, 1879-07-14
COCK-A-DOODLE.DOO.
A Chtclton with 1ts Head Cut on Alive and
Wall.


Cincinnati Enquirer. Jufv17.
Isaac ncnlan, q young man Of Mclean
County, Illinois, arrived In this city yesterday
morning, hayIng in hts possession CHICKEN With
its head cut OF, the fowl being alive und appar-
entity iu good health. llllcman Is stopping ut
the Crawford llo1sc. lie carried Its chicken In
lnrga btrtl.cagc, such d Is used for tnocklng-
birds, nnl Il Fnnmbcr of PERSONS In tho Office
having been attracted by the wonderful
spectacle OF chicken alive with Its head cut OF,
1t was no. loug until scores OF people called to
SEQ 1t. Among thu physicians who called wcrc
Dr.. ~. T. Taylor, Of Louisville; DR.. Russell, Of
Springfield, Ohio, md Drs. E. o. Davis and
Duckncr, Of this city. OF tlioso who saw tho
rooster yesterday none had ever before heard Of
anything like It. Oh tl!r 20th OF this month
ihs chicken wilt have been living without Its
bend for four n'ontlt. nlie!,at. who has tn:
history Of IL: 1t Is g. black brahn'a,
sn'scd by Dart Houston, near Jopliu., Henry
County, Mo. On tho aoth OF March last he
went out III the yard tu catch chicken to Kill
for dinner, THIS rooster wns SELECTED. It was
caught by Mr.. Houston. who lnid Its neck on
llock, cut nil Its head With as!atclset and threw
ihc botly on slo ground to bleed. The chicken
1luttorcu around for ar instant aul thgn, get
ting upon It's feet, ra,' under lhe harm; Il could
not tu rcaullcl ul.d, surprising it would lte there
aid 10 eaten hY Lllc rattt anDthGr cnlckGu wns,
caught aud killed In place Of it. Nothing fur
tI1er was thought OF thH chicken under the barn
until two tlays later wien Mr.. Houston aud hls
family were startled u sce tl.v lca1lcss rooster
wandering around III the ynri. The neck where
the lead lIal been severed from 1t BY tEit atrokc
Of tho hatchct was still hloody. The chicken
WA of course blind. 1t Wns picked np utd
found to be strong a1l lively. The aperture OF
tho throat was visible alter the blood md teath-
crs Ind been removed, and some soft blood was
Inserted. 1sy Introducing lho food about half
an Inch into ,l,u throatv the Chicken was
enabled to swallow It: He Was given
abant as much fond anl drink as chickens
usually require, ulml would l,nyo taken 1noru.
After tEat liz was lctl regularly and tcudcd With
gruat care. Fiyeslays later + was purchased BY
Nnthan Moore, q gentleman living IN tho north
ern part of Henry County, who recently sold It
to Isaac IillolIA,l, or to per6onA whom hc repre-
sents, wl,u brought It to ths ctty. 1ltlcmnn
says ilnt whc,. thu chicken undo Its appearance
frs,n under tho burn, Infnus its lcad, hut ncin
bor Was then hunted no h1itl preserved In aplrIts.
'rhls Is exhibited with tho clhEkeil. Tho brasn
appears to llaya been scvnrcu with thu h9tctlct,
tho greater portson-psobae!y two'tharas-0o'
iug with Tic head. Tic lealtcss fowl IL nppa-
re.tly IN possession VI all It's faculties, Except
It canuot sec. It evidently hears, md on cx.
animation It Is found ttlat ono cur remains,
while tl,a other Is gane. Ila makes noise like
nuy other roostcs would III cack!lHR, but ho has
not been known to at,cmpt 10 crow. lie doubt
loss ttes too nictl cnst down 70 think OF that.
Water Is giyul hin, by mcaus VI small squirt
call-the nozzle ID Introduced Into his thruat.
lIp eats coEil nntl oats, bread soaked tu watCr,
aul moekny-b!rd feed.