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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1955 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE SEVEN Sports Afield (By TED KESTING) WIDE, WONDERFUL WORLD ' There are people who profess to see nothing in rabbit hunting. Fortunately, these are an incon- sequemtial minority. From earliest colonial times, it was not the abundant deer or wild turkey that hunters sought—it was the rabbit. In fact, rabbits formed the broad base upon which gunning in Amer ica was established. Without them hunting as a favorite American sport would almost surely wither. Why are they our most popu lar game? There are several rea sons. First is availability. There is hardly a square foot of this continent not inhabited by rab bits. Second is their sizzling bril liant speed, their evasive tactics, their art of concealment. But they are not difficult enough to shut anyone out. Dub, youngs ter, oldster, poor shot, good shot, new gun, of whatever kind, guage -or calibre, with dog or without, a- foot or with limousine and chauf feur—everybody wins. There are specific hunting tech niques for rabbits depending upon the different habits of each species. However, certain habits of all rabbits tire alike. These the hunter should know if he wants to WORDS increase his skill. For example, all rabbits are vegetarian and predom inantly nocturnal. Dawn and even ing may find any of them out for aging. In daytime they must be routed from behind hiding places. Weather plays a big part, accord ing to an article by Byron Dairym- ple in Sports Afield magazine. Very cold weather and storms will send cottontails below ground, into woodchuck burrows and hollow logs. A thaw, with warm, bright sun, will send them into open grass fields to sit in little “forms” all day, soaking up sun. Jacks and smow-shoes react about the * same except that they do not hole up, and that snow-shoes seldom will fully go out into completely open territory. Rain is not relished by rabbits and it affects hunting. Cold wind makes rabbits uncomfortable, and sends them to the lee side of hills and woods to bask in what sun is available. High winds make all rabbits flush wild, run wild, and cottontails often hole quickly. It is during average good weather, the sort when the hunter feels best and most active, that rabbits feel likewise. By Franklin J. Meine Editor, the American Peoples Encyclopedia 4 If your wife insists that you buy her a fur coat as a Christmas gift, you will be protected by the Fed eral Trade Commission. But until 1938, some popular furs were sold under names which wiftre, to be polite, misleading. Dyed goat was sold as “bear”; dyed hare as “fox”; dyed fitch as “sable.” To THOUGHTS $o you're Alberts new Girl fpieWp/ 'VUTUm FACE IT.. Gomq have- that boy'9 eyes EXAiAlNEb II I-'- 'T- further confuse the issue, dyed marmot was sold as , *mink,” “sable,” or “skunk,” dyed mink as “sable,” dyed muskrat as “mink” or “sable.” Dyed rab bit was sold as “sable” or “French sable.” And to make matters worse, white hairs formerly were inserted in foxes and sables to make a “silver fox.” Suggestion: Even though the issue is now clar ified by legislation, let your wife choose her own fur coat, and than pay the bill! “First Volumes” may not be what you think they are. The Chi nese produced block-printed books as far back as the third century B.C. Books made by similar meth ods appeared in Europe in the 15th century. A single printed sheet of St. Christopher’s writings bearing the date 1423 is the earliest dated and authenticated woodcut print found so far in Europe. OHEESE-CAK E ... Julie Padul- lo (Swiss born) helps new Mi ami Beach hotel publicize open ing seated atop huge Swiss cheese, which will be served up as cheesecake. 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