The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-25

The Dozen Bos. thu, were Born In the qua
rum on the 2Oth lust.

Mr. Bcrgh was informed by lcttcr n fcw
days ago that a child had sun 'rri n severe
nervous shock while in the Aquarium. The
little girl had boon admring ~ white pigeon
that was porchrd on u pi $50 Of timber in IN. fa
containing several an1oonlas, AMI an anaconda
had inrtod at it aud crushed its bones and sval-
lowed it.
Mr. Brrgh lost no time in wrtingto Mr.. Cnup.
aud the manager of the Aquarium replied that
the box Of srrp'ni4 belonged To Charles R,irhc
& Brother " So Chatham street. Mr.. Bcrgh
next sent for a member " the nrm ana that
gentleman said that II had not been the custom
10 feed the reptiles while visitors were in the
Aquarium. Thrrcnt Mr. Bcrgh forbade the Civ
ing of living creatures to the scrpcnis. and Mr.
Reiche told the zo6phisI that II snake Will not
eat food that II does not itself Kill.
/" II would Iva n worry simple matter" Mr..
Bergh then said to le; the snake die. II "A
snake cannot eat such food ms you and and
other persons eat. hut must be served with such
It'd bits ~ live doves and rabbits. then IL, Il de-
MIR. H. irhc rctOrcd That u is impossible io keep
serpcnts on food that has brcn Killed for them.
." How do YOU know - was Mr.. Borghs qiins-
tion. Why don't YOU try the experiments |
fancy II YOU let u snake get hungry enough.
and NJ the same time Keep II nirc piece NJ hrcf
before II. II will finally contrivr to swallow H."
A. Mr.. Brr.h Wis do- on iing the steps from
the Tomhs Police Court yoStn rdnv. mn agent Vt
the firm promised that no more living creatures
I'll ihll nn XIV n lh Tue Illi''ut'.
Lust evening a reporter fnr THE SuN snw ut
the door NJ the Aquarium card publicly dis
played. ~ follows.
Wauici-Li,c Young mice, VIII Jay one cent apiece.
These liulr mice arc wanird for The dozen or
moro baby bon con-irltori now In the glnss box
with their mp'h r.. nnd i1ur larfe anaron la-.
On the 2Uth inst. Phil. th" engineer. ran M
stairs md told Or. Dnrn'r that something had
got into the snake hoN. and tn" Do tor found
the little hlas Euth 'r.l M % bunch. They were
rnch tw.niy-our in hes long ami lsionShnly
lively When Il -turhed they raised their heads
ami li--'d like older snakes. At first they
needed no food because to the stomach ~ ZACH
WIS niill he'd "a sul-t1n.r like the vplk of
On "Es. irom which try took nourl-hm'ni.
In two weeks. however. this source of supply
srrpeuis mode of cniin.. Thy crush and
swallow Ia" littir Wirn ia tho bigger snakes do
ri.-" this inter sting family. under Mr. Der, b =
ruling. The hous have grown thrro In hes
sine their birth.
hungry. She ha. cainn uoihlng Tor over fwY
months. At noon y stertny it WINS noticed that
nee -An had narIrd az hgr Pr In about NJ
tnupu- roll an around her head. to her neck.
81" dii this 10y rubbing 4 against the grave on
hH Is on her body for about three foot the akin
ccnscl 10 roll NJ Ynd hrlgn to double on it, If.
Ait"r NNr feet 81 Tho shHlu. new skin had b"-
cam" visible. sh' brought her h"Hd around and
pushed bn.k the old -sin by pressing against 4
w'th The sid Of her n + Shr g9i rid o. her
skin entirely I'm lust wv hours AMI ten minutes.
Amor the shCddlug uf it, skin "a serpent cuts
rdyvnou-y. \ -torAuy mornin two rabbits
w,r' rl,,ci IN tn Toy for hcr. hut he anaron-
da-' wni,h 1t WI Though! haa been sntrd.
- -ici That now will hc % good tim. r. try her
with II piec' of beef Mr.. Bcrgh said last
evening that he ono toid Mr. Bntnum
that h. must not feed IN" snakes that were
k"pt Ia the Old Ann str'ut mus 'um. Mr. Bar
mum was angry, tut told HIM that the law OF
H." state woull be- inN"h. IL BE- iii not heed
my warming. Very wit said he. then won't
feed them ia the Staie.' Aiterward he told me
That whenever hi snakes g-t hungry hr took
them ovei 70 Taylor's Hotel in Jersey City 10
have them fed.