, 1877-01-07
0STRICHES AND 0STRICH-BREEDISG


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/ Curious Information.
4 new book entitled Ostrichcs and Ostrich
FARMING. u 1,v Jn;ns de Mosen,hol and I,,no
Ear-,,,,5 ues.,.s. s..',. 49, oa'"e
o N.',u na .45: s1'e7 niucu cut'ous anu en-
'ettasmhg information concerning the e!ephan
Of birds. The volume is made up OF Two dis
tinct works, The first describes the Africa,
| ostricb and rie so,+1, Amor,,o,, ,,a A,,e.~o,1o,
| no ,0os" 1A'ee Aea@ A44. oaes' a.!a4 -.
eouetus,-1ae faeaa casso"ary, anu emu lh'
second gives an account of the ostrieh-farmint
industry Of South Africa,
/ The i7;fTcront r,embore ~ tho fo.,,,,,
,;ea.,sos... y. sue Aani.y unoe
u'seusslon a1e peculiar III haFing small head,
snort, straight, anu depressed bill, long neck
aud very small wings, entirely useless for ly
| ing. Their legs orc enormously strong. with a,
| ARTICULATION that udanfs theIn esnec;al1v for th[
| lcap;ng stride whit h riycs = snec1 ~ herond
| that Of anv horse and a kiclin,, noyrer ,,ar
inferior TO that Of the most accomplishe1
| siycly to the southern hcnisnherr, thn1rh 1hn;,
! fossil remains are found m1ich farther north
The race is supposed to have cristci, hefore the
| period Of carniyorous animals, and to owe its
/ present restriction to the increasinr numbers
to be no other reason for their llayiue withdraw
| from the northern heuisnhere. foT thpv hen-
| tho rigurs of northern cltmates without shei.
| ter, aud, indeed, some snecics arc abundant IN
| Patagonia, even to the Straits of Naoe1lnn 49,
The ostrich proper is found throughout Africa
| open ground. This bird has n dowf7v nas, and -
a weff-feathcred BODY, the body color henr
black, and the pendulous Feathers Of thc ,y;ngas
and tail often pure white. It bus two toes
| pointing forward md outward. one of t},en1
] muck larger than the other It's annette seems
to he quite catholic and restr;ctefi ou1v hv IT,
capacity for swallowing; even Injurious and
fatal substances are swallowed with I as much rh
patient Of Thirst ond even of - bnnoer oa and
this, coupled with its wonderful nn,rers '1 NJ
locomotion, enables it to wander fnr frorn to
base Of suppIies. 50 that r. ;s somat;,nos an ,ro
the arid desert. Dr iyinpstone cn,,n,; uu. ;ts n
steps by stoDwatcb. fnn5i that h ta1es az. 10
s,r;1ex h III .+ca,,J c1or;nt sat.. saAsa tfe
stride-a mare nj oyer ,,oet;. a~ <,,e< ~ . ea.a
It's general anncarancc md ;fs ,,
seen from distance ore s;ngn1ari1 ,a' tfas nncn
ri the camel ann - "a t,i1ad hn *. LAG snose
!. ama1~h;rd !; ~ AL ~-AAtoo ~ ene ata1s tle
Thc hrenf3ino ,,ocr,1;o-i -i.;o. ~ +,a o.+u,s,, .
e,,ros, and mi litt1a ,,nJarsta>I Tb ~
notion that the et-s are 1cff 1;ne, a,,t
noivrannoEs nna r,a,a aesna;nt;s .:. iue @ ollo Is
throe f4,n.as A Tha farasias "isln..as Win tN9 or
concerning their rToc tas;ns, iit.a saietess fs
thcno ~ th.;- 59Sh;1 .!.'e PAM w ~
preston IN the ground. rhe ma mae bir 1uw ;mned; al
ptriv rolls houa s,,nt - "a 49, n1u liHeoi i y
he Who Goes tbe ch;ar 30 WI unqs - ann A. -
c,t+inr ,at;on+1u anS- ~ T., ~ neupaLlon,
tht cir wcat rcn,,,raa @ne a. .lE 49, LITTLE
nnrin~ tIe heot ~ 49, Han ~, o ~. ndteniug.
41,a1, = ~. 80. " - uaJ ~ ny engy leaYe
negI;ocnt e;,tin1 ~ +h ,"tha, ~ au ~ ~ t.e
roreTs tham cIo5e1v ~ - 49, ~ ne
earh wc;"h;nT ohoyf threa ,.',,e5s ~ "1ss Tsg, esgs,
nrohab!y ahont ba1f the errs le;d hv h;s NV ~
The REMAINDER are dronnst; at s,1ci, - ~ 5s,nnaa
THa freshor of +hese ere p9tan M 1ni
fnr tIe yonner hrooi 'Tha cocl- co,+;n,,as ~
tnt;rs whirfs are ,,sua1ir cons,ora5 1eataai rnI
after tba yf11nr have l..ft their nest tal.;n1 4
fire cl,ar1ts IT ttrn,. hroodino tIsm ~ fasd;,er
them. and i1efenf]inr them acasnst tiansgar 4'''
The inaccessjble regions to which the ostrich
has retired do mt serve to nrote1.t him from tia
preei1r hn,tcrs fr whom he is nnrs,,ed IVA, sae
in the heart Of Africa the feathers Of each bird
are are o' worth from from 80 to 100 spanis1 dollars
an acccptahle ~ Substitute Tor butter rs well as
serxiceah1n mrdir;na1 o;ntment fhs bs,nti1,ts -
Of the Wild birds il aIyoyg ard,Ions nn1 often III.
rcouited. They arc killed on tue nest or from
the hunters ore numerous. are T1n down
hv RELAYS Of horsen,en. One method nr.c.
tirei hy the not;vcs is tn dress thcmss1vaa ~
ostrich. skins. beino TINS enabled tn ann-osch "a a
flock quite closely. solnetimcs disnatchne~ ,scv.
er.l With noisoned arrows before heinr dscov-
cred Whcn nmrsne5 bv horsamen % tie os3r;c,,
ra;sa. ;ts u;ngs ann rns haf,ra n. wv ;ssd -
trcmenflous sneeds Thep ,eat va]ue of thn hirJ
con.;eta ~ .corrce in ite orror,.nto1 u;nr nnd
tai feoIhers and tb,a Il he oi.;ert r1,iav s,rIt
" tho;r 3onoet;c,t;or. h,'t anth;t; aotsh
h.i;oxs 4hst +a;r nae., ,..;1s h
!a,,,ni,ia sor'r', ~ hnnan f,ad enI IT,
~, Iii ol.or, au ssen tnui
WI &C. ~ 'ns anu
s,ra,'"o aI an4 ~ en
~, ha ot u a. +ha, espne;a1, ~ s,tn,,
yT ro,1,ieaa ~ 1ue1 ~
e,,n5, row, ;ts nr,;
tion The birtls we're % 1eeonfng M more and more
~, ;a,;c,t af c"1t,,ra .era,
49, ,,,, ~ Nnrt 1,nr 5r;co NJ, fta1 tIaI
VIII snf,;ciont sncsess ~ orra14
ta hn triad n' 1apas ~ soaIe
,,n;ar !'ora tavoroh1a c;rr.rnetancas 49, +h
,,naI -errn,nI ~ e,,s;o;ot
p,oau a,,,I ~ nu
!rhe st ~,,'oassf,, o o1 ;it;,,ot
~ nets;cI, hvnaee 1ta.nrs
srss s,ods IN tbc cono Ge,ora n'i har1is,
'.ero tha, a..r,,, ..a., ~ %
e',eness soan hta;nad ! e,s,erti. id;.a,ad ~ ~
thoee n ,ss5 tha-a 19ora -; ~ TI ~
Hnonn cinhtT aannsticsted ostrih.s h. ~ n III
thara 9vora 70 .rhs c1;sf res;sitss ~ ~
sne!s WIZ 80 t.st ti.ei aos .ne
~. @ a1Iai;r Ita ~, t; a.
a, - - +hn;r 5 ~; o,,I ,,oae ta
~ ~, ~ fos, at;,er 1ha 49, +nna 1soa ~
'1n;.ho hah as a3 80 .i ,atn:a1 ..'.e scu 70
.nts - ~ y sne s't ~ sae.o;t
- t;nhar ~@p na1.as +his ono ~ +ha sar;o~ss
~ - ra @ fed !. ro;nI,, ~ .et!esa