The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-09-28
Tanning a Tiger.

The Detroit Free Press tells how
Satan" the Bengal Tiger in Norris &
Cos. Meuagerie, was tanned, the follow
ing being its account Of the last Of
several attempts
Las. W;oter ssatan" came ~ tfarn-
er's institution by purchase and was
,nroad o,ar 70 ,be care of Forena,ob y
, srb;ec, hound 10 give him trouble.
Everv etFort 10 tame or conciliate tho
ha.s,had an,;rolv f,iled and Forenauob
,sas Jarahod a. when asssert;ng thai 6s
,sould hsaat e he roval Renesl whom
he had snare day. That snare dav
ala not come until recently. when Tho
hcost t,,ner announced his readiness ID
unJsr,aIa b;s task No man hut M.
honev haa ever entered the an;maps
csgc and there was much excitement
in ,ba town about i because 4 was
no;sad abroad tbat aSatann was 10 con.
ouer or he oonnuered Hundreds Of
daon,a rnshea ~ ,be tent but onIv two
pr three nswsnaner men we're admitted
a. Foronongb ali not want to excite the
beast more Than was necessary. nSatan"
was first giyen n good asouare meal .
in order 10 nut him iu good humor. and
then Forenauob took off his coat and
made ready for business. Men to the
number Of e;yht or ten were armed with
iron rods and sharp poiuted instruments.
and stationed on either side of the care.
and Eorenau,b entered the den with
red hot IRON II one hand and a cloth
wrannea ,bout the otl err AS he stepped
in he animal seemed surprised and
dnmbforndea and for the first moment
did no,hino hut erowl and stare. Then
his lonc white teeth began to CLEAN.
b;s b,ct orcbed and he settled duyu for
4 snr;no The men outside began to
sbout ;o alarm entreatiuc the trainer to
matc he csc,ne. but with eyes fixed on
those ot the animal and speakios IN.
low tones he warned the men to Keen
still and he prepared for action. Sud-
denly like n ball through the air, with
no warning save furious scream, asa.
tam made his lean Forepaugh was
exnecting Il and fell upon his knees
one of the tigers claws reu,ov;nc \ inf
Of hair and = niece Of scalp from his
head The beast turned after bis lean
and a,tempted to seize the truincr's
shoulders but the red hot I'd was
force5 into b;s month and he retre,ted
with wells of main and ANGER He then
allowed the trainer 70 aSyance 70 ,be
centre of tho caoe wi,bont resent;ne tba
act but IN a moment more settIed him.
sslf for another snr;nr As bc shot
,brousb the air The trainer Ieaned
aside and then rave the brute several
blows with The iron beatiny him unt;I
he ret;red in the further corner Roth
nart;es then took n rest far a few min.
utes when the trainer advanced and
oneped further hostilities asatou,,
made a rusb for him and this time
seized Forenauch bv The tb;ob md Il.
tbougb beaten over tbc head 5v .be rod
sboot the man 70 the Aoor a. ,err;ar
shakes arot Then lct,;no 90 with liz.
teeth be nl,ced h;s naw an ,Ss S ,ra;aa.,s
hreast uttor;nr vclis oe,ac TN y.
,ena,n,s nar,Iv,ed viii fs.r ell,
rall;sd noder ,hs d;rso,;on ~ Ea,aas...I I
whass aash mas ha;ss s;s-a 1920
shsrn claws and made !, | s;mr,,.ggoens - ans
.na r;aorons .,,.aL ,,aor ~ s...s'sss
an;maI who w,s ohl;asd - sat.sss sss. =
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