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Sirius, Brightest Star in Sky, Visible in Southeast called "dog days" and we still use this term to describe the hot test part of the summer. Sirius is a double, or binary star which means that another star constantly revolves around it. The companion star of Sirius is most unusual and interesting; a white dwarf composed of mat ter thousands of times heavier than lead. Scientists tell us that a pint of this material placed at the surface of the earth would weigh more than twenty-five tons! In mythology Sirius was the favorite hound and constant corn- Sunday, January 6. 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN By FAY BENTLEY "What is the bright star twink ling so brightly in the south eastern sky?" folks have recently inquired. That many people should notice scintillating, bluish-white Sirius is not at all surprising; it is the brightest star in the entire heavens. "AH gleaming, darting points of spiny light. Sirius. the dancing star. The winter-rising," wrote Dolores Cairns as she fittingly described this giant sun its delta, thereby renewing the it brought the summer heat re- panion of Orion the Mighty Hun ter who was blinded at the com mand of Kink Cenopin of Chios and carried to a distant seashore. The dog, left on the island of Chios, searched the paths over and over again for sight of his beloved master. Finally he be came a wild dog. living alone, and hunting for the necessary food. After Orion had died and been given a place in the heavens, Jupiter in pity for the unhappy animal set the constellation, Canis Major, in the sky near the Mighty Hunter so the dog could follow his master through out all eternity. To locate Canis Major or the Great Dog, look to the southeast about 8 p.m. and find three stars of equal brightness which are spaced evenly in a short slanting line. This is the belt of Orion. Continue this slanted line down ward and slightly to the left until the brilliant star, Sirius, is reached. j As mentioned before, Sirius is the head of the Great Dog. The Sirius, known also as the Dog Star, forms the head of the con stellation, Canis Major the Great Dog, which constantly accompa nies Orion, the Mighy Hunter, across the winter sky. Nil Star Ancient Egyptians worship ped Sirius feeling that it in some way influenced the rising of the Nile river. When the "Nile Star" as the Egypitians called it, became visible just before dawn, the Nile river would soon flood fertility of the soil, and making possible a bountiful harvest. Orion Dies Egyptian temples were often located in such a position that Sirius, at the time of its first ris ing, could be seen by the priests as they went through a passage to the sanctuary. This indicated that the time for certain religi ous ceremonials had arrived. The Romans, however, con sidered the dawn rising of Sirius as an evil omen. They believed sutling in much sickness and dis aster, and are supposed to have sacrificed red dogs to this star, although it is bluish-white in color. "Sirius parches head and knees," wrote Hesiod, an anci ent poet. He called it the "Scorcher." Roman Calendar In the Roman calendar, the 20 days just before the dawn ris ing of Sirius and the 20 days following its first rising were stars in this constellation remind one somewhat of a stick figure animal. Beneath Sirinc tc a tin of four much dimmer stars. The second of these four stars rep resent the dog's hips while the last two are his tail. This crea ture has two hind legs but his one foreleg is attrached directly to his head! The first bridge across the Mississippi river was constructed at Davenport, Iowa, in 1853. It's PAY DAY again at JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL! Twice each year investors in Jackson County Federal receive dividends on savings entrusted to us. 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