4 JUNGLE PEACE 



Danish girl of about twelve years, dancing 

 excitedly with a lizard dangling from the end of 

 a slender grass stem. 



Her blue eyes flashed with excitement, her 

 yellow pigtail flew wildly about as she danced 

 and backed away, fearful of touching the little 

 lizard, and yet too fascinated to drop it and 

 allow it to escape. I took it up and found it 

 had been captured with a neat slip noose. She 

 said it was easy to catch them and showed me 

 how, and before I reached the wharf I had a 

 dozen of the interesting little chaps stored in 

 various pockets. Thus after years of effort a 

 little Danish school girl solved my problem 

 for me. Acting on this hint I tried fine 

 hair wire, but nothing proved, as effective 

 as the thin, pliant but strong stems of 

 grass. 



It is surprising how difficult it is to touch 

 these little reptiles and yet how easy to noose 

 them. At the approach of hand or net they are 

 off faster than the eye can follow, yet they are 

 merely interested in the waving grass. Even 

 when by an awkward motion one flicks their 

 nose, they merely shake their heads or shift a 

 step or two. They detect no connection be- 



