Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-29

:. call for ooctor another bird
came out and tapped the dead bird
with his claw, causing 1t to jump
up at once amid round of ap-
plause.
TERPSICHOREAN EXERCISES.
The ACCORDION next struck up the
Bluest Danube Waltz ever heard,
and one of the paroquets went out
and waltZed in excellent time. A
second bird Joined it and the two
waltzed furiously. The Snowman
then told them to get back in their
cages, but they paid no attention
and went on with the dance, which
they seemed to enjoy.
"Gran'fawther" shouted the
Snowman, "bring those giddy girls
him" The yellow-crested bird
marched out, but presently Joined
in the waltz himself, and when the
"Grandmother" was sent out she
too Joined in the dance, amid shouts
of laughter from all sides.
"Try come, Sweet 'Ome,'n re-
marked the Snowman to the Or
chestra, and on that familiar air
being played the birds all marched
back TO their cages.
MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS WORK
ED OUT.
A number of blocks with the fly.
ures from l to 0 marked upon each,
and the character X included were
laid in row and spectator was
asked TO show the bird his watch.
Mr.. Lindsay, the attorney, held out
his time-piece, which one of the
birds glanced at, thrusting his head
through the bars OF its cage to get
a nearer view. 1t then came out,
and picking up block marked 8
laid it down, and then placed an Y
and l alongside, thus: 8 ri % min.
utes to 1D, a correct answer.
"What year were you born imp"
asked the Snowman of bystander.
eighteen hundred and thirty
six," was the reply.
"Tell i'm lis hage, Billy.'
The bird hesltated about min
ute and twisted its head as if en-.
gagged in mental calculation.
Not word was spoken by the
Snowman nor motion made that
could be detected, when the bird
picked up and 8, and laid
them side by side, amid shout of
delight and loud clapping of hands
from the crowd. 1t solved several
other problems with equal readi.
ness aud made no mistakes.
"How many working days in a
weekY was next asked.
The bird picked upa
"How many days do you like to
work?"
The Snowman tapped the with
bis stick, but the bird, after ap-
preaching it, shook its head, and
walking off to the 0, picked 1t up
and laid it down at the end of the
walk, amid loud laughter.
These are but a few of the aston
ishing things done by the birds,
who seemed to be gifted with hu-
man intelligence and possessed of q
knowledge Of the English language.
A collection was next taken up,
and the Snowman moved on to n
new place.
A TALK WITH THE OWNER.
A Chronicle reporter interviewed
the owner of the birds. At times,
while the man talked, the air would
be black with struggling his, and a
moment later they would all be
gathered up and slowed away where
they didn't belong, as If by magic.
He said that he had been for fifteen
years training the birds, and would
not take $500 for the twenty-six.
He had taught them In English,
Spanish and French, and. they un-
derstood one language as well as
another.
(which variety is the smarteste"
asked the reporter.
"Well, hall varieties is smart
that is to say, beach variety las its
smart and its dull birds. The spar
rows his the quickest, but the rose
cockatoos his the most Intelligent
so far as brains goes. They are
Just like people; we find smart
Hinglish and Hirishman and smart
Hamericans, and halso stupid