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Zed L. williams & Zed L. williams. Jr.
AuctiOneers 4 Appraisers
One of the largest and most
important furniture auc-
tions perhaps ever con-
Quoted in ashingt ton
within the last Is years,
starts this WedneS d. y
morning, February 8, COM
mencing at 1890 Am. Also
evening sale at 1880 PM.
5-floors of up-to-date, all
new, furniture for all parts
of the home. Furniture of
quality, large assortment
from leading manufacturers
of the United States.
SALES CONTINUE TWICE
DAILY
1890 AM. and 7::30 PM.
STARTING THIS WE'D,
FEBRUARY 3
On the Premises of
Canters Furniture
Store
1923 New York Ave. NV.
OPEN PUBLIC INSPECTION NOW
TO SALE HOUR:
Auctioneers' Phone: Ma S-267o
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AUCTION SALES

LARGE AND VARIED LOT
OF HOUSEHOLD FURNI-
TURE OF EVERY DE-
SCRIPTION TO BE SOLD
FOR STORAGE CHARGES
IN THIS WEEKS PUBLIC
AUCTION
AT
Smiths Transfer & Storage
Co. Warehouse
80 Street NV.
Wednesday Evening
Tomorrow 7::3O PM.
Living, dining and bedroom furniture.
pictures, gas stoves. refrigerators.
rugs. dishes. bric-a-brac. odd beds,
dressers, chests desks. bundles OF
Public inspection all day Wednesday
until sale hour. Dealers and private
buyers welcome.
ADAM A. .WESCHLER q SON,
trustees, ss Huct IL Ta,,;.n,. np,cv
DWELLING CT KNOWN sai as pRE shsES
1918 9Th STREET. NV.
BY virtue Of deed Of trust recorded.
IN Liber No; 1862. folio II. ct sea-.
trict Of Columbia. and at the re-
quest Of party secured thereby, the
undersigned trustees will offer for
S sals BY Dublis S sTesi9n II fI9ns 1f
DAY OF FEBRUARY. 1854. AT
THREE O'CLOCK PM. the follow
ing-described property in the Dis
trict OF Columbia. to-wit: Lot 19
TERMS OF SALE: Property will be
totaling approximately sill. o7S:
soS reas shs Of pS sash eeDes, .a e.
Examination of title, conveyancing,
Of purchaser; Terms, to be COM
OF sale. otherwise deposit forfeited.
os CHARLES 4. YATES.
1a2S.3O,fe2,4.6 Trustees.
THOS. J. OWEN & son. Auctioneers.
STORY BRICK its D. pwE ELIiaS1e BEING BENG
KNOWN AS PREMISES NUMBER
Soo4 q, BRYANT STREET. NORTH
BY virtue Of q certain deed of trust
Folio 105 ct seq, Of the land
records Of the District Of Columbia.
trustees viii sell at public auction
DAY. THE EIGHTH DAY OF
FEBRUARY, AID 1854. AT TWO
THIRTY O'CLOCK PM. the fol-
lowing described land and premises,
situate in the District of Columbia,
and designated as and being Lots
"a and 20 In Reeds subdivision Of
lots in Block 6 in the subdivision
in "Metropolis View and now
known as "Edgewood." as per plat
surveyor for the District Of cos
lumbia in Liber rs at folio 40. Said
Block 9 now known for purposes
OF assessment and taxation as
square 3555. Subject to covenants
Terms; Sold subject to prior
building association deed of trust
for approximately S7,031.4 "A, further
particulars of which will be an
nounced at time of sale; the pur.
chase price above said trust to be
paid in cash. A deposit Of $500 90
requested. Conveyancing. recording,
etc.. at purchasers cost. Adjust.
ments made as Of date Of sale.
Terms to be complied with within
thirty days. otherwise deposit for.
felted and the property may be
advertised and resold at the
discretion of the trustees
CHARLES MITCHELL,
THOMAS W. HUNT,
ta2S,3O, fe2,4 Trustees
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School Given U. S. FIuo

The Francis Wallis chapter of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution, Arlington, yesterday
presented an American flag and
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william and Emily Smithson, boys.
Jose and Augusta Coto. girls.
Wilbur and May Farley. girls.
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Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day. March 81 1854, commencing at
$50 AM and continuing II neces-
sary each Friday and Tuesday there
after. we will sell by public auction
at Weschler's, 905 St. NV,
household furniture, personal e1ects.
to enforce our liens for storage
and /or other charges, goods stored
with us in the names Of: Mrs. Anna
Anderson, Mrs. Christine Bailey.
Mrs. Julia Barbour. Mr.. Melvin
Bowers. Mr.. Phillip Carter. Mrs.
Edna Clore, Mr.. John E. Coliten,
Crawford. Mr.. Coral F. Crosby, Mrs.
A. M. Kay Gee, Mr.. Andrew Good
ale, Mr.. Moses Herald. Mr.. James
E. johnson. Mrs. Knox Kerley. Miss
Miriam Lucas. Mrs. Alma Monroe.
Mrs. Edith Norris, Miss Dorothy
Parker. Mrs. Nell Patterson. Mr..
Alonzo Reynolds, jr.. Mrs. Rita
Reynolds, Miss Belle Robinson. MIR.
James r. Stokes, Mrs. Frances Tal-
bert, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Tyler.
Mrs. Carrie Warren. Mrs. G: Weisz-
Cutler, Mrs. Pearl Werbitzsky, Mr..
Brook Williams, Miss Bernlce Wood,
Mr. Grover Wooten and Mrs. X. l..
Butler Parties in interest please
take notice. UNION STORAGE COM
PANY, INC. 70o Florida Ave. NV,
by BENJAMIN Pincus. President.
e2,mhl
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AUCTION SALES tcon.. !,
THOS. J. OWEN q SON, Auctioneers,
ILL Il st. NV.

T ggssS s ~ ak1c yslq e%E1 HE9
BEING KNOWN AS PREMISES
AVENUE. SOUTHEAST.
BY virtue Of a certain deed of trust
duly recorded. in Liber. No. 9519.
Fclio $50 ct seq, Of the land records
i ne Psst5.ss Ct Ct G ee pslsy a ss
trustees will sell. at public auction
DAY The {. rs TwR ELITES. Day Is rs 81
T HHffFP4R 9e a 3 leI sM AZ t IaRE Fa
ises. situate In the District Of
Columbia. and designated as and
being Lot 81 in Warren. ct al.
SUBDIVISION Of lots in Square South
OF Square 1912. as per plat re-
S Seydsd fo in tn the oSe Of the Sur,
in Liber 10 at folio TT.
lbuiiding association1 deed of trust
for approximately S6,70000 further
particulars of which will be an
nounced at time Of sale: the pur-
chase en- price above said trust to
$4,000 required. Conveyancing. re-
cording. etc. at purchasers cost.
Adjustments made as Of date OF
sale. Terms to be complied with
within thirty days, otherwise de-
post forfeited and the property
may be advertised and resold ct the
discretion Of the trustees.
CHARLES e. MITCHELL,
e2.4.6.9.II Trustees.
ADAM A. WESCHLER & SON,
AuctiOneeFs- APPRAISERS
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Mother-You must always let
Mary choose which doll she
wants to play with because she
is your little guest.
, 1954-10-05

Distillers Products Corporation
to advertise one of its bourbonst
is reported to be far older than
the 3O-year zoo record.
As to parrots, Captain Parker
L. Brook of Salem. Mass. ac-
quired a bird in 1890 which lived
with him af1oat and ashore. The
bird was very much q member
of the Brook family and was
known in Salem as Sunny be-
cause Of its cheerful disposition.
After the captains death, Old
Sunny Brook became the prop
erty Of Parker L. Brook, Jr.,
finally dying In 1887 at an age
close to 100. Another parrot,
this one the pet Of q restaurant
owner in Panama City, has been
greeting diners ever since Ferdl-
nand de Lesseps' unsuccessful
attempt to dig a canal across the
2Istfmus of Panama in 1882. 1t
is still alive at the age OF about
70.
The Audubon Society says that
it has learned to take stories
about the great ages OF birds
with a grain of salt-particu-
larly when the only witness is
the pets owner. The Society
SAYS that the most accurate rec
ords are kept by the profession
als-the veterinarians and other
experts Of the zoo stats.
But that doesn't answer the
question at the head Of this ar
| ticle: How old is an old croW1,
, 1954-10-05

Recently an old crow named
Deacon died of a heart attack at
the Bronx, N. u, Children's Zoo.
He was Ia. When another crow
died q week later in Charlotte,
Mich, aged &c, it started anna
teur ornithologists asking, "How
long do these birds live?"
In a wild state birds have a
short life expectancy. Severe
weather, food shortages, hunters
and predators sharply reduce
chances of survival to q ripe old
age. However, in captivity good
care often stretches the life span
of feathered pets to astounding
lengths.
From the records Of zoos IN
the u. S. and abroad comes this
box score on longevity among
several species: Golden Eagle, 80
years; Raven. 20 years; Domes-
tic Goose, 65 years; Parrot, 30
years: Swan. 80 years; and
Crow, 80 years.
AS reported by private owners
these figures are frequently
topped to the point of incredu-
lily. For instance, q paper read
before the London Geological
Society in 1893 told of an old
crow owned by the Comte de
Beaucorps which was so years
old. James A. Walker, q Che
mango County, N, r., farmer
had an old crow which lived to
be 43; Ole Crow, one Of several
such birds owned by the National
, 1954-10-05
THANKS A MILLION II

From the bottom Of my
heart | wish to express thanks
70 everyone who came to my
assistance lasts night, and
put out the fire in my proper
~.
Little did | realize that /
lived among SO many friends.
May God bless all Of you for
your kindness and the kind
words expressed.
Thanks, a million.
1-.) Maria E. Gibbs
, 1954-10-05

9ssI-
The story Of an Infantry Platoon
All stars are u. S. Soldiers
COUNCILMAN
etc. Every effort should be
made to attract outside CAPT
tai to establish industries and
provide steady year round en-
ployment. More effective sup
port can be given to the de-
v%elopment Of the Tourist in
dustry. Retired people with
outside income should be en-
couraged to locate and build
in the Virgin Islands and thus
broaden our base on real es-
tate income tax.
In my opinion it is essen
tial that the sugar cane indus
try must continue to operate,
even at a loss, because other
wise the tax on rum would
decrease or possibly even van
ish an dthus our income would
be cut in half since there
would be no matching dollars.
Further every effort should
be made to supplement sugar
cane with one or several other
additional pay crops and thus
five a helping hand to the
small farmers.
Il have been visiting the va
rious Islands of the West In
dies for the past Is years. |
deliberately selected the Vir-
gin Islands to live in and
every dime / have in the
world is invested here. | am
completely and totally sold
on the idea that the future
here is tremendous. Last
month ] took a trip and visit
ed several islands south of
here. Most of them are exact
" as they were 20 years ago.
have seen the Virgin Islands
step up and forward in the
last ten years and / think that
progress will now be accelera
ted for the next ten years.
Soon | shall lay off
, 1954-10-05

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robes of office and in closing
may / say that | was honored
by the faith the people Of St.
placed in ne. | have
tried to serve them we'll in my
capacity as their humble ser
want and whether in public
life or private | will always
strive for what / believe will
benefit the Virgin Islands
Evening star., 1954-10-06
By the Assoeiofed Press

RALEIGH, N. c.. Oct. 6. -
Sonny Jurgensen, promising
Duke quarterback, won the
nomination today as the Asso-
ciated Press Atlantic Coast
Conference sophomore of the
week.
Close behind were his team
mate, Halfback Bernie Blaney,
and Harry Hicks. Clemson end.
In the opinion of Duke Coach
Bill Murray, jurgensen turned
in a fine performance in Dukes
7-6 win over Tennessee Satur-
day. The 202-pound youngster
from Wilmington alternated with
Jerry Barger at quarterback and
directed the split-T like a vet
eran.
He came off the bench in the
first period to toss a pitchout
to Halfback Bob Pascal, who ran
10 yards for Dukes touchdown.
In the last period Jurgensen
twice intercepted passes in Duke
territory to stop Tennessee
threats.
HE did a fine job," said Muir
ray. "We think he's a great
prospect"
Jurgensen, 20, is 5-foot-11 and
was a star at Wilmington's New
Hanover High before entering
Duke.
Blaney had the best net
Evening star., 1954-10-06

hoping to catch a rockf1sh weigh
ing more than pounds. Such a
catch earns for the lucky angler
the title Of Exalted Ripe Peeler
for the coming year, plus the
plaudits and envy of the other
members. However. while the
members were eager to accom-
plish this feat. even sending
down into North Carolina for
some IS dozen peeler crabs for
bait, the fish proved n-co-oper-
ative. No rockfish of more than
5 pounds was captured, and
without a vote of the member
ship to grant leadership title to
the man catching the largest
rockfish, the present incumbent
will carry on through another
year.
Measured by the numbers and
size of the catch the fishing was
poor indeed. A few small rockf1sh
many small bluefish, some jumbo
perch and an occasional spotted
trout were taken. The bluef1sh
were especially numerous in shall
low water after dark, and size
able enough to at least bend
ones rod tip. And, of course, the
usual toad fish and eels added
spice to the occasion. However
the greatest excitement was
caused by the appearance of ap-
parently endless numbers Of rays
which disported up and down
the shoreline day and night
Perhaps clam dredgers operating
in the vicinity brought these rays
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Jurqensen of Duke Named
ACC Sophomore of Week

rushing average of Dukes backs.
He carried seven times for So
yards, or an average of 7.6.
Hicks was. Clemson's out
standing lineman in the 1877
loss to Virginia Tech. His defen-
sive play at left end stopped
i Techs wide runs.
Other sophomores who drew
praise included: Wake Forest
Halfback Bill Barnes, who ran
for 48 yards for touchdown in
the 26-0 win over North Caro-
lima State; and Fullback Steve
Hoffer. Quarterback Whitley
Clarke and Fullback Stan
Knowles, who collaborated to
give Virginia a last period
touchdown that produced a
14-13 win over George Wash
ington. Knowles kicked both
extra points.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Feud Between Camp!
Stirs Up Interest in
Smith, Fight

A little pickering back and
forth between Featherweights
Gene Smith of Washington and
Tony Longo OF Baltimore is STIR
ring up interest in their fight
next Tuesday night at Turner's
Arena.
They were. to have fought last
June. but Smith Withdrew the
day of the fight when he claimed
an eye injury. The District Box
| ing Commission physician didn't
agree with him and Smith was
fined $400 and suspended.
The Longo camp Immediately
cried "runout" and charged
Smith was afraid to fight, and so
forth. This was answered by
the usual stuff from Smiths
headquarters about Gene being
able to lick Longo with one hand
tied behind his back as soon as
he could see and that Smith
regularly beats fighters of Lon
COS caliber just to keep his tim
ing sharp for the important
matches.
| Now that their fight has been
rescheduled, the pickering has
started again. Longo is reported
to have sent word from Balti-
more reopening the runout
charge and promising that he
will lick Smith IF he shows up
From Smiths training quar-
ters at Dudley's gym here, Gene
replied: THAT guy sure does q
lot of talking and not enough
fighting.
"He doesn't have to worry
about me showing up," Smith
continued. I'll be there and he'll
be sorry for it. He was JUS
lucky last time when I couldn'
fight because Of my eye. It jus
postponed a beating for him.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Pirates Ask Waivers
On Eddie PeIIoqrini
BY The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 6.-The
Pirates have asked for waivers
on veteran Infielder Eddie Pei
lagrini and disclosed the pur-
chase of a new inf1elder from
Denver of the Class A Western
League.
The new infelder is Third
Baseman Reno Debenedetti, "a,
the Western Leagues 1854 bat
ting champion. He hit .331 and
also led the league in hits with
1873 and doubles with 80. De-
benedetti, a righthander, is a
native of San Francisco.
The Pirates asked waivers on
Pellagrini to give the 34-year-
old infielder his unconditional
release. Pellagrini spent two
seasons with Pittsburgh. He
was obtained on waivers from
Cincinnati in 1853.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Navy May Find Croig's Speed
Best Weapon Against Stanford

Robert James Craig. a sprinter
and hurdler in track. may carry
Navy's chief hopes against STAN
ford in the Middies' toughest
football game of the season to
date Saturday at Palo Alto, Calf.
If Stanford's hard-charging
line contains Navy's ground of
fense and takes the edge off it's
passing game as it did against
Illinois last week. the Middies
may have to rely on fast-away
Craig.
A, 6-foot, 17O-pound junior
from Altadena, Calf, Craig
owns the type of weapon for
which no suitable defense has
been devised. He may spring
loose without warning from any
spot on the field and he is gone
before the opposition can say.
stop him."
Three times in the first two
games Craig has dashed for more
than 50-yard gains. One of
these, a 56-yard touchdown run,
was called back because of clip
ping of a William and Mary op-
ponent whom Craig already had
outdistanced. He went IS yards
for a touchdown that counted
against w. and M. and took a
punt back 81 yards for a score
against Dartmouth.
Craig already has gained more
than half the yardage he made
all last season and has scored
half as many touchdowns, two.
Just what Navy's tactics will
be against Stanford, Coach Ed
die Erdelatz has not yet revealed.
The passing game was below par
against William and Mary and
clicked against Dartmouth only
in the later stages with Dick
Echard, a third stringer. doing
the throwing.
Despite Echard's fine showing
against Dartmouth, he is not exI
pected to start if George Welsh's
bruised ribs have naended. Welsh
sat out the Dartmouth game.
Chances are Erdelatz will test
his running game first. The
Middies have outrushed their
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Conference Star Of Week
Is West Virginia Guard
By the Associoted Press

MORGANTOWN, w. Va, Oct.
6.-Gene (Beef) Lamone, West
Virginia's candidate for ALL
America guard, today was named
the Southern Conference player
of the week."
For the first two weeks, the
honor went to Virginia Techs
halfback, HOWE Wright.
Lamone, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound
senior, starred in the Mountain
eers' 26-6 upset victory over
South Carolina Saturday night at
Columbia, sc. Time after time.
the guard led the big Noun
taineer line in wrecking the Ma
tion's top rushing offense and
in opening holes for teammates.
Len Ciemniecki, George Wash
ington halfback who scored two
touchdowns in the Colonials'
14-13 loss to Virginia and out
rushed all of the winners with
1873 yards in IA attempts, was
among the nominees for the
honorS.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Louisville Margin Cut
In Lille World Series
BY the Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. g.
After moving away from the
wall which always seems to get
behind losers. the Syracuse
Chiefs head for home today
They take along a 6-3 decision
over Louisville in the third game
of the Little World Series.
Play will be resumed at Syra-
cuse tomorrow night, with Louis
vile holding a 81 edge in the
best four-of-seven games.
Rain kept last nights contest
to seven innings as Syracuse
used John Meyer. strikeout
leader of the international
League, and Kent Peterson to
tame Louisville. They gave up
two hits but Meyers famed
strikeout touch was missing. He
famed only two Colonels.
Manager Pinky Higgins called
on four pitchers, starting with
George Susce. in an attempt to
halt the Chiefs march. Ben
Flowers was charged with the
loss.
The defeat also was a disap-
pointment to Joe Cronin, general
manager of the Boston Red Sox
parent organization of the
Colonies. He had been regarded
as a good luck charm for Louis
vile, never having seen them
lose a game here.
Evening star., 1954-10-06

first two opponents, 494 to 1874
yards, with Craig, Bill Hep
worth, Joe Gattuso, Dick Guest
and Jack Garrow all contribut-
ing.
Gattuso, a fast-charging full
back, also is distinguishing him.
self as Navy's top defensive
back.
Stanford came from behind to
score on a 76-yard march in the
last four minutes and edge Col
lege of the Pacific. 1912. It
followed with a one-touchdown
victory over oregon and last
weeks upset victory over Illi-
nois. Significant in the Illini
victory was the fact that STAN
ford held a team noted for its
ground game to a mere so yards
rushing.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Gore Seeks Fourth Win
AT Old Dominion Saturday

Wally Gore, seeking his fourth
straight victory, heads a field
of 35 drivers entered in the Is
lap feature stock car race at Old
Dominion Speedway. Manassas,
Saturday night.
The f1ve-event card will begin
at 8,o'clock and is expected to
be the last held this season on
Saturday night. Future races
will be held Sunday afternoon,
beginning October IT.
In addition to Gore, four
other top drivers will be battling
for first place. They are Char
lie Martin, the tracks point
| scoring leader: Ed Payne, Spud
Parsons and Ronnie Brooks, who
follow Martin in that order in
the standings.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Average l2e on Streak
By Rod Thomos

"Youth will be served" runs
the adage, but it may not stand
up in the District Major Duck
pin League where the National
Bohemian team holds forth.
The Bohemian lineup reads
like a who's who of old-timers,
with Perce Wolfe the organizer
and captain and Ed Blakeney,
Tony Santini. Howard Parsons.
Joe Pricci and Bob Miciotto as
the other members.
All expcept Miciotto are past
so and the bowling careers of
all span at least 80 years. Ex-
cepting Pricci. all have appeared
in the top 10 rankings of the
National Duckpin Congress.
None is likely to attain this
distinction again, but as a team
the BohemianS might reach the
top in the toughest competi-
ton.
At the moment, they are only
one game behind the leaders in
the District League, which rates
with the strongest duckpin
groups in the country.
Second 1900 Set.
Last night the Bohemian.
rolled set of 1901 to win thre,
games from Chevy Chase Chevro,
let. The week before they totalet
1866 to sweep a match. In tn,
two matches they averaged in
dividually almost 129.
Such bowling, if maintained
would win the District Leagu
championship with a lot to spare
But even the f1ashy pace of tn
Bohemians was surpassed las
night by the Standard Auto Bod
Works team, which won the It'll
last season under the name Q
Takoma. The Standards set tw
season records with a total G
1890 and a game of TOT, the frs
"700" of the year in the Wash
ington area, according to job
Parise, District League scorer.
Frank Micalizzi rolled 419, Lal
kin Weldon, 412; Ray Watson
400; Moe Meade, 394, and Mic
Rinaldi, 356, as the Standard
marked up games of TOT, 645 an
638 to whitewash the Frederic
Md, team.
With this victory, the Stant
Evening star., 1954-10-06
with Bill Leeteh

in to feed on the discarded un-
der sized clans. Whatever it was,
their presence undoubtably ac-
counted in large measure for
the poor fishing.
X X X
On Saturday afternoon it was
decided to hold Ray Derby, "
and a number of the members
sailed forth to tackle with these
big rays. However, after catching
one they'd had enough. The rays,
which we believe were cow-nosed
rays, averaged from 80 to SO
pounds apiece, and on light tao
kle gave a man more of a work.
out than he had anticipated.
We were fishing with Doug
Bulloch in a skiff when one
picked up his bait. Doug set the
hook and the ray went away
from there like an express train
For a minute we thought he'd
hooked a big rock. However, after
playing him for a good 10 min
utes, Doug horsed him in close
to the boat. Although we had q
big landing net. he was too wids
across to get into it, and making
a terrific lunge, he tore the net
out of our hands. One of the
hooks on Doug's rig loopec
through the cordage and sank
into the rays f1ipper, and away
went the landing net, the handle
cutting through the water like 9
periscope. The gear held and we
soon had him in, the hooks cut
out and the big fellow released
This particular ray must have
weighed more than so pounds
X X X y
Hildebrand and Schroeder.
book, Fishes of Chesapeake
Bay" note that these COW ray:
are rather scarce in the bay
However, they were far from
a scarce article over in Eastern
Bay last week end, and it i!
our hope they once again get
lost to the point Of scarcity
One authority says this specie!
reaches a large size, some eX.
amples observed in Florida be-
ing 7 feet wide. The stout
barbed spine, which is situated
Immediately behind the dorsa
fin, is usually covered with mu'
cous, and the wounds which il
inflicts are painful and otter
dangerous.