Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-11-25

| NIuleS, Nie one elelIlenb =OI lear le
all that is mainly relied on. On.
ly thus can they be managed with
even tolerabe safety, and no mat
ter how carefully managed, they
will, IN some sudden, inex plica-
bic fit OF i'll temper, attack Il keep
er whose daily companion they
have been for years. ,s.e s5sa 3
Despite commonly received
opinion to the contrary. beasts
the larger felines, at all events
do not seemzto possess the means
Of communicating to each other
any acquired knowledge. Each
one has to be taught separately.
The others tell him nothing. A
mong certain of the smaller ami.
mails this fact does not hold, as
NAV appear in the sequel.
The last few years have dissipa-
ted certain ideas, formerly univer
sally prevalent, about various ami
mails which were alleged to be un-
tamab1e These, were notably
the hyena, zebra, rhinoceros, gnu,
or horned horse; and no lone or
two of the minor animals, not usu-
ally considered worthy OF the
trouble obtaining.
The frst--and, indeed, we be,
lieve 'the 6nly-rhinoceros tanned
was broken by Dan Rice, when
he was a circus proprietor. He
broke the unwieldly brute to run
round the ring backward and for
ward, being always controlled by
= long ringrein fastened 10 an j,
ron ring in his nose. This was
all the sulky beast could be COM
PEELED to d.. He would learn no
trick and was always dangerous.
The first byena ever trained. or
whose supposed fierce nature was
ever overcome SO rs TO submit to
being handled by man, was one
who was experimental on in 1884
by Charles White in Brooklyn.
lie was (ve or SIX years old, foil
grown, and as full Of vice as all
Of his grave rObbing fraternity are
reported to be. The first time
the daring trainer ventured into
the cage Mr.. Hyena came at him,
mouth wide open, tusks protrud'
ing, screaming like an angry horse.
1t was evidently to be a sharp
fight between the man and the
brute, Mr.. White, with huge
C ub in his hands, awaited the
coming of the amiable Mr.. IL As
soon as Mr.. Il. got near enough
Mr.. White FRUSTRATED him with
he club. This was repeated a.
gein and again till at length he
needed no more club, and from
this time was as dociIe as any uny
trained animal, aud needed no
more and no severer correction
than does a. young lion or leop
ard.
One large show in London
had several hyenas trained to
do tricks-these were performed
by stalwart negro, who, among
other feats, fastened an iron,
belt around his waist, upon
which were number of hooks
arranged like those we see in
butchers shops. On these
steel hooks were stuck pieces
of raw and bloody meat which
the animals were permitted to
take off with their teeth when
they had done their tricks. =
Their performances were SINH
lar to those of other animals,
consisting of various leaps over
the keepers back, over bars,
through rings, and over ban
ners, together with taking part
in sundry posturing and group
ing, Of which the man is always
the central figure.
Zebras have been so often
broken to harness within the
past ten or a dozen years, that
the old notion Of their untam-
able nature has about faded out
Of recollection. 1t is by n6I
means uncommon TO see zebras
driven about the ring in har-
ness by circus managers.
The gnu, or horned horse,
formerly thought to be the uni
corn of the Bible, is another of
the so-called untamable. He
las, however, been subdued to
about the same extent as Dan
Rice's rhinoceros-that is, sim
ply to leading, and that, too,
With the greatest precaution.
Bears, those which are so
tanned as to walk:the street COM
paratively unguarded, with the
organgrinders, are easily taught.
Bruin is simply "a great, good
natrred pig, rather disinclined
to active exertion of all sorts.
Having a peculiar sensitive
spot in the instance of his nose,