Jan. 17, 1961: Matt Weinstock reports on the number of people bitten by animals in December: dogs (922); cats (153); monkeys (20); hamsters (18); rats (13); rabbits (11); squirrels (6); skunks (1); ocelot (1); opossum (1); chimpanzee (1); chinchilla (1).

DEAR ABBY: You did a great disservice to the young wife of a mentally sick husband when you advised her to stick with him.