The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1875-11-09
does not hold, as may appear in the So,

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A full-grown lion, not less than 81,
or ten years old, il properly trained 10
the pnblic. is worth $4,000. A lion
ess perhaps little more, on account o
the possibility OF bringing into tn,
world a family OF cubs.
tiger trained Is worth about. ....s TOO
A tigeress trained is worth about. ZOO
A leopard trained Is worth about. 5Ol
A panther, not trained, win bring
according 10 age and size. -. 100 at 90
Training adds 10 the value about. 40,
black leopard, very rare, the one
now at Barnum's being the only
trained one In the business at
present, Is worth h.............. !, 1,00t
The last few years have dissipated
certain ideas formerly universally prev.
alent about certain animals which were
notably the hyena, zebra. rhinoceros,
gnu, or horned horse, and one or two
OF the minor animals not usually con
siderod worthy the trouble of training.
The first, and indeed we believe the
only rhinoceros tanned, was broken by
Dan Rice when he was a circus propri-
tor. He broke the unwieldy brute TO
run around the ring backwards and for
wards, being always controlled by a
long ring rein fastened TO an iron ring
IN his nose. This was all the sulky
beast could be compelled to do. He
would learn no trick, and was always
dangerous.
The first hyena ever trained, or whose
supposed fierce nature was overcome
SO as to submit to being handled by
man, was one which was experimental
on in 1854 by Charles White in Brook
lyn. He was five or six years old, full
grown, and as full OF vice as all his
grave-robbing fraternity are reported
to be. The first time the daring train
er ventured into the cage, Mr.. Hyena
came at him, mouth wide open, tusks
protruding, screaming like an angry
horse. 1t was evidently to be a sharp
fight between the man and the brute.
Mr.. White, with huge club in hands,
awaited the coming of the amiable Mr.
II. As soon as Mr.. III. got near
enough Mr.. White prostrated him with
the club. This was repeated again aud
again, till at length he needed no more
club, and from this time was as docile
as any unframed animal, and needed
no more and no severer correction than
does a young lion or leopard.
One large show in London had seve-
raj hyenas trained TO do tricks-they
were performed by a stalwart negro,
who, among other feats, fastened an
iron belt around his waist, upon which
were a number OF hooks arranged like
a butchers shop. On these steet hooks
were stuck pieces OF raw and bloody
meat, which the animals were permit
to take Of with their teeth when they
had done their tricks. Their perform
ances were similar to those OF other an
imals, consisting of various leaps over
the keepers back, over bars, through
rings, aud over banners, together with
taking part in sundry posturing and
grouping of which the man is always
the central figure.
Zebras have been 30 often broken to
harness within the past ten or n dozen
years, that the old notion of the untam-
able nature is about faded out OF rec
ollection. 1t is by no means uncom-
mon TO see zebras driven about the
ring in harness by circus managers.
The gnu, or horned horse. formerly
thought to be the unicorn of the Bible,
is another of the so called untamable.
He has, however, been subdued to
about the same extent as Dan Rice's
rhinoceros-that is. simply 10 leading,
and that, too, with the greatest pre-
caution.
Bears, those which are 50 tame as to
walk the street comparatively u.guard-
ed, with the organ grinders, are easily
taught. Bruin is simply a great, good
natured pig, rather disinclined to act
i've exertion Of all sorts. Having q
particularly sensitive spot in the in
stance OF his nose, he is comparatively
easy to manage. His intelligence is
nearly equal to that OF the dog, and
were IT not for his unwieldly shape and
his great weight and tendency TO cor
pulency could easily be brought to do
all the jumps and rollin9s-over and
other feats OF agility in which the dog
so much excels. The most that is re-
quired OF him, however, is to climb
poles and posts, to pass around tin cup
for pennies, to so through various
semi-military maneuvers with a stick
in imitation of a gun, and occasionally
to take part in n stimulated sparring
match, in which, slow rs he is, is cer-
tain to win. Sometimes poor Bruin
will perform a peculiar slow series of
steps, which is called dance, and
well trained bear will even waltz with
his master.
Beyond the rough training elephants
receive in the countries where they are
caught, which teaches them to mind
the words of the keeper, and to submit
to it necessary bonds, it has TO undergo
a special education TO enable il TO go
through its many tricks in the broad
arena OF the circus. Being more intel
ligent than dog, as tractable as q
horse, as full OF pride and vanity as a
woman, and quite as willing to learn as
his master is to have him, his teaching
is q matter Of but short time. He
learns by imitation, and will adopt
new trick from seeing another animal
perform it far more readily than dog
vill-[N. Y. Mercury.