The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
PAPER SHELLED RHINOCEROS.
SKUNK PIE AND coon SOUP ALSO
on CANADIAN CAMPS MENU.
Just rs Genuine as the nhno-WIld Turkeys
From Dan Heards Private swamp
DIR. van Dyke on Eating Everything
EdIble--Grim Arctic Ilill OF Fare.

-DT VAN Dyke lAllnB INtTD iilnk
EdIbIe-Grim Arctic Ilill OF Fare
They ate the poor dear, old rhinocerof
last night these bold sportsmen OF the
Canadian camp. That, of course. was the
purpose for which Prince Henry Of Prussia
sent the beast. II was not brought on
whole though The headquarters werd
borne into the ballroom Of the Hotel Aston
on a great wooden slab by four man ~
walters. who carried them around the
room 10 be admired Then tn ey we're
taken out and cut up.
There is a peculiar thing about the rhinos
that Prince Henry shoots in the Berlin 100
and gives away. Their hide becomes paper
mache during the ocean voyage. Also the
flesh changes 10 transit to fet Of beef.
larded.
Those who have any doubt "a to the
authenticity of the terrible beast can rest
assured that it was just IA genuine as the
bear shot by Grover Cleveland which
was served al the camp dinner last year.
Fflet OF Bornean rhinoceros is great, even
II you don't see the horns. Never serve
single horn rhiuo. because those are the
carnivorous on"s and their flesh docs not
taste 80 much like beef Tell The butcher
70 get the double horned thing which is
herbivorous and costs only $1,000.
Even moro delicious than the rhino
and Just as genuine were the PURGE OF
Indiana mccoon a Ia Van Dyke, the civet
of Canadian musquash, trapped by the
Hon. +. X Latchford in the wilds Of On
tario; the West Park mephtis pie and the
roast Kentucky wild turkey from the prl-
vate swamp of Dan Beard the artist. MO-
body had any hesitation about going after
the PURGE Of raccoon and few were squ"ain-
ish about the muskrat when u was known
tina: il was of Mr. Iatchford's private breed,
but there was some dellCacy in regard to
the mephitis pie at first, especially among
the ladies. Of whom there were many at
the dinner. II had to be explained that
this was not like other skunks, that it was
terrible in name only and that the diner
would not have TO fumgate himself. After
passing through the hands of tho Aston
chefs nephiis americana tastes very
much like lamb
table vouched for the turkeys being the
real thing They had been carried away
from Kentucky against their viii That
waa what made them wild
The Lake Champlain frost fish. the MINI
rod salad and the menagerie ice cream
all rat well
DR. Henry van Dyke was the POSTMASTER
Il arm very sorry,' said he. that | could
not bring with me tonight man who has
the next camp 10 me in Princeton Jap |
plause.l l viii take some Of the rhinoceros |
to him but won't take him any of the /
wood pussy He might not Ike it
When DR.. van Dyke drew a picture Of |
camp life and came TO the point where the /
guide struck a sulphur match after the 4
method Of civilized man, the Indies giggled 1
Il say characteristic Of civilized man
he added. because unciyilized man has not
the necessary habiliments for the striking
Then there was more laughter pos
sibly due 10 sympathy with uncivilized
man
DR. van Dyke defined a sportsman as
one who loves nature for her own sake,
who respects the game laws, and who
honestly believes that edible birds. beasts
and fishes were made 20 be eaten. He
didn't say whether the rhno came in this
class
There are certain people who don't
believe these things, and ! respect their
men he said THE Buddhist cannot
q a sportsman, because he cannot take
life. Another quality of the sportsman
- that ne must not try 10 make record.
Some folks believe that they must choose
their food according to their work. That
is why we had rhinoceros tonight II is
an amphibious animal. and we are going
to hear amphibious stories. But | must
speak rhinoseriousy. | have been think
ing of that joke ever since heard about
the dinner
Dillon Wallace. who was with Teondas
Hubbard on the Labrador e1pedi ton.
which cost Hubbard his hie, told the story
Of the tragic trip Of two years ago. What
humor there was 70 the recital was grim.
when we were $50 miles from a trading
post our food began to give out and we
were 80 weak that We staggered Hubbard
talked about his people at home
We would talk Of New York restaurants
and what we would have when We got
home Even in our desperate condition
one of Va one day pulled ont an old New
York Central menu and gave an elaborate
order 10 an imaginary waiter.
@On oct ~. 1909 Hubbard sank on the
trait There was no food and the guide
and pressed on 10 get help. We separated
and | wandered in the snow for ten DAYS
with nothing TO eat but n little -four which
had turned black and sour. ! don't re-
member what happened turing those ten
days Four trapiers found me at last and
gave me bread and tea and ! sent them
back for Hubbard They found his body,
with his diary beside II.
Alvah u. James, n young man with red
hair and wealth Of speech told Of his
trip over the Andes and down the Amazon
He had adventures with snakes and alli-
gators and his story 81 being spun around
on a raft in whirlpool for two davs made
the diners gasp Then there was his COM
panion, the genial Engl,shman who rugged
yardarm on their canoe so that he could
hang monkeys from H.
Or. William Joyce Smith talked about
-The Big Cat narrative of tiger hunting
eIper fences