The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02
Reporters: Maxine Gaddis. Ruth
Sutherland and Catharine Sutherland


Sutherland and Catharine Sutherland
As usual, the chiIdren's sex hy-
giene class was well attended Friday
evening from seven to eight. Comrade
Pickett is reading US pamphlet put
out by the government on sex hygiene,
and it is SO interesting that even Mar
garet Seelye, who has sprained an
kle and is going around on crutches,
hobbled down to the kindergarten
where the class is held. The PAM
phlet starts with the polIination Of flow
ers and small plants and shows how
one plant must receive the pollen of
another Of the same kind in order to
oproduce seed. 1t also takes up the
reproduction of fish. frogs, etc, and
then carries it on to the higher animals.
1t is extremely interesting to study the
habitat of the animal and plant world,
observing the way Nature has provid-
ed for each of her classes. The flow
er has pistil which contains tubes
leading to the ovary and stamens that
produce the fertile pollen. Then Ma
lures little pollen bearers, the wind
and the insects, set to work and fer
tilize each and every plant that it may
produce more of its kind.
Production Of the lower animals is
similar to that of the flowers. The
mother fish lays many thousands of
eggs in sandy nook and the father
fish fertilizes them with his fluid.
Many millions are produced that hun
dreds may live, as the struggle for ex-
istence in the lower animal and plant
world is hindered greatly by countless
enemies. Thus Mother Nature has
provided large fold in order that her
life might not be extinguished.
AS we study the higher and more
developed animals and plants we see
that Mother Nature, has made count
less precautions for her young. The
germ of the bird is fortified in the
body of the mother by the father, and
the living germ is housed in a wall of
hard shell with nourishment until it
natures, The mother bird lays sew
eral eggs in order that one or two may
live and survive.
The chestnut, the hickory, the oak
and the pine all have projections for
their seeds. The chestnut has horny
burr, the hickory hard she'll, the oak
bitter taste and the pine has wings
on its seeds for dispersion. What a
beautiful story is Nature and her pro-
duction! Every living thing is pro-
tected by her cautious hands until it
grows to maturity. Friday evening we
studied in particular the amoeba and
its reproduction. We found that the
amoeba was one of the lowest forms
of animal life and that it reproduced
by division. 1t is nothing more than
a indicated mass of protoplasm with
out a distinct cell wall. When it re-
produces it simply divides into two
parts beginning with the nucleus. |
We are looking forward to the next
Friday for something as interesting and
as beautiful. Quite few grown-ups
attend Mr.. Pickett's classes as they are
always so interesting and educational.
Mr.. Pickett always has something
to say to US youngsters in regard to
our life here, at his meetings. Last
Friday evening. his subject pertained
chiefly to the benefits derived from
his classes. 1t was apparent from a
few colds and sore throat that some
had been disrespecting his health talks. |
We all know that it is impossible to
keep well and eat between meals, or
eat too much three or even two times
day; and some of us know by hard
experience. There is, however, no ex-l