Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-07-22

~ extraordinary proof Of their Inn
+ ~1nuitY lt0m INDICATION that men
ave ceesed to be surprised ct the
u11ums which are periodically
z InoVod from the stomachs of dead
3it6imeua. There IL still, however,
( 1om for I good deal Of astOnishment
&6d for some reflection. In their
nudity to secure - much as they
- 1n ~ short = time as possible,
~ swallow their food and any
16fgn matter that may be adher-
R q &C. preclpi lately, and are con-
uontly very uncomfortable and
S1nnohoIy. Birds are liable to
+ ~ an lotion, and there IL no mis-
kine she Inconvenience, tending
- low spirits, which our Gagged
|H61D undergo when they have been
1or-indulglng In the pleasures OF
- table. The 'sparrow.camel,"
{ tWever, hardly deserves to be
l11n1iod 3 bird, aud IL certainly Is
; nc beast. so that analogies
s 0G4Wn from either order are scarce
& ~ applicable.
Al the 6rst settlement of the
g t6tid. according to Oriental tradi-
zion, all the creatures upon 1t were
t611ed up By Allah to he taught
11eir several habits Of life
md to have their places
pu the earth allotted to
kom. The birds appeared,
Ghe total kind of birds, In orderly
|uEray on wing" but the ostrich,
<oeine al the little feathered
&k1nRo 70 flying by, scorned to join
Hem, AND came to the conclusion
3 knt ko could not be bird. In his
Denfe he dlsregarded the summons,
1oyipg 70 himself, II suspect am
~ beastn It was. however, the
&1ro Of the beasts next, and to the
1omay Of the ostrich he found
+ 0&ot they had all of them four legs
Upleoo; but, remarking they had
I - plumes, he recovered his sell.
- placency. ssIt IL evident now"
nd he, shat / am not . beast; so
r g probable that / am an angel"
hen the beasts had dispersed, the
Gneyloh found himself alone with
IS bat; and Allah, looking out up
- the great parade ground, saw
okooe two standing together In ex-
vootation of Z special summons:
but he put . public affront upon
4 tHom By pretending not to notice
+ 1nGm, and retired without assigning
Gle1or Of them any fixed place in
fG1oation. The bat has been 30
I06hamed Of himself ever since that
~ only goes abroad when 1t is get
+ Ting dark, and the ostrich with
+ draw into the solitude Of the desert.
\ befe it behaves as 1t likes, and re-
GAfdless Of the proprieties. Though
sUot beast, 1t lows and r0ars like
& ~. 1t lays eggs like q fowl. but
+ 5eupe the herbsge like cattle, wears
Eotf on It's back, though 1t has on r.
Two legs and is altogether an i :.
REGULAR and seIf-opi0nated person
5. hat euCh creature should 60 pic
1uioking of an ironmonger's stock
SIN trade, is, therefore, no more
1hon might be expected from its
I. 4ooentric habits, and the pretense
\ That u eats tenpenny nails to help
n ~ digestion can only be accepted
. - discreditable evasion of the
IN Rome the other day an ostrich
2 managed TO suffOcate itself by
I.1UUt0X TN npC0 tulDusu octWcCu
sfGo bsss, swallowing y bunch of
< kogn that had been dropped out
11do, and then trying TO get its
koed back again. The result was
s 14ot it WAS choked, and on its
116cnAoh being examined for miss.
. ~ property, the usual assortment
u nsoues, nails, coins and beads
~ discovered, with however, the
4 <teFesting addition Of q silver med
- q the Pope and the cross of an
l0jiAn order. BY whom or when
I(6ee honorable decorations we're
* eonferredn upon the sparrow-ca-
- no one knows; but the ostrich,
q C1gg11s, did ita best to show its
Hppfeciation OF the distinction ac-
s corded 1t and swallowed both the
medal and the order. 1t had no
B button hole from which to display
Y ~ hon0Fs, but at all events 1t had
cOat-to Its stomach.-London
ess0rdph.