“STRANGE HAPPENINGS” (BUT TRUE) – by Des Kelly
Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689), not only couldn’t stand them, she absolutely hated fleas, so determined to make war on them and exterminate every single one of them personally from her household. To this end, she had a special miniature cannon built, 4 inches in length, and packed it with tiny cannonballs.
Every time she saw a flea, she aimed her tiny cannon at it and fired, sometimes hitting them but, more often missing the little pests who seemed to jump around a bit. After she passed on in 1689, this Lilyputian cannon went permanantly on exhibit, in the Stockholm Arsenal, while the fleas now run free.
From the tiny fleas, to, in comparison, the most gargantuan pigs. Many animal-specialists believe the barnyard pigs are the most maligned, mistreated animals on Earth. The pig is supposed to be the filthiest, most lazy fat animal on the Planet. Not true. The pig is this way, only because man made him this way for his own nefarious reasons, in othee words to make more money out of these unfortunate swine.
Had he been left to run his own life, it has been well known and documented that the pig would eat much less food, be much slimmer and fitter and possibly one of the cleanest animals around. Wild hogs, say the experts are all clean, lean, and happy, compared to the old domesticated ‘Porkies’ we see, before they are taken forcibly to the slaughterhouse, so you could, in turn, get some pork on your fork, so my request is that you have a little more respect for this animal that some of you enjoy eating so much.
Desmond Kelly.. (Mr.Music)
(Editor-in-Chief)…. e’Lanka.
