The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-06
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Butterflies and the Drink Habit

ASApu~AA AAANC 0AAu tAkO Dk ulh AIa1hb Male butterflies are fond of hard drinl while female. butterflies won't touch liquor ir any form, according to experiments of Lon don butterflyologist. The professor has been palling around with butterflies all summer trying to get them to have little something on the house. He is very well satisfied with the results And SO far there has been no kick from the butterflies.
 The London entomologist long has had a suspicion that male butterflies were not lead. ing model lives. Whether any of the lady but. terflies made complaint or not is not appar- ent. At any rate, the professor, having noth- ing much to do during the hot spell, filled two bowls, one with whisky and one with water. and invited over all the butterflies he knew.
 No American tourists happened to be around and so the butterflies had no opposi- ton.
 We'll. the He-B1tterflies came zooming to the edge of the bowl. put their feet on the rail, went to the whisky like rounders and demanded that the professor "see what the boys in the backroom will have"
 "It was a curious thing" says the pro lessor. Ito see the butterflies. after the first UT cl&ut uIAuh6s OfSdulbluB uuArtcLIcS anu trying to sing Sweet Adeline.' had hard time suppressing them. Finally they became maudlin and quarrelsomej and had to put them out"
 E Many lady butterflies wefe present. but they took one look at the others and imme- diately formed an Anti-Saloon League on the rim of the water bowl. Of course the deduc- tion that the lady butterflies won't drink just because they wouldn't touch whisky is little unsound. They should be tried with cognac, gin and chartreuse. s-k.s=
 At any rate, the professor completed his experiments and the following results are given to an eager world:
 CASE NO.
 Ignatz (blue butterfly with red wings) :: Entered bowl at noon. Took one drink. Was about to leave, but met two friends. Had drinks with them. Hung around boozing until p, m. Got into an argument with waiter and was ejected. Was. last seen trying to fly home upside down and making no head way. Very remarkable.
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 Eddie X. (yellow butterfly with, green and orange dots): Came into grillroom with a friend at 1 D. m. for one drink. Left at 8 80 with 32. Became very abusive to professor. Started throwing things around the bowl. lnal1y CehSeu DelnS butterfly anu became stutterfly. Most phenomenal.
 CASE NO. 3
 Joe (green butterfly with purple stripes) : Came in very intoxicated. Immediately was seized with delusion it was an American eagle. Attacked two park policemen and tried to carry them off. Most astounding.
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 Gus 2. (giant moth butterfly Game in at 2 80 p. m. Became vel, critical after two drinks. Knocked service and ,Gmanded free lunch and music. On sixth highbal thought he was two butterflies, began trying to fly in reverse and fractured both wings. Curious, eh what?
 The professor says the trouble with but terflies is that they can't take it or leave 1t alone. Next summer he will conduct a series of novel experiments to determine whether humblebaes will smoke Pittsburg stoRies and