, 1874-07-11

ooinnlho to remarkable dtgrep boauty will
comfort md utility. The tnpnAoy-l1otlHo- al
,,s ot,lato lilns, costing ea,6oo-ia ono Of til,
omnnP PGt5 hx OF attttauon 4 ls ~ breko. 90
d'norot,t spocioa Of tito trihe. Afrolitt
theta aro smal' eahoon aud apider -monkoy
4 pann and rt1hudn,A monkey aro eaid pastloularl,
ameet tilo aet'hibliioa of spectators, BY tloii
eaus sg itb dssosto fn,In9 to baby.nokey Az IN the
a falt wy Of haing aruiei. ~ @>@'' - -
Al'otnor peoullarly.intoresting p1aco Ia tho
Hrare.tiog vl]lage, Vhioh Is we'll populated by
st'c,ca o1f.unn ttlo Creatures Thsy have con-
communicating together, and ocoupy thomsniyoas
-nuch to tho amusement Of Tho lockers -or, :.
with visiting thoir noIghbors, aud ponrlnr In and
sraotr. e1 Ct .et t a9'sST 20 Tie syisry .soe
ofns1t.ented with stained glass winows. Il c"st
So,ooo. Az a.faty intended expressly for onples
hA"Eh, elc:, IA built In tho form Of n heo-lfTn
and % is 81 feot high, 20 feet long, ani 10 fect
III 1'o1 "ar,;. y y asoa ~ into three
and d. tho otheta for owa and hawks. 1e'
s,,In nno uear-plta arc magnificent incloAurca Of
eolld masonry: 90 feot long. 30 foot wilo, md "a
no,a 70 Il t. faes .s high Each Of tho three ptH has
batso ,broponeities OF ntuin; a,,l larrn hstb: @
tnb. tn which, l'o may i!oundot 1T viii, Beyop
bonra hro now in possession Of tho rro,usos.
scstsefed about ths grounds ara cngoB and in
sGa'so1 sra nne oohaing specimens Of the lynx, Loop;
fos4bat, praire-woli. silver pheasant' roIdnn I,,
pheasant. cl,raHsow, ana other antma{s. 1,hn
Mafdons III eyory why do credit to the itdtoous
npofant7 OF Philadelphia. and to tho enterprise
snn e''oohoy of tlls officers Of the zoological
lion Under their command.
EXCEPTIONAL FOODS.
Dr. PavJ, in hia work on "Tood and D,o.
tetics' aoyotoa chapter to tho enumeration of
the exceptional animal fooda oaten in ditrorent
rafta Of tho globe. We learn from It that almost
esery crestpro living however noxious. is, In
homo country or othor, ostoenlod daiuty or q
ueetut article OF diet. Spiders nre eaten by tho
baHhmon and inhabitants Of Now Caledonia.
trasahoppora arc eaten by tho Dnshmon and tho
ote'lndlana. White aslts are highly relislled by
tie natives Of Australia aud the tribes alopn
tho banks OF tho zonga. Bees arc eaton by
various peoples. Tho Moors OF Wost Darbary
eonsader tho lioneycomb filled with yo,,n9
.,' seea great dollcaoy. Several varieties Of
nnn raushs s, aro IN favor "itl the A,lstrn1ians
,inctuoua bodies, is rroferred by then fo mn. smv
ntlfef article Of food. Caterpillara w0ro rhtn;,
by ing ancient Romans, and are still In fnvor
esoare s ' ov tba Gtnbs Of all kinds
tl'o 6lakWorm Ia food tor tho Chinese, w.
.., a.oo'hts Are eaton IN great quantities, both
ftea'l and saltod, by tho ro,sianR, Evyn,ian.
Afabiana, Blslln,an, North American 'fndians'
ana others. They hASo strong vegetable taatc
the flavor varying with the plants on whict
the food. Or. Livingstone thought them pajnt-
hb!o when roasted Diodorua AicuuB and In.
ao.pnns reier to raco OF pcople III Ethiopia who
auhsstes' q on locnsts. Lndolphus remarks; "For
1t IL very sweet aud wholesome sort of fiyet bv
moana OF which \ cortain Portuguez garrison IN
India that waa ready yield for want of proyiton'
held out until 1t was relieved smother wav';
Madden atates, in Ills Iravcle: "Tho Araba
mako aort Of brend Of loonsts. Thoy dry thnn
ana grind them to powder, thon mix This powder
with water, forming tl.om into round cakos.
Which aoryo for bleud." 6nails tn Europe. and
saga III Cil1na, have reputation al delicate |
articses OF nutrimont. 'o
Lizards, snakes, frogs dogs, cats, nice, and
olrdB'- '-nosts. are eaton by tho Chinese. l'oa]n |
aro eaten BY the South Africans, ami a ,arre
frog, called natta-motto, which, wheu oopka3l.
looka like chicken. Hea-lrchinH are nicl, |
sought after al food In different parts OF Europa.
ana sra.oalcnmbess arc eatcn BY tho Inhabitants !
Of China aud the South-sea 1elands.
A tribe OF ottomacs on the To Negro. enl-
elss prnrinallv, during tho ruiny season, upop
!at, unotuolis clay found In their district. Irho
Japanese also eat this c1ay. made into lin
'akes' called tanaampo. Ehrcnbcrg found tlat
ne clay, oon<stea chiefly Of tho remains Of
[roah-Watcr animals aud plal,ts of nlicroecorio
we. Kind Of earth known ~ lroat1.moaj ia
'siil largely eaten in Northorn Europe aut1 a
''mlIar substance, called mountail1-n,cal. Ina
9oon used 10 Nortlorn Germany In tlmes Of
amino: Various triboa Of Africa eat clay in t]o
iterv9ls batweon their meaIs, proferriug that
vitch IL taken from ant.hillA. The inhabitanfH
laS,-tho natives Of Australia beng notoruusly
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