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time. When under water he eat*, drink* and writes on n slate, in this respect rivaling, if not outdoing the “human frog” who performed in Jxindon a few years ago.The inscription he writes on the slate is “Swan, the man crocodile.” He causes the crocodile which he has at the bottom with him to make pretense to rub out the writing with his paw. Ascending again to the surface, Mr. Swan is offered a box by the attendants. He opens the l;d of the box and extracts therefrom a good sized boa constrictor. This he entwines round his neck and chest and agaiu descend* to the bottom, wearing his serpentine necklace. From the loLt«m he allows the boa constrictor to ascend and swim about the tank where he likes. The serpentine mode of swimming by the boa constrictor, as seen in the water, is highly interesting. The largest of the crocodiles has yet to be exhibited. Mr. Crocodile seems to know from experience quite well what is coming, so he swims round and round at a tremendous nace, causing the water to become so full of bubble* that one am hardly sec what is going on in the tank. At length Swan catches the reptile; helms evidently considerable difficulty in keeping hold of this fellow, who lashes his tail about in a most wonderfulmanner.At length, after remonstrances with the crocodile, he manages to get hold of hi9 head with the right hand and the tail with the left. He lifts him out of the water, and apparently is glad to let him go again, bo violently does he struggle for his liberty. Other performances are then gone through, such as opening the crocodile's mouth, making the large snake swim round iu a circle, etc.This performance is interesting to those accustomed to feats of diving and to naturalist*. Managers of aquaria may also take a hint from it, inasmuch as they may learn that crocodiles in aquaria are really graceful swimmers, aud not the lethargic, sleepy brutes that one secs basking like logs of wood in shallow water behind iron bars. Of course the difficulty would be in keeping these crocodiles iu large tanks, that of the water being always of one temperature, that is sixty degrees or seventy degrees.dxnary or dingcake It is th to preten says, out believe ai to himael Belle sively du Confeder vert, Tc: sister by A POS Fitchbur K., the n:Sot the eld, N. Thekk credit. . but noca traded th have othlt; It is t Madison, Bourbon, will furi fat cattle A COB! attention mere of lltes of M to them coverv.The ClaiPersonal Sketch of Brigham Young.In person “ Brother Brigham,” as his people loved to call him, was large andISpcciiI, Brig services i mauner: wish my clean am venienti] for one, i long as u good conI want one q main length would m inches w a person deep enn fortable pillow ii dressed i nicely in have the turn a should h the lid cAt mynrMint I
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The Eaton Democrat
Eaton, Ohio, US
Thu, Sep 27, 1877
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