The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 30, 1940, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6
Dogi Seldom Live to
The Age of 20 Years
The question us to how old dogs
get comes up frequently. Some dogs
live longer than the uveruge and a
few breeds are noted for their
longevity.
In general, while dogs have been
reported us living into tbfcir 20s,
such cases are decidedly unusuul.
The average dog does well if he
lives to be from 12 to 15 years old.
One old-time method for figuring a
dog's age was to check the period
during which his growth continued
und to multiply that by seven to get
the age the dog would attain. Such
a procedure is not necessarily accurate
because many outside facT
tors such as diet will have their
effect upon the life of a dog.
f A dog is actually approaching old
age when he gets to be 10 years old
and his exercise and his food
should be regulated in accordance
with this fact.
Some dogs retain, all of their vigor
up to almost the end of their lives,
but there are others who slow down
perceptibly and who grow deaf,
lame and generally less physically
bie.
Care is feeding the right amounts
ai ft* correct foods will do the most
to fcaap a dog so that he goes bejuted?
the average age. A fat dog
la <mla out of condition, and a dog
oi condition is more likely to
pJdk up the various diseases which
oay strike him low.
Mast to feeding and probably of
qual importance is the proper
amount of regular exercise. In fact
regularity of all habits will help to
give a dog long life. Regular times
of exercise and regular lengths of
exercise should be the course for
any dog, M he is to be healthy.
Little dog ills should be cared for
st once leat they grow and sap the
dog's streugth. The dog's teeth
should be watched for ddcay and
bad teeth should be extracted.
Postage Stamps Came
Into Use Century Ago
The first postage stamp was born
a century ago, in 1840, when Sir
John Rowland Hill convinced the
British parliament thffta cheap, uniform
postal rate would mean no reduction
in postal revenues since |
there would be a great increase in I
the volume of the mails.
Before that date correspondence
in Great Britain was an expensive
luxury for rates were fixed by distances
and by the number of pieces
of paper which marde up the message.
The existing rate in 1839 started
with a minimum charged of 4d (8
cents), for single sheets carried less
than 15 miles. This increased by
steps, reaching 12d (25 cents), at
300 miles and for longer distances
was increased Id for each additional
hundred miles.
As a general jrule, the person to
whom a missive was addressed paid
the postage.
Rowland Hill's scheme for penny
postage included the compulsory
pre-payment of the charges on all
letters.
In response to an invitation for
suggestions about the design of the
first stamp some 2,700 ideas were
submitted to the treasury. Hill himself
made a rough sketch featuring
the head of young Queen Victoria.
The actual drawing was made by
lienry Corbould, a famous artist.
Windfall for Ship Owners
The prices IJ. S. ship owners received
for thc.r battered old bottoms
arc cyc-popping. Values have
increased tenfold since September,
1939, when the war began. At that
time toe average selling price?
when there was a sale?was $5' a
deadweight ton. Today, the average
is $50 with the scale continuing to
rise as the \var intensities.
One company m 1929 acquired for
$238,000 two shopping hoard vessel*
that had cost the government
$3,400,000 10 years cariicp. The
company spent $119,0oo for new
equipment and used the vessels
steadily for 10 years. In September
they had a book value of $127.
000. But a few weeks later the firm
sold the two old hulks for $860,000?
which was $732,U00 more than the
original price.
By May, 1940, 188 U. S. merchant
ships have been sold abroad since
the outbreak of war. Most of these
were non-subsidized vessels over
which the government has no control.
Several lines sold off their old
ships and placed orders for fast,
modern new ones.
Children Need More Books
In many libraries in the United
States and Canada children are
reading more books this year than
last. Some librarians report that
the more interesting and engaging
type of children's books which the
publishers are now producing may
be due to the increased interest of
young folks :n reading.
Children are delving into books on
hobbies. < n vocations, biographies,
pu rrcr stories. American history,
i .in els. and adventure stories.
C;..! i; > l.ke to lead the th.r.g which
t ; ? - : <-r ah experience, many
librarian* i < port.
"7 e n st r.ot-.ceable trend in
cl... ' .? * *s leading is toward books
dea:mtr v?:- > *< rrr-f grr:^ m rtr.rr t
lands." .fbc .ares F.igar S Robinson.
i br.?rb?n '.a Vancouver. B C.
"This ma\ or ntny not be a reflection
of the .rtrrr.nl .-.>r.nl s.tuation but
I thir.k it is i .iit'.y due to the number
of fine r-'-k- which have appeared
in th.s field ;n recent years."
I Rabid Fox Bites
Elderly Woman
Mrs Julia Duke?, who realdoe about
three miles east of the city on the
Ftvu Chop Road. Is suffering from Injuries
to her bunds when she was bitten
by a rabid fox on Monday afternoon.
The fox attacked Mr* Dukes when
?he undertook lo run It out of the
chicken yard.
M?b. Dukes captured the animal during
lt8 attack on her and held It
until assistance came and the animal
was placed in a cage. 1 he animal
died the following day.
Mrs. Dukei is now taking the treatment
for such cases.
According to the report the fox was
observed In the chicken yard at the
Dukes home. Mrs. Dukes who is over
70 years of age, went ont to drive the
animal away. As site entered the enclosure,
the fox, which had hold of
a chicken, dropped the fowl and advanced
on Mrs: Dukes, lit its attack on
her, the animal Inflicted several severe
wounds on both hands, the teeth
penetrating the finger nails of one
or two of the fingers.
Mrs. Dukes succeeded in getting
hold of tho fox around the throat and
held fast until some one reached the
scene. When the animal was placed
in a cage.
Mrs. Dukes was brought to the office
of Dr. G. C. Holln for treatment
Immediately.
Since this attack there has been
reports of a number of foxes having
been seen around the barns In that
section of the county.
One report is that several of the
animals have boon seen prowling
around a pasture. As attendants go
to the pasture to draw water from
a well for the cows, those foxoa have
been seen resting in the shade waiting
on the water also.
Appearing in a recent Veterinary |
journal there appears an article telling
of numerous foxes which have
been found In the area from Savannah
to Augusta, which were found to be
suffering from rabies. The situation,
according to the article, grew so
alarming, that owners of livestock
In that section have taken precautions
to have their stock inoculated against
the disease for fear that they may
he hit ten.
The fox which bit Mrs. Dukes had
a broken place on one back leg and
one on each of Its fore legs. "+t is
presumed that these were the scars
of bites, either from a rabid dog or
another rabid Tox.?Orangeburg Times
and Democrat.
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Convict Couple
In Baby Fraud
Charlotte. N. C? Aug. 22 ?A superior
court jury convicted Frank K.
Dale and his wife, also known as
Rene Duffy, today on charges of conspiracy
to defraud and acquitted Dr.
W E. Wlshart, a physician here, of
the same charge.
Judge A. Hall Johnston sentenced
Dale tir five to seven years' imprisonment
and Mrs. Dale to two to four
years. *"
Tie- Mate had alleged that Mrs.
Dale obtained from a hospital a baby
>t an unwed mother and led Ru'us
Rrv.int. 12 year old Sampson county
ta-mer. to believe ?11e had given birth
i; a - a tesult of her relations with
J
him. 1?:'. Wishart was charged with
h.:\ in- ai led tie- Dales in arranging
the alleged fraduletlt .Hellenic.
The verdict was returned at 10.25
a tit The jury got the <a.?e yesterday
at 2.1U p in.
Ittyant told the court lie met Mrs
1-ajo in a'Durham hotel as Rene Duffy
and that In- met her frequently afterward.
He said ho had given her money
oil various occasions.
Counsel for the Dales gave notice of
appeal to the state supreme court,
and Judge Johnson set bonds of
$5.0<>(j for Dale and J3.U00 for Mrs.
IMile.
The largest group of negroes ever
enlisted In the I'nlted States army at
any one time, as. far as recruiting
re? ords show, was sworn in this week
at Philadelphia at a ceremony In front
of the Negro Soldiers and Sailors
monument The group numbered 150
men. who will he enrolled in the new
Seventy-sixth coast artillery?the first
Negro regiment since Confederate war
days.
Wake Lazy Insides
All-Vegetable Way
Thousands turn to this way to get
relief when they're lazy intestinally
and it has them headachy, bilious,
irritabie, listless: A quarter to a
half-teaspoonful of spicy, aromatic,
aii-rfgcir.hU BLACK - DRAUGHT
on your tongue tonight, a dnnk of
water, and there you are! Thus, it
usually allows time for a night's
rest; acts ger.tly, thoroughly next
P\ >rning, so relieving constipation's
headaches, biliousness, bad breath.
RI.ACK - DRAUGHT'S main ingredient
is an "intestinal tonic-laxntive,"
which helps impart tone to
. izy bowel muscles. The millions
of packages used prove its merit.
Economical, too; to 40 doses, 25c. ,
I p.. -I
Peace Is Restored
* By JANE FIELDING
(MiCluro Syndicate?WNU IllVlCt J
TKD SA^JDFKS had coma to this
IIMia mountain town in California
for peace and atmosphere veasential
to the brain worker, and he
lived alone to escape the distractions
of womankind. For eompany
he kept only an airedale dog, and
by way of unhappy diversion, he
cooked his own meals.
Flo Donegan lived in a cozy cottage
next dodr, and her screenedin
living room was directly opposite
his study windows. For companionship
she kept a cat. It was sickening
to see the way she pampered
the thing?letting it sleep on a cushion,
and all that sort of thing.
Thai woman, Ted judged, must be
the usual cat-loving old maid.
Terrence (the dog), and Pom-Pom
(the cat), were not quiet and selfeffacing
neighbors; they found life
monotonous without a daily scrap;
and they did their best to relieve
that monotony. During their encounters
the air was punctured with
barks and howls and caterwauls.
Not infrequently Ted and,Flo became
involved in the scrimmages.
With the first weapon ready at hand
Flo would fly td the rescue of the
beloved Pom-Pom, and in agonizing
fury would demand of Ted that he
"call* off his brute." Ted, with
equal energy, anathemized that
"denjon" of hers. Altogether the
four of them failed to live in restful
harmony.
How could a man concentrate under
such conditions? Back into his
study he would stamp, and try to
settle down to the task upon which
he was engaged. A look across to
that screened room where she could
be seen sitting sewing or reading
peacefully revealed to him the shallowness
of the feminine mind?and,.
yet, confound it! She looked so
deucedly comfortable?and so did
the cat.
One day things came to a climax.
An unusually vigorous and vociferous
row had been staged by Terrence
and Pom-Pom?and, in consequence,
an equally vigorous word
battle between the humans. Flo, in
the course of her frantic lunges at
the "big brute" tripped and fell.
There was nothing else to do so Ted
picked her up and carried her into
her house. This, however, only ag- j
gravated matters, and the battle
still raged. "See here, Miss Donegan,
why in thunder do you make
such a fool of yourself over a cat?
Why don't you get rid of it? What
are you going to do' about it anyway,
for this sort of bedlam can't
continue?"
A quick glance around revealed
to him a mighty pretty room, with
books, books galore.
Flo, between breaths, had thought
that he might even be interesting.
This thought was immediately swallowed
up in fury at his suggestion
concerning her Pom-Pom. She fairly
choked at the audacity of the
man. "Oh! Oh! Do you mean kill
my cat and^let your beastly dog
live?not'if I?"
Suddenly they became conscious
of cessation of hostilities without,
and silence that could be felt.
There stood the "big brute" on PomF6m*s
Side of the lot, with an idiotic
doggish grin spreading over his ugly
mug, looking down upon his feline
foe. who was?contentedly rubbing
herself against his legs, and purring
her supreme satisfaction.
Flo and Ted took it all in at a
glance, then their eyes met in mutual
understanding of the situation.
By George! but she was pretty when
she smiled, with that lurking humor
:m her eyes! Intelligent, too! Anyone
couid see that.
Scraps? Yes! to relieve the intolerable
boredom of a too civilized
life. Had the humans been at all
aware of animal psychology they
might have known by the noisiness
of the encounters, that the cause
was not deep-rooted. Animals (including
the human) when in earnest,
fight grimly and silently to a
finish. These scrimmages were like
the quarrels of children at play,
that pass away with?in fact are
part of?the game. At heart the
friendship was secure.
A whiff from the kitchen broke
the spell.
They dined together that night,
while Terrence and Pom-Pom, at
peace with the world and with each
other, waited expectantly.
In fact, on many more evenings
the four of them dined together, .
and there were long talks, not alone
upon scientific subjects, but upon
the more intimate personal interests
of the former combatants,
while, with stomachs well filled, the
other two slept the sleep of perfect
peace.
It is wonderful, the satisfying effect
of a good meal, especially if
the material meal be accompanied
by its intellectual counterpart.
To say that Ted and Flo were
happy ever after would be begging
the subject, for such a state of perfect
unchangeable felicity would
cloy and tend to degeneracy. A
good, healthy, occasional scrap
helps to clear the, atmosphere, ar.d^ .
like an electric storm, its effects
are purifying.
But Ted ar.d Flo lived to enjoy
and respect each other's mental
contribut.ons to their genera! store
of knowledge, and were perfectly
satisfied with life as they foe id it. j
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