Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19

1t is perhaps safe to say that none of the
exhibits today has scored heavily as the
mechanically animated ones that have been
endowed by science with the power of speech.
There is, for example, "Bossy," the laxative
COW. This giant animal is fearfully and
wonderfully made that she exposes her in
ternal organs to the full view of a curious
public. and lectures on proper feeding. show
ing, during the course of her interesting dis
course. just how her milk factory operates
"Bossy" is a strenuous advocate of q square
deal for cows. She tells exactly what kinds
of foods she and her sisters need if they
to be expected to produce plentiful supply
Of high-grade milk. She has travelled far and
wide over the country on her lecture" tours,
and has gained the good will of countless flesh
and-blood cows that have gotten better treat
ment because of her untiring efforts in their
behalf. Furthermore, she deserves q vote of
thanks from thousands of mothers whose
babies getting better milk by reason of
"Bossy's" numerous appearances.
"Bossy' Is not Uncle Sans only head
liner" endowed with the power of speech.
There is a huge SOW similarly gifted. This
animal, like "Bossy," has appeared at countless
State fairs. where it has protested vigorously
and vehemently against the short-sighted and
harmful treatment that is often accorded to
its kind. AS consequence, the lesson
gone home to farmers. many of whom have
pigdom in general.
THE third of the talking group is a Seven-
foot hen made of wood wallboard and O
scant supply of feathers. Her internal organs,
also, visible, and when once set in motion,
show how feed is taken in, ground up, digested
and distributed Were this extraordinary fowl
to be described in terms similar to those used
when the specifications of an automobile are
discussed. she might be said to have full
vision gullet, extra large CROP fitted with win
dow, copper-lined stomach, flexible rubber in
testines, variable speed control her gizzard,
and a 2-valve heart pump.
The hen, like the COW and the SOW. owes her
voice to concealed monograph and an am
plifying device. which enable the loquacious
fowl to discuss learnedly the question of nu-
triton and to explain somewhat sketchily the
interesting processes that observable by her
audience
This novel hen very likely has more mileage
to her credit than any Of her kin, mechanically
animated or otherwise, for she has travelled not
only throughout the United States but across
the Atlantic well. In July, 1880, she ap-
peared at the Fourth Worlds Poultry Congress
held in London.
The very latest addition to the already long
list of unique exhibits devised by the once of
Exhibits is a huge mechanical fly that is large
enough to house within its own body the
motor and machinery necessary to operate it
and supply it with the spark of life. Though
it is not gifted with the power of speech, this
fly undoubtedly Is destined to become sensa-
ton
Like other members of Uncle Sans mechani-
cally animated family, 1t will be called upon to
do a great deal of travelling though not under
its own motive power. At agricultural fairs and
scientific conventions it will demonstrate just
what flth-carryng, disease producing pest
the fly is. Furthermore, 1t win give an exhibit
ton of its nauseating table manners and ex-
pose the abominable habits of all its kim
habits that we have all heard of and read
about but have been unable to observe closely
because the majority Of us have never pursued
q fly with microscope. Through these exhibit
lions this unusual fly will unwittingly cause
increase in the intensity of the warfare that
man IS even now vigorously waging against It's
kind. And that is exactly its purpose.
h lOT all of the exhibits are of the type re-
" ferred to heretofore. On the contrary.
there are q surprising number and variety Of
them
One of the most interesting and instructive
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