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Show 1 America. Carine rabies have lately brokCol-- ; orado and Idaho! 1 Five cases of this killer have been reported by the Veterinary Public Health Services of Colo-- j rado State Department of Health (canine rabies). Six cases (confin- ed) have also been reported in i Idaho by the State Department of Agriculture. Five humans were bitten by known rabid animals, I three of whom are taking the j I ; I ; J ! j rabies-i- n bats, aside from previous statements relative to the diseases presence in the vampire bat of Mexico and South reports of Deadly Rabies j Strike Neighbors en out in two border states I Pasteur treatment. The drdinary American bat can I transmit rabies. A recent investi- 1 gation in Pennsylvania revealed I that a large brown bat had the I disease. After attacking a woman, the flying mamal was beaten to ground and captured. It died hours. Bat rabies Ithe also two been reported in Flori m dat. These are the first accurate Anyone observing often come by telephone, when faraway family and friends are brought together by Long Distance. i J This year again weve made special arrangements to have an extra staff of operators at every switchboard. Theyll do their level best to help your calls go through quickly and smoothly, but even so there may be some delays, particularly on calls to more remote points. I t 4 .i possible and report immediately to your physician! Failure to so act could be disasterous. Once rabies symptoms appear, the , inhorrible, evitable result follows agonizing death! What can you do to combat this menace? You can cooperate fcjjt with your local authorities fully in controlling stray animals. You can have your deg vaccinated an- JjJ nually and recon '.mend the same T for your friends. Instead of be coming panicky and superstitious when, and if, this disease invades your neighborhood, calmly take stock of this nationwide problem. It is just one more infectious disease that is dangerous to men and animals. It is a 100 per cent controllable blot on our civilization that can be wiped out by annually vaccinating all dogs, and by the ) elimination of all stray dogs. - ly, he succumbs weakness, paralysis and death! Chr'!r'Ts is he gentlest, lovli-es- t festival of the revolving year Should you be bitten by a dog - ana or other animal suspected of rabyet, xor all tnat, wnen it lots area with wound the ies, wash speaks, its voice has strong ' ' as as and of soap water quickly Happiest moments of the Holiday Season ; ab- normal behavion in bats is urged to capture them, if possible, and submit the same to the State Department of Health Laboratory for examination. How can you tell a rabid dog? There are two types: DUMB and FURIOUS depending upon the revealed symptoms. The former is more or less passive. In furious rabies, the dog indicates those symptoms which have the given the disease the name of mad dog. He seems wildly excited and snaps at anything within reach for no apparent reason. Unless confined, he may roam aimlessly infecting other animals and human beings by biting them. Final- 'i 9 Page THE DRAGERTON TRIBUNE Tuesday, December 22, 1953 You can help us give you faster service by making your calls before or after the peak hours on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. And you can help particularly by giving the operator the number of the telephone you want out-of-to- to reach. When you give, the number, not just the name and address, the operator doesnt have to detour ybur call through Information, and youll find that service is much faster often twice as fast. The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. May The Piece of the Christ Child Be Always with You . $ , y Schedule of Christmas Services Christmas Eve: Carol Service and Holy Communion midnight. December 26: Feast of St. Stephen, Holy Communion, 8 a.m. December 27: Feast of St. John Evangelist, Holy Communion, 7:30 a.m. Morning .Prayer, 1 a.m. December 28: Holy Innicents, Holy Communion 8 1 a.m. January A " 1: Circumcision of Christ, Holy Commun-- s ion, 9 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Church DRAGERTON Seen |