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This week, in commemoration of National Dog Week, Tidbits is going to the dogs! Let’s look at some unusual breeds and random facts about “man’s best friend.” • We’ve been celebrating National Dog Week since 1928 when Captain Will Judy, a noted dog judge, founded the week of tribute. Judy, a decorated World War I veteran, left behind a law practice to establish his own publishing house in order to publish his war diary, essays, and reference books about his life’s passion, dogs. He authored The Dog Encyclopedia and other works about breeding, training, and show dogs, as well as publishing Dog World magazine.

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IT'S A DOG'S LIFE (continued): • Ever wonder where the term “man’s best friend” originated? U.S. Senator George Graham Vest was a small-town Missouri lawyer in 1870 when he was hired to represent a farmer suing a man for killing his best hunting dog, Old Drum. Vest offered a heart-warming and poignant closing argument to the jury, one so powerful it brought tears to the eyes of the jurors. In part, Vest declared, “The best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful…the one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog.” In 1948, the community of Warrenburg, Missouri, had the “Tribute to the American Dog” speech inscribed on a bronze statue of Vest and Old Drum. Historians consider it one of the world’s great speeches. • Since 1905, the American Kennel Club has compiled statistics on what our favorite breeds are. For 30 years, the Boston terrier ranked in either first or second place. When German Shepherd Rin-Tin-Tin gained popularity in silent films, that breed took over the lead as most popular. The original Rin-Tin-Tin was rescued from a World War I battlefield by an American soldier who brought him back to the U.S., where the canine appeared in 27 Hollywood films. • Cocker spaniels became the most popular breed in 1936 and held the honor for the next 16 years, when the Beagle gained the title. In 1960, poodles were the top dog and reigned for a record 22 years. Since 1991, the Labrador Retriever has been in first place, followed by German Shepherds and Golden Retrievers. The Lab is highly trainable and is frequently used for search and rescue purposes, as guide dogs for the blind, and on narcotics detection teams.

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IT'S A DOG'S LIFE (continued): • Although the collie has never made it to the Number One spot in popularity, its status took a huge leap during the 1940s after the release of the hit film Lassie Come Home, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Roddy McDowall. It maintained the rank of third for several years, aided by the long-running Lassie television series. The collie now places 35th. Likewise, the 1962 movie Big Red about an Irish setter vaulted that breed into 3rd place for a time, but it now ranks #72. • For city folks and apartment dwellers, small dogs are the most popular, with the Yorkshire terrier leading the pack, followed by the poodle, dachshund, and Shih Tzu. The Shih Tzu originated in China, and was once the prized pet of that country’s royalty during the Ming Dynasty. It weighs between 11 and 16 lbs. and stands about 10.5 inches tall. • It’s no surprise that the Chihuahua is the smallest breed. This breed’s owners can expect their dog to weigh under 6 pounds and measure between 6 and 9 inches tall and live between 10 and 18 years. The record holder of the title of world’s smallest dog is Milly, a Chihuahua living in Puerto Rico. She stands just 3.8 inches tall and weighs about a pound. Milly’s birth weight was less than an ounce and she fit nicely in a teaspoon. • Close behind the Chihuahua in size is the Affenpinscher, a German breed belonging to the Pinscher-Schnauzer family, dating back to the 17th century. Its unusual name is the result of its odd monkey-like facial expression. In the German language, Affen means “monkey,” and the breed has earned the nickname “monkey dog.” It weighs between 7 and 9 lbs. and stands less than a foot tall.

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IT'S A DOG'S LIFE (continued): • Although the largest dog breed, the Great Dane, usually average about 160 lbs. in weight and 32 inches in height, a Michigan Great Dane named Zeus, history’s tallest dog, measures 44 inches tall and 7’ 4” tall standing on his hind legs. Zeus weighs in at 150 lbs. • If you’re looking for a quiet dog, there are several breeds that will fit the bill. A survey of 218 veterinarians tells us that, although very large in size, both the Newfoundland and the Great Dane don’t bark often. Of course, when they do, their barks are louder and deeper than any other dogs. Both of these breeds are calm and docile. The sleek greyhound is also a quiet dog, but its owner will have the dog’s strong will and defiance to deal with instead. • So which dogs are the smartest? A panel of 122 vets were surveyed and their consensus was that the Golden Retriever is the fifth-smartest, followed by the Australian Shepherd in fourth place, the poodle in third, and the German Shepherd second. The majority ranked the Border Collie as the smartest breed.

MOMENTS IN TIME • On Oct. 4, 1937, legendary blues singer Bessie Smith is buried near Philadelphia. Smith was killed a few days earlier when the old Packard she was driving hit a parked truck near Coahoma, Mississippi. In 1923, Smith had released her first record, "Down-Hearted Blues."

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• On Oct. 2, 1971, "Maggie May" becomes Rod Stewart's first No. 1 hit and tops the U.K. and U.S. pop charts simultaneously. "Maggie May" was a last-minute addition to the album "Every Picture Tells a Story" and was • On Sept. 30, 1949, after 15 months originally released as the "B" side and more than 250,000 flights, the to the single "Reason to Believe." Berlin Airlift officially comes to an • On Oct. 3, 1981, a hunger strike by end. The daily airlift supplied tons of Irish nationalists at the Maze Prison food and other goods. Without firing in Belfast in Northern Ireland is a shot, the Americans foiled the So- called off after seven months and 10 viet plan to hold West Berlin hostage. deaths. In the aftermath of the strike, • On Sept. 29, 1954, Willie Mays, centerfielder for the New York Giants, makes an amazing over-theshoulder catch of a fly ball hit by Cleveland Indians first baseman Vic Wertz to rob Wertz of extra bases in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series. The catch has gone down as one of the greatest in baseball history.

• On Oct. 1, 1962, Johnny Carson takes over from Jack Paar as host of the late-night talk program "The Tonight Show." Carson went on to host "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher agreed to give in to several of the protesters' demands, including the right to wear civilian clothing.

• On Oct. 5, 1990, "Henry & June," starring Uma Thurman, Fred Ward and Maria de Medeiros, opens in theaters as the first film with an NC-17 rating. A month earlier, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) had debuted NC17 (No One Under 17 Admitted) as a replacement for the X rating. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

• About 4.5 million people in the U.S. will be bitten by a dog this year. Nearly 850,000 of those will have to receive medical attention. Out of that number, more than 30,000 will have to undergo some type of reconstructive surgery, while 15 to 20 victims of dog bites will die this year. • Lots of people will probably agree with the statement by author Mark Twain, “The more I know about people, the more I like my dog.”

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FAMOUS PHARMACISTS

Since September 25 is World Pharmacists Day, it seems like a good time for Tidbits to investigate some of history’s famous pharmacists and their contributions. • A young German pharmacist named Friedrich Serturner was the first to separate morphine from opium, a highly addictive medical and recreational narcotic and the main ingredient in laudanum. Serturner discovered morphine’s ability to relieve severe pain, and it was also initially used as a substitute for alcohol and opium dependency. Doctors then discovered that morphine’s continued use was even more addictive than the substances it was replacing.

• Hubert Humphrey, U.S. Vice President from 1965 to 1968 under President Lyndon B. Johnson, got his start as a pharmacist in his dad’s South Dakota pharmacy. He went on to serve as the mayor of Minneapolis and a U.S. Senator before being chosen as LBJ’s running mate. Humphrey ran for President in 1968, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to defeat Richard Nixon. • Pharmacist Wilbur Scoville created the Scoville Organoleptic Test, a scale for measuring the hotness of chile peppers. A Scoville Unit is a measure of the chemical capsaicin found in hot peppers that is responsible for their heat.

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tor, calls sick children in hospital wards and talks to them as some of his most famous characters, including Winnie the Pooh and Tigger. • Some state names have come to the English language through roundabout routes. Take Alaska, for example. The state name comes from the Aleut word "alaxsxaq," which in turn comes from the Russian meaning "the object toward which the action of the sea is directed." • Those who study such things say that even fish can have distinct personalities. Within a single species, scientists have observed that some fish are quite adventurous, willing to go to great lengths to obtain food or a mate, while others are much more timid, eschewing daring feats altogether. *** Thought for the Day: "If a man does his best, what else is there?" -- General George S. Patton

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• It was French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte who made the following sage observation: "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." • Given the notoriety Las Vegas enjoys as a place for quick weddings, you might be surprised to learn that, technically, it is illegal in that city for a mustachioed man to kiss a woman. • In 1923, a man named Frank Hayes earned the distinction of becoming the first (and so far only) person to win a horse race posthumously. Hayes was actually a trainer rather than a jockey, and he was riding a 20-1 underdog named Sweet Kiss. It seems that Hayes suffered a heart attack in the midst of the race, but his body stayed in the saddle while Sweet Kiss beat the odds to cross the finish line first. For the rest of her life, the horse he rode was nicknamed "Sweet Kiss of Death." • In his spare time, Jim Cummings, a successful voice ac-

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• Following a vacation at his country summer home, Scottish biologist and pharmacist Alexander Fleming returned to his lab to find that a fungus had developed in a stack of Petri dishes that had contained a staphylococcus culture. The bacteria had died all around the area containing the mold, prompting him to perform experiments over the next 20 years showing that the mold prevented growth of staphylococci, even when diluted 800 times. Fleming named his “mold juice” penicillin, and it was produced as an antibiotic that could cure numerous serious infectious diseases. For his work in the field of medicine, Fleming was awarded the 1945 Nobel Prize.

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PHARMACISTS (continued): • Not all of the innovations of pharmacists were DEERE. (continued): medical. In JOHN 1885, aDEERE. young Waco, Texas pharAlderton, was working at Mor•macist, It wasCharles while living in Illinois that John norison’s Corner Drug when he inventticed Old the problems that Store farmers faced when to atill soil. Because the the areaWaco. had edattempting a recipe for soft drink he called formerly beenowner woodland, the soil was rich The drug store renamed the drink after with hummus, which clumped andAfter clungyears to a friend of his, Dr. Charles Pepper. bladeslocal, of thethe plows farmers were accusofthe staying beverage was introduced to using. While repairing a broken totomed the public at the 1904 World’s Fair incirSt. cular saw, Deere stumbled upon an idea. Louis, where 20 million people sampled it. He The his smith is skills to fashion the major steel Dremployed Pepper Company America’s oldest blade into the shape of a plow. He affixed manufacturer of soft drink concentrates.

two wooden spokes, then hitched the device • After in theIllinois Civil soil War, to a being horse. severely It plowedinjured the heavy Atlanta Johna farmer Pemberton adlike a pharmacist charm. In fact, who became happened dicted to morphine to ease his pain. Wanting to be observing the test run immediately putto find a cure 1866, he began in an orderfor forhis hisaddiction, own John in Deere plow. experimenting with opium-free painkillers and • In short order, Deere gave up his blacksmith came up with Pemberton’s French Wine Coca, shop and focused on making plows. The proclaiming his popular invention a “nerve toncompany grew steadily and added many emic” and “headache remedy.” When Atlanta enactployees. In the late 1840s, John relocated the edentire temperance laws, was compelled to find an operation to he Moline, Illinois. Ashamed alcohol-free sugar John replacing of his ownformula, lack of with education, sent wine his aschildren the sweetener. His tonic became a refreshing to the state’s finest schools. One of soda instead, known as Coca-Cohis fountain proudest drink days occurred when son Charles la.earned Unfortunately, when Pemberton passed away the equivalent of an MBA from Bell’s at Commercial age 57, he was still addicted to morphine. College in Chicago. • Pepsi-Cola also camemanaging from thetheefforts of a • With his son Charles company, pharmacist, Caleb Bradham. In 1893, this John found time to pursue philanthropic inNew Bern, North Carolina pharmacist comterests. He co-founded both the First Nationbined colaand nutthe extract, vanilla, and “rare oils,” al Bank First Congregational Church. and it Brad’s Drink.ofHe invented it in Hecalled was elected the mayor Moline in 1873, anwhere effortone to help patrons improve their health, of his first actions – the replacebelieving his concoction ment of that the city’s open drainsaided with digestion. a sewer pipe system – saved countless lives by reducBecause the pepsin enzyme does in fact aid diing the spread of disease. gestion, in 1898, Bradham renamed his beverPepsi-Cola, evenDeere thoughlogo, he didn’t add pep•age The original John registered in sin1876, as andepicted ingredient. a deer that was native to Africa. Thirty-six years later, in 1912, was re-to • Other favorite fountain drinks were itbrought with the image of Hires, a Northdeveloper Americanof usplaced by pharmacist Charles white-tailed deer. In the decades Hires root beer, and James Vernor, that who folconlowed, the now-familiar “outline” logo took cocted ginger ale. over as the symbol of the John Deere brand. Information in the Tidbits® Paper is gathered from sources considered to be reliable, but the accuracy of all information cannot be guaranteed.

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