The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-15
TuE cpEAT ELEpuANr SWIM.

Barnum. The great Snowman. lives ~ bfi ise-
terS Of he e cpSan;s and other bessts which make
up lis mighty menagere. The other day he TOOK
notion TO give his elephants aswim. 90 ne maIcn ~
about twenty or them down 70 the margin OF tne
water OF Long Island Sound. this being his whole
stock OF elephants, with the exception OF tne
gigantic Jumbo; This Jumbo Isl sery and Il
was judged best not 10 let him run iGe risk o.
catching cold or OF injurlng himself 80 he stayed
at home while the other elephants went OH 70 pay
W Nh sight It vast Ten thousand Connecticut
pcopIc stood on the shore and applauded. Inc
laughed like q school-boy as be watched the gam
bols OF the sportive beasts. They at once struck
out for water deep enough to cover mem: un .,y
ones around like puppies. They performed ail
sorts Of gigantic eymnastic feats. Two elephants
would 20 for smaller one and duck nm an u ,hsr
trunks with water aud squirt IL at each other Ike
playful children I'm the surf. Two OF the largest
sound as If they meant To go TO sea and return no
more. But they were recalled Dy the voice OF
their keeper, which they promptly obeyed. fof
such a beast show as had never before been seen
either there or anywhere else; " hen called 20
come to the shore the beasts obeyed very reiac-
cnar eIeph, mt wound his trunk around one OF the
posts supporting the platform which extends out
from the bathing pavilion over the water OF tne
sound. lie was about to pull this post up, the
effect Of which would bayc been to give large
marty of people an unexpected bath. Ills keeper
told him TO stopit. With the air OF a boy caught
in the act Of stealing jam from his mothers pam
try the beast let 60 Of the post tucked MS trunk
under his left fore leg, and amblcd ashore.
The strength oil an elephant ~ something 10 DC
greatly admired for the JOY 1t brings with It.
Strength aud Joy go hand I'm hand, and IL Is not
natural 10. one TO be found without the other.
Many an enfeebled man has longed Tor the iniiscu-
lar power Of elephant, even Trough II he had IT.
he might be at "a loss TO know what 10 90 WIN As
much surplus strength as It would give MIN In
his native aud unciyilized state, the elephant Is
far more vigorous than In state Of captivity.
Civilization, with all Its blessings brings also It's
curses Of enfeebling and dobllitanon from over
work and unwholesomc and irregular feeding as
well as from improper sleeping. In civilized
state. even elephants have To be Drdced up Win
toncs.
Wien a man Is broken down either from over
civilization or from any other cause the first and
best thing 10 do with him Is 10 build him up so
that he viii be strong and hearty again. lie must
be ir0ncd out not with fat-rOns nor yet with fet-
tiers of iron, yet with the sharp irons OF tribu-
laiion which enters into mems souls. He must
be provided with iron for his blood, aud there Is
no such good way of putting iron into the blood
AS by the aid of Browns Iron Btters. The public
are finding out the true value Of this most efficient
medicln.. II is not one of the whiskey- and-rum
sort of bfters to which topers resort for tempo
rary stimulus. There Is not drop Of any of the
poisonous elements In II which make up that class
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blood. strengthens the muscles, tones the nerves,
and renews hannah vigor. The man who suffers
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procure Browns Iron Bitters Is no' particularly