Life — April 7, 1927 — page 51: what you’re looking at

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A Nerve Spasm (On reading an account of an alleged strange and apparently contagious out- break of “hysteria” in dogs.) Tuoven I'm naught of a vet. I have frequently met In the case of the excellent Towser An emotional storm of the savagest form, A most awful commotion and rouser. Perhaps some may affirm that it's caused by a germ (Or something that’s more atmospher- ical), But this “crisis of nerves” which one often observes Can be truly described as hysterical. Now a case of this kind you will prob- ably find When you're out for a walk in the morning; As you saunter or stride with the dog at your side It develops without any warning. For one moment he’s there, with his tail in the air, Trotting gaily but not indiscreetly, And the next he's ahead, secing fearfully red, And his aspect is altered completely. With a wild-flashing eye and a desperate cry His bristles all stiffen and harden; With « leap and a bound he flies over the ground And he's after a cat in a garden. And from what one can see of the cat (up a tree), Which is also “worked up” and ram- pageous, Poor Towser's sad taint is this latest complaint, For the cat proves it’s highly con- tagious, —“Lucio,” in Manchester Guardian, Sullon, Explorer — Hunter — Aut “It’s a Wonderful Gun” No, he dida’t get the cat with a Crosman... butit helped. He used it for practice... to get taxidermy ‘imens. The Crosman—noise- less. powder! ccurate—lets the big game stalk the bait all unaware. No powder in the tir! No suspicion of danger! Markmanshi Lept in good form by continual practice with @ Crosman, Then a heavy bunting rifle was shouldered ++. his first cat dead. of powder cartridges. It's great for torget Proctice and small game. See it at your dealer's write for details. “Target ame Shoot- ing” tells the story of this Free on re- quest, Crosman Arms Co., Inc., 395 St. Paul ., Rochester, N. Y.—or 70 West King St. Totonto, Canada. "An African Holiday” and “Tiger Trails in Southern As Days at Sea ~ and venturing in strange lands Experience the keen delight this year of happy days on a great steamer with a new world of a thousand vivid impressions just over the horizon. What finer, more profitable way to spend a vacation? EUROPE Whatever your travel budget may be we have in our fleet the ship for you. Rates start with Tourist Third Cabin at $95. Sailings from New York, Boston and Montreal to all principal European ports. CALIFORNIA Fifteen days coast-to-coast. Fortnightly service of Panama Pacific Liners, largest, fastest ships in the service. Route: New York, Havana, Panama Canal, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Sightseeing en route. Attractive low summer rates for round trips, one way water—one way rail. WHITE STAR LINE RED STAR LINE - ATLANTIC TRANSPORT PANAMA PACIFIC LINE UMTERNATIONAL MERCANTILE MARINE COMPANT Minutiae Tr is our observation that there are more infinitesimal dogs to be seen being carried along Fifth Avenue these days than ever before. And whenever we see one we are reminded of Ganna Walska and the ship news reporter who greeted her on her arrival with an animal so small that it could have been lost in any cup it might have won. “Is that your dog?” he asked. “It is,” she replied. “Is it the only dog you have?” “It is.” “Well,” said the reporter, “all I can say is, you are damn near out of dogs.” —New Yorker. An £sthetic Necessity Front the Ottawa (Kan.) Herald: “The operetta, ‘Cinderella and the Fairy Prince, which was to have been given this month by pupils of the grade schools, has been postponed until the end of the long underwear season.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Absolute Limit “Is Hicksville a modern village?” asked one automobilist. “Modern?” sniffed the tourist who had just passed through there. “It’s so blamed backward they've never even held a Miss Hicksville contest!” —American Legion Monthly. comicbooks.com