The sun., 1894-12-30
LION NATURE.
Thiues worth Knowing Before Attempt
ing 20 Trsiu the King or Beasts.

ing 20 Trsir the King OF Beasts.
frorn the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
"You have often heard II remarked OF some
person or other that he conld not be driven but
must be led" said Edward Darling, the famous
lion tanner the other day. "lf you have ever |
tried to accomplish anything with person so |
disposed you will appreciate that a great |
amount OF discretion and discrimination must |
be exercised II you desire to he successful. |
Keeping in mind the difficulties that present |
themselves in a human individual who can
not be driven. you will at once concede
that a lion tanners task is not easy one
when tell you that tho king OF beasts can
neither be led nor driven. l mean this literally.
II you succeed in having lion permit you TO
lead him-and tell you that It requires no little
patience and work to accomplish this apparently
simple trick-you can rest assured that the bal
ance of his training will come easy. lion has
all the many cornered obstinacies when are
found in the human race all centred IN hs MS
down all OF these Unborn qualities as well as MS
strong will. To do this there is no greater factor
than that OF a good exnmple.
Many people have wondered during the past
week why dogs always accompanied lions while
performing ON the stage, have heard some oter
the explanation that they were there Tor the
protection of the tanner. others claimed that
the dogs and The lions, by which the former had
the latter hypnotized 30 that the least BARK or
T.slIastion moi" OF what % he was then to do While
these theories may sound very well, they are all
wrong The dogs are SIMPLY Pst .neIo domestic OF ali
animals. and their association with the Mons
makes the latter take on some OF their @ haoiu. ,n
ners in the world Of men, 50 IN
the world of animals. Associations have
and disposition OF beasts. From the time lion
is first placed in the trainers hands. which Is at
niaced in its cage. AZ frst there is some antag-
onism shown, but after they have been togetheLr
fSr each Sthes fhss ss NeT e1sen. lions | are Usually
trained in pairs-that Is, two In one cage. Lnis
Company they do not have the same fear of the
trainer as they would II alone. And u may
straIse to more no rnGm than Sodness H.
when you enter n cage. lion sneaks away from
you aud to jump soSu ana iPs dash ts its
bio way. then look out TO protect yourself; ySssns
his liberty. will turn his attention to you and
A timid lion is To be dreaded. but bold one you
| can always tell how to deal with. Tho only pro
n trst enters ter W a cage Is board about four feet
| long. This is to hold up In front OF him In case
ases b e, he had Su.
| iness there. such as sweeping or cleaning, doing
his work apP%nren&y & not the his uS foe
long time. and gradually the lions become &C
| customed to his presence. Then he offers them
ieSa EnI makes al ss TrsS FOR his foo3 with bis paw
first, and there is danger OF having an arm taken
Su Stroke % the beasts @ with his scS. which Show.
them II is not for beating them, then with his
! hand rewarding each advance with meat
After a lion has permitted his trainer 70
stroke his back without q remonstrance. ne y:
and wrong, and from that time on is punished
for bad behavior. Before this no punishment
has been ibs anndence s Of the Beasts and let
them know what you want them TO do. but
after the trainer has petted and rewarded him
back to lis primeval wiidness and make
any attempt 70 claw or bite his master, then
He i" whP MPhpDsdR p aRpsa and Whipped
broken and he permits a renewal OF the famlli-
to to death before they would give in, bu, at last
they were conquered. The trainer has Decoine
fiicted are never remeInbered against him by the
lion. IL Is about this time the trainer begins "a
discover whether all his work has has Seen rbeT ler
must have suitable dispositions, and this can
never be discovered until the beast has gone
times after months of patient WORK have been
spent the trainer will be forced give his beasts
ing. These are then sold 10 circus menageries Oh
gardens. II the animals are suitable, however
the training is proceeded with.
The. first and most difficult step a. ~ have ave
said before. is teaching them to be led. The ldea
nature. And no wonder. for what king would
nos revolt at such treatment But The klng o.
beasts can be taught, althougn IL requires uahS
long and severe lessons before he Will bring him
self down to IL. After this you nave easy sailing
except when you endeavor to make a lion do th'
work of horse-when you attempt 10 drive him
! never tried to teach but one set OF !ioa'
TO drive in q chariot, and have
them with me now. But never aCaiI
, will try IT, l had more trouble and aim
/, Guilty accomplishing this than ever had teach
. ing any other trick. They revolt at being eithe
driven or led. and show their sentiments on th'
, subject in mild manner. Even after lloi
, has been fully trained yon can never be sbso
! lutely sure Of him. They are very peculiar ant
mails. Sometimes they will not get out OF sort
for years. yet in a day will develop nasty trait
: thai make them decidedly dangerous. rhes
, spells only last, luckily, for two or thre
days when they return to the former ScG
. diHon. We work upon the teaIous feel
ings ~ a lion with great success Will
training them. | have seen some animal
a that could never have been coECue-e'
4 had IL not been for the jealousy that was ere
I. atsd in them. They became 80 Jealous OF COS
and other lions that were having great deal o
r attention paid 10 them By the trainer that zee
absolutely forgot themselves and came "? I
' him as the other beasts had done. NaturA.A
We get very much attached TO our own animals
> hut YOU cannot develop the same affection Tor
n lion as you can for a dog. suppose because yo
cannot have the lion always with you. MY non
!. know no one but myself. ] attend TO them eS
Clusiysly, with the exception of cleaning, on
the cages feed them every morning and le
A them exercise, 50 that they are Almost part
. my family