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daily nebraskan
monday, april 21, 1980
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Spring finally here? Legs, longing are symptoms
By Peg Sheldrick
The robin is the traditional harbinger of
spring; in most North American locales, its
appearance signals the beginning of that
season of beginnings.
But in Nebraska, the robins come with
their galoshes and long underwear in tow,
because even they know that the weather is
about as predictable as Margaret Trudeau.
Longtime Nebraska residents as well as
newcomers are frequently tempted to leave
the studded snow tires on their cars well
into July, confused as they are by the
meteorological vagaries of the Cornhusker
state.
But for the seasoned observer, there are
some genuine signs that the gentlest season
has arrived.
For the sake of those bemused, clima
tically confused souls who have seen too
many heat waves in December and know
the weather to be a fair-weather friend, the
following Sure-Fire Symptoms of Spring
are provided in the hope that they will, for
once, know when to hang up the ice skates
for a while.
The Landscape Symptom. When spring
has truly arrived, the piles of dirty snow on
the ground are replaced by piles of dirty
bodies in various stages of undress. Stu
dents with their books laying open on their
stomachs and their heads floating free in
the clouds dot the grassy banks like so
many fleshy weeds. Caution is urged for
pedestrians and hikers, lest in their travels
they tread on someone claiming to be
studying.
. The Wouldn't-It-Be-Pleasanter-To-Do-This
Outdoors-Symptom. Otherwise sen
sible people will, without warning, turn to
gaze longingly out the window and
mumble something about the "call of the
wild." If you explain to them that that is
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mower, they will only stare at you uncom
prehendingly and then turn again to the
window. This symptom frequently gives
rise to the next one.
The People Trying to Accomplish Some
thing Constructive While Sitting In the
Grass Symptom. Persons suffering from
this affliction are characterized by a sea of
papers billowing beneath their protective
arms (many of them escaping anyway) and
a tendency to look up every two or three
seconds. They write at a rate of about five
words an hour.
The Aberrant Physiognomy Symptom.
Once the temperature rises above 60
degrees, certain strange configurations of
human flesh become evident. Do not be
frightened, despite their bizarre, even
grotesque appearance. Largely harmless
and occasionally useful and even attactive,
they are known by the medical term legs.
The Terminally Mellow Symptom.
Normally rational and irritable persons
suddenly, eerily become indifferent to
many of the slings and arrows of everyday
life. Sufferers have been known to walk
with heads uncovered in the rain, open
doors for police officers, and, in severe
cases, smile at bus drivers. The only cure is
extreme summer heat.
The Jejune Behavior Symptom. Marked
by their inability to resist splashing in
puddles, victims find themselves throwing
maturity to the wind in favor of picking
wild violets and buying ice cream cones.
Advanced cases have been known to hum
out loud and giggle foolishly when con
fronted with the changes in their personali
ties as they drape the would-be helper with
clover chains and skip off over the horizon.
For the purpose of observation, the re
mainder of this listing will be compiled
while this reporter actually sits outdoors.
Nebraska village to revive
traditional crafts, industries
Beginning Memorial Day weekend, early
settler crafts and industries will be restored
at St. Deroin, a living history village north
of Indian Cave state park in southeast
Nebraska.
Larry Cook, park superintendent, said
St. Deroin will recreate early crafts such as
soap making, candle dipping and "pouring
and broom making. The broom machine
originally used in the village will be put
back into use, he said.
"Possibly there will be a molasses mill,"
he said, adding that if the sugar cane deli
very arrives sorghum may be produced in
the fall.
Two miles from St. Deroin is Indian
Cave park, which has been open to cam
pers, hikers and outdoor lovers since 1965,
Cook said.
The more than 3,0004cre park owes
its name to a sandstone overhang near the
Missouri River.
"This is what the Indians wintered in,"
Cook said, "There's petroglyphs on die
walls."
Petroglyphs are pictures of animals
found on cave walls near the overhand,
and, by Cook's estimation, date back as far
as 800 years to the early woodland culture
of the Indians. The petroglyphs include
buffalo, beavers and other geometric
designs that are open to interpretation.
"Petroglyphs are something new to the
state of Nebraska," Cook said, explaining
that they are not found in other parts of
the state .
Cook, who has worked at the park for
10 years, said 177,00 tourists visited Indian
Cave last year. The park has about 20 miles
of hiking trails and campgrounds that can
accommodate up to 150 tents and
recreational vehicles.
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