The Somerset reporter., 1886-12-29

Ellis Barstow, Flint, Mich, writes
Il have seen Il recent scientic article, in
which it is stated that an electric appar
atnS has been perfcc ed by which man
may be enabled 10 shock lion or other
beast of prey in such IA manner as to take
away his ferocitv and render him docic
kind and tractablc would like to know
if such is the case and if SO, whether the
machine can be procured at IA nominal
cost have II position offered me for
next season With ~ allied show rs lion
amer, and its salary is better than what
am NOW receiving as "A school teacher.
have often thought would like to he IA
lion tanner if | could, in an unostenta-
tiouS manner, remove the fcroCity from
his nature. No one loves lions better
than do, but | dislike the sensation
when they send their hot rcath down i'll
10 my neck. and | feel their bright. red
grooms in my person,
Two Also, could you tell me whether
this same electrical apparatus would
work on large. anonymous dog with
fierce nature and low instincts?
Thro-What is good for a laccratcd
wound made partly by barbcd wire
fence and partially by II coarse, self made
dog?
Four Do you think that love IS abid-
n9 or i it ephemrra in its nature?
Five If | do not succeed in getting n
place as lion tanner, would you assist
me 10 IA position aN conductor of a chair
car on some progressive railway?
SiN-lIow Ito You like my penman.
ship;
Scecn-Statc what you know of the
mind cure. of which we hear 50 much?
81. -
H0H Gd.eHc announced the application
of electricity 10 the lion training industry
in such way rs to make every man his
own lion tanner Nj. Ranspach pro-
fe>>ional lion tanner, was the inventor
Ii consists of Il stick three feet in length
containing a supply Of electricity >utli-
eicnt for one applications II was claim
ed for it by Mr.. Ranspaeh that he had
tried it ON three lions, each of whom i'm
mcdiatcly rctractcd all he had ever said
dcrogatory to Mr. RanSpach. and hoped
to do better in the future. He also tried
IT ON large Strcaked tiger with n red
morocco mouth from Father India He
had been i'm the man eating trade while
abroad, and had also ratcn' several ladies
one season he ate the entire crop of
children in one precinct People nj last
got almost discouraged about trying to
raise chilllcn in that climate. Mr.. Ran
spnch shockcr this tiger with his justly
celebrated shocked. and the huge brute
became perfectly tractabc
IL, - 7V'' N"N t'ca''" ioi nan an
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could have been wished. After he had
been >ubdncd a. WAS supposed, he ate
part of tall woman who lived near Pc
ora, ILL.,. and who would have died if the
fragment eaten by the bear had not been
made of woven wire. This incident in
duced quite nnmhcr of ladies after
21' - adopt tins method OF protecting
themselves.
Ihe boa constructor was the most rcadl-
" Affected. re curled up IN his cage and
dld not awake Tor two days and when he
did 80 ms nat was Tour sizes too small
Tor III, mead lie showed Signs OF numb
I css also Tor three Whole days. he ele-
pllani became AT once wild almost nnSoF-
tfhanlc on p'lh@ treated WIN clcctrcliY
ami 1t WAS decided not To use 1t on him
any more.
80 YOU sec the thett l. moi always the
same. III iact' the lla'hlh' i non always
sure 10 "peIale' OWING 10 "clettlNe lncen-
a''Nih' J"o PRIMER from n, 'oe' MO
was once asked ny II Irlenu OF ms VINO
WIS On 't''l'I' 10 SUP lor MN III
iia'iner' H. ne "a"'eo 10 Z" away ana 3tt
ll'arf''", ne Hau one OF tieNc ei'ctrlr
non i"I''iN' W n'Vh ne '"iu u'e jon print
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