Ontario Community Newspapers

The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), May 1, 1968, B23

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Newmarket Aurori Out Wed IS IB tebook on nature By Ron Lawrence 111 irately gone Fork Countys rural roads lOST PEOPLE are inclined to believe that wild animals are equipped with only two kinds of weapons teeth and claws But this is far from the case Admittedly most wild mammals do have teeth and they do have claws and they will use both for the pur poses of defence and attack but there is more to it than that Probably the hire in the wilderness and would have been intellect which enabled him to forge his amply illustrate this Small though they are the teeth of these rodents can do fearful damage if their owners More than once both creatures have sliced into the nose of dog or cat and lived to boast about itl have a builtin agility which allows them five times while the slow thinking about it Anybody who has just weapons for attack and of avoiding death the average person thinks purely of tooth and claw when considering the armament of forest dwellers Certain insects for instance who bluff their attackers by itating the shapes and colors of other poisonous This stratagem whilst not a hundred per cent effective does however protect its users and birds and mammals and other predator in sects will often pause long enough to positively identify their victims and thus allow the harm less bug time to escape with his life Another defensive mechanism is em ployed by the moth which has over the cen turies acquired cars in the stomach and these ears are so sensitive that they can hear the sonar beeps of the hunting bat Further to this the teeth of many creatures considered harmless by man are in fact quite fearsome if small weapons The squirrels and chipmunks for instance the comparatively- cutting teeth of a squirrel must be struck by the extreme sharpness of these instruments Their edges are every bit as fine as those found a brand new blade This is because the teeth are composed of a hardwearing but very thin coat of enamel in the front that is backed up by a much softer compound When a squirrel uses his teeth on a nut or on tree bark or wood the softer compound wears away whilst the enamel remains in tact This gives the teeth a wedgeshap ed appearance when honed to ra zor sharpness And that they are indeed sharp I can personally testify Once two years ago a pet squirrel who used to make hasty grabs at peanuts that I offered him missed the peanut and made my hand until five minutes later when it started to bleed so fine were the edges of his teeth Turning to the slow docile porcupine so i I para lively heid between its front legs it contracts its powerful back muscles to which the underside of the quills are attached and it raises an army of spikes across its back and along Beautiful Girls Of York A Modeling Miss Soft spoken Cathy Grant wants to be a model About a year ago the pert 19-year- old brunette was asked to do some modeling by Newmarkets Fashion Fair store And it wasnt long after that the bug bit her 3G Although she works most the idea that she might got to do quite a bit of traveling With this in mind she has up the idea of marrying for some time though she has a steady loy in ml moved to Newmarket when she Cathy glamorous she will miss her help around the home Cathys interests arc many and varied She loves all sports partial She also has taken piano and Keswick friend who sicians and Surgeons Incorporated in Toronto While she liked the work the commuting got the best of her A year begin working for She law which her a great deal With all her interests and activi ties Cathy said she hadnt paid much Prime Minister DECORATE YOUR FLOORS with the MASTERS TOUCH with ALL VINYL FLOORING of Armstrong or Luran THIS IS A VINYL FLOOR YOU DONT BELIEVE IT THANKS Available in rolls Virtually seamless Special surface helps conceal scuffs and scratches and quieter too The vinyl impact muffles household much mote to clean Extra quiet and easy an the feet Installation on any floor on over or above grade Lasts indefinitely looks elegant Newmarket Main Street 8954131

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