The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-12-23

Illinois. UDe cay MS master put haiAS
on him, the style of which lie took as
mortal affront, and he became refractory.
All attempts 10 subdue him were in valo'
He as so terribly beaten abeut the head,
that for some weeks he was bat little oct,
ter than dead horse. He recovered, ana
has ever since exhibited a deadly hostility
towards man, though perfectly harmless
70 animals of his own species. The FRO
fsssor exhibited the heltere and fasteniogs
with which the animal has been secured
aud handled heretofore since he has taken
HE present bloodthirsty notions.
Tapp then retired from the ring, and IN
few moment, returned armed, as he ex.
pressed it. He had on an overcoat suu
buckskin gloves. In the inside pockets OF
the overcoat he<had two small electro
galvanic batteries, one on each SIDE. 1hese
we're connected by an insulated wire that |
| nassed behind his back. A wire ran from |
| each battery, one being positive ana tne
other negative, passing down inside OF the
| sleeve to his gloves aud connected WIN
small metallic plate covering the oaii OF Tue
| thumb. He lad also bride bf, "ltn
| long reins attached. The bit was wound
/ with A coil of copper wire, which extended
along each strap To a small button. WIN
a little difficulty he got the bit III the
horse's mouth, the bride being put over
his head by piecemeal. Daring TINS pro,
cess Cognac fought with his month aho
fore feet as best he could, but be shoWs no
dispositiou whatever now to use his hind
feet in warfare. Prof. Tspp then took the
reips, one in each hand. He kept the
thumb of the left hand constantly on tue
button of that strap. His right thumo BE
tact With it, except when he wanted to give
the horse dose of lightning. When all
was ready he dropped his right thumb
ppon the positive button, giving at frat
but u light charge. Cognac started as II
he had been struck by bullet. As .he
| aAR afranpth
animal plunged and reared "a much as his
strong fastenings would permit. At length
the side rope was loosened, and he had the
fall circuit of the ring. Tapp let on the
electric auid, and Cognac reared h:gh IN
the air, endeavoripg to plunge at his tor
mentor. but Tapp Kept his ey 9 on him, and
} by the slightest movement of his thumb
created a wall which the horse could not
cross.
Twas magnificent sight. The horse,
covered with foam, trettlpg, chahng and
psntipg, resred and attempted to throw
himself forward upon the Professor, but
the brute strength and ferceness palec
q before the behest of science, and Cognac
,; was powerIess to do harm. The expert
! mepts continued about twenty minutes
when the Professor concluded TO test tnt
}, docility of the snimal. He said that the
u nrjncipal thing to be overcome was Cog
n pac's disposition to bite. Tapp approached
It him, stroked him on the body, then on thu
:, head, and took hold of his nose CogDac
q either frem exhaustion or good nature
% permitted this, and even showed the Same
doclity toward Tapp's assistant. TapI
l. thinks he has made great improvement IL
.. Copnac. He thinks the galvanic treatmen
= ia q success, and in this he WAS concurres
a with by q number of horsemen in the au
dience, although others thonght differently
70 as the animal exhibited his usual vicious
! ness toward any others who approached
a him. 49,.
20 be- would come and 60 back at hls trainer, ,sI
;;t command, and, in many respects, act iik
II an intelligent horse. At the close OF IN
y exhibition Prof: Tapp hitched Cosnac; % y. q
70 iu a buggy, and the gates that lead int
~ McAliister street having been thrown opeL
he drove several blocks and returned
20 T1ere were a great many vehicles passiD
81 and repassing, acd hundreds of people o
a foot, watching to see how Cocnac woui
:" acunit himself in harness. He behave
~ II, iust like any other horse, and but for II
10 fact that the "man eater" was followed I
A large crowd, 10 one would have suspec
ed that he was the distinguished amin
that all the world had heard SO much aooU