Miscellany: Camel v. Man

In Lima, Peru, a man, drunk & sleepy, fumbled at the latch of an enclosure at the zoo. He wanted to go to sleep. So did a camel in the enclosure, and killed the man. No one knew the man's name. (Camels bite as well as kick.)

Bear v. Man

At Arcola Amusement Park, N. J., one George Romanov, side-show wrestler, swelled his muscles, slapped his paunch, grunted at the crowd, "Who's nex'? Who's nex'?" No burly boy came forward. So Wrestler Romanov, feeling potent, had the show's trained bear brought into the ring....

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