| Show NAKE MAKE ENTERS IN CON ENT ON i lathering which Is held annually in ili north africa must de be a re rc sight j after a lapse of five years the anuial pull convention of 0 the snake caters of africa has lately been bield Sey seventeen enteen of 0 the most renowned reptile consumers from various parts of turns tullis and algeria took part an extraordinary feature of the con aution was that most of the snake waters aters served in the french army during h r ing the war many of them wearing the medals they xon won in france more than four hundred undred li small snakes of various sizes were c carefully ar measured and distributed to the competitors i peti tors A scorekeeper score h keeper ceper watched each man mail and the spectators cheered tile the cantois ca tois it at tile the top of their voices the eating consisted of forcing a snake into the mouth as quickly as possible os sible but no bunching or lolling up p of the reptiles was allowed the nalze nake had to be forced in head first mil ind as soon as the tall tail had alsap cared Nili which lell it usually did with ezi exi 1 rapidity the competitor snatched it out of liis ills mouth nd inserted another the man who finished ills his 21 24 2 1 snakes was adjudged adjudge a the winner and as as presented with a prize consist ii k of a round ball studded with brass tills nils and him hung with brass chains to thich were attached silver and gold dins |
