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Show DUCKS MISS THEIR DAILY ALCOHOL Big Change Is Noted In Their Habits When Veterinarian Aclmin-ters Aclmin-ters Liquor. London. A flock of ducks was presented pre-sented recently by Emmanuel college to the Cambridge university botanic gardens. Aner a few ritiya' sojourn in their new homes the birds begun to lose their liveliness. They strolled about in a listless mu'iuer, refusing to be gladdened even by the appearance appear-ance of their keeper with a supply of rood. Finally the veterinarian administered adminis-tered some liquor to the birds. The effect was remarkable. They resumed i hi ir quacking and began (lying ulmui In a most glevful manner. Tbe Emmanuel ducks for some time have lunl u reputation for Inebriety. They had inhabited an old-world gur- den. two shies of wnich are overlooked over-looked by the students' rooms, and It has been u favorite Sxrt of the undergraduates under-graduates to feed them from their windows with cake or broad F,oa':;ed with alcohol. |