The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-02-20
HOW WHITE MICE ARsTnAinEp.
Two secret. of the Method fmpioysd
ny an Expert fr~iasr

by an Expert frainsr
Ferdinand Sem knows more abou,
raising white mice probably than any
other man in this eountry. according
20 tho New YORK sun aud Thomas
Moody knows more about training
hem. Before an explanation of how
hey are trained SIR Sem took -
running little mouse white ms snow.
rom his coat pocket and put /, on hi,
shoulder. Tho mouse looked around
or moment then ran across Mr.
Sann's back and sat down c0utantodly
IN tho other shoulder, Before setting
/ nj liberty he held the mouse closely
"a his left hand and sirokol i,s heAI
and back with his right
do they never bite yolr'
Mr., Moody answered for him. for
Mr. Moody does the training Never.
4 thoy are properly handled. Whoa
. boy picks up white mouse he ID
sery likely Ia squeeze him tight -
fsep him safe; then tho mouse turns
around and bites But tlks them up
,o-sent'y-Wllhout squeezing them
:, all. and they do not think OF Bit
ng. Sec harc."
lilo took tho mouse from Mr. sonn's
iand. hold IT, tail between his fore
lager and thumb. and held /, aboyo
lis head
They do not mind that nj all #" no
Aeht on They arr what No call pro-
asa,ibie They can support ,holr
Nalght by tho tail Whom this follow
ruis down smooth stick you will SEQ
aim coll hls tail around /, for u brake,
but II should squeeze his tail
little too hard or Hoclden,ly press my
,harp nall, agains, IL he would ,w!s:
iruund and blto mG"
What do you feed thom on
,hecscg'
Hardly" ho replied. mo feed Z,
20 good for Thorn a. oa,s-ius, dry
Jals- Some bru0igrs bring ,hom up
"a bread aud milk. but that Is not a,
good NJ oats. On oats ihcy keep cloan-
VI nad do better. Tho dry oats OF
sourse make them thirsty. and ,hon
you can give ihcm ll,,le broad aud
milk. squeezed gu, pretty dry. Eu, IL
IL well To have them Thirsty some
tucA whom you nro training them
aud hungry. tao. Tor tlih, mat,ar7"
''Do YOU mean to say that you r,arys
them Into trick. or drive them TO 1.
by ,hirtf'
Not 20 bad On that lao answered.
but u mouse 4, hungry. and lao 4,
To walk over string bridge. and hs
,cr- some oats on tho other s!ao ha
wIll so quicker lhrru nrc two grra,
secrets about making Thorn do a. you
wish Tho fret j. patience a boy
rAu -oon learn Ia train u white mouse
nearly ns vol a. | ran II lao hA, tho
patience hut tho boy generally Tire,
II 1, Ia ton minutes whore ! ko1p IL
up for two hUurs-or half day. u
necessary. worry ihom Into IL F"
That's tho other secret" ho wen,
on. Worry 'cm' Suppose you
want n mouse to climb "a stick. pick
up y llt,lu nHg that you have pa.
There md bring IL down. You ,ako
tho mouse when hos hungry 30 bc-
gin with. you Ito grain or tao Of
oats to tho flagstaff. AMI you pu, I'll,
mouse at tho foot Of tho stick. llo
won't go up Of course. Well when
ha ,uru. around TO run away you 10.
him hack again with his nos. Tn tho
stick. N h. run. away iifiy times So:
him b1ck ilny.onc limos That wor-
rio. hun. BOOST him up n li,,lo. gIvo
him n start You may .yoi havu
little ,wlg and switch him. but gently.
lilo soon secs what you want aud up
he goes. Most iimn ho wall do 1:
without half tho trouble md after
awhile hn will run up and go, tho .ng
whenever you pat him nj tho foo, OF
tho stick. Teach tho mouse prln.
rIpl,. yot understands not merely n
TRICK Tho principle ~ this case Is
taking something up in his mouth. In
a short time 10 viii take up anything
you wish. wh";her Il Is flagstaff or
a lltro toy pail-nnyihing he can LIT
wow ths-a'B walking tho tight
ropg hr continued That looks
hnrd. bat u L. onsy enough. You
must hlvn tho string fastened to tho
floor at both call say four foot apart
mud about foot from each end you
brace u uP with q stick a foot or 30
lour-just long enough to Tighten tho
string Usc dig twino ut first for
that Is easier; gradually you can mako
u smaller. TIL tho mouse will wink u
druggist string. They have sharp
claws and a great grip In tholr feet.
You inko tho mouse when no Is
hungry and thirsty and put some oats
and broad and milk at ono end OF tho
bridge 81 the other end you put tho
mouse. lie will try TO run across tho
foor to tho food but bring him back.
Start him littlc up tho inclined
plane. He f. smart aud he soon learns
hat tho only way ~ get tina, food Is
10 cross tho bridge. Then he crosscs
md Il T. no trOIblo to him. Worry
aim into II You must no, lot tho
mousse tire you out-yoI must tire tho