From the July 2, 1932, issue

OUR FRIEND THE BAT

With the coming of warm summer weather, and the arrival in number of insects to eat, bats are becoming more noticeable as they make their noiseless nightly patrols. Because of their nocturnal, and therefore mysterious, habits and because of their preference for homes in caves and dark holes, our ancestors came to regard them as evil and sinister creatures and equipped their demons with bats wings and told wild tales about bat-vampires that sucked human blood.