The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26
TALK ABOUT ELEPHANTS.
A CONsERVATIVE ESTIMATE BY
ONE VINO KNOWS THEM WELL.

They Are Very Much Like Human Beings
in some OF Their ways-Crcntures of
Babit-The Only Way TO Maintain n Safe
Friendship - Some Elephant Stories.
From he 1aneh.,br Gsdrdfan.
whether one studies beast or bis human
attendant, ones thoughts revove in much tho
same circle Of reflection Lorenzo Diet us make
haste to adopt the name that has famed on many q
show bilD is not an elcphont-ho Is a man; but
long intercourse with the greatest Of creatures has
brought his nature into accord with the solemn
harmony Of theirs Time with his drag of years
contributes to the statelncss Of Lorenzos mental
habit, and when one hos started him upon some
path Of narrative or dissertation he Is neither to
be tempted into unaccustomed byways, nor hur-
rcd nor arrested in his course. In his good
time he will lead you round the track Of memory
and show you the sights he Ii no moro TO be dis
turbed by his audience upon that voyage than is
bis Oldest elephant once set forth on her circular
walk Of penny entertainment, to DO DETECTED by
tho cries Of her riders they drum her unlInching
hide In the slow mill Of his own mind he has
ground up all bis experience VI life with the brute
beasts into kind Of scicnce-not q kind To DO
found In textbooks, perhaps, but one that anchors
him to an old philosophy Probably no knows
nothing OF the Vcdan,a school, and yet he Is a
true. II belatod. follower Of vyass. lie seems to
aspire to the perfect rcposc Of the vedsntst. who
found In the science that contcmplates changeless
! '"e on,s po'S'o'''s VI ce'eooh ocyohu
ehahSe; ana nke him. Lorenzo closes the gates OF
his soul, recalls his senses within himself feeds
/ upon the past and future and becomes absorbed
! In pious meditation
| found him one afternoon seated on tho hot
water pipes In front Of Snllys cage. gazing at her
IN a Kind OF dream II was quiet day. and very
no business being done in bell ringing or sweet
catching. and the two veterans ga,el at each
net Nttth ptx Heb
6n, was longing to hear the man talk apou, his
gossip wanted to hear his mind was q yeS xsnH %l
questions OF far vaster import: indecd, he almost
resented my pryrg curiosity as TO the private lilo
the gaze Of a mischicyous busybody Mbat he
did let fall however in the eoursc Of few prciaiory
made before plunging into much drcpe, subjects,
was profoundly interesting, Elephants ar. ike
lion and ,hey ii take sdyan,ore OF YOU When n tbcv
can" A cynic. YOU viii observe: but il appeats
difference between IN. domes,c os or pe sis " ,o
| Mild amin l-uoon The one Won m,y }ny'sh agsn
ton and catesses, and he will love and respect
only really neutral ground ,,n whtrh 10 n Nc
terms with Wild bcasO and, in less dexrc nfec
lion dirninishe in proportion as You are demon
who mus, +. t.p, Az dist,n n i kn'T inc man
Wild beast The daar or ihe hn,s o m ,na' d
7 or good servant. Who knows how to value yoI1
months viii omI ro an e,epnen' aai iat thIee
ins and he vii III. yn, AM am on , % pcat
Of you OF the end Of the time; feed linn upon candy
viii hold himself A. ryty n,,, en- anu ne
day when he has n",Einr S.t,cs s 10 On you some
There lie a"n,.,bi,,. 49, ~ " ~ A. ..,
Of such bond ne tbnt boiws IN, ~ ,no aHsety
They have Known n,ch ",h., re n nna SAY i
been mis- chiei in,e ,t nnG an,e say she mas
caresses, how few words even boyc n,s.I Nv
wen zen hcm ., The'T mutual understandings her
| alike perfect. although II II. wrr, moi he an, mi
were 70 h snIsI he, Gass she would probably KIN
path and lei her walk over h. d% wsts "a.
" Inn s n Snot' hc told nc to Icftain from ret,
ala quite SIMPLY ~ , hen Annals nr Gss we've. ne
he is eq%s ~ hi i MIN ssod d SON ore but
From ons or two saIis I si makes he M effort
s sSI That fsp9nns are lovers Of routine
tom For example my en Mi ws sei IN I ,se habit spi
have drink Of ale For some reason however sG
T Sn. owing TO The nuensc Of some remote
lord al he wSs Sns ns snd
n great hoo hunins s smh, Wnc,ehpoh ne fnised
in an ecstasy Of farc and Grspy he gatdems
as iToWTh to thc iind.a ~ W. ana HumEehng
qqel to this exhibition is sigriflcant OF mans
relations with his Jungle captive The Keeper
bread and iei him SIN, ~, Ni'a piece OF
bullying fails with a beast ono may su 49,
folly appeal 10 his glt,onS ,rT VII n, ~. -
weapons one is armed car pie again., A.. Low, M%
creations Here were several IONS M b,,,. ~,
rushing about In a frenzy because ~ disc
pointcI thirst, and The remedy Tor n ali lac ~
palm Of a mans hand " 10y III VIC
But listen 10 Mr. Iorenzo Will. H.. co,r,,,,,i
cates some II the rirrr fruits Of his =, nc,;nnr
ITS all maze believe with animals The ,hinE
you're stronger tnan you are It's your business
10 keep that idea going; il they ever h,nnsn 10
fnd out their mistakes you've got 10 Sen nnt
Of the way To avoid trouble IFS .s;onisbinr.
how you eau take elephants in can scntss
them as much with n straw as with a biz, stirk
Their eyes magnify: they think the stf,w'sa
tree and that you're giant This was ryii.n,Iy
the starting point Of n loop-cSCUrsiOn frnn, w
Lorcnzo's rAth of dissertation, Tor he divorced
upon Sjcculaii"ns It's my belief you knew !
that all our eyes magnify We think thip"s /
are bigger than they are / don't believe lis hs
lar from here 10 America az We think IL is "
In my foolishness | suggested Tia, tho number
OF miles was known: and | have seldom been