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Page 4Bu EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD, Monday, Jan. 21, 1963 r mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmm Ask Andy Archeozoic Era Qoes Way Back Andy senai a complete, 20-volume let of the World Book Encyclopedia to Donna Namiotho, age 12, of Philadelphia, Pa. for her question: . . - What was the Archeozoic Era like? Geologists have divided the age-old diary of the Earth into chapters called eras. The story began some four billion years ago, and four eras have been completed. The fifth, called the Cenozoic Era, began a mere 60 million years ago, and we are still living in It. The Archeozoic Era takes us back, way back to the begin ning of the history of our planet. The experts try to figure out what it was like from the rocks that were formed in those ancient days. But for more than "90 million years, newer and newer rocks have been forming on top of the archeozoic lay ers. In some places we have to dig a mile or more to reach them. But in other places, nature has made the expert's job easier. Here and there the Earth's crust humps to form a ridge of mountains, and sometimes the strain causes a deep crack. If the pushing continues, a massive block of rocky layers may be shoved out of place and slide over the other side of the rack. This brings to the surface the minerals that are buried deep below our feet, and here we are likely to find evidence of what the world was like in archeozoic times. The word archeozoic means early-bcginning-of-life, and the rocks indicate that simple forms of life did exist in the Arch eozoic Era. There are no true fossils, for the living things were too small to leave behind bones and durable remains. But cer tain limestones and graphites date back to archeozoic times; and, as a rule, these minerals are formed from the remains of plants and animals. . The Archeozoic Era began more than 2 billion years ago and lasted some 650 million years. Life did not appear on the land until millions of years later. The land was barren. A range of mountains grew, no one knows how high, but they have since been worn down to their roots. They are the Laur entians of eastern Canada, oldest mountains in tha world, in some places there were fiery volcanoes, and the remains of Tristan da Cunha Ty v. their lava has been found in sedimentary rocks formed in this ancient era. .- ' ' v; -c-v : Our world must have been a dull place indeed, but life was just beginning to stir in the fresh-water seas. There were tiny . shell-building sea dwellers, perhaps somewhat like the little; fellows that 'formed limestones in later eras.'-There' were miniature water plants, perhaps somewhat like the single-. celled algae that still swarm in our seas."-'- -.-. - -:-k -V-.-'. tidatgjjattaMtM Andy awards eaco day a full act of the World Book Encyclopedia lor the first questloo he selects to answer.'' When a second question la an-' swered a Urge world globe or atlas Is. awarded. Questions are accepted from teen-age or lese-than-teen-age readers. .They should be addressed to the Register-Guard, 979 High SI., Eugene. Andy prefers that questions be written on postcards, rather than In , letter tDtm.-y r w.ri.--K -v.' 'it''" The rocks formed in acheoVoicTtimes'have'bVe'n' crushed'.? under the pressure of the massive-layersabove'.them.iThelr. i muddy shales have long since,beenjiilurnedinto''h,ardislatesV , and much of their limestone ohas; become waxy-marble. We" call these metamorphic rocks,0because;they,have,'be'en?mcta-- morphized or altered from their orieinal,states'.Jv,'''"! v''' . Andy sends a Hammond' s9Library World. Atlas-to KUh: leen Nelliaan. ant 7.?.nf LrniisniHe 'Ku' -frher' nuestinn' u V V .vs"-' '' ' e Vf.J Ilnw nftfn rln salmnn miffrntp? . 1 The pink salmon of the acificJOcean always migrates -back' to its breeding 'groundV.hn:l'i8ptwo;.".years1old'?Butt:other'' SDecies of salmon are' not- sn'rrlpfinitp'X'Snmp nf thp "AflanHr" salmon travel 1,500 miles from lahd'and dovnot rifigrate'untilt after one, two or three years'? C'f'Aif y . . j 0 The rich sockeyo salmon; of-''"the' Pacific is "also 'indif inite ahnllt tha lima It h,M.-.i, llB'kKnnJini.;''Hi.niin'js'lln4 f - ic.uui unci iwui ui iivc yems ul uieairiue.r:oume-reiurn after three years, and some of the ' wHobbine 'sixWundera have been in the ocean for eicht vBara'"11' . ; - ' n ":9 ' Copyright 1963; Los Angeles Times .-p:w.w. Islanders Vot&WjJiM WASHINGTON Even if home is covered with lava, there's no place like Tristan da Cunha. Tristan, a volcanic fragment in tne south Atlantic, was often called the "loneliest Island in the world," the National Geo graphic Society says. The 260 former residents led a simple, severe life unruffled by modern tensions. In October, 1961, a volcanic eruption drove the islanders from the'- backwater homes into the 20th century. After a year's exile in England, they have had quite enough. "The television sends us mad," an islander said. "Cars, buses, and trains roar like thun der through our brains. There is no time to think." " The exiles recently voted over whelmingly to return to Tristan. An advance party of 50 will leave for the island in Febru ary, to prepare it for resettle ment. Volcanic activity has ceased, but lava has blocked the best landing beaches, and .most nouses are damaged;; ntvvfi Tristan is strategically situ ated about half way';' tbetween South America and Africa. It was occupied by British troops in 1816. When the garrison left,' a Scottish corporal named Wil liam Glass elected to settle there with his family. The popu lation was augmented by ship wrecked sailors and deserters from whaling vessels. AH the people are now related byointermarria'ge and -all bear one "of the. seven, f amily names:. .Glass, 'Green',.' Hagan, Rogers, SwainLayaf'cljb,' and' Repetto. The way. of ilife changed little in 150 yearsjTristan-had no cars or;; paved roads. The sole motor yeliicle; -wasya ; .tractor. Bullock car'tV;'; e r bumpy tracks on- the. 37:square-mlle island. . -!:'-The inhabitants lived in thatched c o 1 1 a g e s. When yong man look a wife, the en tire community helped build them a home. Each family kept few cows and sheep. The women spun their own wool, and the men fashioned soft moc casins to give footing on the island's bindery slopes. The S0:called Potato Patches, To Your Good Health 'Rocking Motion' Can Come From Ears By DR. JOSEPH G. MOLNER Dear Dr. Moincr: Every now and then I get a bad cold or other minor trouble and go to the doctor and he thinks I'm foolish. You sec, I look terrib ly. healthy, But for the last six months or more I've been getting what I can oijly describe as a "rocking motion" in my head. Could it have anything to do with my ears? I get ear aches very easily. P.C. I hope you are exaggerating or misinterpreting when you say your doctor thinks you are foolish for going to him for small ills. True, wo don't know THAT HELPLESS BOMS ARE P MADE FROM SMIFFIKJG L1PPP K PROOF" -Sa IF w CAN SPRE WtSxyhiEi ' 1 -' - II fti c r 1 J 4 1 ; - 1 'W? 1 sl W U EXTRAOROIHARy.'U I I liiiiiiiiiiHHiiiimiiiimiiv . i w ' tiiiiiiiMf ' . mi v: Yi 'UllU'M now. don't liiil ' iOi iHir I I IT I PONT y'lNIT VDJ DO ' IVt BEtN Mwm" - - , f p-p SO STUBBDRW THrTTOrEeTaV JUST THE LIKE rrf LIKE fT LOWS ENOUGH TO KNOW , S AND DWNK ItV .-roo Tiroir ?Awavvou L this S'V-' V this how voo like v i ' '; VT"NK 'Vr ivfcP from mu professorship at )VDr-Fudd'eiy H liasoniethirK3 ISe always uwrkin airSK TOT tnan Tms w (''"' '' a! kI THINK TOrD'fiy I DIONTMEAN TO KAN0 BELIEVE AAE, ( HEWA5 ABLE V I SflORTLT MtcTINO RX AND JUNE IV'Mt&l KBACKTr7nE VI JU5T WANTED TO mMlst IT I oni mm unu. irsii,i r.. l V. hTHE INN,"KEITH CAVEU..-IN HIS USUAL' -.-PSa I HOSPITAI, KEiTHX KNOWN-IN THE PRESENCE J KJrHE OIRLSX HE KW0W5 I'M ENGAGED I q fOR TRACY HEATH. - - " ' - - PPi'.hfllWnrl rEWITHYtW 1 X fk W"' t l H 111 V PrJ WWpt&H'Ob STUP P? f iSrjTK S55 fN Rp'e,',Saay!THE NIGHT-AIR WILL CLEAR lLETS UND6KSTANP EACH I I EVESV80DV SKIS AT THE HARTMOQE -v Cunha with the islanders. ,. HT- k. .-- L XX ru;w.r tl- C- N ' Jtf 'fficfu ,AJic'5 A I f 'trllru Sff? 1 tlTIInHrfimor!5 -fnBS! n! I flTlUST SAY VOJ REALLY V-HELP? GH, I IITS A TITlToTI I NOT MUCH OH, YOUR ANKLE I I YEH? OIAY...WHAT WERE COUNTING HAVE BEEN TAKEN OVER BY THE TO 60 OUT EACH MORNING. IF..' ; t; '.ENOUGH FOOD... TO FEED HIM, OTHERS po OUTFIT TH' HELP Jm WR6 ' WHAT'S NOBILITY, A SOOP WITH WILL MEND SOON... WOULD YOU WELL OF ON A BOAT TO GET V GOVERNMENT. THEY'RE UNDER GUARD. J PASSEN6ERS ARE ABOARD, THE,'-, E, ; WOULD HAVE TO GO HUNGRY. IF THEY TRY ATOUND HEREjL rl NOWMY- A I POSITION OF ONLY ONE J MEANWHILE, I'M SURE .SUGGEST? COURSE, the American PILOT - . , AUTHORITIES BECOME SUSPICIOUS.-' i : TO BUY FOOD ON THE BLACK MARKET, .IT TW. -&V''!1' KAMAR? POWER AND LEG.' XXJ CAN RND -.j-l if MDU'RE u 1 ouTyJo eg '' l" ' X1 ' -trlsa1 NOT WITH ' fBO KNOW AAH.MISS Knsjk ''KtonlY-MtMVM. if" T I'LL JUST BE cp PI . '. ' hy N.iT INTINTIONAL ANYTHINd ABOUT y AUAA,I AA1 A05T VOU PIPNT A1U4T B THE J To THE USE1IRRY II' I :r-'' 'Ctt'-kl ' rus't.v l-i a tnw m., , I 1 JICATBuTI FORETHOMHT, THE PISAPPEAeANCt CiRTAIN VM)5TER. ANSWCR LANauAtfE r JB TO IMPROVE A1Y J , , ll. BfccU APAY.UrJcM A VY 10MEU Y A tW lUMEO 1 THCbc AGE THE HEADUIlOES. VFF 21T7" wouldnT VJX Mits Parse, of MR-cuweeT P6L00N willnot -tmeI dufmreni.-e ): -W American t- SAW- SLIPPED OtJ A SAWSTAKTEDA I SAM SOUjHT A 5 I fJOlO HEffE AGE A FElU p ! i 5 I jpS-l J H.-.s' v.n s. vr do Y NOf.'- S A BETTER ) - " ' fc'rt-irhj.- , IT? - RCC.M.: 5 - 1 vA.'.'-ArD VvhO .S i , l H- .-a tt.. f iT-v-wa .. A 1 I t Eau.-.ur-E 1 .'....'. .. ... ITS INS-TIUCT-'ALL N U . . I WwtsT-f ' VODRLITT.EbL.D 7 jsfl S VSSTIt SoEaYmnht7h0 vJS 1 i,,J!r k V vnn.iH.M-Bo;. i i , I whut tiu A AuV i FOS6 LET ME EXPLAIN. -I'M NOT I 1 fe. 7 .-Sn kmSeV:'----J hsNTCHINSOM THE OLDMAM-H6 JrSrM aW i W AT ,0 "'U "v ","n ' 'NrMlNCT f J , 3ESSED ME1016L1.10U HOW V Cj-T irTli--vi l ' jb -Aif - or-ATli ; 1 it happened it 6eem c Cy.'-pn; &' yU JAa21) V fXN '-""v-y V?'.Vcll - .-' -F- . 4g WAS TAKINS AM ELEPHANT; fiJ 3at f'VljSl fil4; WSStls' I' . '' ' H , -A .'"' " oUNTocleanit,an-,not rVfucoaLyy: "JT- ; H'Xr5V w5'?3 I f (rtwv ' how or oweeH watch BiS T V rV'VX-i 1 . . 1 llmt CHAIN 60TCAD6HTlNTH f .g.6 L J Alf.XlE- I I lTTClil I Txe Ln-n.e r'RP T, I HoltRS WANTEQa IU ' V , "' ' ,,- . '"i "t ' - . much more about curing the common cold than we did 100 years ago, but we can do a lot about stopping complications if they start to develop. As for other mipor ills, if the patient is worried, we can reassure him, and usually make him feel better, both mentally and physically. There's nothing foolish about that. Are you sure you aren't imagining your doe tor's feelings when he gives you that reassurance and tells you there's nothing to worry about? The "rocking motion" can re sult when the ears are especial ly sensitive in the region called the "semi-circular canals." These fluid-filled "organs are largely responsiblcrf.Of our sense of balance. Ahy sjii'fting of the fluid inside is 'transmitted by way of the nerves j' Some degree of-r-ebngestion can, at times, upse.t;(this "gyro scope" and cause arocking" or dizzy sensation. - Vr; ; So can too much 'salt in the diet, so one sugge'stion'.ii to cut down on it, an s'ee.sif that helps. . f.; If the earaches become pro gressively worse; have your doc tor check to sce whelhery there's any chronic infcti6W.''jf,'.v. 1963, Field 'Eritorp'rl'se!?,-..inc. windswept plots near the sea, were Tristan's -chief : source of food. The diet was supplement ed by fish and bird eggs gath ered on nearby. Nightingale Is land. -V;'--,-;.'--',-:,-"" Tristan's only' .industry "was' started in 1949 with the open ing of a plant to process the spiny lobsters, or crayfish, that abound off the island. The plant gave the islanders their first cash income. Before then, wealth was measured in pota toes. Scrubbed and starched, the entire population would gather for a community dance on Saturday night and church on Sunday. There were no crim inals and no jail. When the refugees arrived in England, Willie Repetto, Tristan's headman, said, "I'm afeard for us all." The islanders caught colds, and four died of pneumonia. A patriarch who took a job as a watchman was beaten by thugs. An exile made a down payment on a radio and was bewildered to get a bill for the next installment. Men chafed at the routine of daily jobs, and women tretted be cause they had so little to do. Headman Repetto voiced the longing of his fellow exiles: "We have vegetable gardens and fruit orchards. We have cattle and plenty of fish. Everybody owns everything, and nobody owns nothing. Living is free to all; and if you don't feel like getting up in the morning, you can stay in bed and nobody will scold you or bother you." Understandably, scores of Britons seek to go to Tristan da BLOSSOMS ALLOvfcfSSffSeKbW i HESS-HaV. WE CAN" VAL'K?l'(vK ,? it AMD TAKE OVER ' j-.-T ' tfKl ' '-i l4iCWV. Y:'-i I L
