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Small Worlds
Around Us
By Lynn M. Watkins
Mr. Turkey is Wildest,
Wiliest Game Bird
The descriptive word 'wild
really means something when
applied to the wild turkey,
for this, the largest of Ameri
can game birds, is the wildest
and wiliest, and probably the
most intriguing of them all.
Because of its natural wild
ness, the wild turkey, unlike
its relatives the peacock and
the pheasant, are relatively
scarce in densely populated
areas. As the land is cleared
and settled, the wild turkeys
disappear. Isolation, from man
and all his works, is as neces
sary to this majestic bird as
IS Jood, water and shelter.
By careful inbreeding, there
Radiation May
Be Factor in
Multiple Sclerosis
Chicago - (Science Service)
Radiation bombarding t h e
earth from space may be a
factor in the occurrence of
multiple sclerosis, the Har
vard University neurologist
Dr John S. Barlow believes.
He told scientists here today
of a world study linking the
chronic disease with the
amount of cosmic rays reach
ing areas of the earth.
Dr. Barlow spoke at North
western University's medical
school here during an inter
national symposium on the re
sponse of the nervous system
to radiation. This is the first
symposium of its kind ever
held anywhere.
Severe Crippling
Multiple sclerosis, a disease
known for more than a cen
tury, results from degenera
tion of the sheath-like cover
ing; that surrounds nerve fi
bers in the brain and spinal
cord. It often causes severe
crippling. Cause of degener
ation is not known, and there
is no specific treatment.
tr. Barlow's statistical
study of the distribution of
multiple sclerosis shows that
the; frequencies of occurrence
of", the disease vary systemat
ically with geomagnetic lati
tude. The intensity of cos
mic radiation is the only
phenomenon known to be re
lated to geomagnetic latitude.
Therefore, Dr. Barlow said,
the possibility arises that
cosmic rays might, in some
way, be a factor in occurrence
of'.the disease.
Rare in Orient
It is much more common
in-'the northern parts of Eu
ro'pe and North America than
in"the southern areas; and it
is;extremely rare in the Ori
ent, South America, Africa,
the tropics or subtropics.
.Other scientists have sug
gested that the mystery of the
distribution of multiple scler
osis might depend on the
amount of radiation from the
sun or trace elements in the
soil.
If, after further research,
positive links are found be
tween cosmic radiation and
incidence of the disease, Dr.
Barlow said, protection may
pa; effected by chemical
agents "known to lesson bio
logical effects of ionizing radiation."
Device Computes
Direction of
Hurricane Waves
College Station, Tex. -(Science
Service)- A fast, accur
ata method of forecasting hurricane-caused
storm waves,
the biggest killer wtien trop
ical storms hit the mainland,
has been developed at Texas
A. and M. here.
the method gives more re
liable estimates of the period,
height, and place and time
of " contact of storm surges
caused by hurricanes and other-meteorological
conditions.
Spells Direction
Pr. Basil W. Wilson, pro
fessor of engineering ocean
ography at Texas A. and M.,
said an IBM 704 computer has
been used to spell out the di
rection of attack, the height
of the wave at any given point
along the fetch line, the ve
locity of the wave crest, the
rate of change of the wave
action as the hurricane prog
resses, and the rate of move
ment. Since the information re
quired to calculate these fac
tors is not available while a
hurricane Is in progress, Dr.
Wilson proposes to plot a
number of previous hurri
canes, then store these models
"in the computer. As a new
hurricane developed, data on
it -would be fed to the com
puter, which would auto
matically match up the new
hurricane with one in its
memory having the most sim
ilar characteristics.
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have been many strains of
turkeys created, some that
weigh three or five times what
any of their distant ancestors
ever weighed.
Lay Eggs in Spring
The wild hen turkey, as
wary of her enemies as her
dignified husband, lays her
eggs in the early spring. Her
lord and master, the irnhhlor
does none of the work of nest
ouiiaing, or incubation.
The big. lazv ealoot is off
galivanting somewhere with
his male friends, and he won't
show up again until the fol
lowing spring.
He won t even recognize or
protect his wife or offsrjrine.
even if he meets them face to
face. He's a callous and un
principled character, but he
is good eating.
There are usually 10 or 12
eggs in the nest. After hatch
ing, the young turkeys stay
with the mother throughout
the summer.
As the fall comes, wild tur
keys gather in flocks, move
across wide areas seeking
weed seeds, acorns, and all
those juicy insects that wild
turkeys like to eat. In the
south they feed on cypress
balls. Offtimes these flocks
contain only hens or only gob
blers. When the hunting seas
on starts, the flocks are scattered.
Majestic Bird
The wild turkey is a majes
tic bird; wary, alert, and dif-.
ticult to find. Like all the
tribe, the gobbler has a pe
culiar tuft of feathers hang
ing from his chest, and like
the domestic varieties, the
head is bare, blue in color,
ana almost covered with
orange-colored warts. The suc
cessful wild turkey hunter
must be a careful stalker or
an expert "caller."
The reed-caller in the hands
of an expert accurately dup
licates the voice of a turkey;
it is intended to lure the bird
within gunshot range. The
call, emitting from this reed
instrument, does not represent
the "love call," it more or
less represents the "rallying
call."
It fools the turkey: he or
she thinks a group of friends
are trying to "get together."
It is a 'vhite whistle of
truce," which backfires on the
turkey; he loses his life be
cause he falls for a false
promise." A false voice often
misleads both men and tur
keys. (Released by The Register and
Tribune Syndicate, 1960)
Small Intestine
Segments Used To
Repair Bladder
Los Angeles-(Science Serv
ice) - Damaged portions of the
urinary tract can be repaired
by using segments of the small
intestine.
A team of urological sur
geons at the university oi
California Medical School,
Los Angeles, headed by Dr.
Willard E. Goodwin and in
cluding Drs. Rodericl. Turner
and Chester Winter, have em
ployed several surgical tech
niques using loops of small
intestine (ileum) to repair
ravages of disease or injury
in the urinary tract.
In one such procedure the
piece of intestine is used to
repair or enlarge a damaged
bladder. A "cup" is formed
from the loop of small in
testine taken from the patient.
The bladder is then opened
and the cup is sewn to the
bladder, becoming the dome
or top portion of the bladder.
Capacity Restored
Thus capacity of the blad
der, which has become limit
ed through disease or injury,
is restored to near normal,
and the patient is greatly relieved.
Another procedure utilizes
the intestinal segment to re
place a damaged ureter (the
tube which drains the urine
from the kidneys into the
bladder).
Use of intestinal segments
In urological repair is not a
brand new concept, Dr. Good
win pointed out. This type
of surgery was tried and aban
doned more than 50 years ago.
Only in recent years has it I
received renewed attention.
These pr cedures have been
used successfully in approxi
mately 50 patients at UCLA.
Police Solve Case
Of Missing Canines
Laredo, Tex. - The case of
the three missing dogs was
solved.
Police said two teenage
boys decided to free their ;
dogs from the dog pound by !
cutting a hole in the wire
fence and pulling tne poocnes !
to freedom. The third dog, ;
Dolice said, simply took the
opportunity to bit the open j
road, I
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