The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-07

ners Of the cage jump over your whip. through
II hoop or balloon. or over you, or each other.
nnd YOU sit down on them, and that about ex-
hausts their capabilities for learning. To mako
ihom jump You hold n stick and drive thcm over
II win your whip. holding II low ht ffst ana
Srainally raising IT. i you want them to 20 20
under IL 40 they cunt go beneath. and whip
them through. II you want an animal to- rear
dropped through the roof Of the cage and either
swing about its neck or fastened to collar, and
when you whip IT aud order II to stand up, have
n couple ~ men above to haul up and make 1t
stand on It's hind legs. After few times the
rope Will not be necessary. Soc my splendid
tigresses. how they stand up They were trained
that way You must always make them do the
same thing in the same place-that is
IN the same, corner or In tho centre
Of the cage. III you want to sit on n lion or
tiger. get the animal trained to remain quiet in
one place while You stroke II gently at first with
the whip. next with your hand. and finally you
can prcss on It. and Mt last sit down on it's
launches. hut never ccaseto keep n sharp look
out upon. 1t for the slightest sign of treachery.
The old Van Amburgh foit Of II man putting his
very dncile old lion, well fed and toothless as
possible, but 1t may be done-with some risk. Of
naturcd. and YOU work up to II by gradual IA
milnritirs about hs head. opening his mouth.
ana so on With tiger the best plan is to
Of meat while you are in the cage. never
take in much and Of that you have.
see that IL Is free from bones and cut in such
small chunks that one of thom may be avail
lowed Mt n single schloop. Toss Il to them.
Don't hold u in your hand. or they'll take hand
haps. Firing guns and pistols always cxcites
them hut | can't say that ! think II frightens
them Mt all after they have found out once that
IL does not hurt them You must watch them
all the time Never trust them for an instant.
If YOU study them as you should and know
your business properly. YOU will understand
their every look and notion every curl Of the
lip, switch ~ the tail iremor Of the muscles.
and CULVER of the cruel claws. All those things
are the animals language. and II It is strange
For instance. YOU may whip q lion for
corner without any danger. and then suddenly
you see the look warning you that one blow more
dcrbolt and the mad fury of a demon. No, II is
not Il threatening look nt you, and II isn't en-
phasized with any growl. He Just sits up and
seems 70 gnzc OIL iL;p the distance. with u far
away. dreamy look I'm his eyes. Strike him then
and you will have to battle for. your life in
your whip To another beast. and in few mo-
ments his fear OF you may return to him, and
his desperate courage will have gone. But you
must be- at le TO see when that time comes again.
A lion Is bad animal TO have any misunder-
standings with.
times get about Of animal tanners wearing
shirts Of mail and thick leather clothing.
Cooper used TO wear solo leather legglngs. but
never thought they were any good. SO far as
safety is concerned. I'd Just ms lieve 20 naked
among the animals II they had once got used to
seeing me outside that way. But whatever else
without something in your hand to strike
them. After they are once trained a stick. or
even straw. Will do. until they lind ont that II
doesn't hurt them, When that time comes
look out. Remember always the law OF love Is
unknown to them. and nothing can be relied
upon except terror The more cruel you are
when cruelty Is needed. and with judgment. OF
among them. There are some crazy beasts that
you never can tame. We have n lion Of that
sort here. No kindness can reach him: no
force short of death subdue him We call him
ways will be. He lives for nothing but the hope
of killing somebody or something. Once in
Augusta. Ga. he got ont. bounded over into
pen twelve feet high where n yak was confined.
He meyer loser chance TO make grab at any
body he thinks may be within reaching dis
tance. There never was n wickeder brute, hut
he Is splendid looking one. just see him.
and-take carel Man alive, that was a close
cal! lie wash asleep. but Just pretending
Homer DAVIS. one of the proprietors of the
London Circus. was pupil OF Van Amhurgh.
and used To- perform the lions and leopards in
the Broadway Museum the winter before II was
burned But he says they haven't dug out
enough silver yet in Nevada TO hire him TO 20
into the cage with Stills four tigrcsses. Pierce
another celebrated animal tanner. also says
that tigfesses arr not in his line. and IL they let
him alone he will let them alone.
The four tigrrsses trained for performances
are deemed worth s32. 600 but a good tiger I'M
broken. II not worth morr than ~. 800. Lions
are worth about ~ 600 10 81 500 each panthers.
5000 Jaguars. $500: hyenas. $3.50. II unframed (;
leopards 1850 to siOO. according to their kind.
The cheetah. or hunting leopard. would be
worth tl 200. probably. but there is not one in
this country to-day Mr.. Reiche. four or Ave
years ago. imported two. and sold them for about
1880. but they have both died OF consumption.
"a disease that carries off more tropical animals
in nenageries than all other causes combined.