Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-11-17
TANNING SAVAGE ANIMALS


NOW Cruelty, sxiII and Science A.. g..
bined TO subdus wild Bes.ss.
-. Inc KING Of beasts when conouered 1.
nxe lamb, and the young lions arc
tfained one at time. For several 49,
the animal Ia well fed. He IL te,orsss
70 thrust his forepaws out n front ~ H. ~
-. ue''. uvef them Is slipped moose. and
,ne ieet are then firmly tied down. The
lion az once begins to roar and thrash Nh
Iaii and hind legs about the cage. After
= Tune ne .quiets down and the keeper en-.
ters the den. With dexterous move.
ment the bag lie drawn over the I;on,s
mead. The keeper sometimes beatr;dos
ms back and holds his seat by tipbten;rc
ms legs around the body and erasnin9
the name Of the animal. In the haad
covering 10 usually sponge. saturated
with about eight ouncesof chloroform-
The lion will try to shake Of the keerar
put Is powerless when his fore naws AZ
tled down. In moment or two the
beast becomes unconscious. Other train
ers then enter the den. Great attention
and care are exercised over the pulsations
OF the lions heart. The pulse Il felt
under the lower jaw the same "a n =
horse. 1t Is dangerous to etherize or
chioroform an animal Of the cat species
TOO severely, and the instant the pulsa.
tons become at all feeble the dose has n
be lightened.
When the keeper becomes satisfied
that the animal is unconscious, thew h.
gin operations on his teeth. The can.
ines, bicuspids and incisors are cut off II
requires great dexterity to know how far
IN the crown to cut without laying the
nerve bare. After the operations on the
teeth are finished, the keeper clips the
claws, and in few moments the lion ia
bereft OF his teeth and claws. A heavy
collar and chain are fastened around his
neck, and when he comes to conscious
ness he is a very different beast than
before.
The keepers will enter the cage at
short intervals after this, and, should the
hon attempt to spring, the chain retards
him, and the keeper at once administers
sharp rap with rawhide whip. The
hon deprived of his teeth and claws soon
becomes cowardly. He is kept well fed,
and, If too ferocious, is drugged until he
becomes nsed to his keepers presence in
the cage.
Tigers are more difficult to CONQUER.
Their teeth and claws are cut off in a
similar manner to those of the lion.
Tigers are more treacherous, and will
spring at keeper unexpectedly and
without any warning whatever. They
are drugged and kept chained for long
time and often logged into submission.
Leopards and panthers are easily
tanned. With the wolf and the hyena
the keepers fear only the teeth. They
are 'dog footed, y and do not strike like
cat animal Their teeth are cut and q
good club will do the rest.
The operation upon the long tusks- of
the balloon is so painful and apparently
so inhuman as to call for a humane So
ciety's interference The keepers will
secure baboon's paws and legs and
draw the creature close up to the bars of
his cage. The head will be tied also.
After he is made fast his long tusks are
sawed off. The baboon is subject to
tootache and his teeth extremely sensi-
tive. When the saw cuts through the
nerve tine poor beast will utter the most
piercing shrieks and howls. To allay the
pain, toothache drops of oil of cloves, oil
of cajuput and chloroform are poured in
the teeth and tar rubbed on to keep out
the air.
After the operation is over, the keeper
retreats, the fastenings are removed and
the baboon allowed to recover. After
such an operation the baboon seldom
shows disposition to attack man. 1t
is, therefore, not so wonderful, after all,
that the man eaters and all sorts of car
nivorous animals are paraded through
the streets with keepers among them.
Timid people should take heart and re-
member that animals clipped, drugged
and chained in cages are not possessed Of
such ferocious instincts as those of their
native wilds.-Cor. Globe-Democrat.