Once Plentiful Reindeer Dwindle in Numbers
Santa's helpers—the reindeer—
once were plentiful in their na
tive habitats in the north. In re
cent years, however, their num
ber dwindled so seriously that
conservationists once feared the
animals might become extinct.
Chief enemy of the reindeer, as
of so many animals, is the wolf.
Some experts estimate that wol
ves have destroyed over 500,000
reindeer within the last 15 years
or so. It was estimated in 1950
that there were 50,000 reindeer
left.
In the past few years American
boys and girls have been forced
to settle for “stand-ins” or native
deer wherever Santa’s sled with
\ts eight helpers was used. The
true reindeer are difficult to keep
alive in temperate climate and
with the supply so short, protec
tive measures don’t allow the
reindeer to come southward for
the holiday season.
“Mining Engineering” magazine
for November gives top position
to the article “Arctic Gold Dredg
ing” by Patrick H. O’Neill, Uni
versity of Alaska graduate. The
publication is issued monthly by
the American Institute of Mining
and Metallurgical Engineers. The
magazine also features a cover
painting of a huge dredge to tie
in with O’Neill’s article.
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Holiday plants require special
care if they are to look their best.
Just like human beings, they need
bright light or sunlight, in the day
and a proper amount of water.
Wilting, leaf yellowing and burn
ing, leaf drop and premature loss
of flowers can be caused by under
watering or over-watering plants.
Thorough watering is important as
soon as plants are dry, but avoid
leaving plants standing in water.
Puncture the tinfoil or heavy paper
on pots at the drainage hole to pro
vide necessary drainage.
Here are some further sugges
tions:
Lower the night temperature to
prolong the life of blooms. Mini
mum night temperature for poin
settias and Christmas begonias
should be 60 degrees. The desir
able night temperatures for aza
leas, Christmas cactus, chrysan
themums, cyclamen, Jerusalem
cherry, Kalanchoe, ornamental
peppers, potted bulbs and cut
flowers are between 50 degrees and
60 degrees. High room tempera
tures hasten the maturity of
flowers and shorten their life.
Avoid sudden temperature
changes and drafts. Keep both
plants and cut flowers away from
radiators and heat registers and
out of drafts. Poinsettias are espe
cially sensitive to sudden temper
ature changes. They should never
be left near a window sill as drafts
will cause leaves to turn yellow
and drop.
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