Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-07

ed, because the natives consider that
the hides make the best shields. Elc-
phants and giruffes are hunted IN exactly
the same manner. | have been ,lescrib-
ing to you chiefly the old method of
hunting animals In Nuba. OF late years
they have usually used guns. The young
animals are always brought up with
goats milk.
Just nj this moment we are passing a
cage full Of the finest lions | had ever
seen. As soon as they caught sight of
Mr. HagcnbIils Ghey began TO purr
loudly and came up 10 the bars OF the
cage at the sound Of his voice TO be strok-
ed and petted.
There" said my host, these are some
very beautiful lions which | have had
from NubiU. You can see that they are
IN perfect condition. and this Is chiefly
owing TO the fact that they are being
specially trained for their performances
There is nothing that keeps them in good
health so much as the constant exercise
which is required, which, l think" add
ed MIR, Elagenback with u laugh, lis
very good argument In favor Of the
training of wild beasts and goes long
way to prove that there is really very
little, II any, cruelty In IL,
Now III tell you how lions are usu.
ally caught in the Nubinn desert. The
knuri negroes, when my messenger ar
rives, form themselves into parties and
go in search of the young lions. As
soon MS they discover the spoOr of the
liOness they creep about the brush until
they lind the animals nest 1t Is usu-
ally one ,nan alone who does this, and
he has nothing hut bundle of nssegnis
under his left arm. Before the lioness
can jump upon him she has three spears
in her body"
Look at this skin" continued Mr..
Iiagenhack. as he took me Into the house
aud showed me magnificent tawny
skin which was hanging up IN the hall.
and which was punctured with holes.
There, said he, that skin has no less
than tweuty-four holes in 1t. The poor
mother made brave fight for her young
ones Well" continued Mr. Uurpnback
when the old liOness Is killed he takes
the young ones TO the zercba, whore
they are given IN charge of the servants
TO bring up with goats milk; the little
lions are. sucked by the goats tlre,
times day and get quite fond of their
foster mother"
"ieopards and hycnas are caught in
Nubia in regular trps which are made
out OF wood or cut out of stone In Tho
mountains, These traps are then baitr6
with meat aud when the animal comes
along and pulls at the meat, the door
claps down and they are caught inst
like mouse in a trap. Parties Of men
then go out the animal Is then bonnd
by its legs aud borne of in ,liumpb IA
the zereba" ~
And how are the Asiatic animals
caughti'' ! asked Mr., Hagenback.
well, he replied. ''yery much tho
same method is pursued there tbat we
adopt IN Africa. For instnnce. In Bor.
neo and Java animals are caught h
trlp-falls and pitfalls. and some In hnga
mouse traps In these mouse trans No
| often catch full grown tigers bln,L n,,,
theirs, aud leoparls. In the pit.fnlls ,ra
| hne two-horned rhinocerOscg nnd ssd1la
backed tapira. The animals runnir,,
through she forest run over thesa M
falls and drop In. The greater nnrt ~
these animals unfortunately dje Jir,c,I,.
aiter they are caught: some Kin tbcn;.
selves IN the excitement. and others won't
wv ahI ~ pine away. A rhinoeerns
or tapir dies because IL h nfts,, 80
| internally. though We freonertly n !lr
discover that they have been ln,rt ,,, III
they have been with rs one M ~
months. can remember that I once
imported seven big rhinocerosas All
| ON! sold one Of them, as the othsr ..
died. Bengal tigers are canrht n,,,,,.
young. as the old ones an, liIled nn1
the Young ones are brought nm hv ~
hM.Nes "a mnch the slme way rs tbe
9esss i'g ,a.s " Africa, on milk and fowls
Mvvst OF These come by way Of C'nic,,tta ;,
A. we siopd in front az n yr.n, ,u .,,a
sege Q, snakes. said 10 Mr.. ilnse,ha.,II /.
| Wv nov 20 you manage TO ret hold ~
o~s sa neli,s n they must be very danger.
An Be replied with n tho,,A,e.,
i 'oos: ien you later on one N. t ,ul
Iii N, ~. y, ufe2nint adventures that l M,
lin. i s,i NY Win snakes. In the mean.
va VA you how they are cap