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nd several nice aBlinals, Two tame young siamangs are tethered 
on the back verandah, and a timid baby rhesus that they call Mr. 
Milquetoast. Harry has grown Into a sturdy youngster, has plenty 
of teeth now, and doesn ? t mind using them on one f s ankle or 
arm. He gets a big plate of raw meat now as well as over a 
quart of milk a dry. He was such a puny tiger when we left that 
we were thrilled to see how well the boys had done with him. 
They have also several of the common macaques, a golden cat, 
some big snares including a 12-foot king cobra that has plenty of 
pep, and a beautiful flying squirrel, a big, auburn haired 
creature with brown eyes and a wicked growl. 
May 19 - Siantar |"^|| ^ififf&tW 
Up early, and anxious to be of any help in the care of the 
menagerie. Harry was turned back to me, and I was allowed to 
feed the little bears and the gibbons from tine to time. 
Our cassowaries, wild pigs and a no a s have all been put into 
outdoor yards, where they are much happier than they were on the 
hip. 
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The day T s new acquisitions were one hornbill and one porcu- 
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May 20 - 
At lunch time we got to talking about dates. Nobody ever 
knows what day of the week or month it is when we are in camp. 
Suddenly Jennier realized that it was his birthday. In the after- 
noon we went over to the hotel and asked Mr. Goud if we could have 
a birthday cake. Then we stopped at the Japanese store and the 
grocery store and bought him a few joke presents, and at Henneman's 
and bought him a pair of Macassar gold cuff-links. 
Dinner was very gay, and a great surprise to all of us, as 
the hotel sent over' paper streamers, Japanese lanterns, crackers 
with paper hats, as well as the birthday cake and champagne which 
we had ordered. There was one moment, when Roy opened the cuff 
links, that was a little pathetic; we all suddenly felt that we 
were very far from home and that our behavior, in paper caps 
and blowing whistles, was a little incongruous in our surround- 
ings. However, it was the finest birthday party I have ever 
been to, and one I shall never forget. 
Even Harry was allowed in for supper, and tied to my chair, 
where he could ehew anKles and rustle around in the tissue paper 
and have a swell time. 
l 5ay 21 
The little bears fight like fiends when they are together, 
and have to be separated. We thought they might play together 
if they were tied outdoors under a tree, but they put on a regular 
battle and it tool the whole force to separate them. While Jennier 
was cutting the ropes which they had tangled hopelessly together, 
one bear got loose and he told Gaddi to hold it. It bit Gaddi 
in the leg, and chased him all over the place before Jennier got 
it again. When night-time came they were put in separate cages, 
and began to cry like babies. So they were put to sleep together, 
and Jennier made a note to separate them in the morning before 
they began tearing each other to pieces again. 
