Another treasure from the cupboards of the Cole Museum – this time in the form of a pair of rat skeletons, and an accompanying photo of the rats themselves.
There was also a hand-painted sign:
These rats were brothers. This little rat [on top] had fresh milk. This little rat [below] had none. The only difference in their diet was that Specimen “A” received a supplement of milk. Note that milk produces stronger and better developed bones.
And for the unbelievers amongst you – yes, that is me you can see reflected in the glass of the display cases. And yes, I am wearing a lab coat. You may form an orderly queue from which to mock me – right behind my high school science teachers. If I’d realised when I was a kid that biology was interesting, I’d have started doing this kind of thing a long time ago!