Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-11
CAUGHT IN THE LAIR
Hon the Moaarchs Of the Jungle
Are Made Pnsonefs
SLAMS FAMOUS ELEPHANTS
The Australian sasass~ and How
lhsy Suffered frsa the >stdea
Piaaze into Civilization.

1 became a collector OF Wild animals
throaxh uly connection with circus sn-
terpFisrs. with the bsruusn 4 Bsiley
sho~. me managers o. which erapfoy-A
ne - procare both savage beasts AnA
haIlsn belnaS scarcely less savage.
OEss Of the most Interesting exhibits
] Dfeaxht - this eoantry was the col
lcctioa u eannibals frcm Austrai ia.
the arst ever brought here. These er-
r'ous creatures are quite beautifully
f'und IN Qaeensiaaa IA the northern
part II Australia went % the eoan-
Try near where they were. aud induced
the captain % one a the coasters, az
little al1leps. - Obtain thea for me.
paving tvveaty pouads . head We
could not give lie savare any idea ~
Were they were going. but w knew
thcF wnuh b. perfectly satisfied with
their condition. - long a. ,hey had
plenty - eat and drink. aud al the to-
baceo tbcy wanted
They are very toad of rum. aud. a.
the outset. ve supplied them quite lib
orally with that beverage. Ten were
bre sAt over aud only three lived 70
rcfura- The seven died literally from
being. treated TO well. in proof Of
which statement may mention the
circumstances that every time | 20 10
Australia receive a message from one
n the three who rctarnsd saying how
nuca ~ would like % come back To
the United StateS
Nhen We GOT the ssvagcs on the
steamer Instructed the steward ~
- H. a.
quencc vas that ina two DAYS they were
al taken siek. In their native land
thy were accustomed - kin and eat
kangaroo. maybe. one day, and then.
Tor three cor four days. 30 without eat
Ing anything. On the steamer they
wopil eat two pounds Of beef every
day. AID consequently suffered from
dv~p pSia until we were obliged To
seree thsir food ia rations- "a IL done
iu the arnr They naturally attempted
q e,uveF - "a by gestures and signs
To- Impression that they didn't get
cnen-h e. eat, bat We knew better.
iand certainly under this arrangement
they ceased - Be sick.
Win, On one II my far eastern trips
] received a telegram frop BarnuIn
q Eailcv - 60 - siam and procure
q white elephant. regardless 81 cost
II tlis connection Lee me explain why
the white elephant Is so much though,
81 p tAc east.
There werc five monnrchs. up % .
few Tcars ago. who could possess
waite clcpAants--the mikado OF japan.
Sic emperor 81 China. the king Of
>iam. the kiay Of Burrnah and tho king
81 Ccvlon.
The Inhabitants OF all these coun-
tTi.s are i.uddhists. ard the island of
Cegle- 8 The head center 81 Buddhis1n
Aee1riing - this religion a nan live
twelve times ou earth. his >oul return
ir- aftcr each demise % some ANIMAL.
p -lnrinr with some ~ the lower va
rirt.l Ike a reptile. crocodile o.
wolf aud then each tine be dies after
wards returning 20 some animal %
hfrhcr fypc In this way thrrr Il \
gratuai Fro-rcssion Of thc -oul until il
reaches he animal representing the
highest type ~ all. which is tho white
elephant
Efs claim that the founder OF their
rd on earnc back 20 earth twelve
f--s. tud j. the only one who cvcntu-
8'ir occcdcd IN getting 90 Heaven
TIL ttst SIX times he was on earth his
spa w4s inesrcrrsted In one Of these