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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1960-03-24, Page 7Pet Monkey Made Owner Live In Cage The ulldergrads gaped when the new man arrived. For out et his coach were unloaded not just a few suitcases but cage af- ter cage of live animals, in feet, a Small zoo! Brilliant scholar and animal lover, Frank Buckland soon found that his rooms at Oxford's Christ Church were far too small to house such a varied eolleetion so he took over half the court- yard, Apart from Joeko, his pet mon- key, there were marmots, guinea piss, squirrels, dormice, numer- ous snakes, tortoises, tree frogs, a chameleon and an eagle. As a treat these were all in turn "invited up" to his rooms for a few hours' freedom, Had the cages been secure, Oxford would probably have be- come reconciled to its unusual guests, but Frank's pets proved extremely skillful at breaking bouncbs and he soon got used to receiving frantic messages beg- ging him to collect Dire or an- obher of them from its latest es- capade. One morning the marmot had taken possession of the Chapter House just before the Chapter was due to meet; and on another occasion the eagle stationed it - sell in the chapel doorway, at- tack.s'g everyone who approach- ed and preventing thein from en- tering.. Far Tram being embarrassed by the notoriety which his ani- mal friends brought him, that autumn of 1844, Frank acquired a young bear on which he be- stowed the rather unusual name Tiglath Pilesner -- Tig for short. Tig soon became one of Oxford's great characters, Everywhere Frank went Tig went, too, correctly dressed in cap and gown! He was to be seen at parties as well as boating on the river. When the British As- sociation met in Oxford, Tig went along in full academic dress to see what he could make of the learned debates. Tig's popularity;' however, did not extend to the college authori- ties who were not very happy about the prospects of being mauled by a now fast growing and very powerful young bear. So one morning Frank had an urgent summons from the Dean. "Mr, Buckland," the Dean began, "I hear you keep a bear in col- lege. Well, either you or your bear must go!" And so the bear went, but not too far away. Buckland had friends at Islip, who rashly ag- reed to take in Tig, not realizing what a handful he was. With Tig also went the eagle, which had recently disgraced itself again by suddenly appearing at morning communion in the chapel. Tig, however, had no intention of submitting to complete cap- tivity. All kinds of cages and the mast ingenious lodes were tried, but to keep him shut up seemed virtually impossible. Within a few clays each new cage or each new lock had been mastered, and the whole surrounding country- side soon learned to fear his next sudden appearance. On one occasion he found his way into a neighbour's stables and panicked the horses, and on another he appeared in the kit- chen and ate a leg of lamb the cook was roasting while she bar- ricaded herself in the scullery and screamed for help. At last Frank's friend*'decided they could no longer be held responsible for Tig's behaviour, so he reluctantly agreed that Tig must go to the zoo where (here were cages strong enough to defeat even his ingenuity. in later life Frank Buckland became one of the most distin- guished and best known natural- ists of his day, and built up a great reputation as the Inspector of Fisheries for England and NOT ICE -BOUND — High -flying footwork on ice has won the European figure skating crown four times for Frenchman Alain Giletti. Here, Alain, 20, flashes gay blade el Gcu-mish- Partenkirchen, Germany. Wales, During his travels about the country on official duty his wife usually accompanied him. Sharing her husband's love of animals, she was never happy at the thought o'1 fishermen getting into trouble through breaking the various fishery regulations it was Frank's jab to enforce. Once on a visit to Great Yarmouth he announced at dinner that early next morning he would make a tour of the fish market in order to catch and summon dealers whom he believed were selling undersized crabs. Returning to his hotel at break - east time he announced that his fears had proved groundless. Not a single undersized crab had been exhibited for sale in the whole market. This showed, Frank boasted, how efficiently his orders were being respected by the fishing community. It was not until breakfast was over that Mrs. Buckland confessed that she had gone down to the market berme him to warn the fishermen and dealers of his proposed visit. Devoted though he was to their various pets, they did some- times cause him anxiety. For some years his wife had a pet monkey of which she was par- ticularly fond. She did not like to see it cooped up in a cage, so most of the time it was free to go where it liked about the house. Its favourite play room was Frank's study, and if it could gain entry when he was not there it had a wonderful time tearing up his papers and correspond- ence and upsetting ink over the debris. Mild remonstration with his wife produced little effect. In her view Frank was to biatrne for leaving papers lyin,g around when they should have been gathered up and packed neatly away, A friend at last provided the solution to the problem. On his advice Frank had a large cage constructed in the centre of his study. In this he could shut him- self away with his work, and lock it up when he left. The gray fox is a fairly good climber, It climbs a tree by hug- ging the trunk with its forelegs and by forcing itself upward with its hind legs. PEEKABOOM — Two-year-old Victoria Brill went to flip her lid for the photographer and the, effort made her slip off the step. But no .harm done, Vicky hod a good time playing the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland al the annual children's fancy dress ball, given by the Lord Mayor of London, England. A Passion For Pinhead Art Except for a tiny spot of colour on the head, the pin that Jules Charbneau held up to the mag- nifying glass looked like any ether he might have Welled out of the huge oak desk In his San Francisco offic0- B u t seen through the glass, Charbneau's pin became transformed. There, on the head, was a full-blown portrait of Abraham Lincoln, complete with wing collar, black tie, beard, and mournful expres- sion. "This was done by an ar!.irt in Ecuador," explained Charb- rieau last month. "To keep his arm and body steady, he prac- ticed yoga and Lor a brush he plackcd a hair from his own arm. However," continued the 76 -year-old art appraiser, "he's not going to paint any more like it because his eyes have gone bad. Another miniaturist, a man who lives in Buenos Aires, went completely blind after doing eight portraits on heads of pins " As he spoke, the paunchy Charbneau, who owns one of the world's outstanding collections of miniature and subminiature art, began pulling Lilliputian objects from his pockets. From oiie came a seven -piece solid- . gold eoafee service which he held between the thumb and forefin- ger of one hand. Frcm another came an exquisite French cameo which showed a pastoral wood- land scene no bigger than an almond, and an ivory plaque on which some 800 Chinese characters wore engraved on t. 11/2 by le -inch area, Among the other items in Charbneau's collection of 33,000 miscroscopic objects are an In- dian basket a bit larger than a grain of sant; pictures of Queen Elizabeth, Pope Pius XII, and Windsor Castle done on a sesame seed; 200 elephants carved out of -ivory with a rat's tooth, so small that they all fit into a cherry pit; a rifle a'td pistol that fire minuscule ammunition; and a 3 by 4 -inch tortoise -shell box. When the filigree lid is opened, a bird with natural fea- thers pops out and flaps its wings while a miniature pipe organ plays a little song, Charbneau's favourite item however, is a tiny piece of etched glass which contains his name, address, and the Lord's . Prayer. "The 294 letters cover an area the size of a needle point," said Charbneau. "Using the Game ratio, you could put the entire 3,5-66,480 letters of the Bible into a space 1/49 of an inch square, I think it's the fin- est example of microscopic writ- ing in the world." Although lie earns his living as a professional appraiser, Charbneau refuses to be pinned clown on a value fol' his collec- tion, most of which is housed in an-H-bcinb-proof vault that he had built in an unused rail- road tunnel near San Francisco back in 1953.."Just say I've got the world's largest," he coyly tells his questioners. Whatever value it may have, Charbneau's collection of microscopic Ven- tures will probably wind up as one of the main attractions in San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts when, that ugly old build- , ing is refurbished two years hence. Obey the traffic signs — they are placed there for YOU R SAFETY. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING W DAILY CHICKS 04.'1' Bray have your Apr)I brollg¢r order now. Some started pullets avail- able, send for list. 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