The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-05-25
NATURAL HISTORY.

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NATURAL HISTORY.
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The pomp and cereanonysNhich serve
- barrier between kings, princes and
grand duchesses, and Americans 81
The common or garden kind, render
It dinacult tor the latter to study the
manners and habits Of tho earth's ex-
allied, except at very long range, and II II
were not for the information offered us
! by tho makers Of cigarette pictures, the
artista who design museum posters and
other persons possessed Of accurate in
formation, it would be impossible to
give satisfactory account Of their
various modes Of life.
But, thanks to the great American
taste for advertising, says the Cincin-
natl Gazette, he who runs may read the
story Of the daily actions Of England's
/ queen and Russia's czar, not to mention
other personages Of almost equal i'm
portance.
From the trusty sources indicated
above, one learns that Queen Victoria
has in the evening Of life developed an
extraordinary fondness for various
! branches of prepared food, many Of
which, are Of American manufacturs J.
In the morning she makes careful use
| OF Apples soap, preparatory to partak-
ing cup Of Steppes cocoa. At lunch
con she tops with Skimple's canned
corn beef, and at dinner she will have
no dessert but Racy's prepared blanc
mango. So particular is her majesty in
regard to her favorite articles of food
that every package, can and bottle
must be adorned with the name of its
maker in letters large enough to be
easily read by the group of princes,
princes, mobiles and courtiers who stand
at respectful distance whenever roy
atty partakes Of any proprietary article
of food.
The prince Of Wales has also been
noted for many years for his fondness
for extensively advertised toilet prep
aratiOns and costly brands of cigarettes
and champagnes Whenever there ap-
pears on the market new Turkish
cigarette with . gilt mouthpiece, and
costing little more than an imported
cigar, we may be sure that his royal
highness will contrive to purchase at
least one box of the largest size, no
matter what economy he may be COM
pellcd to practice in other ways to
max up for it, and smokes the cigar
cites with much ostentation on the
terrace IN front of Windsor castle or
some other equally conspicuous place.
On such occasions the prince usually
wears red uniform and is attended by
severnl regiments Of lancers.
The late czar of Russia having been
brought up from his childhood on
simple diet of caviare tallow candles,
vodka, caravan tea, bears grease, and
other products of his native country,
never distinguished himself rs con-
sumner OF prepared food and drink. He
was better known-that is to the fire.
quenters of dime museums mighty
hunter Of freaks, and up to the day~of
his death he was regarded as one of the
most distinguished and erudite connois-
seurs of human monstrosities in all
Europe.
According to the unimpeachable tes-
t;monv Of the superb works of art
winch lure the humble amusement
seeker into the temples which are given |
over to the worship of the. eccentric |
and the deformed, his imperial maj
esty assisted at the capture Of several
of the best known freaks of eastern |
E rope, and was always ready to ac-
cord special audiences to those taken
in remote portions Of his empire. The
dog-faced Lady, for example, was
dragged from her cave in the Balkan
mountains by detachment Of the inn
perial guard, commanded by his maj
esty in person, and it was the same
calightened sovereign who captured
the turtle boy, who summing himself
on bit Of sandy beach on the Caspian
sea.
When prevented by officers Of state
from enjoying the excitement of the
freak chase, his majesty always made
it q point to give special receptions at
the winter palace to such curiosities as
were found in his realm, all Of which
were instantly brought to St. Peters
burg that they might receive this
special mark Of the imperial favor. At
these receptions there was always q
museum artist in attendance IN order
that an accurate representation Of the
scene might be placed before the Amer
lean public, and it is through the mag
nifcent oil paintings thus obtained that
we know OF the fondness Of Prince
Gortchakof, NJ. de Giers, Prince Bis
marck and other eminent Statesmen
for the society Of human monstrositiesl
destined for the American museum
platform.
Dumcionfly Rewarded.
The latest joke at the expense Of the