The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-11-18
LIZARDS FUR IhE LADIES
Chameleons on Goldsn Chains the
Latest Fad Of Fashion.

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some Peculiarities Of the Curious Litti
Creature - Described by
Well-Known Reptile
Ian Expert
Never heard Of having pet cham
eleon?" said an up-to-dste young lad,
to Washington Star man. "Why
you surprise me. The animal is be
coming quite fad. Down in Florida
where l was last winter, a very particu
lar friend of mine always carried he
chameleon about with her, wherever
she went I'm not sure but that She
slept with it. At all events, she wore
it constantly.
eyes, wore it, of course! That is the
way to do with a chameleon. according
to the latest style. Though / am get
ting very fond of my particular speci
men, am not quite reconciled tc
wearing it yet. But this friend OF
whom just spoke had her chameleon
| attached to chain. She had jeweler
fasten little gold band around the
creatures body, just behind the fore
legs. To this band the chain is fas-
tened, the other end of it being at
tached to pin, which is stuck into the
dress.
''Oh, assure you that it is quite the
thing. A number of women of nv &C
quaintance in Florida last winter wore
chameleons. They had them fastened
to their dresses by slender gold chains,
so that the animal could walk about
If you have chameleon it is correct to
wear him all the time. Repulsive idea,
you say? Not at all. See what pretty
little animal this isl Are its eyes not
bright2 And then it turns from one
color to another in such wonderful
way When tickle mine under the
chin he always changes to bright pea
green.
DO you know, was very much
frightened when brought my cha
meleon up from the south? After he
left Florida last winter he positively
refused to take thing to eat. tried
him with scraps of raw meat and
bread, but he declined to touch NOR
sci. Flies are his favorite diet, but
there were none of those to be had in
the north during cold weather Final
ly it occurred to me to experiment with
cockroaches. To my delight he de-
voured them with avidity 1 believe
that half dozen chameleons kept in
the kitchen and pantry would do away
with every roach, particularly water
bugs"
DIR. Steinger, the reptilian expert of
the Smithsonian institution, was ap-
piled to for information respecting
this so-called species of chameleon.
Said he:
1T is not true chameleon. In fact,
it is not SO nearly related to the
chameleon as the monkey is to the
man. Its right name is the 'anolis,
and it is peculiar to America. Though
a tropical animal, its habitat extends
up into Florida. 1t lives in trees, and,
like the real chameleon, is an eater of
insects.
Here are couple of true chameleons'
in this bottle of alcohol You will OBJ
serve that they are very different look
ing animals from the anolis. They are
not found in America, but inhabit Afri-
"a, the south of Europe and southwest |.
Asia. There are more than twenty diff
erent species. Some of them attain
ength of sixteen inches when full !
,rown. Certain kinds have long horns.
They are very ancient type of reptile
indeed.
"One of their peculiarities has to do
With their feet Each of these extrem-
ties has five toes, but is divided in
uch a manner that there are three toes
n one side and two on the other If
on will put your hand in the position
+ being about to grasp and will imag-
ne that you have two thumbs and only
hree fingers you will perceive the
LIKENESS to the foot of the chameleon.
is made that way because it is de- i
igned for grasping the twigs of trees .
4 which it lives. The animal further
ssists itself to hold on by means of its I
rehcnsile tail, which it winds about |
ne branch. Madagascar is a great !
,lace for chameleons. How do they 1
hange color, you ask? Oh, that is very
ell understood, though it is not easy |
, explain in few words. Beneath {
lie outer skin are several layers of ]
igment cells. When upon green leaf s
lie cells containing the green pigment I
,me to the top, while the others re- !
eat. 1t is the same way with other t
,lors produced. Of course these color I
ranges are entirely involuntary on /
lie part OF the animal, being merely c
tended to conceal it from its enemies
Mass on Mount Blanc.
An interesting event in the history a
mountain climbing and in the rec
d of Christianity as well was the re- !.