Marble Hill press., 1920-07-29

the scientific worid marr lees
X{ slhcr iisu, II Il SUPPOSED ,o b. some
X1k2M sort of anosauT. lnasmuch n the
V dn">aur h a nfiy fuof lifari that
dates back Ia thu AS. Of Rsptils-.-
v11A ante.intc. man an this earth by anywhere
- - 90 90 millions of yrarS. ,he SCIENTISTS are
Dosaiiy saying. with the eountry hoy at the cir
- night of bis nr~t hippopo,auus. Gosh. there
s ~ - slch animI.l-
0lnl thetr was such an animal once. And
D sre saying they have s-ca such an animal
UIx iience Captain Stevcns' expedition TO
f - earlier reports have bern cprroborpied by
usgtsn bis gam. hunters Who report sighting
~ beast u terrifying PROPORTIONS aud At.
sa Mr. 1spsiig5 We of the Bclgians says
nry csuEht eiT 40 of q hug. tsast r-nding
puy through the jungle vrriure. which dshed
In<fcal analogy lie says II was In the general
- % q iIrsni prohab,y nfiy feet long with
01rt tall like knhgaroos q hump un its back
- trrtfJing horn on IT, Snuut The monster
- ecverri with scac.. which Wcrr color~d with
Uuf biood rel spots from which radistei pals
Uon strips
well known ENGLISH naturalist aud collector
- written 60 the prc<s that therc IL sysry rrason
- oSseSe there l. such an snmal' living IN the
1g1 of the unexplorrt lungiss. n net Ereai nun.
- of them. During his stay IN Afrtca he heard
- sfory frusn many Different sourrc-. he says.
S -Ftft~ea year ago when collecting In the
zIsonsvsal. { heard an interesting story ., mon
geev half sake. half heast Nv informant. % the
IknciesAn roiicc. who Tsatr,s,l near Rar",selsnd.
raid bs had appriacheh Within handr,t yards
- while e wes lying asi~yp on the border Of a
amp. u wns be deyiar,d = hundred feet long
80 Hs strange aptsafsncr frightened hiin that
= a~strn-si snd siidei Into the swamp before he
<~n,d raise hi. au. IL travelled ualsclc>siy and
via grrai -f-Vi
The country rcund shout uns quite unel.
p,orwd NJ friend toli m. thar I was the nrxi
- whom he had mentioned the story as be was
ssssid ." tell his comrades because thsy would
have laughed at him
-oncr again Whcn was on the French Kongo
nsahoari h~arl fearful stories from the native
Aussers ~ the monster also hesri the Same
rcGRs-s an thr way tu the Belgian kougo, where
- pr~srht s0callcd brunt"Saurus is supposed 10
NV b-rn seen when you hear stories frum three
- fbur widely different sourrrs believe therv is
eoDe truth In them. rou must remember thnt u
- travel tn fernHn fHE and Settle Cana and gu
~ Into the Interior most 81 the country has never
IN explored. What creatures live In its vast
uvstsries we ID not know. Whether the so-callei
@runtcsaurus Il prehistoric survival or not |
~suid not carr 70 say, nrmly heieve the crca.
fnrc exists hnt hell.ve II Is an unknown creature
- morv modern desccnt
~ The bronfosaurus, or whatever the strange
FHxaNtWF " u~t CIV its teEs ana It's body
4 gides should imagine Il h n very dangerous
<srnturc. Bu, that Il Is not sii n fairy.taIe I am
<ertatn, have been there. and have talked with
natives who win not pass = certain boundary into
N evil land because Of the huge monsters which
i've In its remote salitudeS"
Walter Wipans American living In Lon.
Ion. The pistol champion and = hig -gana hunter
siso believes In the existence Of this CREATURE
The late CnH Hagenheck told the before the
ae.r wlnMnx fhaP fNv., ~
an different expeditions and In Different years.
had the brontoSaurus In swnmps In central
Africa. I do not think II is impossible that some
10 the prehistoric animals have survived aud when
<cvcFal explorers have sesn gllmpsss pf what they
ihink must he such animals they are most proh
ahiy right. IL n not as IL some one not used 10
recognizing them Instantly saw Wild animals for
the frSt time. These are always on the
ipokou, fcr rev sp.cics aud know all the animals
by sight
1T Is possible that the sen serpent * on. ~
1hcse soeaesi extinct reptiles, and TINT the aodo
jnay still exist somewhere not yet explored Ybe
&uagga. too. which existed until u few years ago
nay stin live Ia some uncxpIorrd part OF Africa
md the mammoth and the cave bear still wander
y Siberia"
I Mr.. winans went further 10 satisfy the Eng.
Iish public and drew an outline OF what this anI
nal probably lonks Ike. With that picture. which
appeared In the Evening News. he appended this
eh Of descriptive srgument
'Thc socialists draw this beast standing ON n.
egs as a mammal would. Now no mnmmal,an
animal has the combined heavy tail aud long neck
this annual has kangaroo has the heavy tan
Dot II Is built very light In front with only short
rudmentary legs. Il uses Its tail ms a third log
IN combination with its two hind legs and works
,n a tripod 80 formed, The giraffe has a long
,cck. but Ii Is built light behind aud its tail Is
% Hight that II practically has no weight In com
,arison. The giraffe carries its head high 80
u not to put leverage on It.
Now the brontosaurus ls heavy both in the
m and the neck. which, besides. are both very
une n Il stood as the scientists draw It. the tail
nd meek would overbalance 1t and slight pun