Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
Beasts
That Ban0b00ze
America
IInUN for your lives! The terrible man-eatng
Il Guyastcutus has escaped from his cagel'
- To he amin Of clrll innr rs

~ To the accompaniment of blood-curdling roars
guaranteed brighten the spectators make
them take their heels without pausing get the price
of admission refunded the maneatng Guyascutus will
again almost be in many villages in this country
Almost" because always after the expectan audience
has paid way and eagerly before the drawn
curtain the elusive monster escapes from its and
disappears into the night
Afcnrding To Mr-A- Wilson veteran si4er-art1-t~e
for years has successful in nearly exhibiting the fear
beast its staged realistically that the
legendary Guyasticutus has been accepted by
munities a real animal in the class with the
Kickesnfter. the snowshoe hoofed Swamp Gaboon the
Prock and other beasts that exist only in the minds Of
imaginative exhibitors
Along about June the Guyasticutus exhibit takes
the road in a huge trailer" says Mr.. Wilson cor may
be the iron chewing Kicklesnifter unsuitable Snow
hoofed Swamp Gaboon depending upon the route chosen
for the Snowman seldom visits the locality twice
The trailer contains big tent which is usually
erected at the edge of the town. to make the beasts
which hung above the entrance to the tent and which
shows in four colors the actual capture OF the Guyast
cutus in deepest Africa This work of art portrays huge
and hdeous beast being surrounded by platoon Of uni
formed who pose with rifles raised.
The performance is always given at night. People
passing the stopped their tracks by ferocous
from within These the barker gliby spiels
coming from the hairy throat OF the Guyastcutus which is
vanly tearing the cage thirsng
blood The noise really made by assistant with
rosn covered string pulled through small key
Fascinated by the the lecture and the poster
people eagerly pay dime to the terrible
They do however, because the Guyascuus always
escapes just before the to up and the panic
has eyaded the monsters clutches short time later the
folds his tent and departs for greener fields
The Guyastcutus and other equally imaginary animals
have been touring this country and escaping often down
through the years that they become part o
American folklore. Many people will swear they have
heard them but no one can tthy claim he has seen one
The Professor Genrge Kranp of Columbia
versty delighted when he learned about the Guya
that made hobby of collecting data about other
imaginary animals shown" to various American
ties one Of the being Prock sdehi Badger
This supposedly mountain animal which had
longer legs side than the other to simplify its
tain climbing The Prock was said to be WHY fast NOV
ing which could be captured in it's native hills
1t many heaters to stalk Prock, surround and
drive down ground where could then be cap
tured as its uneven legs it 10 a circle
when a Snowman lays out his seasons route through
territory in which Guyasticutus has previously escaped
ne takes chances" says Mr.. Wilson ut would be too
much Of coincidence to have the monster escape again
So he generally takes along sx-egged PolyMooZuke
Chinese Pa-Lu-Ca, Cardiff Giant similar attrac-
ton"
All of the exhibits type look like the real thing
especially manufactured inE -Haats lsHt t-
1Punkin' Circuit Trade" A Snowman who wishes
10 provinces show complete with
large spel-bnding lecture from factory that
this unique business But he must check his book
ings carefully.
It would not do for up a tent featur-
ing The one Only King Jacka-Loo-Pa-The Three
Faced Man has head three faces three arms three
hands three fingers three legs three feet and three toes
another Snowman spelling the same "one-and
only" at the other end of town
This is probably why the factory catalogs choice of
many strange monsters. One Of the fas
cinating he Centipedian Wonder the sixlegged Poly
Moo-Zuke" described something savage horrible,
anything shown. Something that
pictured strong banner and here it is Think Of the
painting that goes with this capture Of this hor
rible monster by savages in the African jun
GLE price Of this nicely stuffed monster together
with the banner and lecture is $50
Irrespective the monster exhibited the barker
cludes with the remark that it lived only
few days capture like the Mermaid tS15), the
Alligator Boy (S15l the Sea Serpent 1851 and many
others were 'embalmed by the Chinese method-first
thoroughly dried and prepared with pitch
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