Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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v / • ' ' • T? . ■ • * ^ * r ■ > » ■ »■ ♦ > • • | V • T' * 4 The Barawcll Peoplfr-SwithieU BamwelL 8. Thursday, June 20, 1935 Mother Nature Is Easily Toppled Off Her Balance Man’* Interference Brings Unforeseen Results. Washington.—Nature has toppled off Aer balance again; this time In west ern Australia. Small green parrots usually unobtrusively present In the Australian bush, have multiplied un til they are practically a plague, ac cording to news dispatches. The*blrds are reported to be so numerous that a flock alighting on a roof sounds like a hailstorm and the roof appears to be painted green. “The sudden appearance of the par- rdts Tn such"great aumbers Ts a strlk- Ing example of Nature’s Intricate In terconnections,” says the National Geo graphic society. “Biologists attribute the Increase to a preceding plague of grasshoppers, which inspired parrot parents to raise more offspring than usual. It is probable that when the parrots have eaten the excess Insects, they will run out of food and decrease In numbers, and Nature will recover her equilibrium. “That a complex chain of Influence links practically all organic life is well known. The relation of flies to frogs, of chickens to hawks. Is evident. The remote relation of cats to clover Is more subtle. According to Darwin’s famous explanation. In . some places a large clover crop depends on a large number of cats. If It were not for cats killing field mice, the mice would drive bumblebees away by destroying their combs and nests. Since bees are necessary to fertilize certain kinds of clover. It Is obvious that no cats, mice —mice, no bees—no bees, no clover. Fish and Buttons. “The relation between fish and the buttons on your shirt is not far to seek. Some years ago pearl button manufacturers on the Mississippi river looked harassed. batches of clams were rapidly dwindling. Since the buttons were cut of clamshells, this was no joke. Investigation disclosed that clams lead part of their life cycle as larvae attached to the gills of cer tain river fish, such as suckers. Fisher men had been depleting the fish popula tlon, not knowing they were depriving Infant clams of a hpme. The button manufacturers, realizing that no fish no clams—no clams, no buttons—hastily built up the fish population by artificial propagation. “Since the relation between most creatures Is as delicately adjusted as the mechanism of a watch, man’s at tempt to regulate it to his satisfaction sometimes brings unforeseen results. Tired of being awakened by the fiend Ish whooping of certain kingfishers. Australians a few years ago began killing these ’laughing jackasses.' They were rewarded by a sudden in crease of snakes, which the birds had been helping to keep under control. "The farmer who shoots hawks in discrlinlnatejy^may save his chickens .but he Is likely to see his crops ruined by field mice, marmots _ and other rodents, which have multiplied un checked. “Even in small numbers, certain mice Injure orchards^ nurseries, and root crops. But what damage they can do when they reach plague proportions was realized by Nevada farmers In 1907 hnd 1908. At that time, prairie mice caused damage estimated at $300,- 000. On many ranches, the mlce,\pften 12,000 of them to the acre, riddled al falfa fields with thetr burrow’s until some fields had to be plowed up. •Rats, responsible for much damage to buildings, and for disease, are won derfully prolific. If they were al lowed to multiply unchecked. It would soou take more than a Pled Piper to cope with them. - Part of Rabbiti. “Ground squirrels do great damage to orchards and cultivated fields In the United States, especially Ih "Califor nia; and prairie dogs, ground hogs v and rabbits add to the toll taken by small animals. “Just as extermlntalon of certain animals may ‘upset the apple ^art, similarly introduction of foreign spe cies of animals may work havoc. The disastrous results of Importing mon gooses into Jamaica Is outstanding. Cats imported into several islands to check rats are £aid to have multiplied into worse plagues than the rats. At present, felines prowl over the Island of Guam, menacing poultry. “Australia, now plagued wdth par- Cowt in Rio Grande Are Fed Grapefruit McAllen, Texas.—Cows In the lower Rio Grande valley are hav ing to eat grapefruit and they like - it Freezing weather recently killed most of the grass In this section. Several farmers began experiments by feeding their wws culled grape fruit and they were so successful that other farmers have taken op the practice. Crocheted Scarf Is « ■ * Easy for Beginner My GRANDM&THEJt CLARK rots, seems to have Its share of pests. Plagues of rats and mice recur at In tervals. Introduced snails, sparrows, and starlings multiply Into scourges that, alarm farmers and ranchmen. Sheep raisers In certain districts keep a sharp lookout for foxes and dingoes (wild dogs) which abound ai^d menace No. 897 or 10 cents for Instructions and diagram sheet only. Address —HOME CRAFT COM PANT, DEPARTMENT B, Nine teenth and SL Louis Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. Inclose self-addressed stamped en velope when writlnjf for any Informa tion. lambs. “But Australia’s most famous and for years h^r most sinister animal pest was the Innocent-looking ’bunny.’ Sin ister, because In five years, It has been estimated by some statisticians, the descendants of a single pair may reach several millions. Since seven rabbits consume as much grass as one sheep, rabbits, unmolested, might eat up all the grass in Australia, displac ing sheep and cattle. “Chiefly as a result of fencing, poisoning, and paying bounties, t^ie rabbit pest is now pretty well under control But wouldn’t Australian farmers like to meet that first ‘squat ter’ who imported them, and tell him what they think of his bright Idea!” There Is nothing the needlewoyker MoakeyS Salve Mystery Two monkeys solved a murder rpystery In Bengal, India. They be longed to a gypsy who had them per form at fairs. On the way home the master was murderer! while the mon key* looked on from a tree bough. Marking the spot with a piece of bamboo the simians hurried to their mistress. Their arrival without their master prompted her to call the po lice; who followed the monkeys to the spot and exhumed the body. By gestures, postures and facial expres- slnns the animals recreated the mur- Pilots of International Sky Train can make that is more practical and useful than k scarf. Here Is a scarf that Is to be crocheted In the large filet stitch and when a number ft steel crochet hook and number 15 cotton Is used the scarf will measure about 12x34 Inches when finished. Even the beginner will find the filet stitch easy and Interesting to work, especially In the popular “Rose” de sign shown here. This scarf matches the Rose chair set shown a few weeks ago. - This package, No. 807, contains sufficient cream color Mountain Craft crochet cotton to complete this scarf, also Instructions, black and white diagram for easy counting of meshes, and crochet hook. Write our Crochet Department, In closing 40 cents for complete package These are the men who piloted the first International sky train, consisting • it a tow plane and two gliders, from Miama to Havana and back with com plete-success. Left to right they are Jack O’Meara of New York and E. Paul I Mi Pont. Jr., of Wilmington, Del., glider pilots, and Elwood Klein, pilot of the low plane. Infant Mortality Higher in the Country Rural Baby Loses Advantage " Over City Brother. Washington.—The country Baby has losj his Initial advantage over his city brother In his chance to reach his first birthday. • A chart just issued by the children's bureau of the United States Depart ment of Labor for exhibit purposes shows that while the trend of infant mortality has been downward ever since establishment of the birth-regis tration area, the death rate for city babies has been lower .than that for babies In rural areas since 1929. In 1932 and 1933 the death rate of Infants under one year of age was 58 per-thousand in both years. The rate for dty babies was 57 In both years. For country babies the rate was 58 In 1932 and 59 in 1933. Discussing this situation, Katharine ... F. Len root,, chief of the children’s bu reau says: ; “It waa long ago said that Infant CONTACT MAN mortality is the most sensitive Index we possess df social welfare.—Tlie tig- ures suggest that the decline in Infant mortality has been checked and that tire rate for 1934 may be higher than any indecent years. Moreover, the ad vantage which the country baby for merly possessed over the city baby lias disappeared, so that rural infant mor tality, rates are now actually higher than city rates. “When we look for the cause, we find It due* largely to the lack of ade quate facilities for medlea! and nursing care for mothers and babies and of pubic health instruction for mothers, in smal] towns and rural areas. Re cent figures assembled by the children’s bureau f or 24 states representing those probably average or above - in public health work, showed that 54 per cent of the population living In rural coun ties in these states (counties with no city of 10,000 population) were in coun ties with no permanent county-wide nursing service. Of a group of moth ers who had no prenatal care reported recently by the public health service, 80 per cent of the rural mothers com pared with 37 per cent of the mothers In cities of 100,000 or more popula tion, said they had not had such care because they did no> appreciate the need for It.’ to he found at the American southern spas,'’ said Leslie Morris, the Amer ican stylist and designer who is here. “Hitherto the snufrj women of Britain and the continent and most Americans accepted the fashions first shown at the Riviera resorts as the dictate* for the coming summer season. Tarls Is fast" losing ground as the stronghold- for “fashion firsts’’ an d New York and Palm Beavh'are accept ed as authorities.” FAR FROM IDENTICAL m •V m IsMS :Jt|| Charles West Is President Roose velt’* contact man in his dealings with congress and travela frequently be tween the White House and the Capi tol Zoo NttecU More Swans, * So Cowboy Ropes Some Fort Worth, Texas.—Cowboys are supposed- to rope steers and maybe now and then a mountain Hon for sport, but Julian Frazier, cowboy who tun\g<F"zoo keeper, claims the world championship swan-roping cup. When the zoo needed some more swans, Superintendent Hamilton Hltf- son tried to catch some on a nearby lake. They were too elusive for row boats and hands.. So Frazier got down his rope and went out to the lake. He caught alv in a half-day’s throwing. Palm Beach, Not Riviera, Rules Summer Fashions London.—London now looks to Palm Beach Instead of the Riviera for Its first glimpse of authentic summer fash ion*. “Thb smartest and best dressed women In the world are the Americana t otes, and 3,000 bobcats and lynx. These children, Umberto and Ru dolph Rina of Santa Catalina Island, are twins, however little they may look like It Umberto is a pure albino and Rudolph resembles hia Mexican par ents; wherefore they arouse the inter est of scientists. The only known al bino In their family tree was their grandmother’s great-grandmother. Count Wild Animal* Missoula, Mont.—Uncle Sam’s forest ers figuratively have been counting noses Of wild life residents of Montana and estimate that there are at present In the state: 56,000 deer, 20,000 elk, 2,000 moose, 1,000 mountain sheep,. 4,200 mountain goats, 1,100 antelope, 6,000 bear, 300 mountain lions, 17,000 eojt CARE OF FURS Air conditioning Is an essential to a great many manufacturing processes but In few of them is it more Important than in the far ha* duatry. .. Fur la moat sensitive to humidity changes. If the humidity of the air Is too high, the hair cannot abaorfc the dyea When the air Is heated and the humidity la low, the hair la likely to assume a permanent curV ruining the appearance of the fur. Refrigeration of storage vaults t* prevent moths and fading baa been used for many years. Over $200,000,- 000 worth of furs are stored each year in air conditioned vaults. tier by two men with knives. lowing the monkeys to a nearby vil lage the police arrested two men. The pets attacked the suspects at sight, beating and biting them sav agely. Lady’s Painful Trouble Helped By Cardui Why do so many women take Car dui for the relief of functional pains at monthly times? The answer is that they want results such as Mrs. Herbert W.Hunf,of Hallsville,Texas, describes. She writes: “My health wasn’t good. I suffered from cramp- inf. My pain would br ao intense it would nauseate me. I would just drag around, so sluggish and ‘do-less. 1 My mother de cided to" give me Cardui I began to mend. That tired, sluggish feeling was gone and the pains disappeared. I can't praise Car dui too highly because I know it helped me.” ... If Cardui does not help YOU. consult * physician. rni WORMS AND TAPEWORM are quickly expelled from the human sys tem with one single dose of Dr.PaevyVDEAD SHOTVermHuga 60c • bottle at drwggtat* •£ Wright’s FU1 Cs., 1SS Gold St., H.Y. City. foR YEARS I’ve suffered sick headaches in the morn ing. 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