| Show TURKEYS OM CLUTCHES how a california iain cured hlll I 1 owis ow is of Ii cusi capt lirida e of F ast i county cal who has an riu in hat district as a cutha r of class poultry has cl a philanthropic spirit t id hi wars lc noll nol l a ciul piul jr disease spreading among the turkey it exhibited itself by a r uil all ing in the leys from the tanh or time honored and much respected drum stick bo popular among youngsters about thanksgiving time it spread down the legs and in a few days the turkey unfortunate enough to be afflicted was unable to walk with that proud and haughty step so frequently employed by this royal bird the captain found that by regular reg ular hot water applications the swelling could be reduced but this manner of treating was so slow says the san francisco call that the patient was compelled to lead a life of idleness much to his disgust at times the captain would have several of his fattest birus in me hospital and it required almost all his attention to faive them the hot water treatment this abate of affairs went on for some time when finally he was inspired to introduce a little yankee ingenuity into the flock and being rather handy vieb his pocketknife he fashioned a crude pair of crutches about seven baches in length and secured them under the turkeys wins they were aist a fraction longer than the birds ggs and every time the rheumatic bould take a step forward the would be brought into play and tess t ess instead of being torture was a pleasure in a few hours the cripples became familiar with the new order of things and were able to hobble around the yard at a more rapid gait almost any time during damp weather when the rheumatism is on one can see half a dozen turkeys on crutches at capt bridges farm they are learning some new tricks of late but so far are not sufficiently expert to fly up and light on the fence |
