Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08
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apples, bananas, beats. onions. carrots.
grapes, oranges and eggs all figure prom
inently in the list. with condensed milk
making a good showing in the beverage
outlay. In several cases combinations
are made from this assortment.
The iguana cage is one before which
visitors stop in admiration during the
dinner hour. for there can be seen a dish
garnished with the pale green lettuce
leaves. and piled high in the center with
large and delectable slices of hard-bOiled
eggs. Or perchance the dish may vary
and the egg will be changed for sliced
also among those fortunate animals which
receive similar dainties.
No collection can be found, provided II
is as large as that of the Zoo in this
live on hay. oats and such like. Items
of this kind form large part OF the
foodstuff used. and the totals roll up
into large figures when taken Tor
month. Twenty tons of hay are con-
sumed in that time. nearly 100 bushels
of oats and approximately 1000 pounds
of bran. An interesting item is con-
nected with the purchase or the bran.
In this article OF food are TO he found
meal worms which are placed among
the choicest ttbits By the bird family
and are greedily fought over upon the
slightest prOvOcatiOn.
Nor are meal worms the only peculiar
food to be found on the list. Mice are
gregation there. with, Of course, the add
ton of rats. There is one inmate that
gives the keepers little or no trouble
in the feeding line. This is the ana
length and having waist line measur-
ing twenty-five inches. 1t is only nat
ural to suppose that such sizable
creature should demand meals proper
tionately large. Such. however, Is no!
the case. The lady in question eats but
about eleven chickens in an entire year
and no great amount of trouble has to
be taken with them. When her feeding
time arrives nice chicken, Weighing
possibly four pounds, Is presented To
her and the problem of nourishing her
ceases to exist for the space OF three OF
four weeks. at which time another chlcR-
en- is supplied. During the time She Is
shedding her skin she abstains from the
use of food entirely, and only asks &c
be left in absolute solitude
A.
Reaches form practically the sole die
of the lone tarantula which is In tine
possession of the Zoo. and with goodiS
supply of these he CANDLES around his
glass jar in complete happiness; that Is
so far as can be ascertained. In speak
ing of the pensioners of the Zoo. 1t !!
only fair to mention one class winch
unlimited, has nevertheless taken com
3 plete and absolute possession of severa
of the houses. This array is composed
, of cats, and the visitor at almost ever!
turn is likely to be confronted with
large and playful family i'm all state
of growth known to the feline family
e The lion house is especially favored b!
: these animals, and the viciousness or tn
r lions and tigers seems powerless t
frighten them.
:, A visitor to the prairie dog cage viii
: see many rats. This seems to be one o
e the few cages where the keepers ar
!. unable to drive away the rats. and tn
4 unfortunate little prairie dogs are com
: nelled TO fight for their meals as tn
a rats have a habit of scurrying away wit
I the choice portions. Traps set to catc
s the rats are sure to perform the sam
t service in connection with the prairi
t dogs. they being hardly larger than
good-sized rat. and any poison put out TO
( them would be sure to be eaten by tn
little pensioners. Consequently. life la
$ become one continuous battle for then
= and the advances of stranger are a
= first apt to be looked upon in the lisf
!, of an intrusion, The rats are mot alon