The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-02
LIS, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1905.

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ton that bats cannot easily from level surface but
must find eminence from which to throw them
selves. Any will be convinced of the faacy of this
who puts bat upon the floor.
1t is generally believed that the bite Of the cobra is
fatal to all animals except the ichneumon mongoose,
but results have shown in conclusive manner that it
dies almost Immediately after being bitten.
The legs are not shorter side of the body Of
f not the urine Of the skunk that gives the often
sive odor but fetd fluid that is discharged from the
base Of the tail as occasion demands.
The llama has curious habit of splitting at any
who annoys them, but the story thai the saya is poi
is absurd
The female bears, only, become torpid in winter
The tabled mermaid is probably warus with It's
head out of water in this position it resembles human
being and has most unearthy and Economical appear
as it its head above the waves
There is truth in the statement that the Arab
when IN want Of water kills his camel for the supply
many days without water greatly exaggerated They
may go three days. but not without suffering.
The acka does not guide the lion to his prey, the
swans death song is not the sweetes the does not
have nine ves the bee does not die il deprived of its
stinger the spider is not insect the caterpillar is not
worms the earthworm does rain down, and horse
hair will not turn into snake, that which resembles 1t
is a hair
The hoop snake which is said to take the end of its
tail in its mouth and roll and like hoop, kill
ing everything it touches with its horns is fc
ton.
That the breath Of the blow snake is deadly, and
that the English swallows its young also fiction
The name guinea pig is sad misnomer, as the ami
did the Norway rat from Norway.
The word buffalo should not be applied to the ami
NAL that formerly roamed western plains They
not buffalos but bison The buffalo does not
have the bushy head, but is surrounded by immense
horns.
The 'twhte anti that builds such nests is
not an ant at all, but termite.
Alligator and crocodile not the
E'Cowhide' whips made of hippopotamus hide
Goblets made Of rhinoceros horn in high
esteem preservative against poison. The Indian
kings imagined that if any poison existed in their wine
the liquid would boil over and betray its presence.
That which call grasshopper is Rocky Noun
grasshopper very pale green,
thin wings and resembles the katydid.
Much has been said about the mouse being able to
sing but it supposed that the tsong' is caused By
throat disease.
Large numbers Of ladybrds looked upon with
superstitious dread and the owl and birds Of
evil omen without good reason IS
It formerly believed that elephant IS forelegs
had~no JOINTS and therefore he could not lie down. but
infexble they are he lie down and occasionally
Does also he sleeps standing, leaning against
object He does not draw his hind feet under him when
he lies down. White elephants made by disease;
it is not their natural color.
The whale is popularity spoken of fish, but It
does not even resemble fish, except in FORM 1t is free
scales its tail lies fiat upon the water; its blood is
warm; breathes by Of lungs brings forth its
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