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Coming soon:the book

COCHINS EN COCHINKRIELENBefore the 19th April still serious questions

And after the 19th of April the answers!

Of all times: CockerelbehaviourThe nineteenth century was, because of the behaviour of human cockerels, a rough time.

The European powers tried to protect and expand their trade interests in 'the East', sia. TheEnglish fought the first opium war with !hina, between "#$% and "#& . The (ritish were byno means gentle, but the !hinese, regarded as barbarians by )esterners, did at least thesame. *ncidentally, this +game, which took place between "#- and "#/, was done thinlyagain in the second opium war, with 0rance as new player, 1udging by the paintings of thattime. 0or the purpose of increasing the spheres of influence, the 'land grab' of the !hinesewent through, the European powers still raving on... 2hortly after some peace had returned,3apan suddenly wanted to participate in the 4land grab5game4 as well.But ... what do all these fights of political cockerels have to do with our hobby?

! "ious villain6e is described as the +saintly scoundrel, or the +pious villain. )ith the characteristics of a

promiscuous inflatable frog, he made his way everywhere through the 7ormon !hurch 8nice,multiple wives9. s a doctor, he escaped several allegations of abuse of his female patients,dubious medications, not respecting the truth or often changing it as it suited the personagainst whom he proclaimed his +truth. 6e was kicked out of the church, but refused to leaveand fought the accusations of the crimes he had committed, according to the church. 6e wasknown as +The villain and his prostitutes 8what he called a sexual experiment in a house oftolerance9 and never was impressed. The whole 7ormon !hurch community stood upagainst him and he was even declared dead. 6is corpse was found in the slums in !alifornia.(ut ... what does such a libertine have to do with our hobby:

#he $reatest Sho% On Earth*n "#-, a show in typical (arnum style was transformed within the shortest time from anordinary agricultural happening into a huge spectacle, with ;olka music specificallycomposed for the event.

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?ational ;oultry 2how ;olka that he had composed by (rown. (arnum's way of advertisingbecame the basis for today's advertising techniGues.

,here are these anec-otes .an- more/ "ublishe-0*n an international book about !ochins and ;ekins that is to be issued on pril "% thH"D pages with the Ieal 8H9 6istory of !ochins and ;ekins, with numerous anecdotes, factsand nearly // illustrationsH6istorical pictures, including several that have never been published before, and pictures of

birds from Europe and abroad showing the state of the breeds in those timesH

)e can say that, with publishing this uniGue poultry5monograph, the Cutch !ochin !lub hascompletely reached its goalH

!ochins en !ochinkrielen8!ochins and ;ekins9

This beautiful edition in Cutch language will cost J &&.%- K 2hipping0or info please contact errit 6omei1er atgerrithomei1er."Lkpnmail.nl