The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-14
ANIMAL pRuNKARps.
Horses. Fowls, Cat. and Bees a. "ssosis
ing Examples"

Horses, Fowls, Cats and Bees ~ "shoalx-
ing Examples"
In the course OF county court 40
ton tried early this year II TRANSFERRED
that an alling cat consumed two bot
Ties Of whisky. says Answers Now.
that horses enjoy strong drink In a
vel-known fact, but that the domestic
cat Ia capable OF imbibing will come
~ surprise to many. who imagined
ths1 the connection between the cat and
the decanter was but "A stock summer
Joke for the humorls, when seaside
lodgings are at premium. II was
probably to great extent due to the
large quantity OF stout that Rory
ONlore drank. when recovering from
the effects OF an accident received at
kempton, that he survived 20 carry or
numerous prizes. II prize winning
~.med a natural corollary to equine
drinking British owners would have
reason to look forward to the forth.
coming season with apprehension. for
a few months ago there was discovered
In Paris horse belonging to a dealer
IN wines that Is a positive inebriate.
The animal, after many bottles OF wine
had disappeared. was found one day
hopelessly intoxicated In It's owners
cellars. into which II was In the habit
seemingly OF making liz way al night
and helping Itself The horse was not
altogether to blame. for II had been
corrupted TO certain extent by hav-
ing Its oats mixed with wine when II
was rather overworked, with the result
that II acquired habit which grew
upon II with disastrous results. Some
Few years ago an action was brought
at oban by a poultry keeper against a
local distlllery company for Injuries
done to his hons by the said company
having allowed intoxicating material
TO How into the burn at which HIS
poultry drank, with the result that tho
said fowls failed to do their duty In
laying eggs. and. being more or less
always under the Influence OF drink.
refused TO eat and grow fat. During
me case one Of the fowls was produced
In court, but ia conduct was such that
II had to be elected. Alaal on making
an undignihed exit, half glass Of
whisky was presented to II by a by
SANDER and gratefully accepted by tho
somewhat ruined bird. whereupon tho
condition OF the creature became con
siderably worse. The chicken IL not
the only bird that indulgoa. Parrots
are notorious for their drinking pro-
pensities. particularly the gray African
parrot. a specimen OF which the writer
has seen hopclessly intoxicated and
talking the most absolute nonsense. A
piece OF "tlpsy" cake was presented to
n Hampshire donkey some time ago.
Tho animal on being left TO It's own
devices loat all sense Of shame and
proceeded to the larier OF It's owner
and consumed a plum pudding of con-
siderable size, two loaves OF bread. and
among other trihes dish OF timed
apricota-an action quite foreign to tho
usually well-regulated race The effect
OF very little spirit made ffty ants.
upon which Sir John Lubbock expert
mented a couple OF years ago, very
drunk and almost incapable. 30 much
80 that twenty-five sober ants, whose
attention was drawn To the depraylty
OF their comrades. had the greatest
difficulty In carrying the sinners home,
though they eventually succeeded In
doink 30 The locust. however appears
to have capacity for spirit unparal-
lelod In the animal kingdom Some
months since an entomologist on "A
steamer on Gibraltar. wishing 10 Sc
cure n specimen that had alighted on
the deck and not having a killing bot
tie with him. poured raw brandy upon
the insect. but with no result. lie
then partially immersed Il In moro
spirit In saucer and waited for tho
end. which did not come. The locust.
taking a long. refreshing drink, alb
sorbed all the spirit and did not do
until several days elapsed. Bees and
wasps are easily made upsy by mix
ture OF beer and sugar. The express
sion ito drink like a fish" Is nothing
short OF libel perpetrated upon the
nnny triba for II has been found that
] per cent Of alcohol will kill y gold
fish In one hour and thirty minutes.
while 20 per cent Will act on its sys-
tenn like prusslc acid.