Show cricket frog keeps lit in tune with radio experts ort on the subject say they are musical NEW YORK outgoing outdoing Out doing the pig and his squeal it may now be said of the frog that even his croak is of interest to ingenious man frog experts advocating the musical talents of such pets point out that the cricket frog will often tune up and perform with chirps along with your favorite radio program As a familiar item of diet says the national geographic society frog legs long have made a nutritious and palatable food modern experiments with adrenalin prodoc ing glands of the toad indicate that the evil tasting potions which amateur doctors once made up from frog and other secretions were less fantastic than it would seem from some species have come poisonous substances used in tipping the arrows of south american indians while other indians use this same frog in dying parrots fea feathers to increase the value and salability of their jungle birds the most recent use in the united states was reported from style centers as novelty 0 shoes appeared the skins skin s were obtained from giant species found in brazil in the far east such skins were already familiar in purses and belts not often mentioned is another valuable service which the frog performs for the benefit of mankind As insect eaters they eliminate pests such as the sugar beet web worm that might otherwise destroy crops |