Show sala morl chicago Iri tune the author of Canoe stud caal life in blitsh guiana is responsible for a remarkable toad story one of his men was alexander who had seen a good deal of bush life was acquainted with the habits of many birds and quad J rupees and about animals especial ly tigers co IU id tell wonderful tales I 1 I 1 his stories of the water in ules and I 1 water I 1 ed me to as much of his stories as I 1 like so that one I 1 in camp when he asked me if I 1 had everdeen ever seen a abad eat fire I 1 1 I replied in the nega tive and added that I 1 did not ba lieve that any one else hs d 8 en them do so either I 1 he said that when he next saw a toad he would show me that it could swallow A live coal without any appe when therefore one in an sided house a number toady came aboul pon its clay floor NUN said he would I 1 prove his words he got a low I 1 small live coals about the size of a I 1 dice broin the wood fire it ad threw 1 1 in front ofa I 1 toad while I 1 closely watched the I 1 the toad hopped u to one of ibe red hot becea of em i er lean ca forward darted out its ton U to which the coal ad heared auT drair ji edg it in chastely sallow ed the I 1 tempting 4 tire satisfaction P iry for a short space of ina then hopped merrily away I 1 I 1 paulie then informer inform ej we ilief though red hot wood ember 04 not hurt these creature a V red nail was to much for he made the experiment once ahn albort piece of red hornall wh ICA I 1 the unsuspecting toad swallows swallOW 4 but the iron burnat its way out 1111 I 1 the toad went into chic it terminated in ila death 1 4 1 |