Those city pets pose
a particular problem

LONDON (Reuter) —
Some of the world’s major
ties are going to the dogs—
judging by the problems they
pose for street cleaners and

postmen.

: Increasingly, city dwellers
are doubting the adage that
dog Is man’s best friend as
they. worry and fume over
the canine propensity to foul
stréeta and parks and sink
their teeth into postmen’s

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' Even the pet-loving Sritish
have become noticeably
edgy over ihe fact that in
London alone, four tons of
dog excrement has to be
scraped from the streets
each day,
. And last’ year, more than
4,000 British postmen were
attacked by dogs.. One
tman In Newcastle-Upon-
ine claims to have been
bitten 1,000 times in his 20-
year career.
_. In New York, apart from
‘postmen, two per cent of all
children between the ages of
five and nine have suffered
dog bites..But the streets,
jong 4 trap for unwary
walkers, have beeome
slightly safer since August,
A new city law went into
effect, immosing fines on

The Jamaicans don’t want e
to get their snakes back

“CHERH VALLEY, Ont.
(CP) — This small Prince
Edward County village is the
world centre for Jamaican
boas, but the government of
the Caribbean Island is far
from impressed, Jamaica is
‘ignoring all overtures to re-
introduce the endangered
species to its homeland.

| The Reptile Breeding
Foundation bought its first
Jamaican boa for $500. At
that time, anywhere up to
$1,000 was the going rate for
_the rare members of the
constrictor family, whether
the reptile was bought from
zoo, a snake fancier, or on
the lucrative black market.
But foundation director
Tom Huff and his crew

they now are: supplying
Jamaican bout te eas bi

herptologist:

e,

A197i survey on Jamaica,
Huff says, showed that there
were oo more than 60
‘Jamaican boas on the island.

“There were no in

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became so successful at ,
‘breeding these snakes that 9

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dogowner who failed to clea
up after their pets. -
But the law created its own

problem. Many elderly ©
‘people, finding perpetual

cleanups to arduous,:
abandoned their pets. The
result has been an increase
in packs of stray dogs
roaming the streets, .

In West Germany-~where
2,300 postmen were bitten
last year-—there is at least
one deeply satisfying case of
the .biter being bitten. A
postman sank his molars
into the neck of a dog that
had attacked him. .

Despite this "example of
man bites dog, the West
German post office advises
that the best defence is a fast
pair of legs. mos

In France, the post offic
is equally convinced that
relations between its men
and the country's dogs are
not all they should be. The
biting score last -year was
discouraging—dogs 3,-000,
pastmen 0.- .

he French have started
training their postmen to
know their enemy.

Beware, they are told, of
silent dogs. Hf cornered, they"
should face the animal
squarely and talk softly to

ternational laws protecting
them then,” he says, ‘and
black-marketers had been
taking them out by the
dozens, when they could find
ther.”

A century ago, man in-
troduced the meongoase to
Jamaica. Prior to that, the
Jamaican boa had no natural:
predator. After the
Mongoose had eliminated
several ‘species of lizards,
birds and other snakes, it
turned its attention on the
Jamaican boa;: pushing it
close to extinction.

Huff says no recent figures
on wild boas are available
but, given the Jamaican
government's reluctance to
act to protect them, he.

_ than 60 would be found now. 5B
At the foundation building, I
a completely enclosed ©

aim, How to address a dog
about to attack has not been
spelled out.

-In Rome, authorities have
announced various plans to
establish dog parks and dog

‘toilets ‘or ban dogs all

together from the city
centre, But nothing has been
done because of lack of
funds, bureaucracy and the
fierce oppositon of dog
owners.

There are at least 150,000
Stray dogs in Rome, ac-
cording to official statistics.

One official said only
25,000 dogs were registered
at the tax office:

_ “The majority of owners
just won't pay the tax so they
don't register their dogs.”

In Genoa, the municipal
authorities are threatening
to bring ina law which would
impose a $60 fine on dog
owners who fail to clean up
after their pets,

In Japan, one out of . 5U
postmen is bitten by a dog
every month, the Posts and
Telecoomunications
Ministry reports. A survey in
1975 showed that 1,400 of
Japan's 70,000 delivery men
were bitten every month.

)» Ils a,hard life for animal
and man.

suspects that even fewer

structure now holds 305
Jamaican boas of varying
ages and sizes,

Huff is understandably
proud of his group's success.
The centre exists primarily
for the study and possible
Procreation of endangered

In Britain scientists have
been successful in breeding
Jamaican boas using the
foundation’s methods,
developed over years of trial
and error.

“These snakes are har-
mess to people,” Huff says.

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“He is a nice old fellow bul
tis mind has gone.” “She is
no trouble but she is pretty
confused at times.”

When people lose their
memory, fail to recognize
friends or familiar objects,
become disoriented, and are
no longer able to learn, they
are said to have dementia. If
they are older the term
senile dementia may be
applied, sometimes unfaiz'ly.

There are at least 50
diseases that can cause
symptoms that fit our
definition of dementia. While
itis true that about one half
of older patients with the
problem will have a specific
disorder known as
Alzheimer type dementia,
which is not reversible, the
remainder may be suffering
from a variely of other
diseases.

As many as 20 per cent of
cases of dementia may be
due to diseases that can be
readily and effectively
treated. Over one halfof the
50 conditions that are
associated with mental
function deterioration can be
treated.

Surgical, medical and

psychiatric illnesses are

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mental function. Blood clots
or tumors in or near the
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surgery. An wunderactive
thyroid gland and pernicious
anemia sre among causes of
dementia that are easily
treated medically.
Depression, delirium, and
psychotic behavior are
psychiatric problems that
can mimic dementia.

Until recently it was felt
that ‘hardening of the ar-
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dementia, This seems less
likely now as it is known that
there is lithe correlation
between the amount of blood
vessel narrowing and loss of
brain function.

‘Complete blockage of
blood vessels in the brain is a
different matter, and ‘small
strokes’ (ag well as large
ones), cause the death of
brain tissue and lead to some
degree of dementia,

The purpose of this column
is to point out that not all
people thought to be ‘senile’
or ‘demented’ need be so
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year's winter boots can be
dressed up this year with the
latest in accessories—boot
jewelry.

Snappy gold chains, spurs
and stirrups are guaranteed
to add pizzazz to leather and
suede, whether old or new.

Wear them around the
ankles of your boots to dress
them up, dress them down or
to give them a whole new
character, .

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the old winter hoots

elegant effect for evening.

These latest accessories,
most manufactured in
Canada, cost about $10 a
pair.

Helen Mindell, sales
representative for Kamron,
a Montrealbased company
which is making the jewelry,
says she has sold about 4,500
pieces in the last month.

She said that a heavier
piece should not be wornona
small elegant boot. Instead
ehoose a fine chain, double
chain or an identification
bracelet. ,

Ms. Mindell said a chain
with a stirrup is appropriate
for almost any boot,

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draw attention, you'll
probably want to keep yours
in the best possible condition
this winter,

Leather boets should be
sprayed heavily with an all-
protector product at the start
of the fall season, and edges
and seams should be waxed
to prevent leaks.

Once heavy winter
weather begins, it’s a good
idea to spray and wax your
boots every week or two,
depending on the nastiness of
the weather, This treatment
should prevent salt stains.

A suede protector should
be used at least once a week

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