The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-14
WOMEN WHO TRAIN BIRDS.
4 rOCITTON REQUIRING ENDLESS
PITIENCE AND SKILL.
SLOW Work of Teaching Tricks to Cockatoos
nIanrnmEea In tho Rirl.- AIanLA=.

New lbIh Guy WHO HIo hDbVlullBJS IN an Ouu
sphere. into which up to n few years ago no
woman had sought to enter. These women
work with dumb creatures for exhibition pur-
noses with AL manner Of winged. four.footed
md moving things. both wild and domestic,
that can he trained into tractability and made
10 AuH little repcrtory OF showroom tricks that
viii amusc people and .u:n money Into the
family cNrheuuer. These trainers are all in
tlitye na,uralists. having knowledge OF the
related sciences not learned out OF books and
exercising day by day n stock OF patience and
A tender assiduity that make them almost
more interesting than their pets.
Tho public generally takes more interest
fl animals and In animal ways than II used
10, Formerly the beasts and birds were valu-
able chiefly from the spectacular standpoint.
hut row a closer knowledge is desired. and
n. more humanlike antics and motions can
be grated on their natural deportment, the
more money they bring. All experiments
with tho initiative and teachable faculties OF
turrci and feathered things are welcomed
by managers Of entertainments both within
al oUt Of doors. 50 the animal trainer is in
vogue and the woman animal trainer follows
as a matter of course.
All the women in the business are of for
eicn rarentaEe II not out-and-ou foreigners.
Italian. German. English. 1t is n work hat
makes ndSte slowly ana requires too much
steady. Going persistence and ver-and-over
rrerpp: and practice to appeal to the brisk
Arefiran temperament. 1t takes the sort OF
talent hat double the talent that goes along
with the fine lace making. straw plating and
mat weaving in which tho peasant women OF
the Oil World excel. and Mile. Carnina. who
trains uoodlcs, Mile. tlementina. who trains
mo- k"ys and is trying her hand at banta ms,
AMI Mile, Oracle. who trains cockatoos. will
al tel YOU that anybody who tries to do ami
nal training in q hurry vii! make a failure.
The more haste the less speed" was never
better Illustrated. and as for being nervous or
on, # temper. we'll. that would spoil all. You
might as well shut up shop at once as trv to do
anythin: with animals in the educative way by
forcing the II or BY harsh measures. Mrs.
Heayyhpnd. the sweatshop W on the third
floor may mike het,er rvoges hv h,rrv ,ns
49,. -. ""'' wv
Soy worn '"'h sue Mo"lu oy taxing pains and
romo, in the fourth eoor h,nr Mil oor,ninir
get through quicker by working straight along
and keeping her suds at seething heat. but the
worker with the cockntoos in the front room
% ~. '''"' i"om
knows well that her tombstone OF success is
patience with plenty OF rest and ease for the
o.FuS, ana IIhR hours OF seeming ao-nothing.
ness when She stays in quietly with them and
gets them usei to her.
No. | tnIik .'nes nave sense she repeats
AS she tond'es the rose'crestea actors that
have. uerched on her shoulder. well. I
cont know know if they have have real sense but they
can remembe what they are to do when I
make n certain motion ar sav a word in , nor.
tain tone. They understand that I Won't hurt
them. they know enough TO be jealous and
sometimes | thing they nnderstand hat tnar
are OF use to me. At least BeatriX docs.
Don't you Trix?' with an upward glance at
Wv '."I : NV " ~ Vi hef S'iooth'
glossy pIumaGe.
ys+v s,snd,ost ord aant,s ard shs eve es, iUoS
~ e'' aur Eon.'e' anu eno ruooies
.5oser to her MISTRESS shoulder. Beauty.
although she ia Az rrat,v ne the s,ar"u. ~,
, tt,"ousn sne Is as niee.s as .ne staf,wlth
colored wings and tail spreading out like a
court train-she is q mere novice and doesn't
t ts.Gs h @ac"' only affection for 1.-The hand that
i believe Trix knows she, helps me. be-
S cause &c s d5 ! tries lea SO 3b har ,ss when l e Esys her e " new
ce!lent hurdle jumper now. but each time. in
teaching her. that | raised the bar even the
Of getting over. but was willing 70 stretch a
got. the most to be depended on. Washing
ton. this big white fellow. does well. and hes
S Tn.a iih h%s az Goa e set SS S So bisa nas han! 4 re IS
not in the mood to act he'll Just hump up on
his roost and look as downhearted and out OF
sorts as any human being.
Now, Game Leg there Is my funny man.
l calied him that because he became lame In
one foot Just after j got him. He's SLY and
makes, a mountain out OF that foot whom it
suits him. He never shows the least lane-
less eNcent during worktime and, then his
leg. gets stun al. of a sudden and he makes
II martyr Of himself. / taught him to. fire
OF, a toy pistol 10y Swapping at the string which
pulled the trigger. For a long time we prac;
ticed lust with the string and q weight. and
no sound was heard when he pulled. The
first time the little explosion took place he fell
mack lust as II dead. IT started nm. and ne
was really frightened then. but his doing so
gave me, the idea TO let him act the surprise.
as II looked SO comical. and now he always
tumbles over limp. although he does not mind
the, noise a bit. He has learned the part. u
These cockatoos are soft. downv-looSing
aliens. with innocent and expressive eyes. and
although in share and marking like q rarrot.
with mono OF the parrots aggressive. bold de-
ineanor and Carish plumage. Their coloring
Is beautiful, soft. tender tones of straw color
and uearl. and others pink and gray-the tint
called ashes Of roses. While in makeup like
a nhrrot. their demeanor is like tina. OF a dove.
aud they are naturally aforementioned and in
dosnt and love to cuddle down and sit for
hours without stirring. In view OF heir ma
i've indo! ence. that they should work SO in
dustriously., pulling toy, baby, carts. playing AT
prayers. Waiting. climbing ladders and hop