| Show sacred pigeons pigeon go hungry thousands of sacred pigeons of stamboul turkey are joining the beggars in seeking contributions so that they may survive it lias has been the custom that every good moslem on his way to pray scatter a handful of groin grain to the sacred birds As prayers are said fhe times a day dav the pigeons waxed fat the turks recently started an economy program however and among their reductions has been the amount spent for grain tor for the birds weak from lack of food the pigeons are migrating from the courtyards court ards of the ni eliere they have hae lived since banc e the first two were taken there by sultan in the fifteenth century |
