The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-05-08
The PhlIadeIpAIa z0olologIeaI aarasp.

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Visitors Of the Geological Garden have
noticed down in the lower end Of tho
grounds, little to the right Of the place
where the polar bears are kept, line Of
low, rambling buildings built against the
fence which separates the grounds from a
long strip of land lying between the gar
dens aud the New York branch Of The
Pennsylvania railroad The last of these
buildings is great deal better than the
rest, being tall, close, frame shanty Of
pine boards and having a door TO it. The
others, smaller, more uneven and without
any doors, are nothing more than mere
sheds OR stalls Always ia front OF them
will be seen pile Of clover hay, with
half dozen, more or less, sorry looking
horses, the sole occupants Of the sheds.
feeding thereon. An inspection Of these
animals VIII usually show plethora Of de-
ieets IN the way Of damaged eyes or spay-
lned joints or broken wind, all, In the
majority Of instances, being the regular
: accompanimsnts of old age and being but
! another way Of describing horse broken
down by weight Of years and past his stage
J of usefulness. Occasionally younger ani.
mails may be seen in the stalls, but these
are also suffering from some affection OF
body or limb and stand on the same foot.
ing as the rest
. These horses, once they get under the
/ above described sheds, have all one com.
i mon destiny--they are to be killed and
dressed as food for the animals of the
!. Geological Garden. The amount Of food
' consumed daily by the animals larea and
. : small, is no little. The chief meat.:ating
! animals are the lions, tigers, leopards.
' pumas and hyenas Altogether they con.
a sumo about l75 pounds Of horse meat a
: day. -Four horses week is the usual
- average in keeping up the supply of these
r. animals alone. Next in point Of heavy
ir feeding comes the elephants. Their chief
IS food is hay, Of which it takes about four
~ times as much to keep an elephant as il
D does to keep horse, the elephant eating
a. about 100 pounds OF hay every twenty-four
hours. And 10 order to keep up bis ap-
petite the hay must be the best going, be-
lng invariably timothy Of the best grade.
III Other animals that eat hay are the giraffes,
le the camels, the deer, zebra and different
y animals OF the cattle species. Most an
10 these are fed on what is known as mixed
20 hay, timothy aud clover, which is about
~ ~ twenty per cent cheaper than the timothy
~ alone Two wagon loads Of each per week
10 Tue amount used. Each wagon load Is
supposed 70 contain 5000 weight, or
10 Ton and nan. The price for timothy is
~. ABOUT twenty dollars per ton, which makes
'is az Ine 'hree ,r TONS per week equal 10 sixty
ln uoi'ars' Inc mixed hay costs in the
10y heighDornoou OF eighteen dollars ton,
Y 'nus naAing the weekly cost Of that ne
- oessaIy supply hity-iour dollars, which,
;ga uuueu 70 'ne sixty dollars; gives the weekly
- ~ cost Of nay alone IN the sum of one hun
N "'eu ,ct anu fourteen dollars.
A"e oos' Oh ieeding the lions, tigers,
ieoparuS ana pumas Is about twenty dol
IA d. lars week Add to this the one hundred
=" anu fourteen doilars, cost OF feeding the
II" larger animals, elephants, giraffes and
o'ners' ana the cost Is one hundred aud
'iftyiour collars Tins does not nearly
er, represent al the animals led in the garden
is nor uoes Is II come near the chief item O
ted cos'. mere are hundred and one othcl
en- e'ea'uIes Us recurring 10 many eases, mucl
ore noie uehca'e ana costly food. The sea
six 'ioss nave 70 DC ied on hsh, usually fresh
ar auu s'it sraeAerei' each animal taking
Of WI 49, or Hiteen 20 each meal twice day
'ol- CO. ut Sonsu"iiug ai'ogetner iO0 pounds oi
in hSn ua,iy' Next IN point oil delicate liver
nd come 'ne po'ar bears, whose regular dei
of p pfeau soansu' win nsh now and then fol
er- unanse 800 Inc piaek bears are also giyer
st. preau, iVo POUNDS being useG @laily
GkNluDiCb OF almost every asa fad