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Show THE HARD-EITING GILA. Creature to De F.trsd and Avslsltr!, Says Wr'tsr. Of so-ic of thfc strung ways cf tho glla n.cnster, that little -.norm fcrea- I fn.t of th scatriwe3tc 1 dcterU, a e ,.c- idnt writes: "l havo had , . nro . .. r :ic with glla monstera aid i ,vi sti- '-at, no i..atter y;hat 8'iTtists mr., claim, tfc? glla rami-s'er rami-s'er Is a qood thins to shun. Indians and Mexicans havo a Ur -ror of thrn n.n fear t'.-e: 1 aiorpi Can a ratt'i'- ann-...' I beliuvo thatU.a bitr- of tho glla monster Is dangsrous brcauso of tho creatu-e's habit of eating lizards, liz-ards, bugs and rpdents, and then lying ly-ing on san 1 io hot that It blisters tho hands n ' feet of men. Tho heat catui'3 ('.-. d to 1 utrefy In tho stomach, otioencod b tho fact that the tooth arc often cavoroU with n fermented putrefied froth from tho food A bl'" has tl's same offect as tho cut of n 'll33cctlT; hnlfo used on a cadaver; in othor wjrds, tho Inoculation Inocu-lation of a deadly iK!v,a. "When f tightened 1 angry ho can movo quite -apldly. That short, thick, stubby tall 13 used in Jumping, just a3 a knnga.-oo uses 1 s tall. Tho glla monster bites lllto r. 'mlldog, and has tho tenacity of a 1ppin3 turtle. I onco saw snmo me t teasing a glla monster brought to Tucson. A string was tied around his nock. Tho glla monster was crnwll'.'g mound en tho ground, trying to r 't away, but was pulh ' back by tho itrlng. This was carried on till tho croaturo becamo furious. Tho crowd around tlio glla monster know nothing of I1I3 power to spring. Suddrily ho sprang .up and bit a man ui.iong tho crowd on tho hand leaping fully two foot from tho groundr- ' "Another Insftancc, this of a mnn whoso chief object seems to havo been a foolhardy display of fearlessness: fearless-ness: Ho was holding back ono of tho monsters In his hand by tho hack of tho neck, so it could not blto him. Ho dropped his hand to tho side of his leg. Tho glla monster shut his teeth down on his hoay duck overalls, taking a double pieco out w'hero tho cloth folded", as quickly as a pair of scissors could havo cut tho fabric, I and as cleanly." |