Show "S s Wi first make our habit and than they make us an act reap habit sow a habit reap character Bow SALT LAKE CITY UTAH SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER 1 19337 Page One This Lesson in Biology Tells Strange Facts After the amphibian had held sway for pbout 60’ million years they gave way "to a new order which reached the height of it development during ' the famous bge of reptiles The creature which dominated the v earth during the age of reptiles' were sluggish slow moving forms Many ‘of them were gigantic in structure such a the famous dinosaurs whih left — Uaehs two-fe'Ll diametefAhirhad' a body length of between 60 and fcO feet which weighed upward of 40 'V tons And those 40 tons were governed by a brain weighing less than a pound This was undoubtedly the cause of their downfall Had the dinosaurs with their terrific size and weight possessed the mentality to usfe these assets- - intelligently they might still ’be carrying on But the dinosaur rah into a blind alley and became extinct They were probably wiped put by smaller and more intelligent creatures who believed that the bigger they Are the harder they ' fall Many modem reptiles unlike some of the more sluggish types in earlier times are rapid and agile Snakes are a good example of rapidly moving reptiles as are many of the lizards On the other hand turtles and crocodiles still have considerable dlffi- culty in making progress on land Reptiles like the amphibians and fish are Most of them lay large eggs like birds Such eggs are hatched by the warmth of the rim rather than by the body heat of the parent differ from amphibians by living the greater part of their life on land It Is a far cry from the toothed birds of 120 million years ago to those' of the present day It Is believed that the early birds evolved from teptfles Which adopted a life in shrubs and bushes for purposes of safety- This ' type of life it is thought led these creatures to learn the art of flight And so we come to the end of vertebrates (exclusive of mammals) From the fish living entirely in water end breathing with" gills we have gone to the amphibians that inhabit both land and water From the amphibians we went to the reptiles and from the reptiles to the birds It was a long struggle which took millions of years to complete but we have covered' the subject in a few him-?'- ' dred words The vertebrates because of their high place in the scale of life seem more real and nearer to us than any of the other animals The nfcxt issue of Nature Notes will complete this group and will deal with the highest forms of all— the mammals of which we are a part — From R M P Nature Notes et " ' — d Again-reptile- Betty Helps to Give Surprise Betty was very sad this morning for it was raining and she had nothing to do Her mother Asked her what the matter was Wheit she heard her story she suggested that Betty make a surprise basket for poor old Mrs Grey who lived in a little house down the street What a surprise the dear old lady should have! Betty decided First she made some cookies and candy Then she went downtown and bought some fruit and a pretty handkerchief Then she put them all neatly in basket and took them to Mrs Grey The Old lady was overjoyed at the gift and thanked Betty very much for remembering her and they had a nice visit Betty walked back home feeling very much in favor of surprises When she opened the door a familiar voice called "Surprisel1 Surprise!’' Therestood her UncleJaekwho had come back from a mission in Japan Why what a lovely surprise!” exclaimed Betty DOROTHY CHEGWIDDEN Age Murray 12 ' Coitum Coprtwy Salt tak Ooatum Oo Perhaps the classic example of Just what a surprise may turn out to be as well as the ultimate proof that a woman’s curiosity is troublesome is Pandora the maiden of ancient Greece Of course you know the sjfry Pandora was given a cheat and told not to open it She wondered and wondered what It contained and finally took just one little peep Now all the troubles oil the heavens and earth were shut up in that! box eager to be released As soon as Pandora lifted the lid out they flew—illnesses worries troubles of ail klncte And of course Pandora couldn’t catch them and put them back so they are still flying around troubling us Knight Crusader Elizabeth Snow as the curious Pandora is Just lifting the ltd of the chest She sees the funny little winged creatures but hasn't yet received the big surprise of her life— and of ours!— a realization that the world can be anything but pleasant at all times THE KNOWLEDGE Fill each blank TEST ' “The of wisdom is above rubies”— Bible 2 “There Is a pleasure in the woods There is a rapture on the lonely shoce’ Byron “Chllde Harold" 3 “Something is In the state of Denmark”— Shakespeare “Hamlet” 4 “He prayeth best Who best All things both great and smalL’’— Coleridge “Ancient Mariner" 5 make' “Stone walls do not a Nor" Iron bars a cage ’—Lovelace “To Althea” ' Do you know: 6 Where did the Aztec Indians live 7 For bow long has the date for the presidential Inauguration been set as March 4? 8 How long a march was General Sherman’s march to the sea? 9 What Is the common name for “aurora borealis"? 10 What is a timber line? ll Who was the lover' of Portia in Shakespeare's “Merchant of 'Venice” 12 What is the most important seaport of Mexico? 13 What is the only seaport in Alabama? 14 What is Ithaca N Y noted chiefly for? 15 Where was Edith Cavell executed? (Copyright 1933 King Features Syndicate Inc) 1 t Here’s Chance To Help-Onof Our Club Mates One of the new members Of our organization the Knighthood of Youth and a member of our Talent blub Page Thelma Birch of Richfield has recently met with a most serious Thelma fell and broke accident her hack not long ago and while she is improving dally she is still in a cast and will have to be content with Quiet activities for a long long time Page Thelma writes an interesting letter and does not complain of her suffering or inconvenience She never even asked to have members write to her but did request some addresses of children to whom she could write This heroic spirwhile convalescing it appealed to us so much that we wanted to pass her story along to our members so that they could take up the glad work of making this new mender’s days in bed the happiest days she has ever spent And so that you will have some basis for selecting your news and chatter we shall tell you what Page Thelma told us She is 13 years old likes to play the violin and is interested hi drawing psperdolls Now that is a good deal to go on No one should find difficulty in thinking a cheery message to send to this courageous Page to lighten the days that are bound to grow wearisome Thelma’s address is Baba Auto Camp Richfield Utah - |