Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1912 — Why an Airman Flew. [ARTICLE]

Why an Airman Flew.

An old negro who had seen Curtis* fly approached him at New Orleans and asked timidly if be could feel his arm. •“Surely,” said the puzzled aviator as he stretched forth an arm. The old darky ran his hand up and down the biceps carefully, then said disappointedly: “ ’Taln’t true. You ain’t got no mo’ wing sprouts than I is.” . "No,” said Curtiss seriously; "but I always make it a point to eat a pint of birdseed before I take a flight.”— Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post-