New-York tribune., 1912-04-14

-, Ing rattlcsnakcs are Squlrmlng
u]:I;,,, in a space ten feet square is not
anu ain1sar, even to a snake Charmcr.
yeIy che Hir,s a piece Of flannel among
Nheh 80 make them uglier, she must keep
u,.os ulen about her to prevent strike. Even
Del - j likely TO hit her with its fangS.
tnen Tl;- % baoo.ncd once to Mile. Clio. She
Ii7 .Lo c5Gr before any of the spectators
g1e Iaew wha, had happened, sucked the wound
hI;nnoro,slv for two or three minutes, and
us so ont q powder on II and bandaged It..
uTr Tbd mex, day was Sunday, and Clio was
I1.,;nary woman Dressed in ordinary
anne, az U'rr with a big apron to prevent her
Gus ,s.- froro getting soiled she prepared the
d''f,,J III. hath for her pets. Yes, the snake
W., ',1. st~uck me had its poison sacs; but |
..@, ,ot mind ,hat | DO not wonder they
~ aoorv. teasing them as | have to. You
s'' ,Icv won't rattle until they are mad,
sVi have o. ..0 il because it makes the act
o.a anr ;ntcr,.-ug. But they are quiet
no., n..cb to5... and she pulled a flannel
shoJs si.otet fro. "a box that contained a big
oi"l.'(f M rar.r.. -h, size Of a buShcl basket.
Nh; III, ON. t..-. six feet long from the mass,
-''.i9 ~ /. md her shoulders as if il was
sIS boa ID. .uoWs me, and should not
aa,:nl. If h,;., ..,tcn as it is now, ~ and she
'..l,g ''..nJod N. smooth skin along its back.
sue 'i|0Clcr+air'. makes get to know YOU. lust
r,o doos o~ ..t-. Ii YOU treat them right
lAv I'M. uiI1 NJ. ..ru YOU, and | am always
.nc;,. .lC! tba, .. 20 tantalize them; but it
-. of -r .-ivcSS.
Is RTa, Tbcn ,A.. .hc snake from her shoul-
s,-s and III. IN the floor near the big
uv,r C.nyo !. - crawlcd toward the box
s.5;e she ,.' @ big pan near the stove
va WI d;ro..r. ..tcndant who had brought
two pals .' .. " M.i'y IIu.i' ~. ENeIl
one is so car -'ouhu mere 'Ildt ScilCI-
oiiT oiiy 40 ever. ing myself when | want to
Saibc G the ST -: bu, feel rather tired and
my wrist p. ". E', ".'''' II WIS o'''''''
CHE picked up the big rattlcr and laid
> him in bottom Of the pan, which was
,b,ee.oug~..-- ..,I Of the fluid. One by
one the t.'.# zen snakes in the mass were
onIle4 on, ~ put into the bath; for this
P,,, Tas the a..r ab,u,ion of her charges.
The sniff themselves TO be carried like
80 NAM pieces # rope. wrigging slightly
as they u.-. pulled ou, and laid in the pan.
One va, Young python about eight feet
long CT. merely put his head and neck
over the ID. .,c of the pan, and he did the rest.
ale knows what good for him, and would
Oet into the bath himself, believe, If |
Waite long enough for him to find out
vbe-a II was" ." Then -.. covered the pan
with another cloth .r. Let them remain
hfteoa or twenty inmates.
"\ov .n.. are n.. only bathing but feed
;ng, Tha. Is milk diluted with water and a
little ..-~ea' -oruNcd in. 1t is warm
enough .... j, feels good to their skins,
and Will. +. cleanse, them II is nOuriShing
Some o.. ... snakes will swallow five or six
Tablespoonful while they are in there, un-
less thcv --. not feeling well. Yes, they
like 10 ~;\ themselves all up. | DO not
know WHY. unless they feel warmer in that
wav: for snakes suffer from cold more than
YOU would ..iok. 1t makes no difference
about II, species. RattleSnakeS, moccaSinS,
and boa ..n-,rictors will get themselves
into a regular knot so that YOU can scarcely
tell where one begins and the other ends;
but il i, easy 20 pull them apart, as their
skins are SD smooth. How long would they
stav there, All day. if | did not bother
them !, /, snug and warm for them.
Perhap> after The bath got cold, they might
trv 70 e. out; but the cloth keeps them
from seeing how they came in, and snake
is very stupid when his eyes are covered.
Next she picked up piece Of soft flannel
and, taking Of the cover of the pan, lifted
one Of the dripping reptiles from the mass.
Taking /, by the neck near the head, she
began Wir,ng it as one would a knife or a
fork Every mart was thoroughly dried