Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-03-12
4 StBdy n Natural History,

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AEtholgn h1wsvsg- il i indgsne-
o2 70 the fsEnz q both q taeseeouR-
niA Il Is in America thai il attairS
is n1st pr1digRg1s grUHth and
raZth 70 EhEh xe are, dozbtszS
INDEBTED lex the fact that the Aner-
szn Ezn Is Ire EsekaS Of his sexlznd
Use caznp5oa kng1Stznce sprintgz
zfter TIE dolszr-
Mleh c1Egvsrsy has 4rissn over
The clzsz7ztioa q this interesting
crsztz-e, oEI1E 70 the Circumstance
that Only nzZrssi men have stalled
the species al close range. and theg
wrts o. fs with a manifest prejudice
and yeu0m thai rsE their obseryz-
zs Z al weight
Sine CT tie scientists 80 50 far as
r. dacl8re that the shipper Is the
errnxl vampire that beds a mans
oocksshook 70 the last 6rsg that IS IN
ft- Others affirm that il delights in
HorturnE Us vHeum b. paIling is lsz,
5zs lbe truth u the matter seems 70
BE that i merely belongs u the class
q zlinzls that have 10 grip. and let
thinE get zEay from them lgeans
fsuzaihus hznkruptus]
n appazzncs the shopper is iDo0n-
spzous being chiefly noticeable for
carrying 3 tag stuffed fun q samples
and newspaper advertise nentS These
noxeFer. render IL 50 formidable that
peope give il the right Of way, and
men especially fee al lis approach.
II has BEEN found impossible 70 Or
tain any accurate information Is 70
tae habits q the shopper. According
u TIE Elsst reliable data that have
been furnished &C the Sab5ect IL is al
tinaaa q moss doci,e, intelligent and
zrat81nzae domestic animal, per
FORMAL its tasks with willingness and
ability, shea suddenly il viii be at
taekes nith a aid maniz, and, break
ing every restraint aiIl rush oG to the
bargain e0unteF.
These lts. which are similar 70 thoss
ahlca seize animals in the West after
eatiag TIE loco plant seem 70 be
oceasnned By reading the advertise
s1euus n The department stores in the
saudag newspaper, for which reasou
many enineoE elerymen advocate
tle zb3lltiM & fheSunazy paper
arrived s. the store the shopper
rlsAs wiasly Up oae aisle and down
aaatsser with r9 sFpazent FurP0Se but
viii Bark herps and aght Hith another
saepFer over tie p-osSzi0n q some-
thing thai neither q them wants
Ths species move about il herds.
eharging in = body On zHy counter
that SENS 70 be popular. but they are.
easily stamPeaed, and the sight q ..
pile Il Junk marked For this day
only fer $780, viii send the whole.
bunch at It. ard cause them 70 eat it
up In these mad Fnshes The old and
fahla and the very young are troddcu
down and haEe their clothes and hats
tom u them. but when the buying
feyes Is ca them the intrepid creatures
never stsp as long as lhey have 5 pen
ny Ten.
A pseuliarity u the shopper IS its.
utter f~nsiaeTenns to hunger and
fatigue Ehlie On one q It's raids Ii.
viii sustain Itself By nibbling at a.
cream puf. and although ordinarily 20.
fragile and zeax il cannot walk a.
bl1ck or sweep a NON, it sill lead a
center rush co . counter q marked
d5an shirt waists with a vim that
pould make a foot bah player look
SEX
Another interesting characteristic is
that The Shoppers sole dea seems TO
be 70 get rid q money, and il will buy
Anything. Il may 60 cut with q list
o a special saie Of tin pans for the
The kitchen. and cozae home with
forty yards q of-col0r chiffon 10 place
q them
This ~paculiarifg n an apparently in
tElligeut creatures can only BE account
q Tor @ the theory that the Shopper
suGen a times from being hoodOoed-
The next day. however. after the Shop
per has e1ne around. 1t calls itself
names. and seeps over the fool things
that are sent home from the store
Men. as may be supposed, stand in
great fear and dread u the Shopper,
but unfortunately there are 10 cut
Ezrd marks b. which it can be dis
tiaguisbed from the ordinary female
domestic ANIMAL and 50 nzny a man
Eho thinks be is getting . thrifty.
eo1n0miozl wife. finds out when be
has gotten Il home that be has ac-
quired q Skipper instead. and a It Is
imPosslble 70 trade one Of, Or eyen
give Il away, bis plight indeed ka sad
one
Nor Is tais his only danger. for the
Shopper IS a msH-hEnting animal. aud
not infreqBently tracks is victim
down. In this it shows great cun-
ming, for thzsa way q Appearing BE-
FIRE the osner It desires 70 attract In
q dainty little garb which IL afirms il
PICKED % cheap on various remnant
e1unteN
The unhappy nan, bearing this
thinks that il Would ba cheap + koeDl
a Del that ueuid east - little. ana isl
deoeived into o8eflng is a home and
thsrsauer spends his life in paying for
ilitatgn japanese bFio-a-brac and
shurs-ength remnants
a Snapper is TIE mozt expensive pet
in lte nurd - keep A snail and
ilsznidc boxing oae. with 40 sp
petite o. digger than 3 birds costing
more o. main91in lhln a herd Of ele
phsua 60 B ml1aeerie u carDlvorous
6aasA I
Tbs Is osag q theis unfortunate
haiti q gazing o. q buying bats
Whether adence NfB ever Be able 70
E16 q virus that siii lnoculate shop
pen sg4isst ne hzrkaia E5ieS. as
desa are ~i1oca11oi against hydr0phO
IA u IS inpsaaie . szy.
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