The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-08-02
Magnificent Collection Of Living
WILD BEASTS!
RAYMOND & WARNINGS
Extensive and Long Established
Circus,

Will be exhibited in Brandsn, August Il, One day
only.
The great ROMAN CHARIOT containing the
| fine Brass Band attached to the Company, will make
a riumphal procession through the principal streets
entering town about 10 O'Clock in the morning.
The exhibition will open at o'clock, p. NJ. and
continue open till $.
Admission only 25 cents Children under 10 years
of age II 1-2 cents
The magnificent cortege will comprize the Colos-
sal Chariot followed by thirty carriages Of Animals,
drawn by One Hundred Horses.
| The American public are this season favored with
! access to far the largest Geological Museum ever
opened in the United States; and the opportunity is
fit one for the intelligent of both sexes to nvest-
gate Il pleasing science with the aid OF living Demon
STATIONS. The collection Of Messrs. Raymond &
Warng has become leading feature of public
amusement and instruction, their agents having
traNersed every country within the four quarters Of
the Globe to render their establishment in every re-
Spect perfect and pre-eminent. Thc advantages of
this course are apparent, having achieved the cor
! centraton of all that is beautiful and sublime in
natures mighty work, one of the noblest monuments
Oh the perseverance, courage, skill and indomitable
energies OF human strength and intellect. Every
class OF society, however remote from the principal
cities of the Union will have an opportunity of
Judging for ITSELF and comparing their institute with
the unsatisfactory exhibitions got up by itnerant
caravans. The proprietors have engaged keepers
OF intelligence, and gentlemanly department to su-
perlhtend the exhibition during the present summer
tour, who will freely communicate to visitors such
information relative to the peculiar habits and ma
lures OF the various animals as they may desire.
ARRIVAL OF TIE ASIATIC RHINOCEROS,7
Very recently imported and added to this collection
The magnitude of this enterprise can scarcely be
appreciated by the public. The enormous labor.
cost and anxiety consequent to its capture and trans
portation are incalcuable. This is the second Rh-
noceros ever brought alive to America and the third
Cri I,rIlt n oNrpr chi ID A-..
and formidable creature arrived from the East In
dies, consigned to Raymond & Warng, since their
Alena3erc commenced the summer tour and of
course has been but very recently added to their
coecton 1t is in fine order, of the largest SIZE and
notwithstanding its recent capture, is perfectly do
Gle. Although the rhinoceros is untamablc, he is
neither ierocous orcarniverous. He is found in the
marshy places of Asia and Africa, Bengal, Siam,
Laos, the Mogul Dominions, Summarize, Java, Abys-
snia, and the Cape of Good Hope. His skin even
ressts the ball Of Il musket those of lead become
quite flat on the hide-and the iron ingots cannot
penetrate through it.
The only places penetable in bis huge curiass cn-
cased body are the belly, the eyes, and about the
ears. Of all quadrupeds he is only inferior to the
elephant in size ard strength. He carries upon his
nose very formidable weapon which is peculiar to
himself very hard horn, which solid throug about
and which is between three and four feet in length
It is with this weapon that the Rhiroccros is said to
attack, and sometimes MORALLY wound the LARGEST
Elephants, whose long legs give the Rhnoceros Who
has them much shorter, an opportunity of striking
his antagonist with it under the body, but'if he |
misses the first blow, the Elephant throws him on |
the ground and instantly kills him.
The specimen here offered for exhibition weighs |
562S lbs, measures 2Geet from the end of the snout
to the tip of the tail-the circumference of the body
we and bn 5f eo og s s9mS idea of
formed from the fact that six Of the strongest horses
that could be procured are necessary to set in mo-
ton the enormous carria2c in which he is Gagged.