The Hindu : dated January 15, 1954: New Use for Old Newspaper

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dated January 15, 1954: New Use for Old Newspaper

Editorial: All of us know what happens to newspapers after they are read. They make ideal packing material for an al fresco lunch, as thousands watching the Test Match now in progress at the Corporation Stadium in Madras will testify. Possibly Everest explorers used them to light fires. It is on record that a certain old lady used them under the vest as extra protection against the cold. A correspondent in The Manchester Guardian reveals a new use for old newspapers. It appears that a zoo in the City of New York was recently faced with the problem of feeding a pair of duck-billed platypuses. They are choosy creatures not satisfied with a diet of ordinary worms, as many as 25,000 a month; they want the largest earth-worms possible. The authorities of the zoo have devoted attention to building up a balanced diet to fatten the worms which feed the two animals. To enrich the combination of stale pastry, ashes, toast, coffee grounds, egg shells etc., old newspapers were added. There is no danger of the animals starving as long as New York papers are able to keep up their present size. But the report is justified in expressing a doubt if the press of less fortunate countries can produce a worm worthy of the initiative of the early bird.

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