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Show THURSDAY, DEC. 1976 9, Briefs St Bernard's Glory Past Exit the period more than 100,000 years ago, as ice sheets have Bernard, tail for the victim to attract wagging bravely in the sun- human attention. set, brandy cask at the It was no myth that the ready. animals performed heroicalThe courageous dogs famly, however. For two centured for their mountain resies the dogs searchcues of travelers lost in the ed outpowerful lost travelers with snow near the Great St. their keen ears and noses. Bernard Pass in Switzerland are credited with savare now bred primarily as TI.eymore than 2,000 lives. ing One Mercy missions high in the Alps are performed by helicopters, German shepherd dogs, and search parties on skis, the National Geographic Society reports. explained a helicopter pilot. "Besides, put a St. Bernard in a chopper with me, and I couldn't even find the controls much less accommodate a disaster victim." y Revenue Service show that taxpayers in the $10,000 to $30,000 category filed 39 per cent of the federal income tax returns in 1973 and paid 56 per cent of the taxes CHRISTIAN collected. SCIENCE MONITOR. -- QUANDARY National Geographic Thomas J. AbercromDie glory, a St. Bernard and his St. Bernard Pass in Switzerland. Honorably retired from rescue work in this age of helicopters, the dogs are still bred at a nearby hospice by the monks for show or sale as pets. MaTtain-Guild-Tama-lbzn- of Near the end of the 17th century, the monks at St. Bernard acquired dogs. The animals guarded the monastery, were taught to turn spits in the kitchen and carried supplies. Around monks 1750 the black-robe- d began to train and breed many more DISCOUNTS We Won't Be Beat CAL'S MUSIC BOX Logan, Utah their dogs for USJyJ SJU Ampeg fritter, 122 E. 400 N. 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Founded in the 11th century at the highest point in the pass, it has sheltered uncounted wayfarers. The hospice bears the name of St. Bernard de Menthon, the monk who established it. art-ists- of Helmets leather, bronze, brass, iron, or steel were worn by fighting men about fully grown St. Bernards. They can weigh more than 200 pounds and have prodigious appetites. snow-clogge- EVEN MORE disillusionit's unlikely the massing ive, droopy-eye- d dogs ever carried kegs of brandy their necks. The whole 's thing probably was an invention. But the idea was so appealing that the public soon began to think of St. Bernards as walking first aid stations, with the traditional keg, a blanket, and a whistle 4 ty-- about every 20,000 years, National Geographic paws, deep arched chest, broad straight back, muscular hindquarters, and thick taiL Their hair is thick enough to insulate against the cold, but short enough to shed the snow. For all its bulk, the dog's exuberance and soulful eyes give it puppylike appeal. But there is nothing puppylike extraordinary dog, ar "Shepherds are just as at sniffing out people," rr great Barry, is revered for saving 40 people in his career. On one mission, Barry supposedly revived a child and somehow persuaded the youngster to climb on his back and ride to safety. Today, even routine rescues in the area are unusual. Only an occasional skier, traveler, or smuggler ventures in winter onto the d pass on the Swiss-Italia- n border. Most travelers use a tunnel under the pass, opened in 1963. good grown and melted back, the oceans have fallen and risen ST. BERNARDS developed striking size St. show dogs and pets. from the earliest times until the introduction of gunpowder in the 17th century brought an end to armored combat. 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