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Itisoftensaidthatcatshaveninelives,thattheyareluckyenoughtoescapefromdangeragainandagain.Hereisasciencefictiontaleabouthowonesuchluckyescapebyacatledtoadiscoverythatwasabletochangethecourseofpeople'
slives.Theproblemsstemmingfromthediscoveryalsomakeinterestingreading.
ZERITSKY'
SLAW
AnnGriffith
Somebodysomedaywillmakeastudyoftheinfluenceofanimalsonhistory.Amongthem,Mrs.Graham'
scatshouldcertainlybeincludedinanysuchstudy.Ithasnowbeendefinitelyestablishedthattheexperiencesofthiscatledtotheideaofquick-frozenpeople,which,inturn,ledtothepassageofZeritsky'
sLaw.
WemustgobacktothefilesoftheLosAngelesnewspapersfor1950tofindthestory.Inbrief,aMrs.FredC.Grahammissedherpetcatonthesamedaythatsheputagooddealoffooddowninherhomedeep-freezeunit.Shesuspectednoconnectionbetweenthetwoevents.Thecatwasnottobefounduntilsixdayslater,whenitsownerwenttofetchsomethingfromthedeepfreeze.Muchasshelovedherpet,wemayimaginethatshewasmorehorror-thangrief-strickenatherdiscovery.Sheliftedthelittleice-encasedbodyoutofthedeep——freezeandsetitonthefloor.Thenshemanagedtorunasfarasthenextdoorneighbor'
shousebeforefainting.
Mrs.Grahambecamehystericalaftershewasrevived,anditwasseveralhoursbeforeshecouldbequietedenoughtopersuadeanybodythatshehadn'
tmadeupthewholething.Sheprevaileduponherneighbortogobacktothehousewithher.Infrontofthedeep-freezetheyfoundasmallpoolofwater,andawetcat,busilylickingitself.Theneighborsubsequentlytoldreportersthatthecatwasconcentratingitslickingononeofitshindlegs,wheresomeicestillremained,sothatshe,forone,believedthestory.
Afollow-updispatch,publishedaweeklater,reportedthatthecatwasunharmedbytheadventure.Further,Mrs.Grahamwasquotedassayingthatthecathadhadalargemealjustbeforeitsdisappearance;
thatassoonafteritsrescueasithaddrieditselfoff,ittookalongnap,preciselyasitalwaysdidafterameal;
andthatitwasnothungryagainuntilevening.Itwasclearfromtheaccountsthatthelifeprocesseshadbeenstoppeddeadintheirtracks,andbad,afterdefrosting,resumedatexactlythepointwheretheyleftoff.
Perhapsitisunfairtopullalltheresponsibilityononelucklesscat.Hadsuchathinghappenedanywhereelseinthecountry,itwouldhavebeentalkedabout,believedbyafew,disbelievedbymost,andforgotten.ButithappenedinLosAngeles.There,andprobablyonlythere,theeventwasanythingbutforgotten;
theprinciplesitrevealedbecamethebasisofahugelysuccessfulbusiness.
HowshallweregardtheZeritskyBrothers?
Asarchvillainsorpioneers?
Insupportofthelatterview,itmustbeadmittedthatthespiritofinquiryandthewillingnesstorisktheunknownwereindisputablytheirs.However,theirpioneering——ifweagreetocallitthat——was,equallyindisputably,boundupwiththequestforafastbuck.
Someoftheirfirstclientspaidashighas$15,000fortheinitialfreezing,andtheexorbitantrateof$1,000peryearasastoragecharge.TheZeritskyBrothersownedandmanagedoneofthelargestquick-freezingplantsintheworld,anditwastheirclaimthatconvertingthefreezingequipmentandstoragefacilitiestoaccommodatehumanswasextremelyexpensive,hencethehighrates.
Whentheearlyclientswhopaidtheseratesweredefrostedyearslater,andfoundotherclientsreceivingthesameservicesforaslittleas$3,000,theythreatenedarowandtheZeritskysmadesubstantialrefunds.Bythattimetheycouldeasilyaffordit,andsinceanypublicityabouttheirenterprisewasunwelcometothem,allrefundsweremadewithoutawhimper.$3,000becamethestandardrate,with$100peryearthestoragecharge,andnochargefordefrosting.
TheZeritskyswerebusinessmen,firstandlast.Anyonewhohadthefeecouldputhimselfawayforwhateverperiodoftimehewished,andnoquestionsasked,Theironcladrulewasthatfullpaymenthadtobemadeinadvance.
Criminalswerethefirsttoapplyforquick-freezing,andformedthemainstayoftheZeritskys'
businessthroughtheyears.Whatmoreeasythantorob,hidetheloot(exceptforthatall-importantadvancepayment),presentyourselftotheZeritskysandremainintheiradmirablechambersforfiveortenyears,emergetofindthehueandcrylongsincedieddownandthecrimeforgotten,recoveryourhaulandliveoutyourlifeinluxury?
Duetotheshadycharacterofmostoftheirpatrons,theZeritskyskeptallrecordsbyasystemofnumbers.Nameneverappearedonthebooks,andanonymitywasguaranteed.
Lawenforcementagents,lookingforfugitivesfromjustice,foundno
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