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THE DALLAS POST FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1938
CHINCHILLAS FROM SHAVERTOWN
RABBITRY AID SCIENCE IN WAR
AGAINST DEATH-DEALING GERMS
Caryl’s Rabbitry, Already Known For Succulent And Nour-
ishing Meat, Turns To Breeding Stock For Labora-
tories; New Uses Double Demand For Bunnies
“NO LONGER A HOBBY,” LOCAL FANCIER SAYS
In a rambling white building on Shaver Avenue, Shavertown, ammunition
is being manufactured for a great war, a struggle even greater than the con-
flicts raging in Europe and the Orient today. For the war toward which this
unusual industry is working is a war of peace, a battle to save lives through
science.
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Two men—Ernest Caryl and his father-in-law, Bert Green—are the pro-
prietors of a strange business, a rabbitry where fine-looking Chinchilla rab-
bits are bred to exact specifications for use in laboratories and hospitals for
the manufacture of life-saving serums.
Mr. Caryl started the hatchery about
six years ago as a hobby. When the
demand for succulent rabbit meat
grew, he began to sell dressed rabbits.
Now the scientific aspect of the busi-
ness has become the most important.
Mr. Caryl and Mr. Green have about
100 rabbits mow but they have facili-
ties for. 350 and the growth of the
business indicates they will have that
many rabbits before long.
Demand Has Doubled
Rabbit growing, as a business, has
doubled its volume in the last few
years, according to Mr. Caryl. There
are two other breeders, Lewis Fur-
neaux of Orchard Farm and Mr. Sut-
ton of Dallas, in this section and three
large breeders and a number of fan-
ciers in Wyoming Valley.
Mr. Caryl, who is the largest breed-
er in this section, is interested pri-
marily now in developing laboratory
stock. Since the standards for such
specimens are extremely high, the food
value of his rabbits is improved, be-
cause of the painstaking care and
cleanliness which is necessary.
A typical serum employing rabbit
blood is the mixture used in combat-
ting pneumonia. Technicians take 50
cubic céntimetres from the rabbit ev-
ery two weeks for 50 bleedings in pre-
paring the valuable serum. Rabbits
make excellent subjects because their
plood can be classed in types which
compare with human blood types. Rab-
bits are used also in hospital labora-
tories for pregnancy tests.
New uses for rabbit blood in sci-
ence’s battle with disease are being
discovered constantly. The Lederle
Laboratories, one of the largest insti-
tutions of its kind, is now working
secretly on a new type of serum which,
if successful will triple the demand
for rabbits for scientific purposes.
Lederle Laboratories now keeps 18,000
rabbits on hand. When the new serum
is perfected the technicians will need
a constant supply of 150,000 rabbits.
Becomes A Big Business
The scientific developments and the
increasing demand for rabbit meat as
a nourishing food has lifted bunny-
growing out of the province of hobbies
and into big business, according to
Mr. Caryl. An early prejudice against
rabbit meat is being overcome, partly
because of the care in selecting and
handling the meat, partly because of
government confirmation of the nu-
tritious qualities.
Rabbit meat is next to squab for
nutrition and it dresses even better
than chicken, Mr. Caryl says, because
it has less water content and light-
weight bones. Mr. Caryl can kill and
dress a rabbit to order in six minutes.
The customer receives the rabbit cut
ready for frying, packed neatly in al
sanitary parchment bag.
There is another fascinating phase’
to Mr. Caryl’s business, the prepara-
tion of rabbit skins for use in imita-
tion Chinchilla coats and capes. Rab-
bit fur is sold under 42 different trade
names. Ordinary rabbit fur can be
dyed to imitate almost any fur and
only an expert can detect the amaz-
ing imitations made from rabbit. But
it is impossible to secure imitations of
the rare South American Chinchilla
because of its unusual fur. The Chin-
chilla rabbit was bred originally In
France and careful breeding has de-
veloped an amazing similarity to the
real chinchilla. Each hair starts as a
blue-grey, merged into a white ring,
has a distinct black bar above the
ring and is tipped with black or silver.
When blown against, the soft fur opens
into a circular rainbow effect, re-
sembling a bull’s-eye.
Has Trophy Collection
The excellence of Mr. Caryl’s Chin-
chilla stock is testified to by the num-)
ber of prizes he has won. He has re-
ceived awards at Akron, O.; Paines-
ville, O.; Cleveland, O.; Elyria, O.; In-
dianopolis, Ind.; Orangeburg, N. Y.:
Binghamton, N, Y.; Hatfield, Pa.; Har-
rington, Del, and Reading. Mr, Caryl
had ' the best display 6f rabbits at
Binghamton in November, 1937, and
won a silver trophy. At that show
the Eastern Rabbit Breeders’ Assocl-
ation was formed and Mr. Caryl was
named a director. He is also a mem-
ber of the American Rabbit and Cavy
Breeders’ Association.
One of his best Chinchillas—called
“Ching” for brief by fanciers—Iis
“Dobby”, a five-year-old buck who is
especially valuable because he will
pose eight minutes without changing
position. “Dobby’s”’ son was acclaim-
ed best Chinchilla in the show at Hat-
field, a promise of greatness for
“Dobby’s” offspring. A rabbit is ped-
igreed after the third generation.
Mr. Caryl’s rabbitry on Shaver Ave-
nue is up-to-date and a model of
cleanliness and sanitation. Mr, Caryl
igs enthusiastic about hig charges and
visitors will find his stories about
rabbit-raiging intensely interesting.
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GENUINE CHINCHILLA SO
COSTLY THERE ARE ONLY
THREE CAPES IN AMERICA
There are only three genuine
Chinchilla, capes in United States,
according to Ernest Caryl of Shav-
ertown, whose Chinchilla rabbits
produce the best imitation of the
rare South American fur.
A Chinchilla cape or wrap re-
tails at about $60,000, Mr, Caryl
says. A duplication, made from
Chinchilla rabbit fur, can be
bought for from $500 to $1,500 he
says. Only an expert can detect
the difference.
Although most rare furs can be
duplicated ‘by dying rabbit skins,
the rainbow effect cross section
of the Chinchilla. could only be
secured by painting each hair
separately.
YOUTH, AHOY!
A Column For Young Men And
Women Of High School Age
By AUNT CAL
MAKING SPARE TIME PAY
Most people do not realize the value
of spare time. The more they have
of it, the less good it seems to them.
Yet even a few minutes each day spent
wisely is the reason for many a suc-
cess.
The real secret is in having a defi-
nite goal and working toward that
whenever you have a spare minute or
two. For instance, a girl wished to be
able to quote poetry easily. She placed
a new poem on her bureau every day
and learned a line or two each time
she passed by until she could recite
the whole poem.
You can become an expert on any
subject by applying the same method
which this girl employed in memoriz-
ing poetry. It works especially well
in learning to play a musical instru-
ment or anything which requires prac-
tice.
If you wish to learn to play by ear
in all keys, first work on the scales
up and down the instrument until
they are easy in every key. Then
practice the skips do, me, sol, high do,
ti, sol, la (pause), fa, ray, do. After
this take a simple melody, playing in
all keys, and gradually work into the
more difficult ones. Do this every day
and it will not be long before you can
play anything by ear in any key.
You may utilize spare moments in
building up reserves for the future.
Girls, do you realize how easy it is to
make over, old dresses? You may
even learn to design your own effects
by noticing how these are secured on
ready-made garments and by doing a
little experimenting. If you start now
and spend a little time each day, you
can have a full wardrobe of attractive
dresses by fall.
Boys may use odd moments in fit-
ting up their room with gadgets and
things which make it their own spe-
cial place—perhaps sports pictures,
school banners, collections of match
boxes or other trophies. You may
learn a good deal about some trade by
helping around during the summer.
Not only will you get valuable exper-
ience in that line of work, but you will
| also gain some idea as to whether you
would like to do it for a living.
Money Making Tip: If you can get
a picture of someone in your town do-
ing something out of the ordinary, you
may be able to get money for it. The
picture would have to be extremely
sharp and elear cut, and be of inter-
est to a large number of people. Let
me know what you have in mind, and
I will tell you if I think it has selling
possibilities and suggest a market, Be
sure to enclose a stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope for a personal reply.
I shall be, pleased to answer any
personal question confidentially if you
will enclose a stamped, self-addressed
envelope. Address me in care of this
paper.
So long until next week.
AUNT CAL
NOXEN SERVICES
“Making Our Choice” will be the
subject of Rev. John Albright’'s ser-
mon at St. Luke's Church, Noxen, on
Sunday morning at 11. Sunday school
will be at 10. Holy Communion will
be administered on Sunday, August 7.
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