130 Years Ago Cool boy: A Carson boy went to the menagerie and seeing the camel, became possessed with investigating the geological formation of the animal’s foot ... When he lifted it to his eye, the animal kicked the boy under the cage where a boa constrictor was swallowing a cat. The boy jumped up and said, “I thought I would come over here and see what sort of seasoning the snake uses when it eats tom cats.” 120 Years Ago Mighty wind: An enormous meteor passed over Ballard, California ... It was so close that he sounded like a …