The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-13
THE EJPEP7TC OSTRICH.
He Eats Nails, screws. and KNIFE Blades,
aaA Lives TO q Green Old ASe.
: wv '''7 W ''''s'N V''7E' ss,W'NTUt.
me ricAus In 1Anaral must ha In poss Az ian

MA Jsircs 10 Srecn O1d age.
!Som ne s.. kopis Gbs,. n.mocra.
OF a vast :und OF var cd. accurate and well au.
ihent!c"icd ienortnc- abolt s'ricLep Til s
Is TIE conclusion reached ny n reporter after
@ "H T s %n is g fGf.ssi% oa
WHO paid sl2W0snG gave hive years hard woi K
Of education anil ihteiiisenee. and S has a rnro
faculty Of making people take an interest in
months in reaching Caliiorniaps how TO GET q
iiitin n.oii. Out II ostrich farming. and II was
give tie data tor .his article
Alter IayinE Ms rs,neets 10 the pnscientlhc
eract,c,.is 81 The .ai.,ornia ostrich fanclsrs
habits OF the BIRDS. Ho has small respect for
NE intellectual sndowmonts Of the o.trich.
r. % tSas , H." .ns IL q. To
ss9. and that Of the ostrich as to 1900" said
10 any sablim. heights Of culture Hs And yss to
Ms;ch tn: male and lsmalo ostrich about the
nss TIER p sSps the o.,ss so'' The
;Tieh h,, sTe ~, from the time 1. is laid un.
81 TS. IL. '9 sB.s Essn IN
notion comes 81 the fact that the bird being
creature !. conceiyss to =. q Toe and before so-
ipg usually rakes The sapd UP around and over
have ;sssiSea from is BODY i and the lis very
Iss rs :s;sS
during Installation, which. lasts iorty Two
days: requires slight moisture. which Il
BODY. and .ssauirss ssn,ilstion. Which tho
bird provides s,, for By standins over tie
she ismpsraiurs Of the eggs 10 also. in, psratiye
sf hrS scst II loo % q
sixth. 96.. Tlis Is provided BY nature. in the
s as. ,as s Ssa bssy
other times. and in the incubator II must be
Looked after by careful att.ndants. New. does
Ss o.trlsh II tn .%sss seq po Ts 'ana
hatchine-sittine on the nest sixteen hours
out Of the ,wenty-four-andI have seen him
refused to com: and relieve him. IA And When hen
the hen leaves the nest before her turn comes
tho 81. aos. sSos tt. hss
solicitpde whom by any chance ne deserts tho
sggs And strangely enough. though ~. the e. e.
strangers At other times than during incuba.
tioni he will allow apy one to aoproach the nest
Will. no IL on guard without taking tho slight
-. It Is . curiosity to watch him assist the
bssE or too sticking ihroaeh tie shsl 10 Will
tfnke tho egg up BY tho protrudinx bill! or foot.
m Fl fss: stSs bPn .
lease ,To eHsks q once by dropping one egg
Wonisriui Powers q digestion. Gu tie con,
hard to be ground up between the small stones
with WHICH it's stomach is always partially
Sir Held has been in tho habit Of allowing tho
peoEis to ave ihem nails H,. Screws nhd even
,ngly indisestiblo substances are disposeI Of
within the stomach OF the bird he relates the
Willis mad charge OF the Hopkins farm.
young men who seemed bent on sHori. One
f.f Il fnty and all har
if .so.; bis Enite from hs rossss . Gu: The &:
ksits fro," his fingers and swallowed IT. Il.
tss S her, 'At Nosns sTpy
lion. nrproneh",! tho others in tho crowd
Of visitors and !,HI,rcd the cause. -, TheS
asreat injury had been done. / told them tina!
tlss hicd was all .iEnt and. TO prove it. offered
L. let her swallow another Eniis. One was
nni. KY banded nut. and, she disposed Of that
also. The. +. establish II" wonderful gas.
EeTb.S 'asm ~ III Ike orr A,-rxsrd during a
tie sdrass 0aEsI a. Gna Often rs son 10
bef, re. t" show t+o,le that tho bird would cat
any fs 9s.ks sSs escaped til. corral
irving 9 recaprure iI.t. o. course she had 10
~ ;cw sm iii bits Of bright steel Whi:L eoaa
soy had icon paris .f the screws but a.!
" the !. ones and gravel in The tom
o...1 7 Ioa,. no traces OF ia knives whatever.
and am 3,Iis!ied that they. III we'll us tho
s::rwe frs, swallowed wal, hat heen enirsy
= cnstr:c ,u1ce. and partly ground no by
Tho stnus. and sravs,. In another ostrich.
siom. ~h foslud what had been n small coil OF
,rfrn L d tho n.etal.eiGen entirely through in
Macs Thcn took oe ostriches to the fairs
~ cvc wi to G,Iher a out on the first
as st,oW and won brow in few watermelon
nus thm,i Sad no NOR. bother about food for
he 80 brr ru.se NEsitoc'rs Gso. tncH sorRed."
70 ,oi cyl ~ capitalists. On this point Nj,
:eiI Male The Il tiowinE sia.emsnt Arthur
Eowo Sontn Afr, p was the pioneer ostrich
arm. he startcu 4inr t ;ba1 th. es coni VIZ
is.d in car,v'y II. start. In 10 10 sSu.ny ~
~ anlI -, ,hn,'s.nJ, y, chicks. and stocked
Many 81 the surround Fa ,por.h has marx
cd thousands OF collars soinnl VIII h;,S
nd skill .'as tie eleven o cSa I'll VII! Dirds
r.eding. AMI yiedng l. ''a lnaEAeiaois
Gathers"