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Show Lights Vs. Frogs Once more has science come to the aid of man in his efforts to overcome ov-ercome the obnoxious habits of certain cer-tain siecies of the animal king dcm. A hotel in Pasadena, California, has among Its attractions som oightly lily ponds, but these be came infested W.tll bull frogs, whose nightly concerts were a great annoyance an-noyance and kept the guests awake. After offering bounties for all frogs captured, hiring riflemen to shoot them and exhausting all his ingenuity to rid the ponds of the nocturnal nuisance, the manager 'oegan a scientific study of frog psychology through reading all the books he could get hold of which might give an insight into their habits. His researches revealed thai frogs sing, or croak, only under the cover of darkness, so he arranged for the illumination of the lily ponds by electric lights. Now, the story goes, the frogs, baffled by science, sit dumb, vainly awaiting nigh.Vs curtain of darkness, dark-ness, while the guests slumber In peace. |