Animals: Wild Hoggers

Fortnight ago the Turkish Consul-General at New York told the Merchants' Association that his country was "desirous to come in touch with societies interested in hogs." Because pig-flesh is forbidden food to Moslems, he explained, Turkey is becoming overrun with wild swine. Perhaps some U. S. concern would like the concession for de-pigging Turkey.

The Merchants' Association told the press. The press told the story. Last week the Merchants' Association received a letter from one Frederick Paul, farmer, of Stemmers, Md. Wrote he: "We saw a piece in the Baltimore News saying the Turkish...

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