New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
SOL ANDCIN FORTHEU.S s
as Il REQUEST.
Sp'nster Wills also $50 to KeeDer of
National Zoo.

hOSton Sept. 25-Two MONKEYS so,o,,o,
lesaeies under the will OF Justtca II
&C. -, esH'ef or former Connecticut Gov
Psrs - u,e0 On August q az her home, No 10
fo-,a.--,' Ahe' Jamaica Plain. Solomon and Gin a-s
oe9oeathed BY her. together with ,ssa. | - .le a..
zo,,.-., n Siaekburn. custodian Of the NatIonaI
o [1A at Washington and are to he
0olle q part Of the park menageria
'''eh MISS IngersoPs father vas C.or.-,o -.
-. 'ieu' ,1u' ne objected TO her having nonLa,s q,
- Hoiie, so she took a house in a ou,st s,,bt
r., ~ haven where she surrounded herself y,,.b
-, yes sac made a study OF the sr,ians 80
as, mem as few animal trainers did and her
auN'oe was sometimes sought by men ranoy, -,
the circus business NS III
=" 80 when the Empire Thestr. n,anava,na,.
1''tu 200" with four hundred rnonte,,s No..
,a. aoVlce was asked. She denounced the
,-a11a H, OF tne monkeys by a professional animal
tsi' proved the fallacy Of feeding monkeys
o pltAo ana milk and gave them a diet OF l.ntns
U-l.ah1s' carrots, apples and corn
ms paragraph concerning her monkeys annAa-~
- -s .-.t Will which was fled for probate in tba
- - Souhty probate Office yesterday: IF az
- ue3'" my monkeys, Solomon and Gin or efth.-
oi thefn or any other monkey owned v M. a,a s.Ju
-''4Is' Il IS my Will that my executrtx send than,
70 MI William Blackburn custodian y, en- ~
Done4 geological Park. at Washington. togatha-
- 11Ie sum OF 80 in cash, It being my viii TO
stHe me SAID monkeys to be part OF the rnsnaxa
re and % beQueath the said sum Of so +o IN. 80.
"'4'I@A SIackburn; but II no MONKEYS balopr4ro
70 me are FOUND alive at my death then tbs s.,S
o7quest OK $50 shall lapse and be added 10 sno4ha-
bequest" N ~ Hh0Iher
ne VIII contains bequests OF specific ina,jrna,a
Auc!es gives all her shares OF stool, in the wet
q" Lhioh Telegraph Company, the New TTavan
Gas Light Company. the New Haven vvata- Co..
ny ana al other shares OF stock to NIcolaI Solxo
Io1 besides all her moneys not otheruv,.a o,-ss.
y disposed OF. and the residue OF the estate q, -
oe divided by her sister, as exec,tr,y ar,oro
Irlenos OF the deceased. The Will Is dated Tanu-
airy d, 1909 'N '@4iH-
MISS lngersou became the patron of music and
- - ana many successful musicians owe their start
4h NE 20 her generosity. She found Nicolai soko-
Ion' Tiolnist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra
paying IN tenement district in New Haven she
sent him TO New York TO be educated, and he has
become one Of the finest violin players Of the
country. 49,
Miss Ingerson won praise as a writer Her Wit
was sparkling, and she gathered about her a CO.
terie OF brilliant young people
IN an interview with reporter a few years ago
Miss Ingersoll showed the results of her study or
animals She said. in part:
The little squirrels IN the Public Garden and on
1he common are all IN most unhealthy condition
Their fur Is NANCY and their tails are dv-tudled
Why! Because the good natured but stupid public
insists on giving the creatures peanuts The peanut
contains an astringent oil that has very bad
effect on the animals From bread and peanuts
these animals get gastItts and intestinal catarrh.
What should they feed them? Just common
Chicken corn. The creatures love It,
'One % the sweetest experiences ever had was
or a visit 10 RingIing's circus last summer went
20 the head keeper OF the menag gerie-the keepers
nsme is Curley' Houghes-snd I said TO him. for
had noticed that there clean Odor about the
cages and absence Of that etiluvia which pro-
claims loudly TO the nostrils when disease Is pres
ent-I said him: What do you feed your mon
keys and other animals? He gave a most sensible
account. And I said OF course, you give the
monkeys bread and milk No, ma'am.' said he.
most erphaticaIly. We don't ever give them
either bread milk We give them carrots, corn,
apples. etc. But no bread and milk
7 could scarcely contain myself for Joy, but
inquired further and he said: There woman
down IN Connecticut (Hleaning Miss IngersoIO that
taught me better than 10 feed monkeys bread and
milk I never thought Of 1t before. because It was
easy 10 give t.em that and they would take IT. but
and quit IL q"