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Show Anteater Makes a Swell Playmate , ATLANTA, Oa.. July to (By U. P.I A Central American ant-eater makes a swell playmate, according to Arthur W II mar of Atlanta, who Is fast becoming acquainted with the idiocyacracie of hi newest pet. "He ha no Teas and can climb like a monkay and Just about aa Interesting." In-teresting." Arthur explains, advocating advo-cating that other boys adopt ant-esters ant-esters for "pals." Tha ant-eater was brought from Central America about five months ago by the boy's father, T. J. Wil-mer, Wil-mer, and since has been adopted, by the entire fsmlly. Hs roams about the house and yard at will and occasional!- uses his long narrow snout to keep In practise of breakfasting break-fasting on ants. However, he 1 particular and unices the specimen Is iarg and Juicy, he cant be bothered. both-ered. Wllmer claim the ant-eater an. swers his whistle like a dog. will .chase a ball or atlck and return It to the feet of hia maeter; dash up a porch' swing chain and do doaena of other thlnga common to domestic antmala. The ant-eater has only one fault, a devotion to draw eggs, and Wllmer Wll-mer haa alienhouee. |