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Show Fearsome Croature Maud Rex Allen says: "As 'mown In Japan, the conception of the dragon I nndoubtedly derived from th products prod-ucts of th Imagination of th early ' Chinese, who were especially fond of evolving supernatural forms by com- -blning parts of various animals. It is essentially a serpent, with horns of a deer, the head of a horse, eyes ilk that of a red worm, scales like those of a carp, ears like cow, paws Ilk tiger snd claws Ilk an eagle. It has flamelike appendages on shoulders and hips. On either foot are three, four or fire claws the Imperial dragon of China has Ave; that of Japan three." Trees like human beings, should be allowed to have a vacation occasionally, occasional-ly, accodlng to Geoge P. Weldon, noted nomologist. Southern California's climate cli-mate Is too good for a number of va- ' rletles of peaches, apricots and apples, and If something happens to prevent the trees bearing fruit for one season they show renewed life and greater production the next season, according to Professor Weldon. This "vacation" for the tree may be occasioned by a severe winter, which would cause the tree to lie dormant |