Baby Takin died yesterday morning in Tachienlu under very trying and tragic circumstances. She had been sick for some days, in fact had been unwell for nearly two weeks, but the friends who were looking after her had very high hopes of her complete entire recovery. To those who Knew her and nursed her, her death has been a sad and terrible loss.
Apparently the Lolos who captured liber inflicted a serious fosh wound on her right front Jeg, which later be-ame infected, and no doubt was the cause of her death. Very patiently, the friends who owned Baby Takin, id all they knew to heal the wound, lusing hot fomentations to reduce the infection, and nursing her as a mother would her own child; but the end came yesterday morning, and Baby Takin, one of the rarest animals around the Roof of the World, died, probably from blood poisoning.
Some two weeks ago, Colonel Sen, commander of some Lolo troops in Tachienlu presented Messrs. Mandeville and Roubin, the two young men from Shanghai, with a delightful baby Takin. For sheer excitement, the young men found it quite dimeult walking about the streets, knowing as they did there was only one- other baby takin, and that in the possession of the London Zoo. By a stroke of good fortune they happened to be in Tachienlu when another was captur-and living in the same Tibetan house as Colonel Sen, he very kindly presented it to them. Immediately the young men set to work to nurture their young pet. What could and would it eat? Did it prefer milk live on ifrass? Could it sleep by Itself or would it prefer human companionship? Would it remain wild or could it be domesticated? Th young men. Introduced it to a goa ut Baby takin declined; they introduced {¢ to a milk cow, and baby takin was "nothing doing."
The first Sunday baby takin ever spent in Christian companionship she showed very serious symptoms, The young men from Shanghai became alarmed. Was she going to die on their hands? What was wrong with her? Her sides moved and heaved it she was in great pain. Was she lying for want of milk?
Roubin rushed on the street and soon appeared with a baby's milk bottle, This, however, the young takin refused to appreciate, Then Mr: Mandeville tried blowing the milk down its throat. This evidently worked wonders and baby takin again stood on its own feet. Was the crisis past and was this young takin now 0 become the wonder of the world? The young men had great hopes and both were prepared to consume large quantities of cigarettes while they watched the creature grow from day to day.
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