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PAGE 5 - PI AINDEAI.KR-WKDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 8, 197R POET'S CORNER "VTP" Tr/infvM/inf Pennsylvania guide, Alexander Bunn, assists the Boerner family, •* i rCCIIf/lcfli VIP's from McHenry, in special historical sights to see. Visitors in Pennsylvania are getting VIP treatment throughout the state under a unique people-to-people program which carries the VIP designation but with the well known acronym standing for "Visitor in Pennsylvania. " Also designed to make visitors feel welcome is the "Passport to History" produced by the state's Bicentennial com­ mission to provide a complete guide to historical sights. Some 450 "host centers" have been set-up around Penn­ sylvania where visitors can obtain their VIP buttons and passports. At each of these centers, visitors can have the visa pages of their passports stamped which entitles them to receive a commemorative medal. The state is divided into thirteen travel regions for this purpose and visa stamps from any five of the regions are required to receive the medal. Your Pet 1 You And By Robert L. Stear, D.V.M. Helping Your Pet At Delivery Time As the time draws near for your dog to have her puppies, she may become restless, refuse food and look for shelter under a table or chair She probably will handle the delivery by herself, but you should try to be nearby in case difficulties arise Some birth problems are a result of the female's physical condition. Obesity and poor muscle tone can be controlled by proper nutrition and exercise during pregnancy. As she begins to lose her girlish figure and puts on a little more weight, your pet's exercise periods should be shortened, but not eliminated. Short outings on level ground are to be encouraged, but mad dashes up and down stairs or jumping on and off furniture are not. Adequate preparation for the delivery includes alerting your veterinarian in advance. Your pet may need professional help if the expectant mother is a boxer, St Bernard or other breed noted for large head conformation. It is not un­ common for a puppy with a large head to become lodged in the birth canal, blocking the passage for the entire litter. There are also cases where selective breeding has reduced the size of the adult animal, preventing the young from passing through the pelvic arch. Small breeds such as the dachshund, chihuahua, or toy poodle are prone to this con­ dition, which may require your veterinarian to perform a Caesarian section. Residents of Pennsylvania are doing their part to make Bicentennial visitors feel welcome by wearing "VIP - Ask Me" buttons to indicate their willingness to be of help. According to George H. Ebner, executive director of the Bicentennial commission of Pennsylvania, the programs are going extremely well and stamped visa pages are being received at a rate in excess of 1,000 per week. The average canine pregnancy lasts approximately nine weeks. You should be ready for the litter to arrive any time between the sixtieth through the sixtiety-fifth day. Deliveries do not follow any set pattern. Puppies may arrive ten minutes apart, or sixty minutes apart. Whatever the case, if your pet has not had her offspring after five or six hours of continuous labor, she needs professional help. Once a puppy is delivered, the mother will immediately tear open with her teeth the sac enclosing her pup, thus allowing it to breathe. The mother will also lick her off­ spring clean, providing a rough massage at the same time. The massage stimulates the cir­ culation and helps warm the puppy. Sometimes the mother may become dazed or deliver too rapidly to handle all her pup­ pies. Then it is up to the owner to administer primary care to A TREASURE TO REMEMBER Grandma was a woman with a placid attitude Which comes in mighty handy when you rear a noisy brood She was a plump and tiny thing, with thin and graying hair When we came home from school each day, we always found her there We all lived in a two-flat, full of people, noise and fun She was on the second floor, so up and down we'd run With both our parents working, it was there that we would go To talk or do our school work, while she would cook or sew Those ever-busy hands of hers, so wrinkled, rough and red Could change an inexpensive meal, into a fancy spread The smell of home-baked something, was always in the air That oven took a beating, like the treads on every stair She worked from early morning 'til her family was asleep Where did she find the energy, for such a pace to keep? The cabinet in the bathroom had no medicines or pills Just castor oil and homemade cures to remedy our ills Should we have a painful headache, she would set us in her lap And stroke our forehead gently, while we took a little nap Those penetrating brown eyes, that looked straight out at you Must have witnessed sorrow, pain and trouble in their view If this was so, it was a part of her she didn't share For not a word was ever said, it was her cross to bear Her bedroom was a refuge, that no one dared invade A private sanctuary where she daily knelt and prayed And there she talked to Him, reciting from His holy book While a lighted candle burned and _ gave off an eerie look She never took vacations, something we could ill afford A hug, a kiss, a grateful smile was her payment end reward She pulled us through depression times and through the years of war The living wasn't easy but, we all learned to endure She died as she had lived, without fanfare, without fuss I hope she knew how dearly loved she was by all of us The saddest part of grandma's death, those many years ago Was the passing of a woman that our kids will never know by Florence B. Spenelly W PLAN FOR CONCERT SEASON - Plans for'the 1976 membership campaign of Community Concerts association in Crystal Lake are discussed by Hugh Locker, left, McHenry division chairman, and Eleanor Locker, seated right; and standing, left to right, Marilyn Stanek, Marilyn Scherer, membership chairman, and Karen Snodgrass. Mrs. Locker, Mrs. Stanek and Mrs. Snodgrass are team captains for the McHenry-Wonder Lake area. Members of the association will hear concerts by Longstreth and Esco6a, duo-harpists; Jeffrey Siegel, pianist; the McNeil Jubilee Singers and the New York Brass Quintet. The annual membership campaign will be held from Sept. 27 through Oct. 2. For information on membership in the association contact the Lockers at 385-3676 or Mrs. Stanek at 385-5055. some of the newborn. After the puppy's mouth and nose are cleared of mucus, the umbilical cord should be cut an inch or two from the puppy, and a knot tied near the base of the cord with thread or dental floss. After the puppy is dried gently with a towel, it can be returned to the mother. Occasionally a puppy does not start breathing im­ mediately on birth. If this happens, provide massage with a towel, then swing the puppy gently, head downward to try to clear the air passages. Often it is necessary to work on the puppy for several minutes before it begins breathing. As the puppies arrive, make sure you note the delivery of one afterbirth per pup. Retained afterbirths can be the source of serious infections in the uterus, so they should all be accounted for. After the puppies are delivered, and wet bedding is removed, place them along the side of their mother so they can begin nursing. If the litter is large, check that each pup has its own nursing station. Pup­ pies that the mother cannot accommodate should be fed Hepatitis Scare At Camp Lowden The Winnebago County Health department has advised that any person eating in the dining hall at the Order of the Arrow conclave at Camp Lowden, near Oregon II., Aug. 20 and 21 may have been in clos^ contact with a person who has infectious hepatitis. iKisr the recommendation of every four hours with a preparation recommended by your veterinarian. Hand-fed puppies must have their lower abdomen massaged gently a few minutes after each feeding to stimulate elimination and keep the bowels open. (Dr. Stear regrets that he is unable to personally answer letters from pet owners. He suggests that readers consult their own veterinarians when their pets have problems). the Illinois Department of Public Health and the local Health department that those persons should, as soon as possible, receive injections of immune serum globulin. Attica troubled again-- strike by prisoners. 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