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Tom, ride with us, and he filled us with information concerning his 
school, his riding ponies, end his favorite poetry. Deeply regretted 
having left his volume of Burns at home, because he wanted me to read 
Scotch poetry to him* 
Upon arrival at camp we learned, that one native brought in 
five hornbills yesterday, thus completing our quota of these 
astonishing birds. Some of ours are beauties two - we have three 
tremendous rhinoceros hornbills. They are caught with lime, and 
come in with their feathers very sticky, but apparently none the worse 
for the experience. 
The Davises were to join us here for lunch, which they did. 
We had nasi goreng, and enjoyed ontroducing them to this Mai- y dish. 
After lunch Tom vanished into the back yard, to watch the boys 
feed and care for their charges. As we were sitting on the verandah, 
peacefully having our glasses of beer, one native boy who speaks a 
trifle of English came running , breathless, to shout "Snake eats 
boy I" 
Feeling almost too faint to run, we all dashed out in the 
back yard. Great writhing coils of python were visible on the 
ground, surrounded by an excited crowd. Davis, his face stiff with 
fear, came running toward the camp. 
"Who is it?" I called. | ; 
"Gaddi", he shouted back. 
Just then I saw Gaddi leave the group and walk across the 
yard, holding one hand. He squatted down on a corner of the porch, 
and wrapped one hand in a stray snake bag. Bill was trying to help 
Jennier get the python back in its cage. Jennier, his face simply 
purple, shouted "Somebody take Gaddi to the hospital and take him 
quick. ff 
We borrowed the Davis f car, and Bill rushed Gaddi to the 
hospital. Fortunately the wounds were not severe - at, least, 
Gaddi still had five fingers left. The python had chewed on him 
for about five minutes before he could be made to let go, and 
there were a number of nasty cuts. The doctor took four stitches 
in the palm ^fxhixxhxKS, and four on the back of his hand. Gaddi 
came back, still smiling, and although we told him to rest up, he 
was next seen going down his animal line and feeding his charges 
with one hand. Later Jennier said that the python had been shifted 
from one crate to another, and just as the job was completed he 
told Gaddi to slam down the lid. Before Gaddi could do it, the 
python got his head out, and grabbed Gaddi T s hand . Then the whole 
fifteen feet of snake got out on the grass, put a couple of coils 
around Gaddi T s arm, and it took the whole staff to separate them. 
Bill, still feeling shaky from last night 1 s chill, was 
not improved b the excitement, or by going around the Zoo tewkmm 
with three different sets of visitors. At dinner time he gave up 
and went to bed, and we had to send for the doctor. 
July 9 - 
Bill still not feeling well, and had to stand for a long 
lecture from Dr. Meyers on the harmful effects of smoking, and the 
probability of his actually having nicotine poisoning. 
