Show POLL PARROTS W WARN RN BRITONS AGAINST EVILS OF F DRINK A LONDON June 1 PusSYfoot l.-PusSYfoot Pussyfoot Poll bas has arrived ln in London To discover the conversational powers of a consignment of parrots he recent recently received a London bird dealer took took them one by one Into a room and tried to to draw them out One of ot the birds watched his efforts efforts ef- ef forts for awhile with head on one side then cried pried Keep off oft the keep drink off oft the drink Then encouraged to continue by the surprised dealer the parrot de delivered delivered de- de livered itself of the following shrill cry Whisky weak weakens ns wills Barley water barley water Hello hello Stop your The dealer found that several of ot the parrots had been coached In the same came way It looks like a new form of propaganda propaganda ganda by the prohibitionists he told the Weekly Dispatch The birds have obviously been well co coached ched in the language for they utter r nothing but advice against drink They speak with a sureness that proves they have had a long and thorough training Several other dealers I hear have made th the same discovery recently The American prohibitionists in London however deny all aU knowledge of ot the matter Such a a. method has not been re resorted resorted re- re sorted to either here or In Am America America Amer- Amer r. r ica lea said a colleague of Mr Pu Pussy Pussy- Pussyfoot lyl foot Johnson It would only bring the campaign rn Into contempt The probability is that the birds bids have been taught the th words b by s some i joker I or else picked them up up simply simply by bl overhearing propaganda speeches spee hes |