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Show T-V rT ANY PEOPLE say, "1 just cant I . . I I itand cats. They are 10 much -LV ' ' bother and it require to much fuss to raise a cat properly.'' Actually, this ia not the caw, Cati, in addition to becoming be-coming wonderful pets, are blessed with degree of understanding and intelligence that should please the patient owner. That's the secret to raising cat in the proper manner patience. Mix patience and common tense in your treatment, and your cat will be full of vitality and health, and It will repay you in many many ways. If you are considering obtaining a kitten or cat as pet, or already have on at a member of your household, then her are few hints and suggestions that will increase in-crease the pleasure of raising pussy: Early Care For the first three or 'four weeks of a kitten's life, the mother cat takes complete care of her kittens. She nurses them at regular hours, washes, and tends to all their wants. Sometimes when the mother cat is unable to" do this for any reason, the owner must take over and try to raise those kittens. Kittens that are unable to get any nourishment nour-ishment from the mother cat should be fed with an eye-dropper or with a doll's nursing bottle. They must be fed about every two hours. Evaporated milk and water, equally divided, plus a little lime water and milk sugar (one teaspoonful to a pint of formula) usually works out best Plain cow's milk is too hard to digest. Each kitten should be fed four times day for the first ten weeks. id At four weeks, you can start feeding a email teaspoon of a canned fish cat food twice a day, plus scraped beef for the noon meal, and a milk formula at least once a day. As the kitten grows, it is well to increase the fish diet to one table spoon day. When feeding litter of kittens, it is beet to stay with them until the whole litter is fed, because sometimes the stronger strong-er kittens will eat faster and then try to teal food from the other dishes. Eye Cere If a kitten's eyes are stuck shut with a kind of yellow matter, this condition can be corrected by proper diet and daily eyewash of boric acid, A mild solution -t. Raising a kitten or cat is not nearly the fuss you might believe. Here are several shortcuts of one teaspoonful of boric add to a ? of warm water is suggested. Use con to wipe the eyes. And some form of c liver oil should be given every day, whi. also helps to correct eye troubles. IVMlmvJ To give your cat a liquid medicine, an eyedropper at the side of the mout With pills, hold the cat's head and pU the pill far back on the cat's tong. holding its mouth tightly closed until is forced to swallow. All cats should have fresh water beft them at all times. A kitten should be t couraged to drink plenty of water. Wat ia excellent for cats, and often will w off some intestinal troubles if given J place of milk, especially in very war weather. By having additional water arou at all times you will keep your pet frs impure or even contaminated sources. Feeding Try to feed at a regular time each d, and the cat will eat better and look f. ward to the meal. If vour net does finish the food as it should at each mi t tajce tne leftovers away unru tne Wj feeding time and give the regular amot at each feeding. If your pet does not want to eat or see ' Nre listless, a little catnip will sometimes bri t pug) back its appetite. If this doesn't w. fcadt better see a veterinarian. tsged 'J A grown cat can be fed about an , ounce can of food each day, or even m if required. It is suggested that there By' sard' lest a small meal in the morning and a lap t , i jpnn meat at night. Those are just a few of the basic 3 feser gestions from experts on raising your t lie be Following them can mean greater pleas; I pla for you, as owner not to mention nweryi pleasure of your cat And again, may . j Spe remind you to always be patient with yt tfce re Cat. merit 7A -i Msr V. Addiction to marijuana has spread to high schools and colleges, making it a problem for all the U. S. YTT 0 THE MANY WHO use it, and I I there are over 20 million marijuana . X addicts alone in the United States, the weed has many pen names. The so-called so-called "hipsters" who use marijuana know it as loco weed, hash, hoppy, zipper, tea, love weed, bambalacha, stuff, kicker, or an infinite variety of other more or less descriptive de-scriptive terms . . . many of which are unprintable. un-printable. These names are also applied to marijuana Cigarettes with added terms such as butt, reefer or stem for clearer identification. identifi-cation. Although marijuana can be grown almost anywhere, those "in the know" stata that the best section for its growth is Mexico. Narcotics officials point out that while there is considerable trade in the "home grown" vacant lot variety in some sections of this country, the discriminating marijuana addict ad-dict looks down in his nose at this variety, preferring the "imrm-fed stuff from Mex- ; ico. Marijuana from Mexico . is furnelled cross our borders and into our cities despite de-spite every effort of tho Federal Bureau of Narcotics. Their consta t unending war on this crime keeps it from becoming overwhelming. over-whelming. But despite the:r efforts there is tiule hope at this time t'-at the marijuana business . . . international tig business at that ... can be completely curtailed. Faced with a two-fold task, that of stopping stop-ping shipment and consumption of marijuana, mari-juana, narcotics agents are more than ever convinced that public enlightenment to the dangers of the drug is the first step in increasing in-creasing the tempo of the war against narcotics nar-cotics addiction. Marijuana is made from Indian hemp, a green, weed-like bush which is remarkably hardy and requires little or no nurturing.'. Medically, it is known as Cannabis Saliva, and has other positive industrial uses (such as rope fiber). One reason why, many people become marijuana addicts is the fact that, in the words of one addict, "... it sneaks up on you." In other words, the first step is so innocuous and pleasant that the user is im-' mediately lulled into thinking that "one can't possibly hurt me." Actually, one marijuana mari-juana cigarette ... or two . . or four . . . general doesn't hurt anyone. But when a person turns to marijuana he or she generally gener-ally has a reason . . . and that reason . . . be it boredom, despair, fatigue or abnormal curiosity usually becomes the prime motivation motiva-tion for continued use of marijuana, . As one narcotics official points out: When a man or woman needs the stuff they need it . . . and lack of money is no deterrent Here then is where the crime enters in. While it is true that many crimes are committed com-mitted whi!e under the influence of the drug . . , it is also , true that large lumbers of crimes are committed by those who need the money to get the stuff. This U why every drag addict is a potential po-tential criminal because of the desperate need for money to purchase a few reefers. Just as the down-and-out alcoholic will do anything to get few cents for a shot . . . so will the marijuana addict commit crimes, such as assault and robbery (to mention minor offenses) to get a few puffs from a reefer. If dope additcion were restricted to sdulta alone, it would be bad enough. But when the traffic spills over into thousands of college campuses and high school throughout the nation, the problem becomes doubly serious. Since the war, drug addiction among teen-agers has skyrocketed. Narcotics officials of-ficials blame this primarily on war-time conditions under which these youngsters lived. With fathers in Army camps or overseas, over-seas, and mothers in defense jobs, parental guidance and control deteriorated considerably. consider-ably. When economic circumstances force a woman to work nights to maintain a home in her husband's absence due to Army service, serv-ice, children are bound to find more free time . . . free time which in many cases was obviously not well spent. Recent FBI figures show that 19 of those arrested in the first six months of this year for narcotics law violations were under 21. Fifty four percent were under 25, and 2.6 were under 18. Many of the youngsters like marijuana. Narcotics officials say they smoke it for "kicks" and to be smart; but the real moti-ating moti-ating facts leading to use of the drug by I D I H pn Pi a foi Tw He fo: JSZS s teen-agers goes far deeper than that. T) tars w is not a problem for law enforcement i idle." ficials concerned primarily with stoppn 4 Ane the sale and use of the drug. Bluntly, it's differ psychological problem that must be licki years by the individual, in the case a youngstt story parents and friends. j g What then, is the answer to the probleir l- It's not Thlira1 Cum .1.,,.,,. . 1 fective, because the mere gradual reductit of drug dosage to the vanishing point ! institutions treating addicts doesn't tat into account the fact that frustration, bon dona and social maladjustment caused Individual to react in a certain manner . ana in tne cases of drug addicts marijum was i supplied the modus opperendi for reactim lalf c . T1,- .. . . . ... How ia mure oeep aeaiea. it r at the heart of the social structure, tli American family. We are all products of family structure, be it good or bad, a generally assume our places of repute disrepute in society in the general mold i which we are cast. Personality traits su - as extreme determination may cataw - some of us above the crowd, but others i not fare so well. .. i Before we point the accusing finger 1 the addict ... or shun him like the plagu let us get our own house in order: 1. To lick this problem, like any othi social problem, there must be a broad fouf dation of attack. Bigger and better recrei tional facilities for children and adults an needed along with more intelligent, and si Faiviiutt guiuHiice ana care wnn 1 i t; . special effort to supply youngsters with th 4 recreational needs they crave and neel 1 plus the breakdown of racial and religion1 I 1 barriers, long a crime sore spot ft 2. More specifically, learning through iJ V telligent reading and discussion with enforcement authorities about the eifld ' of marijuana and other narcotics is nee'K j 3. Utilization of all communication medii ! . . . radio, television and newspapers, mags sines and movies is needed to drive homi to the American public, in plain, simpli documentary form devoid of cheap sens tionalism, the extent of this drug menace, To be informed is to be strong. Max i |