Milford chronicle., 1958-06-27
Look OIT FOR- SNAKES

member that one is more apt to encounter
venomous snakes in this season than later in
the year.
While the bites of few snakes are poi
sonous, fatalities are generally rare. How
ever, with more people making use OF the out
doors, one should realize that poisonous
snakes are part of the natural fauna. Accord
ingly, caution and commonsense suggest
that one working in areas inhabited by rep
tiles should procure a snake-bite cure and
fanfiiiar1ze himself with the appearance,
color and pattern of poisonous snakes.
Generally the experts advise that if one
must go where poisonous snakes abound, GER
tain precautions should be taken. These in.
clude
ID The wearing of high leather boots
(2) Maintaining careful watch on where
one puts hands and feet.
(3) Care in killing a poisonous snake,
especially on rough terrain, where one might
lose footing and fall
(4) Walking on country roads and paths
at night without fashlight, because poi
sonoEs snakes are apt to be in motion at
night.
The victim of a poisonous snake bite is
advised not to attempt to open his wound by
cutting if close enough to receive the treat
ment Of a physician. Very often serious in
jurv results from indiscriminate treatment of
available, however, certain procedures are
recommended:
ID Be as quiet as possible and avoid
alcoholic beverages.
~ Apply tourniquet above the bite with
belt, necktie or handkerchief Do not shut
off circulation completely and release tourni-
Guet everv fifteen minutes.
(3) After sterlizing the bitten area and
cutting instrument. make cuts parallel with
the veins only one-fourth inch deep across
the fang marks. Do not cut blood vessels or
tendons. or bones.
(4) If available, use suction cup for fifteen
minutes to draw out the venom. This may
be done bv the mouth, if no cuts or sores are
present. incidentally, venom accidentally
swallowed will not harm healthy person.
(5) Additional cnts and the use OF the
suction cup at swollen areas of the wound
should be effective. The wound should be
covered with wet compresses and the advice
in paragraph four should be repeated
(6) As soon as possible get to a phvsi-
clan. who will administer anti-venom treat
ment.
II MISSING COFFEE BEANS
Jolted by the Kremlin-inspired attacks on
Vice President and Mrs. Nixon in Lima and
Caracas, the State Department is now pain
fully aware that while we were preoccupied
with Communist brush-fires in Europe and
Asia, the Reds were sneaking in our Latin
American back door-and with matches
AS a result, huddles in Westinghouse
u. S. and South American officials and trade
expertS-are seeking frantically to rehabili-
tate our somewhat frayed Good Neighbor''
policy while the Soviet economic offensive in
Latin America goes merrily on. Most en-
cOuraging are the strengthening ties with
Brazil-as indicated by the recent visit of
Assistant Secretary of State Roy r. Rubot-
tom with President Kubitschek; the presence
in Washington of DIR. Paulo Guzzo, top coffee
expert and president of the Brazilian Coffee
Institute; and the formation of the Inter-
national Coffee Organization.
1t should be noted in this connection that
Brazil has thusfar stoutly resisted the blan-
dishments of Moscow, including the Reds
current offer to trade industrial equipment
for surplus need to dispose of this major
crop will make it growing temptation
Mr.. Rubottom, acknowledged as our fore
most expert on Latin American affairs, pro-
posed happy solution to the Brazilian prob
lem at a dinner at the National Press Club
III Washington last April He offered toast
ito the IL missing coffee beans"
If Americans would return, he said, to-
the strong, rich, full-favored" coffee of a
generation ago, we would not only enjoy a
better beverage but would "go a long way"
toward solving the coffee surplus that is
being exploited by the Communists. In the
old days, he said, Americans brewed 46 cups
from a pound of coffee, but now we get 64
''watered-down" cups. Since there are about
1000 beans per pound, the difference (per
cupi is those II missing BEANS And if we
would return them to our IS billion annual
cups, we would increase our annual coffee
consumption by over 500 million pounds 81
yeari
This is undoubtedly the most agreeable
land economicaD method of building inter
national good will and fighting Communism
that we have ever heard of
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TWO STATES AT A TINE
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