The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-09

local color. Also. they are OF different
colors at different times of the year.
- In times snakes will become an ex-
tinct product In America. There are
very Few now as compared to what
there were thirty, forty. ffty and a
hundred years aga Civilization is at
war with the snake, and deep in the
heart Of man is prejudice against
this pleasing Insect"
There was a snake In Paradise and
Omar Khayyam states plainly who 1t
was placed the snake there Paradise
without the snake would not be Para
Before the DAYS Of Adam aud Eve
the snake, We are told, walked on It's
tail and was then compelled to travel
longituainally. or horizontally. not
upidicuiariy =
safer when crawling and wiGgling
along on the ground than If he walked
upright like a man. SO the change
wasn't wholly bad--nothine is.
Many snakes have rudimentary
legs that can be found under the skin
Nature ev!dentaly has tried every
possible plan for producing NE and
the snake is a sort Of second cousin
70 the newt and the lizard.
The crocodile, or as he is famillariy
called in the Congo the "Croc. IS a
lizard with a college education. All
OF these animals seem to belong to an
extinct age They are rudimentarE
survivaIs like the kangaroo. the
beaver. the calico dress aud the
fasclnBtor
Fra Foster. OF Elmer. New Jersey,
Is an expert on ali questions pertain
Ing 10 these peculiar. strange. Httle
brothers that creep. crawl run ana
swim lie has made friends with
them
Fra Foster Is a chin. small slender,
little fellow with a bulging brow and
bright blue eyes He is very mild,
very gentle and very animated on the
subject OF his specially
There are only three kinds of
vsnomous snakes and these are not
6ound iii the Northern States except
ing on very rare occasions
TIE garter snakes, bull snakes, black
snakes, rat snakes and snake snakes
out their tongues and hiss do not
possess stingers as We were told IN our
youth. No FuCn thIfft+ "a Ing CT IN
ii snake exists.
The snakes tongue Is a wireless
very sensitive apparatus by which the
snake hears and realizes the approach
OF an enemy The weighing OF his
tongue is not for the purpose Of
for his own private Information, 20
catch the etheric vibrations.
Fra Foster went out with our girls
and bows In the woods at Royoroft and
caught several snakes end proved That.
so far az he was concerned, they were
absolutely harmless. and. In fact could
be soon tanned
have written a little vaudeville
sketch for Fra Foster that VIII be
unique In it's way when II Is produced
This fall
The entire scene takes place I'm the
office of d hotel A coiored man brings
and not being sure that he mas tine
right luggage. opens up one Of the
grips for Afri- American inspection.
and the snakes escape. The disap-
aFHss r F..d
space and the scene that follows be
tween the naturalist and the hotel
clerk afford The piece de resistance
as II were
The hotel clerk rings up the police
and before the hurry-up wagon ar
rives. the wonderful blonde girl with
the wealth Of golden hair. who always
presidesl at the cigar case comes To
the assistance Of the suakeologist.
suddenly she recognizes him as her
long lost lover
When a girl believes IN a man, size
believes in ali OF hts ambitious aims
aspirations and properties And 50
this girl with the golden crown. re
!ieyed IF all fear by loves glad ac-
claim, turns 70 and helps catch the
snakes,
sure that he has EN-. lie healtates to
make the arrest, accusing the hotel
man of violating the excise. The hotel
door IL hastily locked by the girl with
the golden crown IN order 20 keep the
Of the scientist from escap-
Ing The policeman cannot get out TO
Join the coIored man, much SIS he would
like to
No vaudeville sketch Is complete
without the telephone. OF course and
so We have the telephone worked over
time by the policeman And Il seems
that on his second call instead of get
ting the hurry-up wagon. by accident
he calls fer a minister and asks thaG
ne viii come on the run without delay
ana take care Of the case
The naturalist wears snake for a
necktie: another one for s belt, a tur
tie il on his manly breast for a badge.
and ~ horned toad is used for watch
job
The golden girl. to show the police
man and the hotel clerk that nothing
is dangerous. when your mind Is
rightly poised and focused on heauti
fni things. decorates herself with the
varmtnts a tame crow perehes itself
on the head Of the dominic as soon
he arrives. two white doves liberated
from the pockets OF the naturalist.
afiGht en- the head Of the golden girl.
nd small turtles are distributed as
souvenirs among the guests who have
by this time pushed their way In from
the elevator and other parts Of the
building
The gramaphone In the corner plays
the Wedding March from Lohengrin,
All ends happily as the door Ia opened
and the policeman slides out for fresh
air and to render his report.