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AX Y NR a "1 A : ~~ Myste ' TIO i hh S08 G4 00.0030 CO ND DI DI BI et bt RAO ®. Of The Vanish ng Horses As the train pulled slowly to a stop at a remote railhead in the "heart of Siberia, two dark - figures stepped out into ; thick blanket of snow, swept by cruel, icy: winds. » SA A thousand miles to the south, = across uninhabited, trackless * ~desert, lay Mongolia, a country as remote "and inaccessible as any- 'where in the world. The small Mongolian township of Kobdo was the ultimate destination of these two travellers. Unless they-- were there by early spring they. would be too late. It was January, 1900, and there was only one way to travel. For nearly three months .they trudged through deep snow suf- fering almost unendurable cold, 'the thermometer often register- ing more than eighty degrees of ° frost. They were strong men in the prime of life, yet often they were able to cover no more than ten miles in a day. : At last, one day in late March; they "walked into Kobdo. They had. endured: those weeks of 'hardship. and -privation -- for 'horses. : They were, however, very spe- cial horses. 'Nineteen years earlier, in 1881, a Polish explorer, Count Prze- walski, returned to Europe after a journey across Mongolia and reported that he had discover- ed a. new kind o! horse, which. he claimed was a genuine wild 'horse, one of the ancestors from 'which the domesticated breeds had once been derived. . The Mongolian wild . horse stands some four feet high at shoulder, / and is distinguished by its short mane and lack of lorelock. Its colour is dun fad- Ing to white underneath with a fark stripe running down the * middle of its back. It is stocky and closely resembles the pic- tures drawn by primitive man in ancient caves all over Europe. Przewalski had been unable to bring back any of these - 'horses with him. All he had was one skin. His discovery aroused great interest, but no one seem- ed prepared to attempt the al- "most impossible task of collect- ing ; specimens, ; Early in 1899, however, the Duke of Bedford asked Carl Hagenbeck, Geriman zoologist and animal dealer, if he could obtain half a dozen specimens so that he might build up a small herd .In his 8,000-acre animal park at Rm -- a] 'ROYAL COUPLE--"Jester", two- year-old Siamese, is one cat who can't bear to look at a queen.. The queen in this in- stance is "Steverino", grey- hound pal of television star Steve Allen, She's been named 1957 Queen of National Dog Week while Jester's 1957 Na- tional Cat Week King. - Woburn, Hagenbeck always boasted that he could obtain any animal for his clients. This new demand, he realized, was the toughest he had ever received. He entrusted the ha- zardous task to Grieger, his most experienced collector. + ~ Grieger had decided that win- "i: ter travel was necessary.in order "to arrive as the foals were being: - born, because it would be easier to catch foals, As they approach- + ed Kobdo their anxieties mount. ed. Would they find any horses? And would the inhabitants be - driendly? In fact, they received a re- assuring = welcome - and many willing offers of help. On the. plains surrounding the town they were shown great herds of the wild creature, _ "There was one big difficulty, owever, The Mongolians were ot used to the: idea of catching animals alive; so it was up to Grieger to devise a method. * The best way, he decided, would be to ride quietly towards the herds, At a prearranged sig- nal everyone would let out a yell which would stampede the horses, Then, riding hard after them, it should be possible to lasso the foals as they dropped behind the body of the herd, catching them cowbody fashion by the neck with nooses. The seheme worked perfectly. The Mongolians proved apt pu- pils, and were full of enthusi- _ asm for the new sport. Day after day they went out, and in no 'time they had collected thirty of the beautiful little creatures. Latey, the enthusiastic Mongo- lians increased the number to fifty-twol Grieger decided he would take home the lot. And he set to work to organize the return journey. Tame mares were, as- sembled to act as foster-mothérs for the foals, and _ camels to carry food and equpiment. Thir- ty natives were recruited to at- tend to all the animals. ) At last all was ready, and Grieger and his assistant set out on their homeward journey. With such a large caravan pro- gress was slow. Mountain ranges had to be 'crossed and extremes of heat and cold endured, as well as discontent and threat- -ened mutiny among the natives. All the time there was anxiety for the health of the foals. As the months went by their num- bers dwindled; and still Ham- burg seemed a long way off, For eleven long months they pushed slowly on, until at last they arrived back in Germany and handed over to Hagenbeck twenty-eight survivors out of thé fifty-two foals, The subsequent fate of the wild herds is a complete mys- tery. Both Przewalski and Grie- . ger leave no doubt that when they visited Mongolia they saw large herds on the plains. Yet in another twenty years they had disappeared completely. Today the Mongolian wild horse is one of the rarest ani- mals in the world. You can see dt in only three places, at the Prague, Munich and Whipsnade zoos." Between them these zoos have 'about three dozen animals, descendants of those that sur- vived the epic journey from Mongolia over half a century ago. THE LAST STRAW A nineteen-year-old German youth, disappointed in love, walked into .his father's barn, rigged up a rope and noose, climbed on a box and then lit a cigarette before attempting suicide. The cigarette end felt on a pile of straw which it fired. The fire swiftly spread, burned the rope and the youth fell to the ground. Police of Weiden-' stetten report that -the would- be suicide leaped up and ran for dear life. The Emperor Napoleon is said by historians to have used 54 bottles of cologne on himself per month -- but they don't say" - : why. CROSSWORD ~ PUZZLE ACROSS . Epoch "+. 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The bull's legs are securely tied to prevent his charging. The bull "fight" was a scene In the star's latest film, being shot at Nice, France. } THEFARM FRONT of ohn Russell Ren -- NTE an The achievement of rapid growth through selection is an important step in a turkey breeding program. However, Dr, A. S. Johnston, Senior Geneti- cist with the Poultry Division of the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, says it is well to re- member that an increase in body size in a strain of turkeys may result in changes in other char- acteristics or traits which are undesirable, For this reason, it may not be an easy task to se- lect for rapid growth and at the same time avoid a reduction in level of performance in. other traits. . . . Selection for 'body size may produce minor changes in con- formation. Adverse genetic re- lationships "between body size and reproductive traits, particu- larly hatchability, are not un- common, and defects such as crooked keels and 'abnormal hocks may increase in a strain of birds due to- increased body size. These defects, which can sometimes be controlled through management procedures or nu- trition, are likely to be more common in large turkey strains than in smaller strains This does not mean that these adverse ef- fects are unavoidable as a result of selection for body size. It in- dicates that the breeding pro- gram should be such that infor- mation on these traits can be utilized to avoid these undesir- able effects. - LJ LJ * Research at Ottawa has shown that the rate at which turkeys grow at specific periods relative to other periods, can be influ- enced by the age at which se- lection for body size js made. If .maximum improvement in body size at a certain age is required, then the birds should be selec- ted on the basis of their weight against this the fact that pro- cedures for selection for weight their effects on other traits. For example, selection for body size at 24 weeks of age will result in maximum increase In weight at this age, as compared with se- lection on 12-week weights, but it 'will also result in later ma- turity, This is reflected, in the age at which the birds will fin- ish" for market. On the basis of information available, it is re- commended that selection be. based on body weight at an early age, such as 10 or 12 weeks. . Py » Rate of growth in turkeys not only determines the amount of meat marketed per bird raised but also has a marked effect on the efficiency of feed utilization. Fast growing birds require less feed per pound of gain than slower growing ones. While these are advantages which can- not be overlooked, Dr. John- - stén feels a breeding program is not adequate fi other traits are not considered when -select- ing for increased body size. This implies the necessity of using a pedigree breeding system. at that age rather than at any - +» other , age. One must balance at different .ages may vaty in Don't be too disappointed it the house plant you got for Christmas or the New Year does not last as long as you had hoped. Most plants are grown to bloom through the holiday season, hut the modern home in winter time is not such as té encourage them very much. Among other things the temper- ature is generally too high and the humidity too low. ® J J " There are some things you can do to keep them bloomirg light, keep the alr dool and moist, never let the soil dry out keep them out of draughts, a keep any insects under control. Night temperatures should be 60 degrees or lower, so it is worth moving a plant to the coolest room at night, THe ex- ception to this is the Poinsettia which likes warm nights, never below 60 degrees, and does not relish sudden changes of tem- perature. . A plant needs water when the soil has dried out so that It crumbles In the hand. Most plants are best watered by standing the pot for a few mo- ments in a shallow pan or sau- cer containing an inch or two of water. The pot should be re- moved when the surface of the soil appears moist. . LJ LJ * The humidity in niost houses is far too low for most house plants-- particularly cyclamens. Humidifiers or pans of water placed on radiators will help. Standing the pots on saucers or trays of gravel which is kept moist is another way to provide humidity, but the pot itself must not stand in water. Pyrethrum or rotonone sprays , will kill aphids, white flies or redspider mites, or nicotine sulphate may be used. * LJ * Be careful to avoid leaving house plants in a draught, and if you use cooking gas remem- ber that all plants are most sus- ceptible to any that escapes into the air. It will cause both flowers and lcaves to drop off. SNAKE BRAKE" An African had an unorthodox if not unique -- escape from death recently while cycling «down nm steep hill in Nyasaland. His cycle was out of control and racing at breakneck speed when a four-lfoot snake slithered. aeross the road in his path, The snake became entangled in the wheel and locked it, throwing + the African over the handlebars, Luckily, he landed in a ditch and was - uninjured. The snake was almost decapitated by the spokes. ADHESIVE-TAPE SPOOL just the thing for STORIN LENGTHS OF FANCY RIBBON. The-spool selected should be slightly wider than the ribbon to avoid curling or tearing. the edges on the spool flange. longer, Give them ample sun-. unburned gas' Sy FF AH Stopped War To Rescue A Dog first!" gasped "Save my do, a young naval officer to passers- by who ran to help him as he lay trapped under his sports car which had skidded and over- turned in the main road of a south coast English town. From the damaged car, some- body lifted out a whimping ter- rier while other rescuers attend- ed to the officer. Luckily, nel- ther was seriously hurt. In Yorkshire, Scruffy, a six- year-old Lakeland terrier owned by Mr. Henry Holland, a Hali- fax miner, was. trapped two years ago in a hole while hunt- - ing a fox, El For nearly 30 hours Mr. Hol- land risked his life as he tunnel- ed inch by inch under thous- ands of tons of loose rock to reach his pet. . The tunnel he made at the bottom of a 90-foot quarry was no narrow that he could not turn in it. He had to squirm "out backwards. He burrowed one day for 13 hours non-stop until exhausted, moving rock with his bare hands, . Next day, with the tunnel four oo long, he used a car jack o hold up great slabs of rock. Then, only after levering and scraping with a steel chisel for 16% hours, working by candle- light with a coke brazier crack- ling outside the tunnel entrance, he managed to find and rescue Scruffy . . "I talked to him all the time I was was working. I would not lose him for the world. I've had him since he was six months old," said the dog's devoted master. Commented an animal welfare expert: "It was a perilous job. Only a man skilled in mining could have done it. Apart from the danger of a fall of rock, there was the danger of getting cramp and being unable to move." There is no limit to the sacri- tices dog-lovers will make when their pets are in peril . When a four-year-old Irish getter named Joey collapsed while walking across a room in a London house, his pretty 22- year-old mistress could not understand what had happened. She tried vainly to soothe the whimpering animal. A veterinary surgeon found Joey a victim of sudden par- alysis. Regretfully, he announc- ed that there was nothing he could do. His owner and her parents asked other veterinary surgeons to see Joey. They, too, sald his case was hopeless. Varlous kinds of treatment were tried, .but all proved in vain. Poor Joey was now com- letely paralysed. Nearly $300 ad been spent on veterinary fees, but his young mistress re- fused to give up her efforts to save her pet. She even ceased to attend im- portant ballet classes in order to be constantly with the dog nursing and consoling him as he lay, inert and helpless in his basket. Night after night she lavished loving care on Joey after making him up a bed in front of the fire. The weeks passed. Then, mir- aculously as it seemed later to Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking di LIN]) -- the veterinary surgeons when they heard the news, the dog's paralysls began to disappear, he was able to take a few steps. . More weeks passed. Then, one day not long ago, Joey, saved by his owner's love and faith, was able to go out of doors for walks. Soon he was romping 'again In the park-a. happy, carefree pet, A 16-year-old boy saw a dog trapped in the track of an ex- press train. He ran to it and set it free--losing one.of his own legs in doing so. No claim .for compensation for this - lifelong handicap could be made, but to show appreclation of the spirit in which the boy risked and lost s0 much to 'save a dog's life, a fund was launched to help him, A dog-loving British soldier risked his life for a mongrel be- longing to a German soldier in the war after the dog had some- how become trapped in a "de- serted farmhouse between Brit- ish 'and German troops, Here it remained for three days, hungry and thirsty; terrified by the in- cessant bombardment and howl- ing dismally to be released. Eventually, the British private could stand it no longer. Clambering over the top of the trench he crawled towards the German lines yelling across to the Germans that he was going to rescue their dog. Several shots were fired, but when his intention became ob- vious, a German olficer issued a cease-fire order and German and British troops watched the Tommy walk to the shell-torn farmhouse and release the dog which promptly scampered off to the German lines. The rescuer then walked back in safety, Not until he was under cover again was firing re- sumed. WEIGHTY THEFT Sin Tong Yau is Malaya's champion weight lifter -- or was until one night recently when he reluctantly reported to the police at Ipoh that his home had been burgled. A thief had stolen 20 of his bars weighing a total of 274 lbs. and in order to transport them from the house, had to climb an eight-foot garden wall with them. The police are hunting a fairly husky thief. Now thers i3 an Smergency spare tire fof cars that aan ba rolled into a package the size of a football. When needed, ft Is inflated with a carbon dioxide cartridge. "country the white people By Rev. R. Barclay Warren B.A., B.D, : Brothers J Philemon 'Memory Selection; Above all these things put charity y W is the bond of perfectness, a= Colossians 3:14. . i Recently a missio Urundd, Africa, was asked African Christian it it were that in the misslonary's shooting the black people wild animals and that soon would spread to Africa, rumor was that it had begun in a part of Africa. missionary assured his Af friend that the report was false, Enemies of the democracled were using the incidents at. Ll tle Rock, Arkansas, as a for propaganda. It is unfortum~ ate that in so-called Christl countries there is so much t is not Christian. As the people of Asla and Africa become more literate they become more aware of our glaring inconsistencies. At first they are surprised; then they become suspicious. Geor Burnham, nationally syndicat: columnist, after a: tour of ™" Far East says this: "The: time "the white missionary as an im- portant factor is rapidly draw- ing to a close. No matter how appealing the foreign message may be, and no matter how at- tractive the personality, it is still America. Aslans are looking te Asians for leadership." Slavery existed in Paul's day. " Onesimus had run away from his master, Philemon, at Colos- se. In Rome he heard the Gos- pel through Paul, the prisonee, and became a disciple gn Jesus Christ. What would Pa advise now? It was not in hig power to abolish slavery. O simus had an obligation to P emon, his owner. He must re- turn. Paul wrote this letter fog - him to present to his mastes, In it he entreats Philemon recelve his runaway slave as brother beloved for love's sake, This letter and other of Paul's Gospel preaching helped to pre- pare the way for the abolition of slavery. In Galatians 3:28 h Wrote: "There is neither J nor Greek, there Is neither bon nor free, there is neither mel nor female: for y& aré all § in Christ Jasus," Those who arg in Christ are brothers regard- less of colour or race. ER 8 $3 chia GRAND CHAMP--Gerald Anderson, 15, shows the ribbon won by his Grand Champion barrow at the international Livestock Exposition. The barrow's "Gerald's Pride". name, appropriately enough, Is ae 3 2 t 2 ah MW RR EE REN FLYING FIRE TRUCK---The 3,000 residents of Yellowknife in Canada's Northwest Territory de- cided their town needed a fire truck. But perched on the rim of the Arctic, on the shore of Great Slave Lake, Yellowknife is one of the most inaccessible communities in the world. This Mack truck was driven 3,500 miles from Montreal to the lake, which was found to be frozen only to depth of one foot, making water ferrying impossible. Air lift was the only alterna- : tive, and the 13,000-pound, 24-foot vehicle just squeezed info its twin-engine Bristol trans. port for the remaining 200-mile flight. It was a long haul, but Yellowknife now has its fire truck, and Eskimos and Indians journeyed from miles around to take a look al their new pumper, : h Christ !- -16. 3 something - packaged {4 li ew NS EV rg ad ERs - CN Sr 2 As