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)6 A 1 MONDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1961 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE. Small Worlds Around Us Lynn W. Watkins . (Register & Tribune Syndicate, 1961) Here's Where Animals and Insecli Go When It Raint The 'members of the plant world, being unable to move even if they wanted to, are about the only Jiving things that do not seek some sort of - a shelter when the rains be gin to fall. Many animals abhor rain falling on them; cats are a typical example. Rain falling on a monkey drives him near ly frantic. Many dogs, even those who enjoy a weekly bath, will run for the nearest cover at tile first drop of rain. Human bathers on the beach, even though they are wet from immersion, run pell mell for a roof, or the shelter of their cars when the rain begins, not .because they are afraid ;of water, but instinct is still a powerful influence in our lives, and instinctively we seem to want to avoid being rained on. , Some farmers and poultry raisers always have claimed to be able to know the dura tion of a rain storm by the action of domestic chickens If the rain was going to con tinue for some length of time, the barn-yard fowis stayed out ' ln the rain, but if it was only going to be a local and short- lived shower, the chickens soughts helter. Probably fig ured there, was no sense in Betting all wet, when by wait ing a few minutes they could feed in comlort. . .. There are, of course, some exceptions among the birds, the gulls, terns and large and small wading birds stay out in the rain. They hive no place to - go anyway. The entire family of ducks stay out in all kinds of weather, and enjoy every minute of it. It would be rather silly of them, with their heavily oiled feathers, to: seek shelter from falling water. Smaller birds seek the pro tection of overhanging ledges or leaf clusters in trees. Bees hurry home to hive, or if too far from home hole up in a crevice, or a break in the bark : of a tree. Dragonflies come to rest under a tree branch or any other place that affords protection. A ; driving rain would wreck the beauty of a butterfly, so they too retire to a sheltered place. ; Even water -proof toads wriggle a little deeper into the mud and sand, or crawl under some leaves; pelting rain drops on their soft bodies would undoubtedly, cause them to become neurotic. But of all the creatures, in cluding man himself, the hunt for protection and sanctuary from rain, the most beautiful haven Is utilized by many of the Insects. These so-called stupid jerks don't seem to be as dumb as some of the higher animals. Many bugs crawl into the fragrant and colorful in side of a blossom. What sanc tuary could be more beautiful, , or more effective? ; Even the door is closed automatically when the sun is obscured, or the rain hits the petals. Many insects antici pate rainy nights by crawling inside of a flower at sundown. The petals close and the bug is safely locked in for the night. The inside of a closed blos som is somewhat warmer than the outside air, and it has the added advantage of adequate protection against dew, ene mies or the dampening dis aster of a pouring rain during the hours of darkness. In a delicate cathedral of beauty, softness, with the cloying fragrance of a flower, an ugly insect finds a safe, snug and luxurious refuge. Strange that Nature sometimes goes to such elaborate extremes to compensate an animal for a hard and difficult existence. House Gets State Construction Bill , Salem - lUPli - A measure to provide five and a half million ' dollars for cnnstrnrtinn nl state institutions has been turned in to the House. Gov. Mark Hatfield earlier last week said he hoped the building projects would get underway quickly to provide new jobs in Oregon. : The funds woulH tnrlnHp work at Eastern Oregon State nospuai, uammasch hospital Fairview Home, Oregon Stat Penitentiary, Mid - Columbia . Home. Orecnn Kioto rn. tion Institution, MacLarcn and Hillcrest schools, and the Male School for the Deaf. Worry of FALSE TEETH Slipping or Irritating? : bon't be embarrassed by loose false mwvu tupping, cropping or woODlinR when TOU eat. talk nr Imiu-h .In t sprinkle a little PA8TEETH on your pin tea. Thli pleasant powder tfves a remarkable sense of added comfort and security by holding plates more unmy. u gummy, Rooay, patty tBSlf or feeling. 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