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R 'T The Bmrawell People-Sentinel, Ban well, S. C* Thursday, May % 1935 'M- X $ S Animals in Zoos Require Most Careful Attention Captive Beasts Suffer From Many Illnesses. Washington.—One of the most pe culiar bears ever born In captivity put In a brief appearance recently at the National Zoological park in Washing ton. A cross between a polar bear and a brown kadiak bear, the tiny sliver-gray cuiv-aronsed the Interest of scientists. Hopes of studying it were dashed, when, after two weeks* of ap parently normal development, the # cub mysteriously died. ___ 1 “If it were not for the careful at tentions of the zoo doctor, zoos would soon be full of empty cages,” says the National Geographic society. . “For captive animals, although given the finest food and surroundings, suffer from all the illnesses in a patent medl-. cine pamphlet. Bear cubs get mumps, and monkeys get toothache. Pneu monia, distemper, and parasites wipe out large numbers of animals. Bron chitis and digestive troubles affect others Monkeys are especially .sus ceptible to tuberculosis. Elephants Get Bellyache. “Many of the Illnesses are natural to the animal in a wild state. Change of climate accounts for others Elephants, upon first being brought from the triples to more temperate regions, often roll on the ground with stom- —achache.—The usual-remedy Is a blan ket-sized. mustard poultice and a stiff dose of gin and ginger. Elephants become so pleased with the tonic that they frequently stage an Illness merely to be dosed ! ^z “Many animals, however, quickly be come acclimated. Lions and ostriches learn to live outdoors In snow, whlfe the Brazilian tapir revels In It from choice long alter animals from colder climates have sought shelter. Similar ly, polar bears do not seeiji to be af fected adversely by the summer beat oL»temperate regions. “One of the most amazing adapta tions to changed environment was '-made by chinchillas. These small ro dents, from which valuable fur is obtained, normall^llve on the frigid heights of the Andes. How they were successfully transferred from there to fur farms of southern California Is a monument to patience. A dozen cap tured at high altitudes were carefully nurtured for two years at 11,000. feet, brought down to 9,000 feet, kept there for a year, and then, after almost six ~ years 6f successive descent And Stops, they were taken on a 40 day sea voy age from Iquique, Chile, to Los An geles. In ice-cooled cages they passed safely through the tropics, and are now thriving by thousands in their new environment -Confined surroundings account for several diseases affecting animals. W’hen captive animals, lapped in com fort, become too lazy to do much more than eat and sleep, they frequently fall victims to 'cage paralysis.* Trained animals, forced dally to Jump through hoops and race around arenas, keep In better condition than most zoo animals. One reason why certain animals are confined together is because chasing each other around the cage gives them exercise as well as diversion. Need Companionship. “It is well known that companion ship is. an aid to the good hea^h of most animals. Many animals, If kept 1 alone, are apt to fall sick. Hatred of solitude probably account^ for many strange friendships between animals, iwrt- only ;d>etween those of the same species, but between those of far dif ferent, and^ often hostile species. “Between acts of trained animal shows, Visitors may be surprised to see a tiger, a panther, and a fox ter- rler rolling over each other In friend ly play, or a bantam rooster crowing from the vantage point of a giraffe’s nefrk. Such' friendships sometimes terminate abruptly. Sea lions may liv^ then suddenly turn upon and devour them. "Not only do zoo doctors have to contend with ordinary illnesses of-»ani- mals, but anacondas must be helpetl out of the skins they are shedding, and overly pugnacious alligators must have Dachshund Displays Long Understanding Great Falla, Mont — “Spotty,” dachshund-terrier—half a dog high and two dogs long—isn’t much 6n looks but apparently Is a good list ener. When the dog Is at the home of two-year-old Ruth Lofstrorh’s grand mother, ft Is brought to a telephone and Ruth says. “Spotty, come play with me.” The pet gives a Joyful yip and scampers to Ruth’s home, a block awa^. The telephone Is also used to get “Spotty” homq. < ^ their teeth charge iron their tusks. sawed off. Elephants framework and splinter Hippopotamuses break their teeth by biting out pieces of con crete. . Leaping chimpanzees fall and fracture their limbs; birds break their wings, and storks and gazelles, their slim legs. “One of the most interesting places in every large zoo is its hospital, where operations are performed and post mortems held. From cages and crates of every size peer Invalids amusing peaceahly with penguins for years, and- and pathetic. In one limps a deer Housewife's Idea Box Whan Making Dumplings V •;,Do you find that the batter sticks to the spoon when you make ,dump- llngsf The next time you make them, try this hint; Each time you make a dumpling dip your spoon Into cold water. This will prevent the batter from sticking to the spoon and will save time and an noyance In the long run. THE HOUSEWIFE. Copyrltht by Public Ledger. Inc. WXU Service. with a bandaged foot In another, a sad-faced monkey wears a big wooden collar around its neck to keep it from tearing the plaster cast from a broken arm. A giraffe with a sore throat looks down on them, Its long neck wound in bandages.” Gout for Humanity Also Sam—Charley put a great big horn on his little machine so as to make the people think he had a big car. Lew—Yes, but you should never Judge the auto by the sound of the horn. BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT Walter W. Head, president of Um Boy fecouts of America, In a radio addreea recently said: “Scouting 1 was designed to offset the softening effects of modern civi lization. It gives boys an opportu nity to hike, to camp, to swim, and to work out In the open, under the leadership of trained outdoors men. In so doing, they develop strong bodies and clear minds, and the courage r and self-reliance which were so strongly evident Ip onr pioneer forefathers.” Today there are more than 2,000,- 000 scouts in 73 countries. •m JtMAM tT Mi. a Coleman IANTIRN Luatanu Ham FROM GIRL TO WOMAN Mr*. W. P. Gillespie of 1! Glendale Place. 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The equipment may reveal hitherto unknown properties of rocks deeper down In the earth than can be reaMied by digging. It also Is expected to aid In attaining accurate interpretation of seismological and gravitational obser- rations. Permitting the examination of min erals under a pressure of lO.llOO atmo spheres (about 75 tons per square inch), combined with temperature^ is high as.500 degrees centigrade, the ap paratus was devised by Drs. Francis Birch and R. R. Law, research associ ates In geophysics. Heretofore scientists have been able ADMIRAL OF THE AIR ^ |f m ip w ilk ■ r • V. : . Rear Admiral Henry V, Butler who was raised to the rank of vice ad miral when he was placed in com mand of tbo American fleet’s aircraft battle force. The appointment stressed the Increasing importance of aviation to tho navy. Vice President John N. Garner la here seen with a distinguished visitor from overseas who stepped Into the C.’apitol at Washington to chat with the gentleman from Uvalde. He Is Rt. Hon. Alderman Alfred Byrne, lord mayor of. Dublin, Irish Free State. to investigate only the effects on min erals of high temperature alone, or of high pressure alone, whereas a Joint study wil: now be possible. Two methods of obtaining the combi nation of high temperature and pres sure have been used. The first em ploys a steel pressure chamber" about the size of a pop bottle which has a hole of half-inch diameter bored along Its axis. Into this hole Is inserted the specimen, a small cylinder of the min eral a quarter inch in diameter and two to five inches long. The neck of the pressure chamber is connected to a piston capable of compressing nitro gen gas to a pressure of 10,000 atmo spheres. Then the compression cham ber is placed in an electric, furnace and heated as high as 500 centigrade. The second method makes it possible to attain temperatures as high as 1,000 centigrade. In this apparatus the pres sure range Is at present limited to 5;00Q atmospheres. Heat is applied electri- cftlly within the pressure chamber, and the other walls of the chamber are cooled. , In ail their heat-pressure experi ments Harvard physicists have found that the best substance for transmit ting the pressure is the inert gas ni trogen. Discover Graveyard of Prehistoric Animals V Pasadena, Calif.—A graveyard of the queer misshapin'beasts that roamed North America 30,000,000. years ago was being excavated in the Armargossa desert recently by scientists of the Cal ifornia Institute of Technology. Fossils - of the prehistoric monsters, according to Dr. Chester Stock, paleon tologist, are beipg found in a rock lay er cropping out friqng the west side of the desert near Death valley. Most important of the finds so far Is a perfect skull of • tltabothere, a bulky beast resembling a hornless rhi noceros. Nearby the scientists picked up bones and bone scraps of now-tex^ tinct rodents, even-toed mammals, and a. small, fast running rhinoceros. 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