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The New York herald., 1921-06-05

to be poisonous. These reptiles have
tongues as blue as indigo, and, according to
Head Keeper Toomey, they are very good
things to have around the house. They make
docile and affectionate pets, crawling all
over one and kissing at the slightest provo
cation. To those who like TO be kissed by
lizard they are recommended being better
and more affectionate even than the chame-
Icons which had such vogue few years
ago They are better than cats to prevent
the house being overrun with mice ants
and reaches.
one of the finest snakes I'm the reptile
house this year is the twenty foot python
which Raymond l.. Ditmars curator of the
reptiles department AT the Zoo. bought from
an animal dealer on the Bowery some
months ago for few dollars The snake
was in its annual torpor. weighted and
wearied by three layers of old skin on it's
body which should have been removed, and
the animal dealer thought ii was dead He
therefore pitched II. twenty feet Of sudden
death and destruction, into the garbage can
at the rear of his store, whore it lay for
several days, perfectly at liberty If it had
felt inclined to crawl from the can and
start a tour Of the Bowery.
DIR. Ditmars heard of the snake and went
to see It, He knew at once that the snake
vas only sick and was not dead and believed
II would be all right IL it's skins were re-
moved and it was fed He bargained for it
and bought It, and the next day Head
Keeper Toomey set 10 work with his assist
ants. They removed three layers Of skim
bathed the snake i'm warm water and it
began to move. Two or three days later it
ate young pig weighing six pounds. and
now it is as healthy and robust any
snake i'm the Zoo. At its last feeding few
days ago IT ate a thirty pound pig and
seemed to want more.
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habit become "A little more firmly fixed, even
these records will be broken.
During the past year the Zoo had added
TO its collection more animals and birds and
snakes probably. than have been added ia
any previous FIVE years Not only have many
specimens been purchased from animal deal
ers who resumed their activities as soon as
the war with Germany was over. hut MANY
others have been added the result cf
trades with the London Zoo and with zoos
and meuageries on the European continent
and in the United states. A number have
been born 10 those already in the Zoo among
them an American buffalo. "A yak. white
tailed Virginia deer. Rocky Mountain
sheep. n pigmy hippopotamus the latter a
rare animal and the only one born In the
United states: two or three Indian axis
deer. a red European deer. two new zebras
several new kGngaroos and score or more
new prairie dogs.
In addition to all these new animal won
ders the Bronx Zoo Is expecting soon an
other shipment from London In exchange
for American snakes and animals. which
will include that rarest Of all snakes. the
King Cobra. the dreaded hooded snake OF
India. the deadliest reptile In the world
The Zoo has one specimen OF the hooded
cobra. a fine one. and Il il the one snake 10
the reptile house that the keepers will take
no liberties with II is with difficulty thai
the snake Is fed. because Il Is so alert and
so vicious that Il Is very dangerous 10 open
the door of its den.
But in spite of the danger the snake must
eat to keep alive, and its den must be
cleaned The head Keeper therefore has
rugged up sliding panel and y drop door TO
the den. through which the reptiles food
usually smaller and less deadly snake, is
The New York herald., 1921-06-05
While Ants Are His Special Diet,
He Disdains the American Variety

The keepers at the Zoo say that far
as they have been able to learn the one
that PAGES back and forth along worn
path in the rear of the reptile house In
Bronx Park is the only one in captivity
anywhere, and IL is not likely that it will
live many years. The rarity OF the creature
is well illustrated by the fact that one of
the principal animal dealers in the United
states, u man who has supplied many of
the rare specimens in the Bronx and Lon
don Zoos. has offered the Zoo probably
s. 900 for H. The London Zoo probably
would buy II for several times that amount
To one not particularly versed in natural
history or the reasons that Nature may
have had for doing various things. the ant
eater appears to be one OF those ex-
periments that started out well, petered
out toward the end and then as a whole
turned out poorly and was abandoned
eavlng the product in wofully unfinished
state. There seems to be no reason at
all for the ant-eater. lie eats nothing but
snts In his wild state yet IL would seem
that ants have hard enough time as IT is.
with all the life OF the world stepping
and trampllng on them. without the creation
of an animal that does nothing but devour
them. Still, New York ants safe from
the ant eater az the Zoo because he has
been offered them as diet and nc has re-
fused them Indignantly. II he cannot have
The New York herald., 1921-06-05
What the Ant-Eater Eats
Since He Refused to Eat Ants

The ant-eater at the Zoo, having turned
away In disgust from the colony of ants
that was imported into his pen and placed
ready for his meals received other food.
After some difficulty the Zoo keepers per-
suaded him to eat soft boiled eggs. milk and
beef chopped very fine It's usual meal Is
six eggs. a quart of milk and a pound of
chopped beef. 1t cannot possibly chew any
thing because the opening OF its mouth is
only large enough for it's long. rapier-like
tongue to emerge, and IL has no teeth. What
il does with It's three foot tongue at such
times as IL is not using II to explore ant
hills Nature only knows. Probably IL Is
curled UP in its head in the place where
the brain ought to be, as the animal In
Bronx Park has never done anything to
suggest that 1t might have n brain, even
tiny one. The people who call II THAT ap-
pear to have given II an appropriate name.
John H. Toomey. who has been head
keeper at the Bronx Zoo Tor many years
and who knows virtually all there is TO
know about the animals there, said the other
day that this last year had been the best
in the history of the Zoo, both in new ac-
quistions and In interest on the part of the
public Even with summer only beginning
people hocting to the Bronx Park Zoo
In larger numbers than they ever have In
previous years.
Two OF three Sundays ago the turnstiles
at the entrances recorded 72.600 persons
who entered the park, and the Sunday after
that there were 65, 900. These are easily
the record Sundays. but the authorities Of
the Zoo believe that when New Workers. gen
orally know more about the many new ami
mails on exhibition, and when the park going
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Many Rare and Beautiful Specimens
To Be Added TO the Bird House Exhibit

The shipment which Is coming from the
London Zoo soon will also include a num-
Der of rare birds. which will bc added TO
the numerous rare specimens already in the
bird house. across from the dens of the
lions and the tigers and near the pool Of
the sea lions The bird house has already
received several unusual specimens this
year. probably the most important being the
Prince Rudolph bird of paradise which cost
LOO and Is valued at great deal more
than that, and the six plumed bird of para
disc. several immature specimens of which
re on exhibition.
one OF the animals OF which the keepers OF
the Zoo are proudest Of having obtained and
for which they have the most affection is
the little koala bear from Australia "A very
rare animal in captivity but plentiful enough
in the forests of the island continent This
animal is only thirty-two inches tall when
full grown, and Is so covered with dark
fuzzy fur that he looks more like a Teddy
bear than the Teddy bears for sale at most
stores. There has never been a child who
has seen the koala that didn't cry for the
little Teddy bear and the animal Is so tame
that he would really make a very good pet
This little creature probably has the best
disposition of any animal in the Ioo with the
exception of Henpecked Charley and Windy
over in the monkey house
Henpecked Charley and Windy are two Of
there almost since the beginning of it. and
Charley Is almost as old. The former an
aged chmpanzee and wise, is wrinklcd and
The New York herald., 1921-06-05

his pet South and Central American ants he
will have no ants at all.
The ant-eater In Bronx Park is a full
grown remarkably fine specimen. about four
feet long and two feet high at the shoulder.
with a tail almost as long as its body which
1t uses a blanket when 1t sleeps. 1t does
not burrow like the armadillos and the
sloths and others Of its family. IL sleeps in
the open, and when II reposes itself for
slumber II curls its tail M over it's body so
that IL is covered excepting for the snout.
Anyone who admires the thrifty and in
dustrious habits OF the ant cannot help but
wish that 1t would sometimes lie down
an ant hill and get its long fur filled with
them and itch for evermore.
The feet of the animal appear to be
shaped somewhat like those OF the lion.
with pads. but with claws excepting
two anterior ones These are long and
sharp and to protect them the ant-eater
walks on the outer edge of its feet
causing a peculiar swayng and un-
unsteady sort of locomotion that neverthe-
less gets IL over the ground with con-
siderable speed. The claws are used for
digging into ant hills and turning up logs
and stones under which the ants have gone
to get what protection they might from the
beasts that seek to devour them.
The methods OF the ant-eater in obtain
ing its prey are somewhat similar to those
or the lchidna, curious Australian mhnmal
which is the only mammal besides the
platylus which lays an egg and then nurses
its young after hatching them. The speci
men at the Zoo died recently. The snout
of the ant-eater is some two feet long. and
X has tongue that measures at least three
feet. This tongue Is covered with a sweet.
glutinous saliva to which the ants cling
when the tongue is poked down an ant
hole and the ants run to protect the dam
,Nft tlntr IxuaI TInN tha INF
are drawn into the ant-eater's mouth and
deYonred.
The New York herald., 1921-06-05
By HERBERT ASBURY.

TH encyclopedias and the scientific
dictionaries say that the Giant Ant
= Eater is a prominent member of the
family Myrmecophd0idde, but the keepers at
the New York Geological Park, which is the
dressup name for the Bronx Zoo do not
care for such long and frightful words and
have named him Henry. They usually refer
to him as Zp's cousin because his head
bears remarkable resemblance to that of
the circus's most celegrated freak particu-
larry that portion of it behind ne ears. Like
lips head. the head of the ant-eater runs
to a point and is set off by small, upstand-
ing and pointed ears, and, like Zip's also, it
has a marvellous fascination for the be-
holder
But the crowds which visit the Zoo-and
incidentally these crowds breaking all
records for attendance this summer-stand
open mouthed in wonder around the ant
eaters pen and call him THAT to the dis
gust of the small boys and girls who have
seen the animals picture in their natural
history books and know quite a lot about
him. Still, the commonest remark heard in
that part of the Zoo Isl
What on earth is THAT"
Well, to begin with, THAT is one of the
most interesting and perhaps the rarest
i'm captivity of all the animals that are
penned in Bronx Park for the education
and amusement of New York and New
Yorks country cousin. The Zoo authori-
ties had been trying for years to obtain an
ant-eater for exhibition. and they counted
themselves extraordinarily fortunate when
they succeeded in purchasing one few
months ago for few hundred dollars. The
animal is very seldom seen, either in cap
tivity or in a wild state. because while II is
distributed throughout Central and South
America ii is nowhere abundant. 1t lives
along the rivers and in the low. swampy
savannas and the depths of the primeval
forests where cannot penetrate and
The New York herald., 1921-06-05

DAYLIGHT saving. increased railroad
IL fares to suburban places and the
growing congestion in the city combine
to drive more and more urban dweIIers
to the great city parks for their recrea-
tion. The New York Geological Society's
collection in the Bronx commonly known
as the Bronx Zoo, this year has drawn
more visitors than ever in its history.
And rightly so. Not only is it the larg
est, most complete and best classified as
sembIage of wild animals in the world
but it has gained in the last few years
despite the world war-many notable ad-
ditions. The following story tells how
the collection has increased and outlines
some of its striking features.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-14

The problem strikes much deeper into the social system than the stratum amendable to legislation Naturally. Imprisonment doesn't even touch the subject.
 we must raise a new generation of sons with high ideals of fidelity and we must eliminate nagging women. Divorce and infidelity are based upon a fifty-fifty proposition of blame and responsibility But no law, unless it is a universal law Of social betterment. will ever be a solu- tion for the man or woman who rebels against intolerable marital bondages."
 Fears Hypocrisy
 Mademoiselle Benito de Aliago. who is Matthew Craig. author of ''Maktoub" and other works. a wo- man of broad understanding of con ditions in foreign countries, as well as in America, says:
 If any nation could enforce such a law it would be Germany. How ever, conditions in the United States are in no way comparable to the up- heaval the war caused in Germany But after prohibition, such a law would seem possible.
 What the law would do. however would be to limit marriage. What man would undertake marriage with the penitentiary yawning 1'r him for
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what he considered a mere pecca- dillo? Correction of married infi- delity and divorce must begin with the education of the child.
 Persian's Opinion
 Mirzh Ahmad Sohrah, noted Per- sian and one of the leaders of the Bahai religion in America, says:
 Marriage is the most sacred foundation of society. Once entered into with perfect understanding. each person involved should do the utmost to avoid disunion-
 '1n our belief. if two persons dis agree, they live apart fer a year while attempts at reconciliation are made If unsuccessful, then separa- ton is permissible, with a division of children and property
 Imprisonment for marital infidel- ity would do no good p"
 Dr. Charles Ctelzle. clergyman and writer. says:
 T am thoroughly opposed to this law and all laws of a similar char acter on the theory that I fail to see how you can determine such a ques- tion by purely legal proceedings. What. gentle reader. is your own opinion2
Arizona republican., 1921-09-14

"Yes," says Mary Katherine Maule, the author, whose book, Gods Anoint- ed" deals with the spiritual as well
Arizona republican., 1921-09-14

soning and oysters. Combine thor oughly and use as stuffing for fowl or round steak cut thin. spread with mixture rolled and tied. Oyster Stuffins for Green Peppers
 or Tomatoes
 Cut slice from stem end of pep pers. Remove seeds and membrane and parboil in slightly salted water for 10 minutes. Drain and remove the thin coating on the outside of the pepper.
 One-half pint stewing oysters. 1z cup bread crumbs, 4 tablespoons of melted butter or two tablespoons each butter and bacon fat, tablespoon of tomato catsup. Wash and drain the oysters.
 Cut in quarters and add to bread crumbs. Moisten with melted butter and catsup. If not moist enough add oyster liquor Put mixture in pep pers and bake half an hour in a mod crate oven.
 Oyster Bisque
 Six oysters. liquor from one pint oysters, tablespoons butter, 1 ta- blespoon flour, I 1z cups milk. l tea spoon salt, + teaspoon pepper.
 Heat liquor to the boiling point and strain. Add oysters chopped, and milk, and simmer for 10 minutes. Rub through a sieve. Melt butter, stir in flour and slowly add the oyster mixture, stirring constantly. Season with salt and pepper and cook three
Arizona republican., 1921-09-14
SCHOOLS
 OPENED ON MONDAY

GILBERT, Sept. 13-The Gilbert schools opened on Monday and have gone into the new year expecting to make it the best year in the history of the schools, in the school room as well as on the athletic field. All of the teachers are on hand to begin work promptly. Several of the stu dents of last year of the high school, some of them who graduated, are att tending the state normal school at Tempe, among them being Misses Barbara Allen, Lucy Friar, Ruth Bruton. Cecile Barnes and Carroll Brown.
 Recovers From Illness
 Mrs. c. J. Cullumber. who has been quite i'll at her home for several days. has sufficiently recovered 10 take up her duties at the grammar grade school.
 Leaves for Coast
 AnciI Howell, son of N. l.. Novel; left the past week for the coast, where he expects to attend the Uni- versity of Southern California Ancil was a member of the graduating class of 1921 of the Gilbert nigh school.
 Moves to Gilbert
 Having rented their ranch located near Lehi, MT and Mrs. James Evans and family moved to Gilbert during the past week They will make their home here during the school year.
 Social at Church
 Plans of the social committee of
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SISTER MARYS
 KITCHEN
HY SISTER MARY

Many delicious sauces for other varieties of fish can be made from oysters. A plain fish steak gains much if served with an oyster sauce. And in the same way a stuffing for meat, fowi or vegetable is greatly improved. Always use the oyster liquor in the sauce or stuffing. Bring to the boiling point and strain it through two thicknesses of cheese cloth before adding to the dish being prepared.
 Oyster Sauce
 One half pint stewing oysters, 2 tablespoons butter. tablespoons of flour, 1z cup tomato juice, cup of milk, F teaspoon salt. pepper.
 Wash oysters in collander by pour ing over # cup water. Save liquor. Bring to the boiling point and strain. Melt butter in a sauce pan and add oysters. Cover and shake over fire for four minutes. Skim out oysters. Stir flour Tn butter and slowly add tomato juice. Add oyster liquor, stir ring constantly. Add milk and cook five minutes. stirring constantly. Re- turn oysters to sauce and heat through.
 Oyster stuffinp for Fowl
 One pint stewing oysters. cups stale bread crumbs. # cup melted butter. 1 dessert spoon. of minced parsley, 1 teaspoon of minced onion,
Arizona republican., 1921-09-14
A TOAST!


 Mankind has survived the stone age. the iron age and the steel age.
 Today we live in what has been truly called the age of electricity.
 And a question that for some time has been bothering many thoughtful people is what particular substance or thing" will be linked with the age to come.
 Will it be the radium age? The nitrogen age? The electron age? Or heaven forbid-the age of perfume!
 For perfume is being overdone.
 No matter where one goes, in the shops, on the street, at teas, at church, in the office, at school, in the concert hall, at the theater, there is danger of a a-inducing wave of what seems like the original know when you may have to fight suffocation from the fume (from which, by the way, we have the word "perfume") of some woman drenched in the scent of twenty-seven flow ersi"
 And don't you just love the woman who mixes them-no, not drinks, but perfumes? Indeed, her stale violet or the remains of heliotrope that will not wash out" blending with fresh application of the pride of the garden" will certainly make a whole row of people feel as though they had | mixed drinks
 Presumably the reason for spray ing oneself with perfume is to make oneself more charming. But is there, after all, any perfume scent half so wholesome or pleasing to the senses as the scent of blooming, radient good health or the refreshing, stimu- | lating smell of clean, fresh clothes?
 The delicate fragrance of fresh flowers in ones home or on ones person is always delightful. And nobody objects to its artificial simu- | lation by just the tiniest little-a touch. But as with so many things the abuse of perfume has brought it into disrepute.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-14

the Epworth league are 10 have a va cation end social at the church on Friday evening It will also serve as a reception for the teachers of the schools here.
 Visits Glendale
 N. L. Howell made business call in Glendale on Monday.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-14
7He most ,uaaveloMs machine is the world- hozO it $ neglected

AWAY back in the school books was "A lesson op physiology.
 Rather duh as lesson. Yet 1t was the story of the most marvellous machine ever created-and how the machinegetsits power and doesitswork. That machine Is the human body. Some day tho mechanical expert of this machine the doctor -f finds out for us where we have missed the lesson and neglected the machine.
 GRAPE-NUTs food was made in accordance with the school book lesson on what the body needs and how it's needs may best be supplied.
 1t Is possible for a delicious food to be scientific, power" food. Grape Nuts Is such food.
 Psr5scfing Nafara Gitfs
 Twenty hours of continuous baking has done certain wonderful things to the nourishing properties of whole wheat and matted barley flour, from which Grape Nuts is made-and has produced food in the form of crisp, golden-brown granules.
 You chew Grape-Nuts thoroughly.
 The rich, sweet flavor of Grape Nuts Is the reward of chewing. Nature meant the teeth to be used. Primitive people, who keep the natural teeth sound and perfect to old age, are eat CTS of food which requires chewing. Grapefruit gives the teeth work to do.
 Perhaps you remember little of the physiology lesson, now-how the calvary juices respond when the food Is thoroughly chewed and the first important step in digestion is taken.
 Life mDing Properties
 Wheat and matted barley are richest
 SeTLo~o3o D
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of all grains In the food clements re. quired for human use. In Grape Nuts all the essentials provided by nature In these grains are retained and perfected. The long, slow baking process which produces Grape-N turns the grains starches into natural sweetness and breaks up the nutritive solids into forms easily assimilated by the body.
 The exceptional nourishment from Grape-Nuts Is secured with no tax upon the digestion.
 Penalties tor Mistakes
 When the doctor, as the mechanical expert of the bodily machine, comes to give advice in case of trouble, he finds that harm as well as good, often has resulted from food.
 aStarchy foods have been the sub ject of many warnings. Food which passes too slowly through the digest i've tract causes disturbances to which much of the slowing down, wearing out, and failure of the bodily machine is traced.
 A characteristic of Grape Nuts Is that it digests quickly and completely without fermentation in the intestines.
 4 World Service
 There is, therefore, reason why, throughout the world, Grape-Nuts has steadily grown In favor these many years, as food for fitness, as well as charm to taste.
 You can apply that reason to your own benefit.
 Ready to eat from the package, al- ways crisp, naturally sweet-served with cream or milk and little sugar if desired - Grape-Nuts is an ideal dish for breakfast or lunch. ,'> Hoa. .Goro.N1,fS
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find out. There would be time enough for that later. When Jerry Muskrat slapped the water with his tail that way danger was very near. indeed :. With frightened "chug -a-ruml" Grandfather Frog dived head first into the Smiling Pool. and so close was old Whitehall that the water was splashed right in his face. He clutched frantically with his great claws, but all he got was a piece of the big green lily-pad on which Grandfather Frog had been sitting, and, of course, this was of no use for an empty stomach.
 With a scream of disappointment and anger he whirled in the air and made straight for Jerry Muskrat But Jerry just laughed in the most provoking way and ducked under water.
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