CASTLEGAR NEWS, July 29, 1981 Attic-full of bats is research centre OTTAWA (CP) — Judy Geggie is looking for attics, barns, garages and belfries containing big furry brown bats and is trying to convince homeowners the mammals shouldn't be evicted. Geggie, a graduate student at Carleton University, is spending the summer study- ing the intriguing creatures hoping to learn as much as possible about their lifestyle. Elisabeth Hemming was not as fond of the 43 in- truders she found in her at- tic which prompted her to call the university in search of a disposal method. But Geggie was so con- vineing that Hemming’s ex- otic colony of bats continues to swoop in and out of their roost under watchful eyes. Hemming’s attic popula- tion is perfect for research, says Geggie, but more colon- ies are needed to get a rep- resentative sampling of the city's bat population. The bats now have fluor- escent tape attached to their wings to help track their nightly treks and Geggie will soon be itoring them by She has been eavesdrop- ping on them with a “bat- detector” which converts their high-frequency noises into audible sounds. “Every time one flies over you can hear a little tick, tick, tick,” Geggie said. The best time to spot tho small bird-sized creatures is at dusk when they leave the roost in search of insects, She plans to follow the bats on their prowl in hopes of de- termining where they feed and whether they have more than one roost. “It’s really important to learn more about bats so people can get rid of their irrational fears about them,” she said. Bats are one of nature's best pesticides, consuming half their body weight in insects each evening. “It’s a popular misconcep- tion that bats are more prone to rabies than other animals. Dr. Brock Fenton, Geggie's professor, says only the vampire bat, not found in Canada, harbors the virus. has learned a lot radio, once transmitters have been added. MOVEMENTS MONITORED The big brown bats are not common, in the city, says Geggie, but there are a few flourishing colonies. about bats this summer and even helps from time to time with the research. However, with the possib- ility of her house being sold in the fall, she thinks it would be best to find the bats a new roost. FIELD (CP) — A snow- covered mountain slope high amongst the peaks of the Rocky Mountains has added British Columbia to * an exclusive world list. The fossils contained on Mount Field are so special that a slope on the south- east B.C. mountain has been added to a list of world heritage sites slowly being selected by the United Nations Education- al, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Burgess Shale site near Field in Yoho Na- tional Park is B.C.'s first Shale site exclusive site selected for “preser- vation, protection and presentation to the public,” and Canada's fifth. The list now has 85 sites including the Galapagos Islands, Chartres Cathed- ral, Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, the Grand Canyon and the ancient Iranian city of Persepolis, The shale site was com- memorated recently at a flag-waving, open-air cere- mony at the foot of Mount Field. Burgess Shale is a two-hour hike up a. steep and narrow trail thousands of metres above Kicking Horse Pass, In this unu- sually cold summer, the shale quarry is still cov- ered with snow. SHALE INACCESSIBLE Park officials are pleased by the inaccessibility of Burgess Shale because it will help protect the valu- able fossils from souvenir hunters. In future, visitors to the site will need a special permit and on their return from the mountain must report to a park warden for a check of their belongings, Grow a VANCOUVER (CP) — Where do you grow vege- tables when you live in an apartment? On your balcony, patio or roof, of course. Instead of nasturtiums and sweet peas, you can plant lettuce and carrots; cucum- bers can climb up the wall instead of inedible ivy. And if you don’t have a balcony and the roof isn't suitable, there's always a window for a box of fresh herbs. “There's no limit to what you can grow in a container,” said David Tarrant, edu- cational co-ordinator of the Botanical Gardens at the University of British Colum- bia. garden “Plants don't mind what they grow in as long as it isa ini of 24: New hope for the bald HAMILTON (CP) — Rald may be beautiful but millions of men and women who each year frantically search for ‘a cure are unconvinced. They're the ones who have discovered — to their horror —a slowly-receding hairline or gradually thinning crown. What they dread is male pattern baldness, a genetical- ly-programmed condition caused by male hormones acting on hair follicles, the litle factories that manu- facture hair in the scalp. Hence, the more drastic effects in men. “Some hairs are genetical- ly, if you like, doomed to die on your balcony and grocery stores where we have no control. It's more deep and 2% centimetres across, Of course you have to be reasonable — certain trees and shrubs are too large for a balcony — but we've grown Brussel sprouts, corn, car- rots, eggplant, tomatoes and all sort of greens with great success.” Michael Levenston of City Farmer, a non-profit society which encourages urban gar- dening for food, said “most urban dwellers know very little about producing food.” HAVE NO CONTROL “And that makes us de- pendent on supermarkets than — it’s poli- tical too.” He said he sees us pre- paring for a time when there might be some scarcity.” “I believe that the ‘back to the land’ ideas that took so many of us out to the country to grow our own food and become selfsufficient can be applied tothe city. Best of all, it’s fun.” Levenston likes to think of City Farmer as an “office of urban agriculture,” the fore- runner to what will even- tually be a standard resource in every city. Tarrant said the first thing you have to know about growing vegetables is that you must not crowd them. “As soon as you restrict them in any way, vegetables will go to seed, so no more than one tomato plant and a few radishes per 2%/-centi- metre pot. “Another thing most peo- ple don’t realize is that the sterile potting soil you buy has no food in it. It may say ‘ready to use’ but if it’s been sitting around for a while — say a year — any nutrients will have gone long ago. “T'm a believer in good old 6-8-6 myself.” with exposure to male hor- mones in life,” said Dr. Lewis Stolman, assistant clinical son why the claims are very vague,” she said. “And we would caution people against of at McMaster Medical Centre. “It’s the common cause of hair loss in men. About 60 per cent have some degree of male pattern hair loss.” Because it's genetic, you can check out your family history to guess your chances for a full head of hair in the © future. : ‘In an_ image-conscious world, discovery of impend- ing baldness can send both men and women into a panic, where they're fair game for quackery.and fraud. That's why both Stolmzn and Jean Sattar, information officer of the health pro- tection branch of Health and Welfare Canada, advise men and women to look carefully into treatments — from lo- tions and potions to surgical hair transplants. The most seductive treat- ments claim or imply they prevent hair loss and regrow hair by simple application of a cream or lotion. But, said Sattar, the ad- vertisements are purposely unclear to avoid charges of misleading advertising. No product currently on the market has been approved under food and drug regu- lations. “If you find that the claims you're reading are very vague, then-you can consider that there's a darn good rea- such. p The cream or lotion usually accompanies “an expensive set of “restoring” treatments and scalp conditioning ses- sions that may ‘give the cus- tomer a clean and healthy scalp, but will not arrest the balding process, * CAN BE MISLEADING * Suggestions. that treat- ment to stop dandruff, seb- orrhea and psoriasis will pre- vent baldness, too, are also misleading, said Stolman, But there's hope for a cure in the future,-he said. Re search into an experimental drug for high blood pressure has produced hair on bald patients, he said, but no wi has been found to isolate the ‘effect in a cream or lotion, And biotin, one of the. B vitamins used in hair, prepar- ations, can produce: light, fuzzy hair on some men, but it’s only temporary, he said. “I think the thing to know is that the hairs are gone but the hair follicles are still there so there is still hope that we will find a way to cause these follicles to pro- duce hairs again in men who have male pattern loss,” said Stolman. CRISP UP CHIPS Heat soggy potato chips on a cookie tray in a low-heat oven for a few minutes to get them crisp again. Fashion Clearance Our renovations to serve you better are almost complete, but don’t mind a little untidyness, come in now to the Bay for some we can’t walt to clear our summer merchandise. So, if you great summer savings. COATS DRESSES SLEEPWEAR SWIMWEAR DESCRIPTION GWG & Levi Slacks, Reg. 30.00 Barat Belted Skirt, Reg. 24.00 Kates Pull-On Shorts, Reg. 12.00 Kates Co-ordinates, Reg. to 32.00 Cotton Slacks, Ziggy/Howick, Reg. 32.00... 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Others gain notoriety by committing an act of violence in a few minutes. For an entire li letime chock full of the bizarre, I present to you Eugene Falleni. Her nefarious wanderings encompassed two continents, although Australia sexual urges which beat was a mother, in Eugene’s not very abundant breast overcame all else. She let Martello know she was indeed a girl. For six years the pair were lovers. Six years is broke the waves with the moon s! time. Each night as the barque down from above, the cabin boy would surreptitiously make her way to the arms of her lover. Only Martello knew that the cabin boy was a passionate, mature woman. in the next While other sailors anticipated conquests rt, we can only su7mise at the sly smiles which must have passed between Eugene and Martello. After six years of this Norwegian barque at Newcastle The lovers embraced on the dock ‘She had not told Martello she was her own way. ant. Life ene left the te ee South ‘Wales. Eugene went Eugene gave birth to a daughter, whom ‘she named Sosephine. She then made ‘her way to as is. with Biigens surveyed fi lot ene surve! er lot 8 on better: chance of stood a of “woman. She ‘had plenty. mi aman. Why not continue the record » a child she wi a child, and decided that a man a ‘a. living of practice posing as corepon” an 2 to have J ine stay with them. Palen e developed into a lovely, affec- money for her upke This r ent a 101 claimed to be her father. Another compiication developed. Mr. Mrs: De |..Jose-:- Harry lasted for several years. Ha ae ay Anglis . De realized that the genuine affection.which had deve- jealous. of Josephine. He is si urprise Mrs. De Anglis said goodbye. Mr. Di Anglis returned to Italy m whence he came and exits from cur story forever. Show up drunk They specialize in collecting games WATERLOO, ONT. (CP) — Dusty exhibits and hushed whispers common to most museums are not the stuff of the Museum and Archive of Games which opened in May at the University of Water- loo, Curator Dr. E.M. Avedon says “a good modern museum’ has a hands-on-policy” and the building often rings with squeals of delight as children play with almost 1,000 games. 4 Before 1972, when the mu- seum was founded, the col- lection of games was just . ‘professional interest” o! proteae a specialist in social and cultural behavior related to games. ‘ He was starting to amass a large collection on his own and, after he published The Study of Games in the '60s,- drew. even more donations of ~ games and documents on games. Many of the games and documents are hundreds of years old and too delicate to touch, but there are also modern ones to play with as well as reproductions of some of the older games. The hand-on policy is evi- dent in the current display where a large wooden skittle game is ready for use. On one wall, what looks like the precursor of a modern pinball machine stands ready. WIN BALLBEARINGS Pachinko lets the player flip a lever to set a small ballbearing skittering down a board of obstacles. The. pay- off is more ballbearings, which can be turned in for prizes. Avedon says the museum, funded by Ontario ‘ministry of culture and recreation, has become a main reference cen- tre on games in Canada. The university is the third lo- cation for the museum. Aside from ‘scholarly in- terest, the museum has wide ~ general appeal. “It's within everyone's ex- perience to play games,” says Avedon, who adds that al- though visitors and colle- agues frequently report the discovery of new games, there are really only vari- ations on three basic forms.. “There are only three games in the world. They are either racing games, oppos- ition games or games of posi- tion and alignment. . “Games just get modified based on technology.” decided to keep this startling knowledge a secret. It was a confidence ske was to keep through the terrible years which were to follow. In 1912 Harry got a job as a carriage driver fora Dr. Clarke. It was while chauffe' the doctor around the countryside that Harry-met a widow, 0 con! -Falleni, a woman) * ‘couple. of bellevably, Haxry Crawiord: (whom .we must abaya Cetra i types Harry. would bre aae and vail on the Wi ” greeny tt aie oy a i Cee ite | all Hinle | qoavee if 4} anu Ta int aH