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♦ ■ ■ ■' ■■ , '■■■■■■ ■■ " —— - « The World In Review I I BY MAJ. GEN. DAVID PRESCOTT BARROWS Military Authority And Former President Of The University Of California. Our troops in New Guinea and the Solomons are experiencing combat under the trying condi tions imposed by the tropical for est. I have had some experience myself with the oppressive and difficult conditions that the pro digious sylva of the tropics im poses on both life and movement within its dark shadow. The trees of such a forest are, many of them, of the finest hard wood. They rise to lofty heights with bare trunks or boles, and only a hundred feet above the ground do they break out with branches and foliage which so intertwine that they form a lofty, dark umbrella that adds to the gloom. Beneath these tall trees, and forming a distinct mass of vegetation, is the veritable jungle: it entangles the soil with an im penetrable and hostile cover of forbidding vegetation. Everywhere that I have seen this tropical forest it impresses me with its uniformity. I have traversed it in Malaysia, in Cen tral America, and in Africa where it is a belt 150 to 200 miles wide that circles the Gulf of Guinea and finally merges with the forest of the Congo. In South America the enormous forest of the Amazon divides that continent far more completely than do the lofty ranges of the Andes mountains. If no trails exist through this tropical forest, the stony bed of a rushing stream, pouring down a valley to the sea. is the only traversible way. One splashes, slips and clambers up this stream bed, with vines and prickly lianas, frequently tangling with his head and body, and progress is slow.; With energy and good fortune, one may make a dubious mile an hour. Where man has to traverse the jungle, he slashes a rude foot path. but this may be so hidden, winding and obscure that it can be followed only with help of a native guide. In the deep jungle there is al most no life of any kind. I have pushed 'through it for days at a time and seen not a living thing: not an insect, nor a rodent, nor even a reptile. The python, one of the greatest of snakes, is found in the jungles of the Eastern Archipelago, but I think only where he can find his fo>d, which seems to be the wild pig and the deer. In the jungle where such prey lives, the python grows to extraordinary size. He has no lxiison sac but he has fangs with which he seizes the victim as he encircles his coils. I know of one instance where a python struck and badly lacerated a man’s shoul der before it was killed. While this great snake is in-" digenous in the Eastern Archipel ago, I am not informed as to its When your docior asks where you prefer to have your prescription filled, say: VARNER’S, because: Filled only by registered pharma cist; as written and at reasonable prices. (Advt.) x2-18-tfc precise range. If the python is to be found in the forest of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, we may expect to hear some re markable snake stories when our boys come home. There are few flowers in the tropical forest. Occasionally rare and beautiful orchids may lighten the uniform mass of green with soft colors and rare shapes that delight the eye. But while common in some spots, one may go days without seeing orchids or any other flowers. The soil in the tropical forest is uniformly moist. It steams. The atmosphere is not only hot and' humid, but there is almost no cir culation of air. Even the winds do not seem to send their breath’ through the indescribable wind break of the forest itself. The tropical forest is a quiet cover. It is singularly and depress ingly still. Only the luxuriant vege tation which blocks one’s every movement, and which spreads ir resistibly and flourishes amazing ly by reason of the warmth and dampness, saves one from the im pression that nature is not only silent, but sleeping. What can be said for the human inhabitants of the tropical forest? The real jungle has almost no human denizens. But along stream banks or in spots where the forest thins out, and one can see the sky, or where man has made uncertain temporary conquests over it, there may be human life. On the whole, dwellers in the tropical forest are very few. and they are always primitive and very lowly. Such are the sparsely scattered Indians of the forests of the Amazon. Where the forest is dominant men leave it largely alone. Contrasted to New Guinea where the Australian soldiers and our own have been battling the jungle as well as the Japanese, and found maneuver impossible and move ment very slow, arduous and dan gerous. the small islands of the Trobriand group to the east of Papua, are thickly inhabited by an interesting race of Melanesians. Correspondents who accompanied our soldiers who have just landed on these islands speak of the de light felt by veterans of New Guinea jungles in the open park like woods and luxuriant, culti vated fields of the small paradise. This may seem a dark picture that I have given of the tropical forest. It is gloomy, twilight and darkness envelop it. but it is the tropical forest as I have experienc ed it. and knowing the difficulties of movement and of sustaining life in a green, dripping wilderness in which there is practically no food, memories give me a sense of the physical conditions under which our own men have been battling the Japanese. These conditions in large part prevailed through the Owen Stanley mountains, from Moresby across to Buna, where the Japanese attempt to attack failed. I have it from an officer who has recently visited this wild country, that when the Australians pushed over the crest of this high moun tain range, the Japanese resistance had already ended. They found the dead and dying stragglers of the Japanese retreat lying in num bers along the trail. Many of them had starved. Many others had ex pired under the hardships of the jungle or succumbed to the dis eases susceptible to its contagion, and unable to resist its tormenting obstinacy and its dread loneliness and hostility. W. 0. W. HOSPITAL PROVES TUBERCULOSIS IS CURABLE Death, clothed In the garments of tuberculosis, has knocked at the door o! hundreds of members of the Woodmen of the World. Only in Isolated cases, how ever. has Death completed his grim mission. In all Others, the ministrations of the W.O.W. Hospital lamed him away. Woodmen of the World members contracting tuberculosis are offered treatment without Dost at tills famous sanatorium. Tear local Woodmen camp welcomes you Into Its brotherhood. There you can begin enjoying the price less economic, social and fraternal benefis afforded by die Society. Woodmen membership gives you the two tilings you long for most—fellowship for yourself, secu rity for your loved ones. See the financial secretary of four local W.O.W. camp today! WOODMEN OF THE WORLD OMAHA, NEBRASKA W. O. W. Representative A. B. GALLOWAY Former Resident Killed In Air Crash Lt. Billy L. Price, 28, formerly of Brevard, was killed when the plane in which he was riding crashed and sank in Lake Murray, S. C., near Columbia, on June 19. Lt. Price was a son of George A. Price, of Jacksonville, Fla., and a nephew of W. S. Price, of Bre vard. He lived with his grandpar ents here for a number of years when quite young and spent a number of summers ^n Brevard. He had been in the army two and a half years, and was stationed at Columbia as a bombardier-nav igator. The body was recovered on July 4th, 15 days after the accident, and shipped to Jacksonville for funeral and burial. Survivors are his father, step mother, two brothers and one sister, all of Jacksonville. ALL TIRES ON CARS SHOULD BE INSPECTED The local rationing board this week issued a request to all tire inspection stations to be sure to inspect all tires on a motor ve hicle when an inspection is being made to make application for new replacement tires. In the past it seems that sev eral stations have only been in specting the tire or tires that need to be replaced, whereas all tires on the vehicle should be in spected. To Sea Like Dad MARGARET GLASSFORD, Univer sity of California graduate, is keeping family tradition as she joins the Navy as a Wave. Her great grandfather and her grand father were navy men and her fa ther is Vice Admiral William Glassford, U. S. Minister to French West Africa. (International) BUY WAR BONDS! Timely Hints For Farm Homemakers BY RUTH CURRENT Tomatoes march hand in hand with the citrus fruits through ev ery diet plan worked out by nu tritionists. These two foods are the good vitamin C standbys and tomatoes contain enough acid to be rich in vitamin C even after they’re cooked or canned. Besides C, tomatoes supply A, B-l, G, and the pellegra-preventative factor. Fresh tomato-juice cocktail is one good way to capture the flavor of this luscious red vegetable. The cooking experts suggest that you use very red and ripe tomatoes. Wash and chop them, then force the pulp through a fine sieve to extract the juice. If you wish to give the drink a little more zest, put some raw onion in the juice until the flavors are blended. Then, season with freshly-squeezed lemon juice and a dash of horse radish and salt. Tomatoes may be baked (plain or stuffed), stewed or scalloped, broiled or fried. They also make an excellent sauce for meat or fish, for beans or rice, for spa ghetti or macaroni. For salad, the tomato is the vegetable supreme. It has every thing,—color, flavor, and texture, all in one. For eye appeal, remem ber to choose tomatoes with a deep red color. The tomato is the top-ranking canned vegetable. Figures show that it leads all others in com mercial canning. You will be wise to join the ranks of home canners who put up tomatoes for next winter. Your canned tomatoes will be an inexpensive source of vita min C all during the year. What’s more, they’re easy to can. Toma toes are the only common vege table that you can safely process without a pressure cooker. The acid helps to kill bacteria, and the tomatoes will be perfectly safe if they’re processed in a water-bath canner. Select firm, ripe tomatoes, medium in size and free from decay. About 500 cargo vessels were required to carry the American Expeditionary Forces to North Africa. GRAY HAIR TURNING DEEP BLACK says Mrs. J. B.f Chicago “After using Grayvita only a snort time, I noticed my ( gray hair was turning to a A real deep black, exactly as it L used to be. What a differ- T ence this makes in my ar> it pearance.” ,*» 'c pearance. 4-, Mrs. J. B.’s experience ■«* DC oinerent than youra. Why not try GRAYVITA? t^.Kntl'?ray Jlair vitamin discovery, r^.1^, i tothenate when tested by a leadm*nS<2 f e. showed 88% of those t«Ssd todpSSK *dence of some return of hair color. ^ PamoK^S fe's0 VARNER’S DRUG STORE SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE TIMES By Buying War Bonds Regularly You will gain a better understanding of Allied achievements and war aims by regular reading of good magazines. We have a large selection. Also— NEWSPAPERS SMOKES DRINKS CANDIES Always glad to see you. PHILLIP PRICE’S NEWS STAND Q' grab your pencil... FIGURE II OUT YOURSELF Next time you’re sore at the Nazis or Japs, just sit down for a minute. And if there’s a pencil handy, do a little figuring — something like this . ; . Sure, taxes are higher. You’re pay ing more than you used to. And the cost of living hasn’t gone down any either. That's costing you more. But . . . Chances are, you’re making more, too. And maybe somebody else in the family’s working; Maybe one of the girls is bringing home a pay envelope every week-—and pretty good pay at that. Chances are, there’s more cash coming into your home right now than there has been for a long, long time. What’s more . : : Maybe you were going to get a new bus this year. Every year, you know, millions of people did get new ones. Or radios. Or refri gerators. Anvway. it’s a cinch you’d have spent some money this year on things you can’t buy now. So what? So maybe you can put more of your family earnings into War Bonds! NotlO%orl2%orl5%or 20%— but all you can! 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