Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-04-11
From the N. o. Picayune, March %.
Chi fOrnlInu n Rear.

Mr.. Lowell made another attempt yesterday TO get
his bear under the influence of chloroform. From
Mr. lis published statements, appears that the au-
thortles have prohibited MIN from running his bear
in the for which he had entered him, unless he
placed ring in his nose, by which he can be guided
and restrained IN case OF necessity and in order to
DO this it is necessary to bring the bear under the
influence of chloroform, or some other anesthetic
agent, which will render him powerless, and enable
them to ring his with impani,y Several at
temPts have heretofore heen made to 10 this, but
without success, and yesterday M. Lowell determined
TO make another trial, which should be decisive in
its results. Accordingly about J o'clock quite a
crowd assembled in the den, prominent among whom
were several of our first physicians under whose
spices the chloroform to be administered. Three
walls OF chloreform, containing pound each, were
provided for the OCCASION and after getting rid of the
tiger and baboon, the hand organ struck up lis hor
rlble din, and operations commenced
capaciOus funnel was provided, with cork in
the small end and sponge in the large one. Into
this the choroform was poured, and after the bear
had been penned up in one corner of his cage, Mr.
l.. introduced the tunnel and applied it to his (the
bear's) he latter snuffed it once twice,
but did not appear to like the odor as he erked his
head suddenly away, movement in which those of
the audience who were near enough to snuff it ap-
peared to participate. This was repeated once or
twice more, with the same result, when MIR l.. sent
out. tor some sugar candy something that resem-
bled II, which he sprinked the sponge, and to
which the bear seemed 10 take hugely. More chor-
oform was poured on, at which the bear turned up
his n0se but the persuasIOns OF Mr.. l. induced him
every now and then to take 81 uf.
pound was used up in this way without producing
the slightest effect and the second vial was introduced
BY this time Mr. Lowell began TO feel little sickish
and the funnel was tied the end of a stick, in or
der to keep it further from his nose and enable him
with greater facility to reach the bear Bruin
nered now and in whatever part of the cage he stuck
his snout the nvariabe funnel followed him. The
only effect that We could perceive was foaming at
the mouth, and an evident increasing dislike TO the
dose, but no symptoms of sleep presented themselves
! The bear was evidently not 10 be caught mapping
About this time the fumes of the chloroform began
| TO spread through the ROOM and we found it mpossi
Bile to stand the combined influences of that and the
hurdy gurdy overhead, and gracefully retired.
Most of the audience had previously gone and those
who remained were holding haDdkerchiefs TO their
noses, apparently forgetful of the fact that the subtle
agent would reach the lungs as easily through the
| mouth One or two of the more enthusiastic physi-
clans remained, but the ma orty retired with u.s.
perfectly satisfied with the result of the experiment
as far as they were concerned
After recovering somewhat, returned 10 inquire
the result, and learned that the third pound vial had
been used up on the BEAR without producing the de.
sired effect and that the physicians had given their
opinion that the only way to affect the huge animal
would be 10 muzze him in some way SO as TO place
sponge, well saturated with choroform directly over
his mouth and nOsrs, that he could nhale the ex-
ternal air at intervals. But who is going to muzzlc
the bear That is the question which, at present
is rather difficult to answer