MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1961
Small Worlds
Around Us
By Lynn M. Watkins
(Register and Tribune syndicate
1961)
Unfortunately, There i a
World of Parasites
The little girl was terribly
tiroud because she had learn
ed from her doctor that she
"had worms." Strangely too,
some of her little friends were
actually jealous; they couldn't
see why she should have an
the luck, as well as all the
attention that goes with such
a strange distinction. They
' wished they "had worms" too
A small boy, whose puppy
was "so lucky to be a host to
worms." was envious of his
dog. To him, the animal's visit
to the vet and the treatment
the animal received to rid it
self of internal parasties, was
a holiday of wonderment. The
youngster bragged to all his
friends, oblivious of the fact
his elders looked upon the en
tire episode with distaste.
There are people who
vehemently claim no human
being could harbor a living
' worm or a colony of them
within their bodies. These
same folks reluctantly admit
there are parasites infecting
the lower animals, but never
a human being. However, the
disgusting truth is that every
living creature on this earth
some time in its life plays
host to at least one form of
parasite. Some may harbor
many, and some are detri
mental to health or to life it
self. Man is no exception. He
too, must be ever alert to the
ravages of parasitic creatures
or to living 'plants.
Difficult to Eradicate
Tapeworm, ringworm, pin
worms, and many others, con
stantly threaten to enter and,
once established, are difficult
to eradicate. Before the pres
ent day of understanding and
chemical application "having
worms" was the expected ex
perience of nearly every liv
ing being; animal, children,
as well as adults.
It is a large and mostly re
pulsive world, that of the ex
ternal and internal parasites
Their numbers and kinds are
many; their habits disgusting,
and their life histories only
partially worked out or under
stood. Few of them have been
more than partly Investigated;
neither is their actual purpose
too well established.
A parasite, either animal or
vegetbale, is one who eats at
the expense of another. Para
sites are the creatures that so
often make" the holes in a
cow's hide. Along the back
of some cattle are the white
"grubs," "worms" whose exit
from the animal's back or
body at a later stage of their
development, cause an other
wise valuable hide to be part
ly ruined.
Along the backs and bodies
of living fish, especially dur
ing warm weather or in fish
that live in warm water, are
often many of these so-called
"grubs." Usually these para
sites are almost transparent,
some even with dark colored,
enlarged heads. Of course,
cooking of the fish for human
consumption destroys the par
asites. Parasite-Helpers
Parasites of various kinds
have been introduced into
regions for the express pur
pose of attacking pests already
there. In the world of the in
sects, parasite-helpers assist
man in the control of many
insect enemies by laying para
sitic eggs in the bodies of
the pest, that on hatching,
destroy the host.
In the scheme of Nature
parasites constantly are at
work infesting other crea
tures, and in their own pe
culiar way, helping control
various harmful species of in
sects. There are many para
sitic fungi. The smuts, mil
dews, rust, and some of the
molds, are all a part of this
world of parasites, whose sole
purpose is to feed on another.
Ironic, that living creatures as
well as plants should be prey
ed upon by these lowly organ
isms, an example of the kind
of togetherness that is mostly
repulsive; living together, but
not one.
Estimated 33 Million People Change Residences Annually
By HENRY J. BECHTOLD
UPI Financial Editor
New York UP1) Americans
are as venturesome today as
they were in the early days
of our country.
T o change
homes, jobs,
occup a t i o n s
and ways of
living is a
common oc
currence, and
is one of the
key elements
in the r:'pid
uenry Bechtold and continu
ous transformation of the
United States.
The residential mobility of
Americans is something to be
hold. The Chase Manhattan
Bank noted that in one year
some 33 million Americans
move from one home to an
other, or one person in every
five.
Most of these people move
a relatively short distance, but
11 million go to a different
county and half of these cross
state lines, the bank reported
in its latest publication, "Bus
iness in Brief."
These proportions seem to
have held relatively constant
over the years, but in prosper
ous times local moving ap
pears to be somewhat more
frequent, according to the re
port. A substantial part of this
mobility consists of an inter
change of people; a stream of
people into an area usually is
counter-balanced in large part
by a movement in the opposite
direction.
The bank cited the 1950 fig
ures which showed all of the
state had received at least 10
per cent of their population
from other states.
The sum of this residential
mobility is so great, according
to the bank, that it involves
the majority of the population
within a few years, and nearly
everyone in a liletime. No
more than 3 per cent spend
their whole life in one dwell
ing, and not over 15 per cent
always live in one county.
Labor mobility was report
ed being even greater than
residential mobility. Some 8.5
million people a year leave
one employer to work for
another, and they make a
total of 11.5 million shifts.
Surprisingly, the bank stat
ed, nearly half of these in
volve a change to a different
industry and a different occu
pation. Another 20 per cent
is to a different industry and a
similar occupation, and 8
per cent to a different type of
job in the same industry.
Here again a great deal of
the mobility represents an in
terchange of people, but some
industries and occupations
have made not gains as a re
sult of job changing.
Public administration, edu
cation and wholesale and re
tail trade are industries which
have gained workers in recent
years. Agriculture has been
one of the big losers.
Occupation groups into
which people have moved in
clude professional and techni
cal workers, managers, offi
cials and proprietors, clerical
workers and operatives. Em
ployees have shifted away
from unskilled labor, service
and craftswork.
The bank noted that nearly
everyone makes at least one
change during a lifetime.
Work histories of more than
three million people during a
decade showed that two-thirds
had changed jobs at least once
in that period and more than
one-fourth had changed three
times or more.
Young people, age 25-34, are
notably more mobile than old
er ones, and its is this age
group that also changes resi
dence more than twice as fre
quently. The report also showed that
those who are in loss-skilled
occupations o'r work in indus
tries with declining or fluctu
ating employment opportuni
ties ore more likely to change
jobs.
One of the chief motivating
forces behind mobility defi
nitely is a desire for advance
ment, according to the report.
In a recent year, two-fifths of
all people who changed jobs
did so voluntarily to improve
their status.
Carnegie Hero Gets
10 Years in Prison
Portland - 0JPD - Donal Wal
lace, 30, Portland, who once
won a Carnegie award for
heroism, has been sentenced
to 10 years in the state peni
tentiary, Wallace entered a guilty
plea last week to a charge of
manslaughter. The charge
stemmed from last Novem
ber's fatal shooting of Robert
Jennen, 37, Portland, in north
Portland.
DELUXE BREEZAWAY
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EARLY RETURNS URGED
Washington - IUPD - Internal
Revenue Commissioner Mor
timer M. Caplin urged taxpay
ers Tuesday to file their in
come tax return early so the
government can send out re
fund checks as an economic
stimulus.
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