Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-03
DOSING WILD BEASTS.
DiascuIiy Mountaineering NeditNe'"
wild Animals.


wild Animals.
Visitors to the Geological garden dur
ing the recent hot spell have been struck
with the general air of debility amonI
mos; II the animals. Nearly alt OF them
either NOTED about liStlessly or else mo
ned in corners ard refused TO move 81
all. The chimpanzeo kept her bIan%e'
tightly drawn around her shoulders all
through the week and no dainty could
tempt her to leave her favorltc corner
! Even the monkeys were less ciamoro">
for favo1s and the toothsome peanut pail
ed ON their usually Unsuitable appetite.
rhe large animals, and especially the
carnivora, suffered even moro than tbr
small animals. The lions and ieoparda
stopped their ceaseless promenade an"
Law all day long with their noses betweeH
their paws watching eventst through their
half open eyelids. superintendent Brown
explained this state cf apathy among
the animals.
There has been more sickness among
the animals during the past week than
at any time in the history of the garden
he said. Contrary to the rule there was
very little suffering among them during
the heated spell which ended about
week ago, but as soon as the break NY
came and the mercury took such a terri
bic tumble nearly every animal felt the
effects of the change and almost ma
iority of them were taken sick. The
camel- we're the greatest sufferers. Every
one in the garden was Frustrated with
dyspepsia and general arrangement oil
the alimentary canal.
"Jne of them is still very NJ and 1t Is
mot expected that he will recover. Three
or four of the carnivora are sick, and one
of the pu mas was very i'll with cholera
morbus. He refused TO take any nour
, ishment. and the only thing he could be
induced to take was al occasional swal-
, low of water. We tried for two days to
give him dose Of bismuth and opium,
v but we had to give it up. The medicines
Z were Diluted with water until it wa i'm
+ possible for the human palate to detect
their presence, but the puma discovered
!. if at the first sniff and refused to touch
lit. He didn't eat morsel for five days,
e INIT he is coming around all right now.
last nigh, he consented to eat 4 nice
N ,v broiled spring chicken, and ] think he
n will be himself again in few days
Another puma was greatly pros rated,
he ard am afraid he is too old to rally.
., Bennett's wallaby, a variety efthe kan
caroo, caught severe cold at the time
ID of the sudden change and died, after q
Il brief illness of pneumonia. One oil the
sea lions was prostrated by the heat Just
before the cold wave came, and probably
died of congestion of the brain. made
le n,st-mortem examination OF his body.
VI and could find no other cause OF deatil' =
~ The chimpanzee was also 'everely AFFECT
re ed Inv the change. She caught cold IN
ly her head and refused to eat anything
adj except an occasional piece OF banana OF
ce orange. and
kC I'VE nave lat tlti iOi
,h;s ;s oniv the second time that she has
heen I'M. During these spells OF sickness
no treat her the same as any human IN
~ ral;d we never try to force her TO eat
en- hut s;mpIy wait until nature asserts IT.
nd self and then tempt her returning appe.
ci t;te with any little del:cacy she mieh'
n,aye Atone time she went three weeks
= w;tbout tasting morsel, except ie"
,;acos of fruit. but when her appetltt
retnrned she ate like pig. Many oil ths
srnaiI animals are seriously indisposed
hnt most of them are simply suffering
- ;.,, J;sordered stomachs and loss o.
3 appetite; .;,,o a.. ,aneral,,
y roniv on the ordinary veterinary treol
y mant we use very little medicine, DC
10 ronI an occasional tcnic, astrlngeht ol
8 laxative. In many cases the adminls'eI
:" no of medicines works more harm Una!
ard do various other thirgs usual ih o'
m aonosiny a case in human beins'
90 "It is generally a wild gness III de,et
80 m;nino what ails wild animal. WIei
% yun have decided what ails 1t. h0weNeI
10 ibe next question is, What snaii ! ga, ~,
90 ;t9' Drugs have different ehect gu ~, u;'
" ferent animals. A dose that wooIu M NJ
ei one animal will have no erect on pho.a'
% err But, even ~ you hh0" ".a,,;a ~
~ - II the next and most serious quesuo
8 arises. TIow shall administer the meo
70 "The greatest difficulty, of coirse'
IS met with in giving medicine to the large
FINALS The proc SO is always attende
Il with danger, and in many instances u
natient dies either from fright or shoe
IS 70 lis nervous system. In order to a.
% minister a doee of medicine to vi
beast il is necessary to bind 1t down WI
Iopes. and when it is firmly secure
:. drench it in the way practiced IN hoei,
20 horses. This treatment always res i
90 in a great shock to the animsPs nerv.
O. aud frequently produces death. A WI WI
s. animal will not permit itself 10 pe nan
s. led like domestimted animal. IL y
y always lash itself into fury, and IN u
y lies the danger of overcominqi 1t by rou
D o5 measures; and still this IS the only
that it can be dosed. .,.,
Their sense Of taste is 20 perfectly
4 50 yeIoped that they can detect any lore
y substance on the instant, and WI, res
= e to touch their fcod. OF course 1t IS OF
ei5 necessary 10 throw animals for tne !
s1 nose of cutting their claws or Pal
their hoofs or making any surglcal ol
tion. but we always employ great