The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
W|ERO TALE OF
FLIGHT OF DUCKS
Dorsey Burgess Tells Hot Air
Club What Scientists Have
Discovered.

Dorsey Burgess dropped down in an
easy chair looking tired and worried lust
as Captain j. NJ. Barratt called the meet
| ing of the Hot Air club to order one dav
I last week. The club holds regular SEES
sions and the whole talk hinges on hunt
( ing, fishing and the number of grains of
poWoer there should be in a first-class
Trap load. Burgess is one of the most
active members OF the club who talks
ana dreams of nothing but shotguns and
a diisnIng rods As rule. he has a jovial
uiSposlti0n. and when he appeared rath-
er uoWntrodden on this occasion. Harry
Mere spoke up and asked him if his
IaVorlte gun had failed to deliver every
snot OF the charge within a thirty-inch
| circle at forty yards. This was the only
! tnlng on earth that would make Dorsey
iSeI as ne looked. and the boys naturally
| thought he had discovered one lone shot
mole an inch outside of the required cir
Gle. - -
Scientific Article on Ducks.
No; boys, it is not that this time"
replled Dorsey. but | have been reading
Z sciehtiflc article of the migration OF
more about ducks than we do
Immediately several members started
10 take the floor to enter vigorous pro-
sey shook his head and holding up one
nand, SAID Now don't get excited bows
us true. You all know l have studied
the habits of ducks for years and killed
millions of them, but these SCIENTIST are
certainly wise '>'''''''''' are
You see boys, while we are sIeeping
they are up at nights looking at the
Who, the ducks or SCIENTISTS" broke
in the amateur
Why, the scientists" replied Dorsey.
see high into the air, and this article I
read said they have discovered that
duesS IN migrating go miles above the
east1: and that their speed is something
Where do the ducks get their air to
oreathe?' broke in Uncle John Sharp.
Have Air Chambers.
oh. they have got that figured out"
sald Dorsey. They claim the ducks
have small air chamber in their necks
Whlch they fill with pure air before tax
ing 10 the higher regions. I never mo-
tlced this air chamber, but the first duck
L Nil TINS season L intend to see for nv
sell .sIrt now , much these scientists know.
..rb Inat SIS iSn b an continued Burgess. |
IKE prlze-fighters, to reduce their weight |
pefore taking long flight. For a week |
6etore the time set for the flight, the |
ducks Go not eat thing and practice |
fast flying every day, and when the day |
OF 1liSht comes every one has to show
the = leader; Just like Cans had to show /
Nolan at Goldfieid, that they are down |
to weight, or they are not allowed to /
make the trip"
BY this time Burgess had the wise
VI the ciun backed IN the far /
floor. '0 'ii0
My. but these scientists are wise.
Ihey tell lot OF things about ducks [ /
never dreamed Of" he continued I'VE
all think ducks can fly some but these
fellows with their long telescopes tell
IF speed made during these flights that
beats anything l ever heard Of
Feet Get Hot.
DO you know why ducks in these
lights frequently come down to the
Earth? Well, I'll tell you. They fly so
asst that the friction on their feet and
egs dangling below the body is so great |
hey become blistered if they do nor /!
'ome down to earth and cool them in
water
That's right" yelled Billy Tremayne.
Why, 1t Is only last year ] killed
luck out at Baileys that had both its
Get thoroughly cooked. | saw this duck
oming from the direction OF Nevada. and
suppose he crossed the desert where
lie could not find water to cool his feet"
He's right" continued Dorsey. THE
CHEMISTS say so, and they are terribly
wise men. They make the only feasible
of Indian summers | have
yer heard of. Yes. ducks in these flights
travel some. Why. this haze |
re see in the fall and call it Indian sum
1ers. these scientists say is nothing
more than the smoke made by singed ,
Gathers of the migrating ducks which
Re frequently set on fire by their ter !
iffc speed through the air
Here the meeting broke ND and as the
1embers made g rush for the door Bur !
esS was seen to shake his head and !
humble: "Oh, these scientists are GER !,
ainly wise mem