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r IBxzx Tuesday, Feb. 19, 191 Keglster-Cuard, Eugene, Oregon T$UI, INTO THE POORW WITH HIJ !" If - .71 . x.fr it I -AP" ji m53L ? inii L IrtTOONSeo'CTTel i t tv I fiUT WO ONE mis I v" "' I fa i if w. 1 ir .,-x. ... in 9 SHE WAS TP '6 WOULD Be WHY, MUSTER psteS CREEP UP B6HINP IMPRESSED AN' ITUV .'...I CAN SEE I IM ANP GIVE IM SUREIYSENP'ER By THE BROSTUN' 'ER POUBLE-TMUBLE TO THE UNITE OF VOUZ MUSTOSH BEAR 'D4 AN' LIFT... STYTES TO BE A , THAT YOU'RE AUNy Camera Angles Amuse, Outwit Child for Best Results L LOOKM THE BABY Baby looking at photographer iiv response to a clucking sound makes a heart-warming picture, uayiignt coming from window at left provided ne nent neeaea lor an exposure of 15U at f8. 8 Bedtime Story Blacky Crow Visits Big River Cousin By THORNTON W. BURGESS Darn Fortune's kind hohen she doth send A relative who proves a friend, Blacky the Crow Blacky the Crow, with some other Crows, hsd reached the broad brown marshes near where th Big River entered the ocean. There he had met a stranger. At first Blacky had mistaken the stranger for one of the other Crows with whom he had been traveling. It was only when the stringer spoke that Blacky took real notice of him. "What's the matter with your voice?" asked Blacky. "What is the matter with my voice?" replied the other Crow And when he said it, his' voice was not so harsh or strong as the voices of his friends. Blacky looked at him sharply. "I don't believe I've seen you before," said Blacky, and stared very hard. He saw at once that the stranger was smaller than the rest of the Crows. "I don't believe you hsve," re plied the stranger. "Where did you come from?" "From the Green Forest way up the Big River," replied Blacky. "Where did you come from?" "I didn't come. I live right around here," replied the stranger. "My name's Fish Crow. I'm a cousin of yours." ' "Fish Crow," repeated Blacky. "I never heard of you before. I didn't know I had any cousin named Fish Crow." The other chuckled. "Then you've learned something," said be. There's nothing like learning. I always say that the more one learns the better off he is." "Spoken like a true Crow." r. plied Blacky. 'What brought you and vour friends down here?" asked Fish Crow. "Hard times. Cousin. Hard times," replied Blacky. "I don't find times so hard re. plied Fish Crow. "Of course they are noi so easy as In the summer, ana once in a while we'll have a short spell of really bad times, but It Isn't often. I suppose when you say 'bsd times' you mean times you have difficulty in find ing enough to eat." "Certainly," replied Blacky. "Of course. Homing else that I can think of would mean really bad limes, dive me enough to eat and I don't care much about anything eise. "I always get enough to eat,' ssid Fish Crow. "You are lucky," replied Blacky. "Just what do you eat? Of course we've only lust ar rived, but I haven't found much yet." "Do you like fish?" asked his cousin. "Well,- replied Blacky. "I like it when I can't get anything else. It isn't my first choice for a meal, but in winter I often have been glad to find a dead fish along the Big Klver." "Do you like corn?" asked Blacky. , "Yes, I like some In the spring," replied his cousin, "but I don't bother with It much. There are other things I like better. Not caring much about corn keeps me out of a lot of trouble." "What do you mean?" asked Blacky. "If you don't know, you ought to," replied his cousin. By IRVING DESFOR Of the AllocUtcd mil Baby pictures are still the in spiration for most amateur pho tographers. Fortunately the re sults need be only reasonaoie facsimile of the youngster to the prejudiced eyes ol the picture' taking mother or father In order to be rated successful. To other viewers, however, the usual reac- To Your Health Don't Put Blame On Hormones By Dr. JOSEPH G. MOLNER "Dear Doctor Molner: Would you please set me straight on hormone therapy? I am 62 years old and have not men struated for over two, years. "I've been on hormones off and on for 11 years, but they don't help me a bit. Could this be nerves? E.G." After 11 years, and you still feel as miserable as your letter indicates (I left out the details), I'd begin to have a strong suspi cion that the reason is something other than the lack of hormones from menopause. It's been popular for women to blame any sort of vsgue or un- explainable discomfort on meno pause. Well, this doesn't make sense. , Women have been going through menopause for millions of years. They got psst it without hor mones, just as youngsters have been struggling past the hard years of adolescence for a long time before we had any medical terms to describe their confused, blundering, groping instincts to grow from children into young adults. Medicine doesn't much change the rigid problems of living. It can now help us over the hard spots, and save our lives lm in stances where, when you and I were young, death would have been certain. I do not belittle the enormous accomplishments of medical art and science, but I think maybe I should remind every friend of mine that mcdl cine cannot perform ALL de sired miracles just because it can do some wonderful things. The wonders of science do not mean that prestol we are in a never never land where nobody grows old, or stubs his toe, or gets sick or dies. In recent years we have been able to inject hormones, or give them by mouth, to ease the shock which the system encounters from menopause. With or without extra hor mones, the body presently adjusts and hormones from the several endocrine glands of the body take over, 1 In a case such as the one we're discussing today, I'd think that after 11 years, a complete physl cal examination would be the thing with which to start, rather than trying to make a choice between only two things hor mones or nerves. Copyright, 1961, Field Enterprises, Inc. n- u V ft' Finn mn'A 1He n L "TOT? & jj8 H .Wallet; hoa coma veuf unusual, Fracas .but YWoj 'fa dial how) J eyesore. 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M6AGA1MST AMiOOUMCEMEMT J Ii 60MCTMiKkf THAT'LL FROMOTH WiJRe 1 PAY, ORCOMEOM,1 I vflClOUSl . . 6 fKeSSOFTHE MISHAP HELL WREAKi A I HVEUSA6REENER, 1 F6RTILIZW', MORS V LETS SO-THAT J IJj VENGEANCE LIKEA C0MAK1CH& OlOTHE WAR- -a Ml RESISTAMT LAWU AAOWIV1' AU' AAOBB 1 HE CAT!-HIUA M I I ON r- P Ii. fi, 5 I I, XWPH K LW -3 W tlon ranges from the polite at tention of a captive audience to outright boredom. Yet baby pictures are potential ly of universal interest and good, photos can hold the atten tlon of all But, like anything of value, they require some effort on the part of the photographer, a bit of know-how and a generous helping of psychology. Children can't be ordered into position like adults nor can they be expected to remain in place like a still life. Taking their pic tures must be made into a pleas ant activity instead of an ordeal. The photographer or an assistant must amuse or outwit a child with a variety of tricks to main tain interesting expressions and actions that make worthwhile pictures. The stage is set first with prop er equipment. A camera that will focus for close-ups from three to five feet is. an asset A tripod is essential since it eliminates camera movement, remains fo cused on a set area and leaves the hands free until the instant of shooting. The third item is lighting equipment Most experts agree that flash' on-camera or the light bar do not make for interesting, spar kling lighting. They recommend a three-light .etup. The lights can be a flash or strobe with two extensions or three photoflood reflector units. They are most manageable on adjustable light stands but clamp-on reflectors will do the job when attached to bridge lamps or chair backs. The picture-taking area should be about three feet from a plain background. Spread a plain blanket on a low table or use a chair or bassinet top depending on the child's age. The camera is placed about four feet in front of the youngster, Just above his eye level. All arrangements should be made with a doll as a stand-in for focusing and lighting to spare the youngster as much as possible from the preliminary adjustments. The main light Is placed almost two feet to the right of the cam era and about foot higher. It is angled down to the child and can be shifted slightly as the child moves. With Tri-X or Super Hypan film in the camera, the exposure will be 150 at f16 with the photofloods. The other lights will not alter the exposure but will add spar kle and highlights to the face and figure. They are placed behind the youngster, on either side, about two feet away and two feet above his head. They arc aimed to give an edge light or one of them could be aimed at the background alone. When even-thing is set the youngster is brought in and play time begins. I've seen Josef Schneider, well known baby pho tographer, use pennies as photo prop. He put them between pages in a book as the child gleefully rtlscoverea tnem or turned a small sock Inside out to retrieve one. Hide several In the blanket fold and the search will keep them occupied for several pic ture-taking moments. Hand puppets will get animat ed reactions from some young sters while others like to play with pipe cleaners or balloons. ' t t ! .(
