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Show Crickets Taught to Tight. A. E. Parker has returned from a trip to San-hui, a large walled cit in Kwang-tuug province, and while there visited the guardhouse, whero he saw six or seven earthenware bowls of fighting crickets. He was much amused as to the description de-scription of tho methods of stabling and dieting these insects. During tho da3' the male and femnlc cricket arc separnted, but as soon as night falls they arc mated. Their diet consists of water, boiled rice, and a little ginseng, the latter to givo them stamina. In matching these insects to fight thoy are weighed and a light weight would not he pitted against a welter weight. The insects are spurred on to combat with a fine piece or glass, which troatment naturally arouses their anger. an-ger. The belief that crickets aro distinguishable distin-guishable by pieces of colored wool is a fallacy. " They are recognized by their owners as wc recognize our ca-nino ca-nino pets. Tn a contest, the first crickot to run away is adjudged the loser. South China Post. |