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Show Chameleons In Hospitals. Sir Frederick Smith would not have spoken of the "fabled" versatility of the chameleon (as he did in the Field Inquiry) If he had lain on his back in. a military hospital In Alexandria, writes an R. F. A. sergeant. Watching the actual variations of tint assumed by that strange animal and Its projection projec-tion of Its long tongue Is one of the diversions of hospital life In Egypt-It Egypt-It is welcome In the wards because of' its insatiable appetite for flies. The hues it assumes In accordance with the law of protective mimicry1 ore not often as vivid as the color simulated, but the lizard makes n good approach to most of the primaries, it Is only beaten when the Highlander puts It on, say, the Cameron (or "bully beef") tartan. After a little reflection it takes on a more or less neutral color with a bins to warmth London Cliroo- icle. |