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A I I " fhttrsday, $epfembe^T^972 Pool Image Foi Snakes When It comes to poor puhMc images, snakes have one of the worst. It’s largely a result of a lack of understanding, the snake experts claim. For example, all .snakes suffer in the pphlic eye hocause 1!) of the llfi s^Jecies found in I ho 11..S. S of -47 in North t'arolina are dangerous. The other 97 arc often mistaken for one of their poisonous coii.sins or .suffer from the popular attitude of humans that “a .snake is a snake." The fact is, most non p'dsonous snakes are henefieial in that thiry eat rodent.s .and in.sects. Ilecau.sT! snake.s are .so misun derstood. feared and hated, many fal.se l)eliefs ha\e been connected with them over the years. For example, snakes aren’t ac-' tualiy slimy, btit ttppear so due to the clo.sely-set scale.s, point out North Carolina Stale University speciiilists. They- add that snake.s have no sveat glands and are dry-bodied animals. Here are some other point.s of common misunderstanding: The tips of a snakes tongue are not poison 'angs but actually contain la.stc buds by which it "taste’’ odors in the air. It also serves aj an organ of loneh. The. idea th.il ratllc.-uiakes will not cross a hor.sehair or ma nila rope is false. —-A snake-feetior or snake doe- to.’ I dragon fly I does not fetnl or doctor snakes. Whiskey is not a cure for poi.sonoii,>: snake bite, and when taken in large do.ses, is danger ous to one who has 'i"een bitten, Here are .tome suggestions for guarding against snake ate; Watch where you walk. .Most snake bites are below the knee,, ant this is tlie part of the body; most easily protected by wearing heavy boot.s. Don’t put your hands where you can't see. Where snakes are n’imerous,; campers would be safer sleeping on cots nilher than on the ground. There is no sure-fire way to keep snakes away from the hou.se, liarn or other traffic areas. They can be discouraged however Ity, removing their food and cover. Most .-inakes like to feed on rats anti mii-e, so it is advi.sahle to kill: the rodents and make rooms anti i buildings rgticniproof. Close!y-mt)wcd lawns and fields , ate less attractive to snake.s than areas of tdll gl ass, weeds or ^ bush. .Snakes like to hide under boar.ls, flat rocks, trash piles and similar materials. Eliminating such shelter should be effective anti-snake safeguard. Foam Bubbles Are Mafierials For Bupding R.ALEIOH.j Poly urethane. foam, air arid fiherglas.s may lake their places alongside wood and jirick as important building m.’iteiials of the future, .In fact, these les.ies known materials, a.real.v being used in; bousing: are inspiring new shapes i find form.*-, observe extension housing-speciali.-its. .Norlli Caro-; lina State I.'nivorsity. i Ftn- example, there are no corners ■ or sham angles in a foam heuse. .Spaces flow gently’ and freely from one to another. ' The foam house first begins as a series of inflated plastic bal loons. Layers ef urethane foam are sitrayed over these Ital- limns. Layers of urethane foam are spi-ayed over these -alloons until the foam siiell is about two in.-hes thiek. Then the balloons' are deflated. The result? .Spare, clean lined living space.s with a pleasant rough texture. To give the housed color, owners can add lots of bright-colored pillows and carpet- ing. The use of air a.s a building material is still fairly revolution ary. although giant plastic bub bles are mushr<x)ming across the eoimlry in the form of athle tic fie)d houses, tennis courts and classrooms. Such structures are ine.xpen- sive itnd highly mobile becau.se of their lightweight. No beams or .supports are noe<led. One company, siterializing in ■lir structures, has a house that i.s 25-feet in diameter and takes, only 30 minutes to set up. First the floor i.s laid on the ground, then tile top section is spread over it. .Next 1.50 gallons of water are filled into the hose base to anelior the floor, then the bubble is blow up in eight minutes with an electric |:'.esver. The structure could sell for less than .'(2,000, FTherglas. u.sed for making boats and some furniture. Is also seen as a potential building ma-' terial. Lightweight, and easy to mold into various shapes, fiherglas oould make an easily portable, at- j most instant house, , Su«;h a house could be rela tively maintenance-free and could he manufactured in a wide range C'f colors. More veterans and servicemen trained under the current GI BIU In April than any month In its six year history, according to the Veterans Administration. t, -r , Npwkidsc£Ui look it up in their own After iX) year-s of making encycloiiedia-s foi’ adults, Funk & Wagnalls lias learned enough to make one for ehikb’en. Its called the Young Students Encyclopedia. And it’s designed to do something more than .just get them through the next homework assignment—to make them ira/zf to leai’ii on their own. Instead of burdening your children with tons of forgettable detail, it appeals to their native cui-iosity. The article on Airplanes, for examiile, illustrates an experiment children can perform at home showing how things fly. There are hundi-eds of other drawings, games and puzzles that not only teach hut jirovoke, involve and entf'rtain in the process. In other words, it’s an encyclopaedia children will actually use. liiey’ll also use it a long time. It’s designed to 1)6 .simjile enough for children just learning to read and comprehensive enough to sei^e until they’re ready lor an adult encycloiiedia.They can’t outgi’ow it the way they do shoes. ^Vliich brings up another nice jxjint al)out the Young Students Encyclopeflia: it’s intended exclusively to help children, but it heljis j^’own-ups too. First, it doesn’t put much of a dent in yoiir budget. Since it’s sold direct to you through - us, you can buy the complete 20-volume set a volume a w;eek for only $1.()9 each. And the first volume for the introductory price of a qiuurter Second, it helps prevent you from doing what you shouldn’t lx* doing anyway—your children's homework. It provides the answers; you just jirovidt the encoui’ageitient. So instead of just shopping for things to nourish growing bodies, come in and pick up a Young Students Encyclopedia. And nourish tlieir minds as well. SAVf ■e - r - ioo STO^ Volume 1 Volumes 2-20 $L69 sr F0 I tn ml m each O iSd 1 3|4|5 0 m q r- ^ .•?lA Amu Aul i Bue But i Ch6 Cht ■ Coo I Ear Con I Oyn I fed m fi:- 0 3 9|10|11 I G«r I Hoc j Geo I Hobl |13 Mou Nov 14 Nuc Per It\’ lit a K 15, Pet fief 120 Wei IlMOCX
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