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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1961-01-12, Page 3The Versatility' Of Dogs The astounding versatility of dogs has been the subject of some very interesting stories. The many ways in which the dog hasadapted himself to the ser- vice of mankind, in peace and war, industry and science, work and sport, are far too numerous to list. The natural intelligence of canines has been developed to such a high degree that at least one member of practically every breed has achieved an accom- plishment which is not indigen- ous to its breed, and is some- times a specialty of another breed. For example, Dalmatians 'are considered a nonsporting breed but have been used for finding and pointing upland game birds; dachshunds are classified in the hound group but have been suc- cessfully trained to retrieve waterfowl; and mongrels have been put to work: trailing lost persons, I have heard it fre- quently said that trail hounds have little aptitude for intensive training, but it is my opinion that much depends on the in- dividual dog. All dogs possess, in at least some small degree, the pointing instinct. In the pointing bird dog breeds this has been encouraged, nourished, and developed for such a long time that it has be- come a dominant characteristic. In others, the instinct to point lies dormant, but it is still there. This age-old instinct, fleeting though the action was original- ly, has been developed through many years of encouragement and trainingto such an extent that a pointing dog is now ex- pected to remain motionless and rigid -upon scenting game, until the hunter arrives to flush it: To the student of gun -dog be- havior, it is not very surprising to see a member of some non - pointing breed occasionally come to a staunch point on game birds. Nevertheless, it is unusual enough to be spectacular, Many Labradors, golden, and Chesapeake Bay retrievers are used regularly in pheasant hunt- ing, particularly in the ringneck country of Canada. Generally, these are hunted in the manner of . spaniels and encouraged to range close and flush their game, although I am sure there is an occasional point registered. In judging springer and cock-. er spaniel field trials, I have seen a number of, these dogs point pheasants, Not with the staunch- ness of a pointer or setter, but the interval in which a rigid posture was assumed was long enough to call the action a point. TJnder the accepted procedures of judging, this is considered a fault, and the dog is penalized accordingly. Yet many sportsmen have a different opinion on the subject of dog judging proce- dure. Many actions of hunting dogs show that sporting dogs ac- customed to working game "fre- quently respond to that instinc- tive urge to point, regardless of the fact that' they have been carefully trained to flush it. Retrieving also might well be considered a definite instinct - certainly with some breeds. Al- most any dog can be taught to' retrieve.,All that is required is a little inow-how and a lot of patience. Many dogs of breeds other than the retrievingspe- cialists are natural retrievers and require no training whatever in Ulla regard. Many beaglesand bassets make excellent pheasant, dogs, and some are used regularly in grouse hunting. •I do not know of any instances of their: pointing game, but many are natural re- trievers and very useful in this department. Can the puppies of a dog that has an outstanding field trial re- cord and terrific hunting ability The Course of Empire .. Dark for FrancE es m Given dip in 1943 by Free French, secemu Independent sultanate in 1955. 1 -MAURITANIA SENEGAL Became independent republic in 1956. PAKISTAN INDIA Chandernagore ♦ N.VIETNAM I Enclaves ceded In 1950 to India. Allowed to secede in 1959 after referendum. ,DAHOMEY ^^^^ . zGAsoN 11111 Te ritories lost by France since 1943. U.N. trustee. ship given sp in 1960. IN THE DRIVE FOR FREEDOM BY SMALL NATIONS since the war, France has lost territtaries that add up to an area many times her own size. Boxes in News - map above pointout those nations and enclaves which have obtained or been granted complete independ- ence from France. Most former French possessions, however, have chosen to become self-governing members of the French Community, similar to •the* VMR Autonomous members of French Community Metropolitan and overseas France and territories REUNION I` "'(French possessions in Wes ern Hemisphere (FR and South Pacific not shown).: British Commonwealth. World attention now is on Algeria, where France is currently spending one billion dollars a year fighting Algerian rebels. The question is whether that land will remain an in- tegral part of France, as many Frenchmen con- sider it to be, whether it will join the French Com- munity or whether it will achieve complete inde- pendence. The future of world peace depends in large measure upon finding the answer. A U.S. View Of Canada's Economy Canada's economy is in trou- ble, and the United States has every reason to, want to be of help. For if the recession in the Dominion, already more severe than our own, is prolonged or grows worse, the ill effects will he felt in our own country as well. Our exports will suffer, for Canada is our best customer, buying a fifth of the goods sold beyond our borders. Income from investments will suffer, for both firms and individuals are heavily ` involved in Canadian ownings. In Canada itself, moreover, a worsening or prolongation of the slump can. only lend force to proposals for increased protec- tionism "which have been heard for the past four years and lon- ger. And it may be reasonably argued that, Empire preference bloc or no Empire preference bloc, there is no other country that can do as much to invigor- ate the flagging Canadian'econo- my as the United States. Co-operation is wanted in vir- tually every category. The econ- omic portrait of Canada shows decline in retail sales, exports, housing starts, capital spending, industrial employment and farm income. Business failures are on' the rise. A PWA -like program'. be expected to inherit these characteristics?. Such expecta- tions do not always materialize 4). dog breeding. While thetheory of "like begets like" is. a good': rule on which to pin your hopes, Nature very often has a way of upsetting, the apple cart. I` have seen champion -bred dogs that proved practically- worthless in the field, yet members of the same litter proved high caliber. So, this matter of instinct is not one to be treated lightly. The more experience one has with any breed of dog, -the more he sees it come to light, for dogs can be versatile. By Henry P. Davis,. Dog Editor of "Sports Afield." 15. waste allowance .. .14. Course of eatin 16.Revolved 10. Breath of faith 20. Electric CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 5. worthless 1. Perform leaving 4. Misery . 6. Plural ending 7.. 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Hoffa, Teamsters Union president, is solemn as he arrives, at U.S. `district attorney's office in Chicago to be :charged with misusing union funds in a Florid a land development scheme. is in effect to'. carry workers through the winter. The one bright spot is the pulp and pa- per industry, which is turning in a banner year. What can the United .States do to help? It" can buy more from Canada, particularly of processed and , manufactured items. Our present . tariffs dis- criminate against these products in 'favour of commodities in their natural or semi finished state, which deprives the Cana- dians of the greater income their country could obtain from carry- ing processing and manufactur- ing fatrther'along, and keeps their country industrially in a kind of colonial relationship to ottr- own. - We can try again to work out methods of disposing of our wheat surpluses abroad which will avoid depriving Canada of its natural markets. Wheat means enough 'to ' the United States' economy, but it means - even more to Canada's. What is more, Canada's glut of it has been relatively still worse than our own. At present the farm- ers in the western wheat -grow- ing provinces are hard-pressed for cash because of the world wheat surplus. They have re- duced their buying and the re- duction has its depressing ef- fect throughout a wide reach of the economy. It would be encouraging to see the new Administration bring a fresh ferment of genuine inter- est and practical activity to this subject, taking ft up at the ca- binet level, in executive depart- ments and in committees of Con- gress. For if the United States learned anything from the bar - lowing experience of the '30's it should have been that it is idle to, try to cope' with inter- national economic ills by re- treating within national boun- daries. - St, Louis Post -Dis- patch. To make a buck deer come out in the open when he's lying I s. hind a large tree with. only his antlers showing -bleak a small, brittle twig in half. The least crack' of the stick will rouse the deer, and he'll come Out in the . open, to look things over. THE FARM FRONT L fes` EiL During recent years it has been found that leptospiral in- fection in North American cattle and swine is more widespread than originally suspected. Dr. P. J. G. Plummer, Director of the Animal Pathology Laboratories of the Canada Department of Agriculture, believes that al- though this increase may be real, it could be due merely to the greater use of diagnostic facili- ties. 'These facilities are contin- ually being improved through joint field and- laboratory re- search. e In adult cattle leptispirosis results in abortion and a de- crease in milk production. How- ever about 75 per cent of the animals infected do not 'show symptoms but they may shed the infective agent in their urine for some weeks. In calves the infec- tion' is usually severe and results in the appearance of blood in urine and then death. In swine the "disease is less apparent 'but may •occasionally cause abortion. Infected swine shed leptospira in their urine for many months. Investigation of -a recent outbreak in calves revealed that they had been in direct contact with infected sows. e * e In most outbreaks in cattle in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec, however, no association. with swinehas been observed ♦ s • Among wild animals found to be carriers of leptospirosis are mice, rats, voles, hedgehogs and skunks but their role in relation to the disease in domestic live- stock has not yet been fully determined. e Effective control of this infec- tion is difficult. Leptospirae' are much more dangerous when shed into a favorable environment; they will survive for many days in wet alkaline surroundings but die rapidly on dry ground or pasture, particularly- when the soil is acid. Cattle should not be exposed to surface water which has been contaminated with urine. Vaccines are available but their effective practical applica- tion is difficult. * t For eradicating small patches of couch grass a new herbicide, erbon, is better than any other tested at the Canadian Experi- mental Farm, Beaverlodge, Alta., says Dr. A. C. Carder. Twelve ounces of the active ingredient per square rod applied in 1959 at a cost of $110 for the material, quickly eliminated couch grass and all other vegetation. Erbon is not inflammable nor is it toxic to humans or animals. As a soil sterilant its effect persists for only three or four years. However, this permits ample time to check for re- growth and to re -treat if neces- sary. * p M Another chemical, monuron, applied at the rate of six ounces of the active ingredient per square rod eliminated all vege- tation for six to eight years at a cost of 1.45. This would be useful around buildings. Simazine used at the rate of six ounces per square rod does the same job at a cost of $2.20 but is effective only for three or four years These herbicides are purchased in liquid form for mixing with water. Sodium chlorate applied dry at 10 pounds per square rod, kill- ed all vegetation at a cost of $1.35. Six pounds of a monuron- borate mixture applied dr' did the job for $2.25 per square rod. ;.vlonuronborate is not inflamma- ble or harmful to livestock or clothing. TCA, dalapon and amitrole are more suitable for large patches of couch grass and some other weeds in fields, but their resi- dual effect is of short duration. UNDAY SCOOT LESSON 1iy ,Rev. it. Barclay Warren B.A., MD. The First of His Signs John 2; 1-11 John wrote, "that ye might be- lieve that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name." For John, the miracles that Jesus wrought are not sim- ply 'powers', outcomings of the great power of God, but rather 'signs'. It is unfortunate that. the Greek word John uses is not always translated 'sign', for that is its meaning, It is the word used in the memory selection and translated 'miracles'. The word John uses indicates that the prime object of the wondrous act is to lead us to something out of and beyond itself. It is a kind of finger -post of God, val- uable not so much for what it is as for that which it indicates of the grace and power of the doer, or of the higher world in which he stands, Our study today is of the first. of the signs which Jesus did. Our Memory Selection is: "This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and mani- fested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him." John 2;11, This statement indicates that all reputed miracles con- nected with Christ's youth found in the Apocryphal Gospels are fictitious. These signs manifest Christ's glory. It is noteworthy that the first of Christ's signs should be per- formed on the joyous occasion of a wedding. Jesus was inter- ested in weddings though He did not marry. However, He is pre- paring a Bride which He shall present to Hiself on His return. Ephesians 5:25-27. For her, the Church, He did far more than turn water into wine; He gave Himself. He shed His own blood on Calvary for the redemption of shiners that He might prepare a bride for Himself. Much has been said about the possibility of the 'good wine' which Jesus made, containing alcohol. Since it was not analy- zed by an chemist, it is impos- sible to know. This was not the juice of the grape. It was wholly supernatural, made entirely out of water. We cannot doubt that God .was well able to produce miraculously a drink, and a nu- tritious drink, too, that tasted better than their man-made wine,without any alcohol in it. The Bible condemns drunken- ness. "They that do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God." Galatians 5;21. The drink that Jesus. made was not design- ed to promote drunkenness. Perish the thought. Hint? It's the snow season and have you noticed how it bright- ens a man's day to come home and find friend wife has already shoveled the paths? Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking OMM E©❑e , Mo©OF �Ik!©n UU®EJ®M SLID 11 ©©©a ®nolJoo 0o a®�L 1 ' k f►J®M©tu©NS ®3r to , .L v .L216. J It r1[e],, 033N I1l� E7r i ©©- p n®®nli p- e1C70® ©C]© W ISSUE 1 - 1961 WOMEN SHOUT, TOO - Veiled Moslem women scream rebel slogans with the men as mob gathers in the Casbah (native quarter) to demonstrate against the 'French. The normally passive native population of the city has shown violent opposition to French control. Gentle armes fired over their heads, to quell this group.