VI

ALL ABOUT THE COMBYS

“Burt,” I said, “the process of putting him
together must be very unpleasant for the
sheep !”

“Not a bit,” said Professor Menu. “All
done by seeds—I’ve discovered that every-
thing can be grown from seed, you know.
First of all I bought a five-legged lamb
from a travelling show, and layered his tail
as one treats carnations—just like the old
lady treated. her cow in the ‘Lost Idea’—I
taught her, you know. “The lambs which
sprang from the tip of the tail varied in the
number of legs they possessed ; and I selec-
ted those with the greatest number, repeated
the layering process, and very soon obtained
a centipede lamb. By grafting his tail on
a plant I caused his spine to be furnished

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