the rj Monday in March, 1937, being the ! day thereof, the following descrf! property: "AH of my undivided, eight! teonth, interest in that certain h-j parcel or lot of land, with huildij thereon, lying, being and Hitusfe! the Town of Betbune, Btate and Co! ty aforesaid and containing one tj and bounded as follows: North! lota of estate of my deceased *! Mrs. 8. M. Yarborough, four hund! twenty (43ft) feet; EaBt by landsl I H. H. Stokes, one hundred live (i! feet; South by Fair street, tour h! dred twenty (420) feet; West! Hlackmon street, one hundred |! (105) feet. "Also my one third undivided M terest in the estate lots of my ! ceased wife, Mrs. S. M. Yarborou! containing two acres, lying, in-lng! situate in the Town of Bethune 8(3 and County aforesaid and bounded! follows: North by lot of MrsTiJt! Belle Pute and Spring street, J hwndred twenty (420) feet; East! lunds of 11. B. Stokes, three hund! | fifteen (315) feet; South by ab! , mentioned lot, four hundred twi9 (420) feet; West by Blackmon etr3 one hundred five (105) feet." Terms of Sale: For Cash, the lJ ter to require of the successful!! der, a deposit of Ave (5) per cent! I his bid, same to be forfeited in c! I of non-compliance; no personal or! flciency judgment is demanded ! ' the bidding will not remain open ?! I the sale, but compliance vfrith the! may be made immediately. W. L. DePASS, JR, J Master for Kershaw Cot! L. A. Wittkow8ky, Plaintiff's Attorney. -<--! Heavy snows are Interfering t! war maneuvers of both sides is! civil war in Spain. FINAL DISCHARGE 1 Notice Is hereby given ttyl! month from this date, on March! 1937, I will make to the Probate Co! of Kershaw county my final retail! Executor of the estate of Helper ft! deceased, and on the same datel?! apply to the said court for a final iH charge as said Executor. ! R. M. KENNEDY,* Executor. Camden, S. C., February 11, 1W7, I I Announcement! I I THE BRUCE ANIMAL HOSPITAL I I IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS I Accommodations for Large and I I Small Animals I I DR. T. B. BRUCE DR. T. B. BRUCE, II j ] | 'Vfet^rinwry Surgeons ! W. DeKalb St. Phone 96 * ill WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY I I SPRINGDALE COURSE! CAMDEN, S. C. J I UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CAMDEN HUNT| MONDAY, FEB. 22, 19371 j| AT 2:00 P.M. I I STEEPLECHASES, HURDLE AND FLAT RACESg I Tickets on Sale After February 16 at 1 || THE CORNER BOOK STORE "fl II General Admission, $1.50 [including taxH jfl | || Entrances Knight's Hill and -ll 1 Liberty Hill Roads . . . V?uj9>>A>?\y '