New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-05
HIPPO DISHES
ON our MENUS
Proposition to Transplant At
riGan Beasts to America.
PLAN TO LESSEN MEAT COST.
House Committee on Agriculture Hears
Arguments Favoring Bill Providing
For Importation Of Several Animals.
Would Thrive In Waste Places

For Importation Of Several Animals.
Would Thrive In Waste Places
Hippopotamus meat!
This is the latest antidote against
1t was cast into the legislative arena
at washington the other day by Rep
resentative Broussard of Louisiana.
It is proposed to perform some Bur-
bank legerdemain in the animal king
dom-to transplant hardy denizens Of
the African jungle and the Rhodesian
wilds into the marshes and bayous Of
Mississippi and the deserts of Arizona
and New Mexico.
All the animals which former Pres
ident Roosevelt has been strenuously
gathering for the Smithsonian collec-
| t1on-the Gland, the zebra, the camel,
| the giraffe, the hippopotamus-may be
| bred in the United States in territories
where nature has hitherto sternly re-
| fused to support a single representa-
| tive of the animal kingdom, says the
promoters of the plan.
| "Hippopotamus meat? Excellent!
You can't find a stronger race than
the Beers anywhere, can you?''
| With these words Captain Fritz Du-
Quesne, Boer scout, appeared before
the house committee on agriculture
| few mornings ago as an enthusiastic
advocate Of the bill in question, which
appropriates $25O,OO0 under the direc-
| ti0o Of tho Of q
for the importation Of such animals
as may be designated.
Hippopotamuses For Dixie.
He spoke with eloquence Of the
thrive in DiXieland and perform a ma
tional service in clearing out the I'M
dergrowth which now obstructs the
southern streams, besides adding to
the national meat supply.
'There are only three animals con-
tributing to the American meat supply
today" he said, land each Of them
was an importation from Europe.
Americans labor under the impression
that the COW, the sheep and the pig
were native to this country, but that
is a great mistake.
eve now propose to utilize certain
portions of the country now absolute
~ waste as a habitat for selected At
rican animals. The plan is eminently
practicable There is not a single
good argument against it. The camel
would be a splendid beast Of burden
in the southwest alkali lands, and GER
tain other animals would thrive in
rocky, mountainous country, now en-
: tirely useless. The elephant even
} might be used to advantage in GER
tain sections.
"Giraffe meat is accounted edible
and nutritious by scientists and is as
! palatable as any. The Siberian hog
would be a valuable addition to oul
list Of animals There are scores OF
others suggesting themselves to the
zoologist."
American Scout an Advocate.
Another able pleader for the bill ap
peared in Major Frederick Russell
Durham, an American scout of inter
national repute and one OF the righ
hand men of Lord Roberts in the Boel
war.
II believe we could import many an
imals from Africa" he said, "witl
: every certainty that they would be
, come permanent part of the Amer
, lean animal kingdom. We have beer
careless Of certain breeds Of our. own
such as the elk and the buffalo, and al
:, lowed them almost to die out.
/ Huge sections of our territory ar
= now worthless, supporting no life O
: vegetation. We know that scores O
& African animals have been compelle,
to yield the more congenial habitats t.
their stronger fellows. such as the liol
and the leopard. They have acclimat
e ed themselves to life in the deserts an,
}. on the rocky, barren mountains. Som
!, Of them will aid in clearing out fores
7. underground and thus aid in retaining
. tree vitality on our great reserves
:, Others will thrive on the cactus an,
other sparse growth of the desert, re
fusing to live anywhere else
"1mportations of the Lapland rein
deer into Alaska and the ostrich in tn
OOulu" A1N0 OCC1l aouISCSScS
We have other animals in the Yves
}. brought from Mexico. The plan
3 feasible beyond doubt"
; The geological side of the question
was barely touched upon at the hear
ing, although the testimony teeme
with interesting and plausible sugges
I; ton. Representative Scott, Chairman
:, Of the committee, led in questionin
;, the witnesses, and the general attitud
). Of the members seemed to be favo,
5, able.
$500 Reward, 500.
The readers of this paper will be please
to learn that there is at least one dreade
disea So that science has been able to cur