Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-11-16

Is, those prize beauties Of the lnuy
world wero invented rather than
created. That suggests the fact th9t
quite q number Of thinqa apparently
putufTl a'a Supernatural. Corn, oats
barley, rye hops, watc,~ .,e,,, created,
brt inun hhs Invented certain liquids
and liquors which are Of questionable
vnl Tobacco was created but man
h. ented many shines, fioih ths
Vel 4 de plug chewing toba eco to the
disR dsting and deadly cigarette. These
things are produced from the botanical
world, while goldfish are invented In
the zoologicnl world, al.
The rncinp horses Of modetn ddya are
tho MOST oieditable products OF humau
ocltivn lion of the animal kingdom.
The ingenious orientals, however, ante
dated all other scientirts when they
produced goldfish. Now and then =
white freak would be found, which
was paaply an nlbino, and this they
erol I'D with the gol len, so Is 20 make
n brirdied white aud gold, such as ono
very eommonlv .pees. Funnily enough
by the way, this sort OF carp Ia The
process OF turning golden becomes
black first But the breeders of the
cast have accomplished all sorts OF
things with goldfish beyond ihis Thcy
have caused them Va develop astonish.
irSty Exaggerated fins. and tails twice
as big as their bodies Most remarls-
able of all, they have obtained strains
of goldfish, specimens of which are on
view the aquaria at the commissions
building, with two separate tails, each
of huge size, and two pairs of anal
iins.
Anatomieaily speaking tlis is pre-
cisely as IL man or any other nam
NAL were TO be so bred as TO he pro-
viled with four legs and sour arms,
and persons expert In biological science
are much interested In discussing the
question whether m giEh'-iog-ej
beast Is not Possibility If suture dc.
veiopmenG What might man not
achieve IL he were a quadruped ana
had two pairs OF arms besides?
If men could only afford il; or n they
could make money oultivatiug men
and women as they do by raising
Horses and cattle. we might some day
hope 70 see the perfect man aud the
niileuial woman. We may propagate
fish and snimals, and grow rich at the
business; but we do little for the hu
man race save spend our money for |
missionaries, and neglect the heathcn !
nearer home. If we could build stables, |
pens, cattle cars, wbalebacls boats and |
Nasv
for our human wharf rats. sneak !
thieves, thugs ind mercenai million
aires. we might approximate pcrfec- |
tion In the human animal Malthusian- !
ism would suggest the elimination OF |
all excrescences. But we donot yet. as a !
race, understand the necessity of such |
work. As n people we have not vet |
fully mastered the meaning OF tho |
text: IF thy right eye offend thee. |
pluck II OUT" or of that basic utter |
ance Of Inspiration: mo man lireth |
unto himself"
But this letter must neither degcn- |
crate into, nor aspire TO be, q sermon. !
We must stick TO our-fish. They are |
rendered very beautiful by their great |
spread of delicately shaded fms, but |
they seem to find them cumbersome |
and have 70 keep continually wrig- |
Cling along TO prevent their great tails |
from weighing them down at the rear |
end and causing them 90 assume a per- |
pendieular attitude. One of the freaks !
In the commissions aduarir is white, |
with fins OF an exquisite light yellow. |
and It's body is 50 transparent that you |
can see its red blood and the very food |
inside It's stomach.
"Connoisseurs think" say the en- |
ploye OF the commission. that the |
really beautiful figure for q goldfish f. |
the short and thick variety. The or
dinary ones are rather long and slen- |
der. a handsome goldfish IS rarely |
seen. \ few good ones find their way
into the fancicrs' shops now and then
and sell for from s. 10 S. each. accord.
ing TO the development of their fms
But they should be stout and stumpy
Anyone who carea tc follow the rules
,an breed arc improve goldfish in a
Tub IN his back yard. Left 20 breed 10y
themselves they VIII roirorradc, lose |
heir Fms and their colors uu1 finally
become yellowish bronze cary again" |
SNrTH d. Err.