Show A a almet snakes have been known t swallow live dogs and rabbits but the narrator oi elake stories has never vet had the hardihood to un bluis hinly make the assertion that snakes can feed and thrive on blankets but future anake historians may include that story among the snakes accomplishments tor without stretching the facts a particle the 25 foot snake now being petted and caressed by mrs gilr liam diris in the dime museum pot away for a light lunch on night a double woolen blanket the snake hid not lasted food for some time and mrs doria left him crawling about on the soft white blanket and she returned the blanket waa gone but his figure WAS not quite as pretty as it used to be lie was all bunions knots and boils and he had evidently grown much stouter when the truth dawned up on mrs doris that the reptile had swallowed allowed ew her five dollar blanket medical aid was and he was given u keg of beer with which to wash the blanket flown and at last accounts lie was as chipper nud frisky as a two cearold the doc tors claim that it will be just as easy for the snake tj digest the blanket as the live chickens and feathers fur bonea and all on winch he lives A new blanket was furnished him last night but this time it was nailed dorthi to the floor of the cage |