New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30

deaf. or belonged to rival SCHOOL OF music
Eurtber governments were made on the various
animals with other instruments. especially WIN
tho nccolo and the flute. AS RUE 'ne s"'i'
notes OF the former annoyed, frightened or en-.
ragged the animals, while the softer tones Oh '"e
latter soothed and pleased them. Oh 'ne ""o''
however the violin suited them best OF all
Nor is the ear the only organ of aDimals sense
70 which appeal may he made lhsre II '"''
Gus old monkish legend of the panther' 'he '"oS'
beautiful of beasts" to the effect that wheh
II goes abroad it diffuses a marvellous SWEET
nerfume This odor is go sweet that all other
beasts and birds follow the panther wherever II
goes" In this TO be sure there is no truth
pu, the monks merely erred in failing to dis
,irguish between the subjective and the oD-
iect,ve Cats great and small do not then-
selves diYuse sweet scents. but they do seek
tbem whore they are diffused by others ms
fondn.ss was demonstrated by Mr. CORNISH III
a curious ard entertaining series OF experiments
with balls Of cotton wool, saturated with laVeh-
der water
Most Of the lions and leopards showed unquah-
fed pleasure when the scent was poured vi VIZ
wool and put into their cages me itst 'eSpa n,
10 which II was offered stood over the BAH OF COZ
ION shut his ewes, opened his mouth ana screweu
nm its nose, rather like the picture OF the gentle
man inhang "Alkaram' in the Consequences W. laws
IT then lay down and held 1t between its paw
rubbed its face over 1t and finished by lying uomn
upon II, Another leopard smelt ii ana sneeZeu
then caught the wool IN It's claw law s,s Mead and
and then Law on its back and rubbed us heau or"
neck over with the scent 1t then Ie'cne" az"
other leopard. which was asleep IN l's .sse a anI
the two shifted 1t for some ilme tost' ,m IN re
tho last-comer ended by taking the pa, III ~. 10
teeth curling its lips we'll back. ana ihharIs ~, nv
delightful perfume with half-shut eyes, ne ~, Iii
anu '' :, ~ the same time The lion then gave
The lioncss a cuff with his paw which SEM ent ",
off to the back of the cage. ana haNiik $40 en,ai
II for himself. laid his broad hean on Wv uare ali
- saonted cotton and purrcd. These were an
| old Inhabitants of the Garden, ciViiiHeu nu. g"
Tho end OF the building was the loVely -, s"u Uni,
cokoto lion with the spots OF cuDnoou 70
Hohot t " w. a n,ttern in damask on his skin IL
he too liked the scent 1T could hardly ne an A.
oujred taste His reception OF the ne" mp ,a,.
US different from that of the otHers' ~ t
Was VA '' WHALING the scent with dreamy look IN
his eyes Then ~ made faces ana yaw,c'. ~, '"I H." -
his hack on the scent and thought. nv 'i,ad
[ haIed the perfume again for some UNI VAIN"
eIov,Iv off 70 his bed. and lay down 10 sleci.
Tho smaller cats were in many 'd-.S a. ~ -,
with the scent as the Iroparas i inhaitry the,
particular on one occasion al''r l''"",e ~ :,
rerfunne ate the small piece OF paper on whi.n :.
was noured But tn" liking Tor laN'h. -. Va" rna
! ~, hv no means confined 10 the fedae me ''Pe
ratcls were delighted with the seen, an, - 1
coon when the bottle was presented 10 IL '.n'
with great good sense pulled "u' ~, s''aI !,
Pint this may have been que l" '"'IN, .t'',,.. ~
was a, once thrown away. o,h"r .'c"'".e g., v
w. cDn,rarv either cared nothing FOR the scsh'
or fouud II dsagreeable. An otter III pa. q. u,r' i
co,o snort OF disgust. dived Tito IN" "a'''' anu
go, ,o 10 its mate To- whom 1t seemed To- CON
,,a,, como of It's impressions. for Dotn o''fS '''
fully avoided the perfumed Wool
A third faculty. that Of sight. WAS also maze '"'
sub,ect Of experiments. To ascertain To wh"' en-
ton, creatures are gifted with sense oi ora"'''
I'm, these entertaining and suggest!V' Sn"P-
tors on .Aesthetics AT the 100 are Only "'' '"'
/ ~ the thriy-nine which fill the book ana "h'ch
/ doal with almost every phase ~ nc ~ ''
,on,ilc fish bird ana beas; II b" observer az VIZ
/ Zoo The whole volume, indeed u eN'ep''"""''
deuchtful reading Mr.. Cornish II a Keen anu vi
na,hetic observer. VINO Is content 10 "t'o' ""''
no has seen Just as he has seen 1t. ana VINO h''''
tries 70 vndicate some preconceived OPINION -
,,i.,,rg tho story or interiariing t. with tedious
arguments.
Wr por,er,s handsome book IL treatise. from
tho spor,sman's point Of view. on some Of Inc
chief wild beasts to wit the elephant Hon Tiger
,o.,ara ,,gu,r puma. panthcr. wolf and grlz
zlv bear The author il an experienced huh'e''
and also a well-nlgh omnivorous reader 'ilS
nares literally TEEN with quotations from OF"
] -efcrrnc,s 10 the works ~ almost every ono 9"
l innortancc who has e,er writion on the SUI"
R Toe, IN hand from Button and Cuver I" ko"he-
Volt and selous This element IL. indeed 'n-
~ the most valuable - the hook ana " ON;
moods more complete digestion IL max" ], ~
P unioue and SURPRISING value. lhi'f'uh"'''S' II
is not well digesed. ,t,,-
II Is not Of course. entirely Coini"sen ~ ''.'
/ tlons from other authorities. In" a"'n.i W
observations a. detailed NJ length. ana M 'S.
mates ~ animal character are strongly "
L messed A. "A rule. the latter vary "iu''s '""''
The commonly accepted notions. mus NJ =
clares that the elephant J. neither az anna
/ MIR 40 sagaci0us as the woild h'il"N'r ~ ~ ~
The lion is not maenanmous. nor ~ IL 'i'r '"s y!
d'sposjtIon Of that beast To Frey on ho'hl'b ma
+ dofn seem as dead" but on the 'oh'h! " i
often n foul feeder ani u rs lhzy' g'ut,"h1 ~
selfish and cruel 10 boot. The Tiger IL n",, arr
All the r.cst biuodth!rsty and vicious "i pi
that distinction being reserved Tor itS s'naIleI
/ Inn more fcroclous cousin the phhtncf """r
I other expressions Of opinion ar" elua"F III cu,-
0ict with popular notions. but s!nCe' 10y Oh.
por,er's own showing no two OF all the hunters
and natutalisis he quotes are fully agreed IL
,vonld ne ungracious to deny him the right tp
dtrer from them. any and all one OF the most
a,tractivc portlons Of the book Is IN" author
nersonal narrative Of his experiences ana OBJ
sorvatIons Of a pet puma. which he reared from
carlv kitienhood This is given at great Iehet II
and with many minute details. and is on" OF the
/ most interesting. instructive and symi'a'he'ic
stories of the kind In print The volume -
! beautifully printed on fine paper. ana j. richIy
enbelllshel with plates from photographs by
NJ Gambler Bolton and Mr.. Ottoman An
schiitz OF ore Of each OF the Wild animals ais
cussed.
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