Telegram-herald., 1891-09-16
EASY IF YOU KNOW HOW
CHAM THEM Up, TAKE WHIP ASo
coHT sssOW ANY FEAR

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M.sssr-rA.s's the Way 90 Tr~l. Tfssrs-
so you think there amt any work |
done Ia winter quarters. en- sid George |
Conkiin, superintendent of barnums
naenAeerie, - he che~sd bat of straw
By the big stove IN the middle OF the
Wild animal room IN tia quarters ar
bridgeport. '.No work, eh' You think
We Just loaf al wintsr. keep the nrea
up aad feed tho anfmalss Well, that
SHOWS how much you know about u. Do
you So that den Of tigers over there?
Mr.. Conkiin and his visitor ap-
preached . long cage standing IN Inc
with many other cages In . lons one
story brick building. which bounded the
eastern end Of the great inclosure which
the big show occupies during the winter
SEASON The cage had fve Bengal tigers
in it. Four Of them were together The
fifth wns separated from the others hy
temporary iron grating. Two OF the
four tigers which were in company had
thick leather collars round their necks,
and stout chains several feet long fast
ened 20 them The tiger IN solitary con-
fnsrnens was similarly harneased-
well" said Mr. Ccnklin, I'm ten you
ons thing We do besides feeding these
tigers. We train them Those fellows
in there who have chains on them. aud
are Just now splitting and growing ct rs
N such savage style, are new. Wehave
had them only . month or two. Tho
othsrs are old boys who win let me go
into the cage and not say word to me.
By the time we go on the road they viii
eli let me 90 into the cage. give them
= lesson every day. That's one thing we
do during the winter
HOW TO TRAIN r50KH&
How do you tame them" asked thu
visitor.
Its easily DONE" said tho trainer
care,essly. Every day have the mer
catch the ends Of the chains which hold
the new tigers, and fasten them to ths
bars 90 they can only move . certain dis
lance. Then arm myself with a raw
hide whip and q stout club and enter TIT
cage. | take chair with me and 81
down In a corner
The minute I get in the untraine'
tigers spring at me. No doubt the.
would chew me 90 shreds II they got
me. bat the chains hold them back ar
they only tumbls on the floor. | hi
them srnartly with the whip and the.
crouch back and snarl- After little
shove my chair closer. Then they junl
M me again, but again are thrown dow
by their chains
II shove closer and repeat tho pro
gra1nme, and finally get so close ina
they can touch mo with their noses, bu
not bite me. Here sit for long time
talking to them a. long as they remain
quiet, and switching them with all tn
force possible when they become fierce
In the course OF . few weeks they be
come used to my entrance, and oni
cringe and snarl at me. Then I try them
one by one, without q chain
"Ihave never so far used tho club. NOV
/ hold 1t ready to deal = mighty blow
necessary, bat it is seldom necessary
Tho tiger Is subdnsd and permits nay q
trance whenever I choose. / have sc
these tigers hero nearly trained The
snarl yet, you see, but next week vi
tackle them without chains. That to
low in the other compartment Is trac
able enough, but he persists in fghtin
with the big Bengal, 50 we have to kee
them separate. Do you see that lon
mark on his belly? He and the big fe
low had . particularly hard fight Z
other day, and that is one result.
POWER OF THE HUxAx BYR
IF we hadn't had the big fellows CLAW
clipped beforehand he'd have ripped ope
the new one from end TO end So there
another delicate job for me. I've got
get those tigers on good terms"
us there any basis of truth In u
many stories that are told Of the pow
Of the human eye over wild beasts"
mot the slightest" said Conklin d
dainfully. cot course it is true that
man who aims to srbdue wild beas
must show q fearless front, and no dou
tho eye shares with the body general
the task Of impressing the beast d
the real requisite Is real fearlessne8.
mans heart is sturdy he need not ca
arap about his eyes. He can leave the
20 themselves. just AZ he leaves the 9th
members OF his body. The secret
tanning wild beasts is the realization tn
all wild beasts, however ferocious, are
heart cowards-particularly II they
long to the cat family. - lions. tige
leopar,is and panthers do. That granite
a stout heart. . stout arm and ste
vhip or club is all that IL necessary.
never have known fear
"Do you always clip tho claws OF u
ferocious animalsy'
ssThnse OF the cat tribe always, o
the trainer. 1T IL quite job. too, q
r.nuirrs . number OF men. You've
IN x-t your hon or tiger bound in sue
way A 10 throw MIN on bis uds g
then reach in through the bars and g
his four feet These you pull out
tween the bars and hold tight. This
mo- mail Job in the case Of very Ia
hon or tiger.
They struggle violently. even At
they are helpless and while the opsrsti
Of clipping IL going on | killed
PANTHER clipping his claws. OF rather
kiIl>d himself. After We had him
eur-lv down 30 he coaid hardly NOV
uurcl.. n, strained 90 in his efforts
ire hirnsrlf that he broke bleed I
al and liei Almose instantly. ~
York Sun.
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