Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-08

less like mans than in the case of the
chlmpanzee or gorilla. There are nine
! wrist or carpal bones in the orang, as
III man, only eight in the gorilla and
chimpanzee, the magnum there being
absent.
To briefly summarize, the orang
! comes nearest to man in the number
of ribs. the form of the cerebral hem
| ispheres and their conYolutions. but
IN the shape Of the body, size and rel
atiye proportions of the limbs to the
body, they differ more than the CHM
panzee or gorilla"
| Captain D'Osta said afterward that
| he doubted the savage qualities of the
orang, explaining that it lacks suf-
| ficient jaw strength to bite hard
enough to injure person and has
only the arm strength, its legs being
| too short to be of much use 1t is ex-
| planned that Ham must be treated
much like child from his age and
general characteristics. For that rea-
son he is given no tea or coffee to
drink for fear of its effect on his
| nerves and digestion.
During the evening Dir. Howard A.
Kelly showed a number of snakes
from his collection. He carried them
| 10 the hospital in an open market
/ basket. each snake reclining in the
| bottom in a wooden bag like a stock
ing. The snakes were pushed in and
out of the bags with apparent i'm
punity.
DR.. Kelly first showed three varieties
| OF rattlesnakes. The first was not
much longer than an ordinary lead
pencil, but from its activity seemed
| dangerous. 1t was distinguished by
| its small size and leaden gray color.
A pretty band, velyety in appearance.
| with yellowish bands between, crossed
| its back.
a so-called prairie rattlesnake was
| then produced. DR.. Kelly said it was
quite common on the western plains.
1t was black, slippery-looking GUS
toner.
The exhibition of rattlesnakes was
finished by showing a monstrous dia-
ton seemed to be to inoculate some
one with its virus. Its teeth projected
forward very dangerously near DR..
kelly's hand. DR.. Kelly apparently
had no fear in handling them, for In
showing them to his auditors he held
them up, so as to outline them against
a background. The diamond-back
snake, DR.. Kelly said, is recognized by
its light brown color, it's rhomboid
shape and its diamond back 1t has a
remarkably well-deveIoped rattle,
which it was manipulating to the de-
light of the audience.
Just as DR.. Kelly said This RATHER
is always ready for a fight" his hand
accidentally came near the snakes
head and it inflicted sharp wound on
DR.. Kelly's hand. This did not seem
to discomfort the doctor, who appro-
priately related a story about one OF
his copperhead snakes, which had
bitten his japanese servant He said
that the snake died the next day
He also showed a few harmless
snakes, one Of the moccasin variety.
lHlS was dark snake ABOUT three
feet in length. 1t is characterized by
an obscure, dull pattern on it's back,
and closely resembles a water snake
A large black snake, which followed,
DR.. Kelly said, lis the largest snake l
have ever seen which is indigenous to
North America. 1t is perfectly harm
less and really beneficial, for it de-
yours vermin of all sorts, and is an in
veterate enemy of all poisonous
snakes. To kill this snake would be
to give life to just so many vermin as
it and it's young would extermnate"