Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-08


long straight clavicle, or collar bone, is
less like mans than in the case of the
chimpanZee or gorilla. There are nine
wrist or carpal bones in the orang, as
in man, only eight in the gorilla and
chimpanzee, the magnum there being
absent.
ITO briefly summarize, the orang
comes nearest to man in the number
of ribs, the form of the cerebral hem
ispheres and their convoutions, but
in the shape of the body, size and rel
alive proportions of the limbs to the
body, they differ more than the chin
panzee or gorilla"
Captain D'Osta said afterward that
he doubted the savage qualities of the
orang, explaining that it lacks suf-
fcient 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 it's effect on his
nerves and digestion.
During the evening DIR. Howard A.
Kelly showed a number of snakes
! from his collection. He carried them
to 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
J dangerous 1t was distinguished by
] its small size and leaden gray color.
A pretty band, velvety in appearance,
with yellowish bands between, crossed
it's back.
A so-called prairie rattlesnake vas
| then produced. DR.. Kelly said 1t was
quite common on the western plains.
1t was black, slippery-looking GUS
toner.
The exhibition of rattlesnakes was
|
mondback RATHER, whose chief ambi-
ton seemed to be to inoculate some
: one with its virus. It's 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
background. The diamond-back
snake, DR.. Kelly said, is recognized by
its light brown color, its rhomboid
shape and its diamondback. 1t has
remarkably well-developed rattle,
which it was manipulating to the de-
light of the audience.
Just as DR.. Kelly said This rattler
is always ready for fight" his hand
accidentally came near the snakes
head and it inflicted a sharp wound on
Dr. Kelly's hand. This did not seem
to disconcert the doctor, who appro-
priately related 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
This was a dark snake about three
feet in length. 1t is characterized by
an obscure, dull pattern on its back,
and closely resembles a water snake.
A large black snake. which followed.
DR.. Kelly said, 'is the largest snake
have ever seen which is indigenous to
North America. 1t is perfectly harm
less and really beneficial, for 1t de-
YOURS vermin Of all sorts. and is an in
yeterate enemy OF ali poisonous
snakes. To kill this snake would be
to give life to just so many vermin as
it and its young would exterminate.