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Show BOY HAS SNAKES FOR PETS Takes Reptiles to School so Often They No Longer Cause Excitement. Snakes are the particular pets most favored by Kdwlu WhIITen, Jr.. of Vew Itochelle. Ills father Is a pro-'essor pro-'essor of hdi nee In n public school. )n Saturdays and holidays Mr. Whlf en's recreation nnd pleasure is hunt n snalo-s, and If the finds are partlc-llarly partlc-llarly good he takes them home, liere they are harboud i.nd cared or by Mrs. Whlffen ami all the little .VhllT.ns. Hen Idea IMwin. Jr.. who Is he oldest, there are Eva. age ah; lelen. age four, and Haby Hubert, ao-wo. ao-wo. All tho children love the snakes ind handle them as other children vould handle kittens. They take pr.r Icular delight In laughing at people vho are afraid, yet whenever Kdwln irtiigs a snake to school he "never akes It near the cither children If hey are afraid. However, the Wey nan Avenue school has had ao many flsits from so many kinds of snakes hat both teachers and pupils hav- ' frown to look for them, and now the makes' visits are void of particular 1 xeltement. Most of the teachers or hlldren would willingly handle the 1 makes, but the snakes know their 4 naster and kick back at the strangers, j |