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Show NEW OEAOT OF BURDEN. Value of the Zebrule Is Just Dclnrj Recognized. For somo eight or nino years Prof. Corsar Kwart of tho University of Kdlnbnrgh has been endeavoring to produce superior animals for military and general uso by zebra-horse hybrids, hy-brids, nnd now that his experiments aro coming within the range of utilization, utiliz-ation, tho results will ho watched with ki"cn Interest by tho people of this country. Tho new nntmal, tho zebrule, which It Is predicted will bo tho mulo of tho twentieth century, is by make, shapo nnd hardness of foot, well fitted for transport and artillery purposes. In color It more frequently resembles tho mother, though tho zoom zo-om striping Is often very distinct. Of the many zchrulos that havo ow been bred, it is found that they have better and freer tempers than ordinary mules, and aro less difficult to handle. Mr. Hngonbock of Hamburg wnB so greatly Impressed with tho hybrid sent to 1-ondon last ycr.r that ho is intioduclng them Into (ii'nnany nud Amerlcn. With a view It. convinco tho peoplo that they aro Mcful and docile, and to destroy nny projudlro ngnlnst their blood, he drives n pair himself. Ho wioto In Kebrun-y last to Prof. Kwart: "Two of tie flvo zchrulcs you sent go In hnrncss quite well together." Tho wild blood, far from being a demerit, appears to endow the unl- Ztbrule Driven by Mr. Magenbeck. mals with alcttncss, activity and intelligence. in-telligence. Until qulto recently It has boon thought that zebras wero so raro as to bo almost extinct; but with tho opening up of Central and Kastorn Africa It has been found that theso beautiful creatures still exist In largo numbers. It Is qulto a common sight to seo herds of over two hundred hun-dred on tho banks of tho Tnma river and In tho province of Uknmba. They nro proof ngnlnst tho African plagues, the tsetso lly and horso-slck-noss. They adapt themselves to almost al-most nny climate, and by hardness of foot and strength of back nre well adapted by nature to bear tho bur-den bur-den which at last mr.n realizes It Is Intended to boar. |