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Bloodhounds Trained To Track Lost Children
By JULIA W. WOLFE
TWERYONE, knows bloodhounds The man who is training dogs at
have the keenest sense of smell of all dogs, and that they are ex- Intelligent. We re- ceptionally contly visited a club where theso creatures are trained and saw them go off on till.
Bloodhounds since Biblical days have been renowned as trollern of missing persons, and today when the world so thickly populated there is need for more of these dogs than 'tan bo mot. All along our eastern coast of the United States, the dors from the kennel we visited are doing "police work." They have worked in all New England states and nearly all of the Middle Atlan- tic States oflen being flown to the scene of a crime. Requests for them come from Canada.
There are fewer than 500
pure
bred bloodhounds
tho
United
Stated today, and
only 100
3p these
are registered and
used in
work,
Police
Whero · Is
now a cruzade on
to get more people interested In breeding this type of dor.
An old historian, in 3 A. D., men- tions.
ons "a breed of hounds" noted for sconting fonts. These are believed to be the ancestors of the flop-eared, melancholy canine Hawkshaws, the results of centuries of selective breeding. In the days of the Crusa- ders, white and black blood- hounds were used in Greece and Turkey. Some of these were later taken to England, from where America got them. In the sixteenth century they were called "leuth bounds" in Scotland.
Wog
All who have read "Uncle Tom's Cabia" remember how Eliza pursued across the ice, but in per- formances of the story bloodhounds rarely could be trained to snap at ber heels and in some cases they Licked them affectionately.
Hawthorne, New York, has worked with such animals for 11 years. His dogs have "found" many lost children in woods along the Hudson River. His dogs are fed mash, meat and
weigh vegetables, and some over 100 pounds.
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Training begins when the are a year or a year and a bait old. They are taught to disregard the scent of deer and other animals.
To teach them, a runner waiks after patting the dog and feeding him meat. The runner la followed and gives the hound another plece of meat when he catches up. The distance gradually is lengthened and finally the dog picks up the scent without even seeing the runner.
Strong
odours and gases, such as carbon monoxide, sometimes impede trailing Training on the main high- ways is done in the wee hours of the morning when traile is light.
Grassy woods and fields
slightly
damp аге ideal
for tracking.
Heat or heavy rains are detrimental niso, but snow has no effect. Light rain does no harm, except on pave- ments.
Tracks are not followed by foot- prints, the instructor says, but by a body scent that lingers in the afr and drifts downward. An article of 1# clothing from close to the body valuable in trailing, but a blood- hound can tr without one if the fugitive's tracks are not crossed by those of too ingay other people.
A bloodhound, incidentally, never backt tracks; he follows a trail from its start to finish, rather than from on advanced point backward.
soon
This teacher alsp works his dogs alngly and leashed.If they were went out loose they would During the American Civil War, rapidly out-distancefa man, and be- creatures they the use of mongrels to pursue run- ing such ambitious away slaves started the belief that would soon run themselves to death, bloodbounds tear their human They have been known to do this. Always a "opare". Is kept when quarry to shreds, but the dogs are not blood-thirsty. The name comes police go out on the trail for fugi-
tives from justice. Ten miles, from their ability to trail wounded
a dog is allowed to trail the limit blood. animals by the odour of
without resting. Identification Their tracking anid to be the only dog evidence admilted in American and English couts, and some of their exploits are almost legendary. One of these dogs reputed to have aided
00 Convictions, and another to have tracked a fugitive 133 miles. It is bloodhound said that a Kentucky, picked up a trail 105 hours old.
is
In
This teacher says a bloodhound, well-trained, is worth US$1,000.
detec. only fine "They are not tives but great friends. They as affectionate as bulldogs."
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But on the trail of fugitive they are as relentless as Sherlock Holmes And when hunting a lost child, they are as gentle as a parent.
"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1948,
The BOYS and GIRLS PAGE
Mickey:
Mickey: You Can Have 'Wild Blue Yonder
How would you like to have a pet sparrow that lived in your house and just about became a real member of the family? Mr and Mrs Fritz Heilman, of Chicago, have one. His name
The Hellmans found. is Mickey and he is seven years old. Mickey when ho was just a speck of a sparrow, not long after he had cracked his shell and come out for a look around the big outside world. Most pet birds are kept in cages, but He has the run of Mickey is actually "as free as a bird." the house and likes to stay inalde instead of flying outdoors.
Rupert & Mr Punch-48
Thinking they have seen the last of the tiny people, Sailor Sam and Rupert and Algy walk steadily m ward Sandy Bay, when a high- pitched voice makes them turn. Mr. Punch is racing after them and waving his arms, so Rupert trots to meet him. My boat, where is JE and how can i get it back?
"Good squeaks the little man. gracious, I forgot to tell you," says Rupert. "We'll hide it just below Captain Barnacle's place. When the wind turns you can sail it home to your cave.”
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10 Great Lake
1 Boy's nickname
12 Characteristics
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16 Property Item
17 Exclamation of inquiry
10 Total expenses (ab.)
20 Antle
23 Clamp
20 Mountain nymphs
28 District attorney (b)
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30 Arabian gulf
32 Small children
33 Castle ditch
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1. Why does plump Mrs Brown wear a blue apron?
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What is the highest moufitain
in the work!?
2. Where
Islands?
are
the Sandwich
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3. What is the largest city
South America?
4. Are the Great Lakes fresh or salt water?
5. Where Is the town of Santa Cinus?
0. What is the largest inland body of water in the world?
7. Name the two South Amerl-
can countries whose names begin with letter "P."
8. What city is partly in Europe and partly In Asia?
9. Lake Champlain lies between which two American states?
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He lives in a special birdhouse, attached to the living room It's nice and warm up there, especially with chandelier. the lights on; Mickey can look down on people the way birds The picture at loft, above, shows Mickey's like to do. house. The picture next to that shows how tame Mickey is and the interest he takes in the dally doings of his human friends, and probably wondering about the queer things humans do, such as shaving. Every morning he is up early and waiting in the bathroom to watch Mr Heilman shayo.
Even Toys Can Have a Bath
-So Teddy Bear Wanted To Bathe, Too-
By MAX TRELL
EVERYBODY else takes a bath!
Why can't 17" exclaimed Teddy, the Stuffed Bear.
At
the. and Hanld, this Knart madow-children with the turned- about names, and Mary-Jane, the Rag Doll, and Miss China Doll, and General Tin the Tin Soldier, and Mr Punch all shouted in one "Stuffed-Teddy-Bears lowed to take baths."
aren't
voice: al-
"But why not?" asked "What's wrong with a bath?"
"You'll get soaked," sald China Doll
Teddy,
Miss
"Doesn't everybody get soaked when they take a bath?" asked Ted- dy.
"My dear Teddy," said Mr Punch, "when other people take a bath, they get soaked up to the skin. take a bath, When Stuffed Bears
Ket soaked through
they
through
and
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Poch-Pooh put Teddy in a tub of water.
"I've
"Look here," said Teddy, never had a bath in my whole life. If you don't want to take your bath, I'll take it for you."
AL this Pooh-Pooh was
Here's A Good
Game
"WHAT'S out of place?"
"That's for us to know and you to find out!"
These sentences begin a good April Fool party game.
While one person is out of the room, the rest of the players choose
GAMES
JOKES
Target Practice
By WALTER KING
Are you a straight shooter? Hore's your target! What will your score be?
TARGET PUZZLE
Round The number on the bull's-eye got washed off. What was it? (Alming tip-get your sights on the outer numbers.)
Round 2-An archer shot five times at the target, missed the bull's-eye and the 1. but scored 25. Where did the shots land?
Round 3-What do the five shots shown on the target score, counting any shot on a line the score of the highest space it touches? 1
something to be "out of place." For Round 4-The arrow Was Instance, One of the three seat
cushions on a divon can be swapped shot into
the back of the
with a non-matching chair cushion. target. If the point had gone A pair of lamps might change shades. right through the target would A rolled newspaper would certainly
be "out of place" in a vase
taken from o
it have como out of the bull's-
..
for flowers. Several books, could be eye for sure?
bookcase and replaced The answers to this puzzle with shoes. And what about a jis below.
milk bottle nlled with lemonade.
The only information the players
can give to the
person who returns
to the room asking "What's out of
are directions like this: Place?"
"It's not
not over here!"
"It's over
"It's
over there!"
hight"
"It's low!"
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joyed. "I'll put you in the tub at chooses the next person to leave the ut opce," he said. "It's standing out on room while another object is moved. om the lawn, in back of the house."
So at-that, he pleked-up Teddy in "Besides," put in
Hanid, "the his teeth (but without hurting him children brushed you with a whisk in the least) and carried him out enough, broom and patted all the dust out to the back lawn. Sure of you just last week. You don't
there stood a big white pan filled "There it is," with warm water. need a bath."
sald Pooh-Pooh, "are you sure you still want it?"
Wasn't Convinced
"It's. wonderfuly cried Teddy. "Put me right in, please."
the
But Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, wasn't convinced. He still thought he'd like to take a bath. He was sure, slate everyone else took one, Stuffed Bear, into the pan of warm it must be lots of fun.
Later that day, Pooh-Pooh the Poodle came running into the play- and hid blmselt under the room chir.
Alth
sixth
dy.
HIDDEN CAPITALS Find the world capitals hidden in our sentence:
So Pooh-Pooh' put Toddy,
water. The Instant he was in, Teddy knew it was the wrong thing for him.
Soaked Him Through
45.
For the water soaked him through "What's the matter?" asked Ted- and through. His arms and legs felt like sausages and when he moved his head, it went squish-squnsh. He was so full of squish-squash. "An awful thing is going to hap- water that when he cried for Pooh- pen," erled Pooh-Pooh. "The chil- Pool to take him out again, his dren are getting ready to give me voice sounded like a gargle. a bath.**
It was a good thing the childréh "Awful? Did you say awful?” sold came along in a few moments and
*They
him wrung Teddy. "What's awful about it?" found him.
out hope they don't do this take & everybody after they Grandpa risked danger to his fat "Lots of things." sald Pooh-Pooh, to
most of all it's the water bath," sighed poor Teddy),
on the clothes-line hens when he said: "Ethel slap for "But Susan." She
Kay, but with her The, is nothing in the world as they hung him vell on. Don't ask whether she had wet water. And then there's the by the ears to dry any September line of songs to offer. soap."
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10. What is the longest ship canal You'd better in the world?
PUZZLE ANSWERS
CROSSWORD:
young lady.
that
For Those Lost
GEOGRAPHY QUIZ ANSWERS:
In 1-Mt Everest
India. Hawaiian Islands in the Paclie. 3- Buenos Aires. 4-Fresh water. 5- Indiana. 6-The Caspian Sea. 7-- Paraguay and Peru. 8-Istanbul. D New York and Vermont. 10-Ballic- While Sea Canal,
WACKY COMPASS: "A man learn."
is never too old
DIAMOND:
10
then
To make matters worse, the chil- "But soup gets you clean." said dren caught Pook-Pooh and made him take his bath after all, It didn't Teddy..
help a bit. for Pool-Pooh to try to "Yes, but it also gets in your tell them that Teddy the Stuffed eyes.')
Bear had taken his bath already,
RED RYDER
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WHITE OUT OF SEASON...
НАУЕ SOME
"THANKS! I'VE HAD PLENTY
PIGS,UNLIKE HUMAN BEINGS, WILL.. NOT OVER EAT EVEN THOUGH GIVEN UNLIMITED QUANTITIES OF FOOD..
By Fred Harman
OKAY, BUT IF WE'RE SPUTTIN' UP, HALF OF THAT MONEY
YOU'RE PACKILY 'BELONGS TO
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23 Road (ab.)
24 Notion
25 Gasp
27 Samuel (ob.)
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WORD CHAIN
WORD CHAIN:
PLAY, siny, slat, seat, seam, rean, TEAM.
RIDDLE ANSWERS:
I-To keep her dress clean, 2-
COET CAMEO COMPASS
LEAST OST
HIDDEN CAPITALS:
Change PLAY to TEAM in six A bald head. 3-He asks for alms Grand (PARIS)ked; I(AT HENS); moves, changing one letter at a time (arms) when he needs legs, 4-Dond Et(HEL and making good word cach: men. time.
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