LIVE FROG BURIED IN STONE
♦ A horned frog sealed alive in the corner stoucNof the court house hero 31 years ago, was alive when, the stone was opened recently, according .to County Judge Edward S. Pritchard (wrote the Kastland, Texas, eorrespou(l .-lit of the "New Tori; World" on lOrh I'ebruary). The old court house is being razed. It is n West Texas tradition that a Homed frog can exist a century without food or water. A sceptical newspaper man had the judge verify the report that the frog was alive. The corner-stone was opened in the presence) of a throng of curious residents, who gathered to see the frog. It appeared lifeless for some time. After a while it opened its eyes and in about 20 minutes began to breathe. The mouth, however, appeared to have grown together: The frog was placed in a box in the custody of Judge Pritchard, and is on exhibition. If necessary in feeding its mouth will be opened by an operation.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 140, 15 June 1928, Page 12
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