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Show Elands to Bo Imported. The Introduction of elands Into this country Is likely to be attempted before long, the Department of Agriculture having given Us approval to tho Idea. All that is needed Is money, which Congress Con-gress will be asked to give. The animals, ani-mals, which are the largest of all antelopes, ante-lopes, would be very valuablo In tho desert regions of the Southwest as a source of meat supply. Thoy require almost no water, are accustomed to forage for themselves and are quite tractable. The eland Is nearly six feet high at the shoulder when full grown, and weighs 1G0O pounds. It Is not particularly particu-larly swift (unlike most of Its congeners), congen-ers), and a man can sometimes overtake over-take It by running. Its llcsh Is considered con-sidered a delicacy. Commonly it browaes In herds In the waterless deserts des-erts of South Africa, to which It Is native, na-tive, Its ability to get along for months together without water being a mystery. mys-tery. To some extent, doubtless, it depends de-pends upon moisture derived from succulent suc-culent plants, such as the wild watermelon. water-melon. Thero aro two varieties of eland, one being reddish In color, and tho other jfjij (known as the Livingston eland) jlaJs striped. It Is ono of nbout 200 species M of antelopes found in South Africa, Hn where animals of this genus seem to ? have undergone the most extraordinary Ml differentiation. Some of them are the tifj swiftest runners of all animals, and fllf certain kinds are so wild and wary that Jit hunters cannot possibly get within gun- fli shot of them unless by the help of what HHi Is known as an artificial ostrich a Wp Hottentot contrivance, consisting of the Uai skin of an ostrich arranged to dlsguleo j w a man, who holds the head of the sup- (jkI posed bird aloft by means . of a stick jl5 thrust through the neck. Elands are becoming scarce in South jlw? Africa. Though they Eeem to be tha Jf most desirable species for Importation r Into this country, there are 'others which might be valuable notably tho HI springbok, which Is a graceful creaturo S less than three feet In height, of a jig beautiful fawn color, a prolific breeder, jjjjj:" and suited to the conditions, climatic ) and otherwise, of the arid regions of jjjgfi Arizona, New Mexico and southern Cal- j ifornla. Saturday Evening Post B |