The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-25
SINKING FUND TO RETIRE GOLF B0NDSF
|BLEWITT PLEASES
 YN|CA CAMPERS
Naturalist Gives Interest," ing Talk on Wild
 Life
MANY QUESTIONS ASKED

Arthur Blewitt, prominent local naturalist, conducted one of the finest chapel services the Y camp has ever experienced yes- terday as he answered questions for an hour on natural subjects. He started with no talk at all al- lowing boys to ask any questions they cared on scientific or nature questions. Henry Billings, a camp CT, presided and called on the boys who wanted to question the speak CT.
 The questions and answers fol- low:
 How does a frog make its noise :? By deflating the air sac in its throat. Why can a dog swim na- turally? A highly developed nla- malian instinct. Can a COW swim ? Yes, though not strongly. Is there anything in the story about COW jumping over the moon? No, just a mythical story. If fish can't see bait, how does he bite it? It does see it but usually not distinct ly. If a fish can smell, why does it go for colored things? Bright things attract it's attention, a fash ing spoon resembles indistinctly the passing of silvery minnow. How tell the age of rattlesnakes ? By the number of buttons on its tail. Does a honey bee die after it stings? Yes, if it leaves it's stinger in the flesh. How can an ant carry things bigger than himself? Be- cause of the number of its large oud ofrnp0Iy douoTonaA 1oOe LIouy many times 8 year does a snake shed it's skin? Usually once in our vicinity. Can an ant sting? An ant does not sting, it bites. Can a black snake kill at rattlesnake ? Yes, it Is immune to the rattler's s bite. When 8 locust makes it's noise does it mean hot weather is coming? No, it means hot weather is here.
 What makes green leaves come on trees in summer? The .increas- ing heat from the sun combined with the chemical clements in the soil dissolved in water. r1o1 uu snakes charm other animals :! Thep do not, but they do frighten and scare birds and mafil4il , sometimes so they become easy No--but it has such u sn..,
 prey. Does a cobra try to charm ? swaying motion that many ..- lures are paralyzed by fear at sight of 1t. Does a snake swallow its young when it has to fight? No 1t never swallows it's own young. Is, any animal immune to rattle snake bite? Many larger animals are immune or partly so, such as pigs, mongoos, etc. What to do Suck wound if possible, splitting if bitten by poisonous snake i? out blood. Ligature if possible. Get doctor quickly. Do not. walk or run turtle. We have six or seven tur- ties in Connecticut. Snapping, the largest, destructive to fish and a campaign now on by state depart ment of fisheries and game to de- on? Turtles live on fish, taqpoies stroy them. What do turtles live and similar water inhabitants, also some water plants. When a snake bites do you feel it? Snake bites such as by the black snake are quite painful but not poisonous Does fly have 100 eyes? A fly has Q compound eye. Will turtle eat, a goldfish? Yes. Are snakes any good? Yes, most snakes are valuable especially as mousers and should not be destroyed. What kind of a noise does a rattlesnake make? By a rapid vibration of the tail it warns all corners to keep away. Can rattlesnake go faster than 8 bullet? No-rattleSnakes are slow and sluggish. Hogs can root out mass of rattlesnakes Therefore immune. Pigs destroy rattlesnakes and are said to be practically immune from their bite, one of the reasons is because of their protective fatty tissue.