Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-01
A MONKEYS BABY.
THE zoos IMPORTANT INCREASE
Chance for Human Mothers to See
Darwin's Progenitors We're Nursod---The
Fine Specimen of Infant Monkey of
Which Mr.. and Mrs. squealer are the
Happy Parents.
philadelphia Times.I

philadelphia Times.l
BoRN.-Mrs. Cocoanut Squealer, nee Daisy,
the wife of Mr.. Cocoanut Squealer, of girl,
at 1910 A. NJ, day before yesterday, in the
Monkey house, at the Geological Garden.
Mothers who would like to know how our
progenitors wide Mr.. Darwin) were treated
when "me wiling and puking in their nurses
arms, y need only visit the s'Zoo's' monkey
house in order to crafty their curiosity.
Mrs. Squealer's baby is as fine a specimen of
newborn monkey as they could wish to
and self sacrificing tenderness, no other ma
ternal care could exceed that bestowed upon
the little Squealer- which, it is said, is the
first monkey baby ever born alive in America
north Of the Gulf of Mexico. The present
birth is an exception to the rule that The
race does not propagate in this country-a
circumstance which biologists ascribe chiefly
to the irregularity and severe extremes of the
weather. But many of them believe also
that the fact is owing to the absence here of
some kind of food which the monkeys find
in their native haunts.
COUNTING IN sUMATRA.
Until about three and half years ago,
when they were brought to the Zoo, the
dashing Cocoanut Squealer and the lovely
young Miss Daisy courted in the groves of
Sumatra. Together they swung from limb
to limb of the orange, banana, bread fruit
and cocoanut trees; together they toiled in
the sweet potato patches of that spicy aired
island. Why the young gentleman was
christened "Cocoanut'' is not fully under
stood, it being well known that the species to
which he and his sweetheart belong-the
Macaque Namistrinus, or pig-tailed
monkey-will not eat cocoanut whenever
they can get any other of the fruits which
grow in Sumatra; but any person hearing
appropriateness of Mr.. Squealer's family
Hollander named Francis Rolling, sturdy,
monkeydom Darwin might envy. Mr..
went to Sumatra, got possession of Mr..
Squealer and Miss Daisy, together with a
lot of other monkeys, and engaged Mr.. Rol-
ling to come with him and his collection to
America. Upon their arrival here Mr.. Roll
ling was installed as keeper in the monkey
house. Among his first official acts was the
christening of two monkeys, one of which
was remarkable for warlike and organizing
abilities, and the other for exceptional
sedateness and temperance in all things.
The first he called General Mcclellan and
the second :'Frank Murphy -
MISS DAISY IN CAPTIVITY.
In the course of her captivity Miss Daisy
won reputation for cleverness in easing
visitors who pressed close to the monkey
cage of spectacles and ear rings, Adhering
to law of her tribe, tho young maiden
would never receive the attentions of any
gentleman monkey through whose veins
coursed not the blood of the spig- tails y
Moreover, the old flame with the cavalierly
Squealer still blazed, and it became general
gossip among the other monkeys that there
would soon be wedding. Their expecta-
tions were realized, for in due time Miss
Daisy became Mrs. Squealer. General Nc
Clellan was chest man, and Frank Murphy,
who had taken to preaching, tied the knot.
The bridemaid was of the ring tail tribe and
| the poor thing has since died of consumption,
disease which, according to Keeper Rolling,
is very common among captive monkeys,
being snperinduced chiefly by the unavoid-
ably bad air. 'In their native climes," he
says, "they live to be eighty, ninety and one
hundred years old, but in such confinement
as this comparatively few of them survive
four or five years. Mrs. and Mr.. Squealer
however, are remarkably healthy. The gen
tleman is about twenty-five years old and
weighs thirty pounds, and the mother, hard
ly more than a child in years, is not yet
sweet sixteen and weighs a little less than
half as much as her lord and master does.
In connection with these figures, which
seem large for the weight of monkeys, il
should be remembered that the pig-tails'
are considerably greater in size than the
as the firing tails,'' or organ-grinders
monkeys, and bear much resemblance to tn,
baboon.
| BIRTH OF THE BABY.
Five months ago superintendent Brown
foreseeing the event which is now beinl
chronicled, caused separate apartment il
sole accom- mediation of Mrs. Squealer, ant
there she has ever since remained. Through
the bars of the cage she frolicked and chat
tered as usual with the other monkeys unit
about six weeks ago, when she suddenly be
came very sick and lay groaning all night
watched by the keeper. Recovering from
this attack, she. seemed very we'll until l.
o'clock last Thursday night, when she agail
got very sick. The keeper was at hand, TO
he and another man, according to instruc
tions, had been alternately watching he
closely for weeks. All the other monkeys
disturbed from their sleep by the grooming
had rushed to the separating bars and wer,
chattering their comments upon the situa
ton as they gravely and closely watched
every proceeding. An hour and ten minute
later the little girl was born, with its eye
wide open. The newcomer was so surpris
ing novelty to most of the four-hande,
spectators that for nearly half an hour the,
were chatterless and could do nothing blu
look at it. Some of the more knowing ones
however, including General Mcclellan an,
Frank Murphy, fastened to congratulate tn
happy father and wish him ssmany return
of the same." The midwife Keeper Ro]
ling-could not wait for the formal christen
ing, which is to come off tomorrow, an
named the youngster 'sAmerican girl" He
full name, therefore will be American Gin
Squealer.
HOW THEY RE GETTING ALONG.
Mrs. Squealer, although 'sdoing well,''
yet very weak and obliged to lie most of tn
time on her bed of canvas, the baby mean
while, tenderly clasped in its mothers arms
vigorously applying itself to obtaining til
necessary of its infant life. When in goo
health the monkeys eat two meals day Q
mush and milk, fruit in variety, bread an
sometimes birds the only kind of meat the
will touch unless they are ravenously hungry
But the diet of Mrs. Squealer is in accord
+ ance with the requirements of her conditio
/ light chicken broth, oatmeal Cruel, mil
and tea, with an occasional orange. Unlik
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