HOBBY IS COLLECTING FLEAS.
Bmsmmm JEn amoved «4 * Strmc.e Fad. - - * The Rothschilds art all noted as collectors of strange things, but Lord Kntbuchild'a second son, Charles, •rides himself on having the largest <>ilection of fleas that was ever n nght together. This strange h«b- ---• has been brought into notice bj re. fact that some,polar explorers uve just brought him a number of sag that live on animals within the Arctic cirel*. ,r Every mammal and bird has a par*-,5-"Jar kind of fleaV-he says enthu-•J.-istioally, "and very many of them ;::ve several different kinds. So you • c the flea affords more diverse ma-•-ri.il for a collector than any living . eature. I have fleas from every- . iraer of the world, over 10,000 differr:it varieties. Whenever an expeili,f: rvis about to start for a fore-'gn 1 -::•! I *ngageon« of the party to col--5 I't -specimens of fleas from every r --•ie<;:-» of mammal and bird that is - T-:>tintered. The variety is endless, r.;.d it affords me as great delight to •-'! a new flea as any of my rela•ves derive from securing a great .aa.ater.pjece of art." _ ....
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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 426, 14 July 1904, Page 6
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183HOBBY IS COLLECTING FLEAS. Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 426, 14 July 1904, Page 6
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