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THURSDAY. AUGUST 2. 1962 Small Worlds Around Us By LYNN M. W ATKINS (Registei and Tribunt Syndicate 1962) MLDKOHD MAIL. TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON 1 V MONTGOMERY ward m:::: r iv ,? -(' 'vmi , . t " ' P. t , y ' -. : ArifiolU'i Lanttrn Wat A Mystery lo Him, Too During the 62 years he liv ed, Aristotle applied himself to the serious study of many living creatures. He arrived at some pretty conclusive deductions de spite the fact he lived nearly 2,000 years ago. Even today, his term "four-footed" is used to classify every mam mal irom a mouse to an ele phant. And the common name for a peculair organ located inside the body of the sea urchin is call cd "Aristotle's easily explained. But they are all working parts, and of course all there for a pur pose. Just about everybody who has walked along a seashore or examined the objects dis- p.ayed in a curio shop has at sometime or other marveled i at the peculiar sea-urchin, i They come in a wide assort ment of sizes, and all have spines all over the flattened, ball-like body. It's a reason able excuse for referring to the animal as a pincushion. Different species of sea- Lantern," because he was the I urchin have their own indi- firsl to study seriously this strange creature. What is now Aristotle's lantern, was a par tial mystery to Aristotle him self. Don't Understand Even today science is not in complete understanding of all the body functions per formed by this complex or gan. Certainly it does not re semble a lantern. It is sus pected thai this mechanism performs several functions for its globular owner, for it is composed of 40 parts. One part, of cdurse, is the ani mal's mouth, an opening in the outer shell. There are five teeth that project into the organ. These teeth, imbedded in bony structures, are needle-like, being both sharp and point ed. They grind the food, main ly vegetable. There always is consider able sand in the vegetation, which must wear the small teeth very fast. But there is no problem, as new teeth grow in as fast as necessary. The teeth, as well as the "jaw bones" that hold them, are in- t a n 1 1 y recognizable, but there are several other parts in this so-called "lantern" that are not so obvious or vidual kinds of spines; some long and sharp, some hollow, some solid and some the size and appearance of slate-pencils. These spines are cleverly hooked up to a ball-and-socket joint, and capable of be ing moved in any direction or even rotatoed. Many Purposes They serve more than one purpose: Some move the body of the sea-urchin slowly over the o c e a n-bottom; others, moving in succession, trans port food or debris over the surface of the body and into the mouth which is located on the bottom side. Inside the opening, which is in the mouth, is that strange object. "Aristotle's Lantern.'' Even that old Greek philosopher, wise as he was must have been non plused at the complexity of the organ named for him. ':C5 " YOUR CHOICE 1 " 4 ll a Ashland - All former stu dents of Southern Oregon col lege or the Old Normal school are invited to attend the All Time Alumni Reunion. Aug. 10 and 11, on the SOC cam pus. Registration forms for the event may be obtained by writing Aiumni Reunion com mittee. Southern Oregon col lege, Ashland. Your Money's Worth By SYLVIA PORTER Copyright, Hall Syndicate, Inc. PILOT PROGRAM IN CONSUMER EDUCATION Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of five articles on consumer councils. Early in September, the U. S. Government will start an experiment in education of the American consumer in 100 post offices selected as a cross-section of our population throughout the country. In each of these post offices, there will be a display in dicating the vast variety of pamphlets which Federal Gov ernment departments and agencies have prepared on subjects of direct, practical concern to consumers and which can be bought at nominal prices ranging from a nickel to 45 cents. Each post office also will have supplies of order blanks listing 72 of the hundreds of publications now available. Each will have supplies of Government printing office "document ary coupons'' which may be purchased from postal window clerks to cover the cost of any pamphlet and each also will have supplies of envelopes pre-addrcsscd to the "Superin tendent of Documents, Government Printing Office. Washing ton 25. D. C." in which the order blanks and coupons can be mailed. The pilot program will go on for 90 days. To gauge our interest in and reaction to the material available, the ex periment will be handled in different ways in the various communities. In some, for instance, there will be full-scale publicity and promotion campaigns to arouse curiosity; in others, publicity will be held to a minimum and the con sumer will have lo lake the initiative in finding out about the publications available when he or she goes to the local 1 post office. This is an experiment, long ovrdue. Now if it is pursued properly and aggressively, it could lead to major consumer education programs which could help millions of families improve the management of their marketbaskrts. pocket- books, health and safety. For the fact is that the Federal departments and agencies are loaded - and I mean loaded - with material of practical use to every one of us. In just about every department and agency - ranging from Agriculture through Health. Educa-j tion and Welfare, from the Federal Trade Commission through the Housing and Home Finance Agency - informa tion of indisputable value to the average consumer has been t collected and is right now available in the form of inexpen- i sively priced pamphlets. Hundreds of thousands and perhaps ; millions of families might benefit if they knew what material the booklets offered and the government knew how to chan- ncl .the publications to us. Illustrative are the 72 representative pamphlets In be placed on sale in the pilot program. "Shoppers Guide to L S. I Grades for Feed." 10 cents: "Infant Care," 15 cents; "Head-1 aches, Hope Through Research." 10 cents; " Food Guide for! Older o'ks." 10 cents; "Removing Stains from Fabrics. I Home Methods." 15 cents: "Plumbing Manual." 40 cents: I ''Fuel Consumption in the Home." 15 cents; "Better Lawns," 15 cents; "Detergents for Home Laundering," five cents:' "Automotive Antifreeze," 15 cents. There are hundreds more. 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