THEIR STEERING GEAR
A professor, of a profound 'subject at Harvard University has a small son who is .very observant and , inquisitive and a hiicd man who has all "the Irish wit and good humor. . " The other day the small boy wa,s playing with. - a cat in the stable while ' Larry ' cleaned the harness. ♦ Say, Larry,' he asked, ' why do cats always land on their feet ?J- ' They steer themselves, with their tail.' ' Well, how do rabbits steer themselves'? -They - haven't long tails, only a stub.' ,: ' With their ear*. That's what they have their _.„ long ears for.' •Well, how does a bulldog;' steer himself ?.. lipdoesn't have long ears or a long tail. 1 . ' With his bark.' - The boy looked doubtful and was silent. - Present- - ly"° he ran in to his father's study, and in a few minutes came back to the stable. - 1 Larry ! ' * Yes : "* 'JThat's true what you told me about bulldogs. I asked papa, and he read something to mamma out of . a book about " barques that steer against the wind." '
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New Zealand Tablet, 27 December 1906, Page 38
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173THEIR STEERING GEAR New Zealand Tablet, 27 December 1906, Page 38
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