Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-04-06
Two of the Greatest GEOLOGICAL Wonders il
the World
A NEWLY BORN BABY ELEPHHNT AND
A LIVING HlPPOPOTAMUs.

|
A LIVING HlPPOPOTAMUS.
| Forepaugh's great Combination Of Me-
nagerie, Museum, Circus, &c, which is to
exhibit here on Thursday, April 10TH, con-
tains in addition to its fifteen hundred wild
animals, and rare birds, the first and only
elephant ever born ON American soil. The
newcomer, at the time of writing, stands
thirty-seven inches in height, is thirty -three
inches in length, and is a perfectly develo-
ed and healthy little pac!lyderm. To all,
ard especly to the little folks, this N RS
ING BABY ELEPHANT is a source of
infinite delight and wonder. Standing by
the side of his ponderos parent, the little
joker presents one OF the queerest and
most amusing sights ever beheld. 1t is
certainly worth the entire admission fee to
behold this newly-born baby elephant, and
| his affectionate mamma in her maternal
| manipulations.
THE HIPPOPoTAMUs.
| This rare animal, has, never been exhib-
| tied in this city 1t is the second one ever
brought to America. Concerning it, and
Col. Forepaugh's great show, we quote as
| follows:
beyond the limits of Africa the Hip
popotamus is never seen except as a cap
tive. and until quite recently no Geologic
al Garden in Europe could obtain living
| specimen of this VI onderful animal. Pre-
vious to 1876 bu one had ever been brought
into the United States, and it died shortly
| after its arrival,
IT sWEATS BLOOD!
This singular quadruped is a native of
Central Africa land is always found in Wa
ter. or near its vicinity. Its skin is dark
j brown, curiously marked with 1nnumera-
ale lines. A vast number Of pores pene-
| trate the skin, and eXude a thick, oily lq-
mid, sometimes resembling blood in color.
The mouth is enormous, within which is
an array of cleaning tusks, which present
IA terri fic appe rance The weight of a
| tooth is from five to eight pounds.
CAPACITY FOR FOOD.
This strange animal IS possessed of an
enormous appetite, having a stomach Ca
| pable of containing from six to eight bush
| Is of nutriment.
is so thick that it must be dragged from
the creatures body iii slips, like So many
planks, and is an inch and d half in thick
ness. An Egyptian authority asserts that
tie hide of full-grown Hippopotamus is
Il load for camel,
| HABITS AND PECULIARITIES'
It is an admirable swimmer and diver
| There are variou modes of hunting the
animal among the natives, but the white
| hunter employs only his rife. Mortal ST OTIS
are not easy to find, or when found, to hit.
| lie is an inveterate enemy OF the crOcUd lie,
and kills it whenever lie meets it. and it
has always been considered all impossibili-
~ to secure living Hippopotamus. 1t is
asse ted that the oftener this animal comes
on shore, tie more the Egyptians have of
u sudden rise Of the Nile.
FORMERLY HELD SACRED.
| Herodotus (B. Z. 409) says of this remark
able animal "Hippopotami are held sa-
cred i'll the name of Papremls." Aristotle
Piiny and other ancient writer's allude to
the HlppopotamuS as a most rare and Won
derful creature.
TEE HOLY SCRIPTURES
| furnish us with the following illusions to
tits last remaining species OF all animal
of prehistoric origin, now rapidly becom-
ing extinct. The word Behenloth is used
| by the inspired writer to signify the AMI
NAL now known as the Hippopotamus. In
Job, chapter Xl, we read, commencing at
Verse 15-Behold, now Behemoth which
| | made with thee: he eateth grass as an
! Verse 16-Lo, now, his strength is in his
| loins, and his force is in the navel of his
belly.
Verse 17-He moves his tail like cedar;
the sinews of his stones are wrapped to-
gether.
Verse 1S-His bones are as strong pieces
of brass. His bones are like bars of iron.
Verse 19-He is the chief Of the ways of
God; he that made him can make his
sword approach him.
Verse 20-Surely the mountains bring
him forth food, where all the beasts Of the
field play.
Verse 21-He leth under the shady trees
in the covert Of the reeds and fens.
Verse 22-The shady trees cover him
with their shadow; the willows of the
brock compass him about.
The above extracts from the Sacred
Word will enable the reader to understand
the terrific attributes of this mighty AMI
NAL as they appeared to the vision of the
inspired, perfect and upright" job. To
every reader and student OF the Bible this
creature will possess a peculiar interest.
| 1t is very probable that never again will a
living Hippopotamus be seen on this CONT
nent. To capture one alive is almost an
| inlpossibility The immense outlay Of
capital and labor (FCrepaugh expended
| $50 0G0, and two years we're consumed in
! the undertaking., and their rapid disap-
pealance from their limited domain, and
the fact that his is the second living Hip
popotamuS ever brought here, and THAT
not more than four have ever been cap
tured since the days of tie great wild
beast shows in the time when the Roman
Empire was in the zenith OF it's greatness
and grandeur-lhese facts render it evident
! that in all probability another opportunity
of seeing the wonderful, rare and mighty
Behemolh. will never again be presented
| to this generation. Therefore, we say to
every man, woman and child, don't fail to
see this wonder of the animal kingdom.
the Hippopotamus, or River Horse of
Central Africa. 1t is worth miles of travel
TO behold, and you will "Ne'er look upon
its like again."
The circus, museum and aquarium are
all replete with novel sensations and OBJ
jects of wonder. n magnificent street pro-
cession and dress parade is made during
the forenoon of each exhibition day. The
show is the most extensive and expensive
in the United States. 1t requires three
great railway trains and three powerful
locomotives to move it.