Coalville Times | 1904-06-03 | Page 3 | Trained Tortoises

Trained Tortoleea. ' Jnpntiene and Koronn uhowmen, In 1 1 addltlou to tliHr skill aa Jiik'tth-ra and if or ro lnt, tlKplny a inily mnrvtloua Jg nUlll In te:i.'h,n anlnmlM trlrka. Thejr I not only tnhlhlt edunited benra, apun- if lei, tnonKey ami Koiits, hnt alao r linlned hltdn, and, what I tho mora nHtonlhlihu: of all, trick fl 'li. , One ((f the niitut eurioui exnmplea : f. of ntlent iraliiiiif Ih an cxhllilt hy un ' E old Korean Imutnnui of a dozen drilled f tnrtoiMt'. Idneiod hy hi roiikh and !l a fiinull metal drum, they march In ;f lli.o, execute vnrloii evoltit lomt, and i roncltule hy cllmhtntc upon a low ta t hie, tho ltirKer nnea forming of their own accord a hrldRO for tho anmllor, " " ' " to which tho feat would otherwlo b ' lrniMilhle. When they have all mounted Ihey dlitpono thomneivoa In (hreo or four pi I on llko ao tuauf platea.