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Show ALL. FOND. OF PEANUTS. Delicacy Relished by All Animals-Even Animals-Even the Hippopotamus Devours Them with Pleasure. "The peanut Is a delicacy relished by nil creatures," said a New York animal lover. "I have come to this conclusion after having offered It to every animal In the Central Park zoo, and having It refused by none. "Oh, I know It Isn't allowed; but I'm not one of thoso Individuals who offer animals Indiscriminate numbers of hard-boiled eggs, frankfurters, cheese sandwiches and cigiar stumps. It's for that sort or- nuisance the rule about reeding Is made. A single, peanut can't ruin tho digestion or a camel or of nny other creature, ror that matter, nnd I never visit the zoo without a bag or two of those legumes to distribute. "Yes, tho camel Is fond of thorn very; and so are tho peacocks. The hippopotamus obligingly opens his mouth to let me toss one In, but the mouth Is so largo and the peanut bo small that I doubt if ho run quito decide de-cide whether ho likes It or not. "Tho kangaroo pokes his funny, horse-like head out to mo, munches the peanut with relish, and then begs for I more. Tho elephant, deer, ostrich, and oven the lion, aro ull lovers or the peanut" |