The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
GIRIEEES ARE SCARCE
The Dimcui,y of Obtaining Them for Exhi-
bi,Ion rmrIose-.

| billion Purposes.
| Ffom Dr Ion,t,n S,.e-s,oc
The winter, like tho days of ncstilcnce be-
mates :" tS SS5 yie Ing society Srs lave
tho doaih within wGck Of sally" most hu.
man and and mes, iplgI!iGSpt oi agss and Of ner
almost as great a avorito Of tho London pub
lie ms tho educated rhmranxcc. so tho spring
ton, The exncriepcc which n" society has
ing ,S creatures has not, however. tcen alto
ssssGr %%r% S To s f it ISs
| have been born in tho Gardens. and many OF
mini until np in% MS n4nSi
to death in their stable and a third died oi old
fhs e9tiE" ss Of S"N dS o %F "q% S
MeSn Yh the n w Ga9S Sr ,bs IL Gs
dan. a trade as old as tho days Of solomon.
and always dependent for, is rarcst products
SG tGS free n9yGa,i"n If The river Of Egypt
Epropcqn capitals a;ior tho long intoryais IN
tons OF the, west CEN niwnys to have found
t th"h WY ~, h'tnGr ir" tho !nnd q thG I'm.
Julius rmsnr, and exhibited nt tho sseapsinn
ton e ,n tho si7s o. Samc nna liz e56r, & &
| public disaprointmGnt. Il; was rs quiet" ho
wrote. ms a shell,
after II became tho fashion to "Xhitit romlnts
| OF wild beasts at home: yet ever then E;raires
TING, and tho Emperor titus, At tie ,lo'lirntioa
| 5000 wild BOASTS EithTr the number OF Wild
animals IL the provinces must hayc tCSn be-
'oyern@rs must lave usgi their csp S hI ""w
.ers irec!{ To- 1,hliEn their friends, No hnubs
ssI,ondcnt. says. wien writing 10 lin il rIicia:
III, IN nearly every letter have written TO- YOU
send to ,Plmphyla. whore most ar" said 10 10
taken. You hay" ny to Giy" an order ana tho
you ike IL and UT yo1 viii not do tits. W T
Is no tr9uHie. | have sent mon TO look after
h Desn pna aro Hf h th Ses from III,
bh % tns q IN he EErs W hG ns S :?
We're In each cas-" due t. the munillcencn ot
Eastcrn sultans and rashas. The rincc ~
ii. in 1915. and III" Soldan Of l,gypt presented
another to lorenzo the Ma. nj ilcent. which be-
lowed to walk in the. streets and ,uke the PRES
ents OF fruit and cakes extended to it from
not, secn IN Europe until in la41 tho
tash;: of Lgyrt sent four TO Constaniinore.
Tho giraffe. sent to England was in bad health
and soon died but the parsiuns went wild
winter at NIarscilles, ana throye there on the
milk Of tho cows which the Iasha had sent
Mars elcs had tho ear arms IS 81 France omtrad
cred on its body cloth. and it encrod Paris
q Marseiles groom. mIlatto int !rprcter the
rrSe t o! MarSslGs himself; aud professor
kert lack tho crowd Ihousnas % came evsry
day to see It. and men and women Wore gloves.
successful which n
1874 ~ Thihaut procured a stock Of gimlres
patronage OF the pasha Of Egypt- Ioyond per-
mission to enter tho Soudnn, The caravan
G S to hs SS d aoRS and TEaTs M
Rant ens9gsd the services Of tho Arab sword
thirty years later tho source; OF the SiI"trib-
u aaaa: and in two days they sighted the
sued b. the Aras Who killed the anm ai % Nth
t the swords IN, and next day tracked and caught
cord. the end Of which was held BY one Of the
tame: and trotted after the caravan With the
finale eqmeIs which h had been brought to sup.
nurses. and taught tho younG creature to drink
milk BY lutting their fingers into its mouth
Four others which NJ. Thibaut caught died
in the cold weather in the desert, But he re-
da and then By shp ata
these difficulties From Malta they were
Drought 70 London. and safely lodged in tho tho
geological Gardens in the summer of 1856.
The largest was then about feet high. the
i hhelsht ho Of an an adult msle being Il feet at
For many years. as We have said. the girafTas
throve and multiplied They readily took to
European food. and ate hay and fresh grass
from the tall racks with when their stables
were fitted. Onions ana sugar were their IA
vorite delicaces. and in search Of sugar they
would follow their Ike Hpers ard slip their long
prehcnsile tongues into his hand, or pockets.
flowers q. remniscenre perhaps Of tho DAYS
when their parents fcastod on mimosa bios
sons in the desert: some tim" ago ono was
seen to stretch It's neck Over the raillngs and
young lady's hat. They were most affection
ate creatures. and as NJ. Thibnut noticed
when III charge OF them in upper Egypt would
shed tears if they missed their c. N panions or
their usua attendants.
But the development Of the lnchrymal ducts.
which enable the gran" 10 cXrr's It's emo
tons In this very human fashion. is less OBJ
yious than the wonderful size and beauty OF
than those of any other uuntrupcI While tho
Mahdi,S power remains unbrpkcn ut Khur-
toun. there l. little probability ihat the Sou
dan traders will be all { TO supl!y any TO occupy
southern range Of these beautiful creatures.
though 1t has greatly r,r"'rd. s'ill extends to
tho North kaIhurl Desert and TO part OF
khnmn's country where u" "Cam"lthOrn."
Their. the great chn carmn.ly preserves tho
Girn!lcs. and allow, only hi own People or his
own white friends I" Kill them. The other
point at which the Eiat" country is ST nc.
cessihlo to Euruprau huntorH = Somalilaud
and the unknown ngGn :, Africa.
kiiGorr aud the Poctcss.
a. M,