Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-05-24

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but the fact i that ali the iDtesigepos
required for that il holding the instru-
ment Al he must breathe thr01gh his
trunk. eyeTy h9eAth n1eges il hack and
FORTH I discovered that be holds bis
breath when he stands On his hind legs
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play the harrnonica al the saE0e time.
bat biz front feet are mo sooner up than
the sound ceases until they are DOWN
again
''His tub f. about III feet high. and
IL took me about an hour 10 get him 10
mount IL the first time and a. long 20
get him down from IL once be was up
had finally 30 improvise step from IL
bef0rs be would come down He went
right up again, however. and cam
down and repeated the movement sev-
eral times In tbs first lesson Wow he
mounts ii and stands ON his hind feet
his front feet. his side feet and waltzes
and changes On f.
People all seem 20 think that an ele-
plant has no sense ~ feeling because
his skin IL thick I'D coarse. The fact IL
that Lis skin IL as sensitive an a baby's,
and IL you tickle him with a straw yo1
win find IL out The feet Of the ele-
plant have to be repaired frequently.
for they are as susceptible 10 corns and
stone bruises as the feet Of people. and
they have 70 be cut and trimmed Won
wouldn't think IL. would you, that
twice around Toms front foot. when he
IL standing with bis full weight upon
IL. IL equal 70 bis height It is true.
and il Isl rule that seldom varies an
inch in any elephant
The African elephants have only
four toes. and their ears are very arze
The Asiatic elephants have FIVE toes.
and their ears are smaller There are
few African elephants In this country
mot more than three or four Not
long ago. at an exhibition In this city.
there was q skin Of leather with small
ears and comparatively fine texture (ths
hide from ell elephants has too large
pores 70 make it Of use). and II was
labeled. Hide from an African els-
plant People don't know anything
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