Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-11-25
The Human Eye.

the human eye that man has only to
fix his gaze on the most terrific deni
zens of the forest to inspire then
with awe. Numerous and some well
authenticated instances are on record
of unarmed men, who have met the
lion or the tiger in his native jungles,
fixed their eyes on his and compelled
him to turn tail. There is then
some foundation to the popular
belief, but if man having unques-
toned in the awe-inspiring power of
the human eye proposes to put it to
the test in his own person, consider
cradle discretion is to be recommend
ed, not only in the selection of his
beast, but also in the selection of his
locality. For example, he should
not make his first experiment with
a rampagious bull in ten-acre inclo-
sure, at any considerable distance
from the fence, nor would we strong
~ recommend a trip to the Rocky
Mountains, with the object of eX-
perimenting with full-grown griz-
Fly, for both bulls and bears are
fighting animals, and have the habit
of meeting their foes face to face.
The measure is successful only
with the cat family-lions, tigers,
etc., and by no means to be relied
upon with them. Hope of success
depends upon the fact that the mem
bers of the cat family are not to any
extent fighting animals; they do not
hunt in packs and quarrel over their
prey they very rarely quarrel with
each other over the females at mat
ing season, and in striking their prey
| they never attack in front. 1t is a
beautiful provision of nature that
the lion, the tiger, the panther, the
leopard, and the whole family Of
Felide, are prompted Lby irresistible
instinct to seize their prey from be-
hind, springing on it with their
whole weight, closing their powerful
| Jaws on the neck of the victim, and
dislocating it with one wrench, while
their fierce claws penetrate the flesh
and paralyze the muscular powers.
The tiger pursues the same method
whether his prey is full grown
buffalo or timid fawn. The slen-
der doe, with her fawn at her heels,
goes into cover for her midday siesta
and confronts the lurking tiger; she
barks, stamps her foot, and endeav-
ors to bounce him; the tiger fixing
his eyes on hers, crawls nearer !;
paralyzed with terror the poor beast
is incapable of flight, but unable to
sustain the basilisk glance any long
Ell, she turns as if to essay retreat.
At that instant the tiger springs,
grasps her neck in his vise-like jaws,
and the victim dies without pang.
If the tiger comes Unexpectedly on
a powerful animal like wild buffalo
and it offers battle, the tiger declines
it, but if hungry he will take advan-
tage of what cover there is and man.
euver to get at The tail end of the
buffalo and makes his fatal spring.
With civilized men the tiger is
more wary, for he stands more in
awe of their appliances than of the
brute strength of the buffalo. Many
hunter going through the jungles
has passed in easy spring of the ii
ger lying in wait for him, and before
he has gone another two hundred
yards the same tiger has again been
in position, and yet has wanted the
the courage to spring; even man
eating tiger, if familiar with fire.
arms, might hesitate to spring on a
man that had the courage to confront
him. In the jungle he would not
attempt it /; if brought face to face
with a man he would crouch, and if
the man did not turn to flee the tiger
would disappear as suddenly as if
the earth had swallowed him, but in
a few minutes he would have secured
the desired vantage ground and made
the fatal spring.
This is not because the tiger is a
coward, nor because the human eye
is capable of dominating him. When
it becomes a question of lighting
there is no sign of quailing in lion OR
tiger, but when it is a mere question
of taking their prey, the destructive
instinct is purely pleasurable one,
the enjoyment of which would be
marred if they attacked in front, and
provoked their prey to battle; and it
is merciful provision of nature that
they show no such tendency-Forest
and Stream.
There is more experience, time, and brain work
represented in the preparation of Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla than in any other medicine. 1t is tins which
makes Hoods Sarsaparila peculiar in Its curative
power, and in the remarkable cures it effects. Give
it a trial.
Clarinda, nesting by her lovers
side: 80, George, | needed your
protection SO much to-day. A huge
mastiff, with distended jaws, came
bounding at me, and to escape the