Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-11
sNAkE e.res ONLY TICKLE nIn.
Hastizn Who wakrs - Uasisess Of
Catching N.botasBs cr-slares-

SilaE Foman - Il CORNER culored fellow
about Eve fest eight !achrs In height
broad -hcuiderel and o-asn faced. lie is .
good dresser. and L. IIDild uf his collat and
cuiIr and isrlis - is.ii isergs.Ls si.ius. The
house IN which Fori.n ;ives T. unprrie--
iious. and the-c T. nothing about IL thzt
sncEc-f- u j. the resi,llnce of the most n
mors snake chnrmcr in tie world, and
that in the rcar yard l. one of the finest
collections Il poisonous ''creepin' ihipgy
IN America. ia s;ouily constructed czgrs
are rnsgniiioeu; raifl-.nakrs. huge moo
oa.i,is. the deadly zyphcr. ani the vicious
coach Wh.a. beside, sccu-s of less promi-
beni Lscm'zr~ uf the serpent family.
Foiaan - a. much az home with thee
SHAY creaiarss A. j. father with his chs-
drcn lie handles them at viii and ~iik
the utmost confidence. The creatures do
rot appear afraid OF him. yet submit in .
passive snr1 ol way 20 iis ulliIipulaiioas
Furnnu SAYS:
II attn "a native = llayti. and have bern
10 ;his country seventeen wears. 4 fes
years a..o determined 10 engace excls sire-
- u the snasc iylsislc-s. In my childhood
iss l.areUt- g.og.!.! l-si.sy sgle by permitting
ii.- to have raiii.snase - companion.
ard - ! s-rew older l bcuailr iouuer of
! these reptiles. and alxays delighted tn
I.sAiag them - siuds. Iwuisld sometimes
-; b.; by theia. bgt ray father had a
/ remedy that would scon heal t4.e wound
L. iss-i. wEile "a Ice county near the Ever
-!alts. ! caP;ured "a s.Eke which wss
-Eirpcd 90 New Yo-k. I was paid S7s Tor
.. and have been following the has a@-s
| asg- since.
-on all ra;ilesuakrs four feet long I'd
over r-slliae from s-5 60 81 euch. = az
smaller snakes generally a-e myself for
i3.e manufacture 81 s'ase 81. which VIII
| r..ga any rhcumaiis "T ue-rsls,ia la eK-
| .-lagce. learned this from tie S,EBiDois
Indians Before Pablo Beach vas thor
ulrhly soiilei caught hundred % snakes
j.. ;h4; y.riaity. but tie larEesl and best
| quality - Sa;;'ssnnkes 10 he found IN the
country arr g; Tost George Island AT tlae
mouth 90 "a, -. john EsgrF. lie sssAlses
al this place are very s-css;ie. and can be-
easily tanned. ! -acccedca la capturing
forty four snakes there aud was cniy bit
ten eigui iignr-. have secured from the
Seminole Indians a flnid that nse when
bitten, and With il the bite 81 a raiil-snake-
ur ia fact any other snake. j. no more se-
fious than the bite of a iaosguIto.'
\ feW daSs aGo Fonsan gave an exhili-
| ion % Li- poHe-- ia -aake catching to a
uumbcT O! New Yorker, lie has n small
dog trained - point snakes. The pArty
prnceS-ied 10 a place whore rAial.rs were
likely 10 b. found. ]; Was fully an hour
before the dog o.sialne.. a cl,N aud b-g.an
barking. finally he dropped aud poinsssf
his tail s;rsish; iD:g the air. The srLast
charsf'.r ran To- the >pui. and ils 'ile ne -
a mirror attached 10 "a stick IA i,si lunr
he gradually drew the saake until within
arms reach. when Ee reached Cut atsd -
cured the reptile not. however. Nitb0us
the f.lnGs .-cneiraiiI. a. right hand u.
applied has Gntiuose. and smll.n-ly r-
que~ie,i the reporter 20 take a bite too
which Wa ernPhEiir-ally refused. Return.
Ing home the snake Cl2Trner took ont a
piece 81 III s..k. shook i ia front of "a.
reptile. which. with it. deadly fang pen
eirated u. Silas then gerked the silt
violently away, aud tie fang were -
moved.-Jack~onvill- Ola cor. Si Lossa
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