The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-12-21
Big Demand for
Dinosaur Eggs

Ten million years." replied the ex-
plorer. The banker considered it, but
declined to accept the aged collateral.
This is said to have been the first time
that an attempt was made to pawn
prehistoric eggs.
Money was raised at Pelling by SELL
Ing the American automobiles, which
had Travelled 5000 miles over camel
trails and open country In an almost
unknown region. All five automobiles
three motorcars and two one-ton mo-
tortrucks-had gone through two sea-
sons Of terrific usage in an almost un-
explored region and had come out in
such good condition that they were
sold for half their original price.
The fact that DR.. Charles p. Berkey.
professor Of geology at Columbia uni
versity, was nearly torn to pieces by
savage Mongolian dogs was told by
Mr.. Andrews, who gave more details
Of the expedition by permission Of the
Asia Magazine, which has contracted
for his stories.
Dogs Eat All Dead Persons.
''The Mongolian dog is the most saw
age animal on earth,' said Mr.. An
drews, "and Is the only beast that I
know of, except the wild boar, that
will attack human beings without be-
ing attacked first. They live largely
on human flesh because of the grue-
some burial practice of the Mongols.
They believe that when a person dies
or Is about to die an evil spirit enters
his body. They want to get II out of
their yurta or felt-covered hut as fast
as they can. They load 1t on an OK
cart and drive 1t at high speed over
rough ground. At some point the body
falls of. The driver must not look
around to see where II falls. II so. he
attracts the evil spirit to himself. The
bodies exposed on the bare ground inn
mediately are devoured by the great
shaggy dogs which resemble the IT,
betan mastiff. My wife and ! saw a
body thrown out once and 1t took the
dogs Just twelve minutes to spread 1t
out over the desert
"They are a menace to human life
everywhere. Professor Berkey had
narrow escape from them. He was at
tackled by three dogs when he was ap-
preaching hut. He shot one down
within few feet of him, then shot the
second. The third one let him alone"
Drove OF Fourteen Dogs.
In 1919 when they were making q
preliminary exploration in Mongolia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews had narrow
escape. They were on the grouhd In
sleeping bags. Mrs. Andrews suddenly
awoke, screaming. A pack of II dogs
was closing in on them, probably sup
posing they were bodies exposed by
the Mongols. Mr.. Andrews had two
guns beside him, high-power rifle and
.22-caliber weapon. Half asleep, he
picked up the small gun, but By luck
managed to kill the leader of the pack
at the first shot. This diverted the line
of dogs and they passed a few feet
away from him. He wounded two more
with the %. The wounded dogs were
Instantly torn to pieces by the others.
On the following night. his nerves
still little taut, Mr.. Andrews drew
bead and nearly shot young English
man who had alarmed the party by
moving about in his sleeping bag.
Three wild dogs at another time at
tackled the explorer and tried to- drag
him of his horse. One bit the leather
Of the stirrup. another bit the horses
| tail and third bit one of the horses
hind legs. Before the man could draw
a revolver kick from the horse had
laid out one Of the dogs and the other
! two stopped to eat Il