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Five years ago, horse racing was thrown into an uproar when a horse named Shem, who won a race at Havre de Grace at odds of 52-to-1, was proved to be not Shem but another faster horse named Aknahton, made up to resemble him by an expert "ringer" named Paddy Barrie (TIME, March 21, 1932). When the scandal was exposed, Paddy Barrie was deported and Aknahton was ruled off the track. What had become of the original Shem no one seemed to know...
...Shem, Japheth and the girls prove irredeemably wayward, human. By the time his craft comes to a perch atop Mount Ararat, Noah has even lost confidence in his distressed, slightly balmy wife. The children desert him, the animals turn savage, and poor old Noah is left sad, infirm, alone. He does not think he has quite deserved all his troubles. He doubts if their imposition has been quite "sporting" of God. But there is just one thing he wants to know. He lifts his shaggy face to heaven. "Are you satisfied?" he calls. "Are you satisfied?" And again...
...Chandra was succeeded by his brother General Bhim Shem Shur. This Maharaja has since died and was succeeded by his brother General Joodha Shem Shur who is the present Maharaja...
...happens that the writer is the only American who was ever invited to come to Katmandu and it was His Highness Sir Chandra Shem Shur who called him there...
...thanks to Editor Blanchard for straightening out the Brothers Shem Shur for TIME. Last week genial Brother Joodha had a plowed field at Darbhanga smoothed and 30,000 Darbhangans stood around to watch the Houston-Mt. Everest Expedition drop in from Purnea by plane for a ceremonial visit with H. R. H. After a sumptuous banquet and many speeches of congratulation, he next day paraded the mountain flyers to the field with a 37-elephant procession, silver and gold carriages, a monster drum and native band...