Parrots On German Railroads

Parrots have been taug-ht to anrase by their imitation of the human voice, and now their powers in this respect have been made use of for a practical purpose. At almost every station on a (ierman railway the station master has a parrot or a starling so trained that whenever a train draws up at the platform it commences calling out the name of the station most distinctly, and not only this, but it continúes doing so while the train remains there. This has been found an excellent mode of the passengers where they are.