The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-07
PossUHs INVADE s1ATfy ISLAND.
The Postum Hunt, so Popular In the South.
IL Being Introduced There.

Tho Postum Hunt, so Popular In the South,
IL Being Introduced There.
Until few ysNrs ago the opossum- colo
Quially abbreviated TO possum-was compsra-
lively unknown on Staten Island but aftor tho
bridging Of Arthur Kill. thus uniting the island
with New Jersey. these animals began to
appear numerously. to the great annoyance OF
poutrymen. for the postum 10 Z great lover OF
eggs. The Virginia possum. tho species hero
spoken OF. ranges from the central United
Statos to Brazil. Capt. John Smith. In his
virginia" the narrative OF his sixth voyage.
f3possum hath head like SWINE. tai like a
Fat. and e ot the bieness Of Cat: Under the
betty n she bath large hagss;" Thi. 'basee"
and into which they scamper ON being sur
priscd. which does not oiten occur Tor tho
e rarely seen in daytims' il aiscoversd dur.
Ing tho day, It will quickly coil up and slmu-
fh s ssns' h, ssoas hssy '. Il.
escesdas seStS.O%ss fh s0G po:.a i1s
grow. and the liberal eaiing OF this fruit Inn o'
parts to it's meat peculiar deicsey OF flavor
yet during the pressht autumn soms iocs lI,is.
H sfy oysrIn Nth poss'q%p pSr:n
territory. Where they CONS from and ' why
they are a.tuated 6y az instinc, ., sell. pr."er:
run sGSpss HTFttS a TGn Gs
Inhabitants were ignorapt OF the value OF pos
sum meat as food; communicated that fact to
their relatiS.s. and that they arc here sesEin
Immunity rom torch md hound with which
thoy are hunted at night in the south A nine
torch Is used to IiEht the, way OF the hunter
ploysd to tree the game The postum. on the
spr pr, ons o. doE.: ascend; =, trs. usually
II the wary postum thinks to escare cap
turn ana baking nv migration. 10 Staten
I:s. sTn,titss Tor u. iic.S AMI have Gs"o%:
+ Funk Il Prob bion Park, who So'n no" k ~.
PACK OF ,raincd possum dogs. and whose
nrht * ss d.m. ay Ne soo ss"gd s
Part. NJ: Gates. hs. Established Gnte an N ' ia,
womens nuns. This fur of the animal 10 81
~, ,9' sn sI,S.rv sray. and maEesa 1ns NUT
HAyhss, seriously c0ntsnl plates the establish.
nent OF possam farm. with view Of intro
dp sn nsn ,he meat 70 S"r,hSrn tables
lsland that something will surely have to be
done to check th.,r Invasion. SinOs making
abandoned its Oh trans. ann. bssldrs hoIdv
ropbing hen.nrrts. has become q sort OF house.
visited his country piaes here To- spend T d' f.w
days In seeusiion, was awakened one nigh by
pressure on his breast, Surprising that tho
intruder was a POT dog. the com Iodors
reached out to dispacs It, when his fingers
were seized and bitten viciousIy Springing
up ha discovered IN his couch huge possuun,
and In the hallway he found three more They
had entered through broken wiadov-pane IN
this basement.
Peter Heal Of Jswstt avenue had an expert
sncc more amusing TO otherS than 10 himself.
eat. on the occasion OF an evening house PARTY
he vent 10 the dlning-room 10 get the eat Tor
exhibition 10 guests In the parlor. Picking nm
he "st. M he supposed. and placing IL on his
shoulder hs rSHntered n. parlcr. whom he was
stsrtlrd At feeling something Ike q snake coil
Ing tightly aUnut his throat Franticaily rid
ding himself Of the coli. he threw TO the floor a
bees badly bittsA.