The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-27
BOSTOCK'S ANIMAL SCARS.
The wild Beast Tanners Experience With .
Rubber In a Turkish Bath.

Frank Z. Rostock who has Just formed tho
new Trust in Tild animals, which was moor
rorat"d las wec'i in Wnst Virginia as The Frank
e, Bostock Wild \nina importation and
Exhibition Company. probably hears on his body
more mementoeS of animal training than any
other living man. For more than twenty years
he has been in the business Of teaching lions,
tigers. leopards. beprs. hyenas. aud other
| savage beasts how 30 behave and when they
didn't behave he has been the sufferer. The
result IS that he has been clawed, chewed,
and battered until there is hardly n spot on him
that hasn't its marx Of tooth or talon. In
particular his arms and chest are charted with
scars Of past encounters,
Mr.. RostoCk isn't particularly proud Of his
scars which he says are merely the ordinary
trademark of hi, profession and he seldom
speaks Of them and never eNhihits them. There
is in this city one man. however. who has had u
private view Of them to his own anazeinent.
He is a rubber in y Turkish bath 10 which Mr..
ROstock went one evening when he was last in
New York. When he came into the room 10
be rubbed down the man who was assigned
to him became 80 Interested in his markings that
no could hardly do his work Meantime the
subject had fallen into n doZe when the rubber,
his curiosity proving too much fer hIu said
Beg pardon, ~ir, but you're most eStraordiu-
airy Scared Gp. Railroad accident, SIR
H,n, WAY s''d IN" amman 'ra''"r '''ep'''
The rubbing proceeded for five minutes and
then the man veuturcd another try:
NIy," WY one W XXI. niu~lnS nln.nlhoH
TO H Ss,, -. 49,, ,,m,nn .,o~,,. ..,., ~,
Bostork. Il wouldn't know a moving machine
If saw one"
Another pause followed and then the rubber.
who had been proceeding with his work in "A
very einSerly manprr said
% "tsti5 T1Tdonf b slT n lndS kan ns 60 h %s4e going to
fall to li'ccs'I.
.N-n;n-no, eir.
,pGlE%r paos" at the end Of which The TUhher or
the subject n
,RnlI1, ,iryr ,..
Mr. BoNt?ch op'red one ny" and looked
along The crl-~-'roNS DESIGN oi INES
On, that one, l' Nall ,atplrSNly Why:
If You're 50 much Interested IN knowing, that
was a tiger"
on said tho rubber, and medltated within
him elf,
Did you Kill him, ;ir'" h" asked presently
XIII him? tert1lnlv not. He probably
didnt mean TO do II.
II took III" better part Of another, five min
No for me nntg ~ digest MAJ and when he
Wl- through with II 30 looked more puzzled
than AT 0r,t. He decided to pa : that over for
the time. however. and make an attempt with
another scar. So he picked ont a little group Of
white mark on the right arm and wanted 10
nH'N Nh''''' 'I' INV l"' Nv i'''''l'N
done those. TOO.
can seq without raising my mead, and thatS
toomuch trouble 'snid the animal man. There's
a lIon'Ns and q hyena on mat arm, on, yes,
and there's a bear mark there. too, | believe.
rs probably the hyena, You see. That hyena
never dld IKE me m,cn " he added
stu, II didn't amount 10 anything.
That's II queer look ing marx above the
knee there, sir, said the bathman, slggeS-
lively
Lion, He had mo before saw him conf
ing, II was my own fault, ] took liberties
with him. with a club,
.Nh-wh-wh-vhat : mat, sir? WIN a club?
A lion? 4 real lion''
oh. ho was real enough. Don't that bite
look real?'
YES, sir. Did he bite YOU? Il that a real
lion bite, SIR
That's what II l.. Didn't think il looked as
II he'd kicked m" there did on?
"Ile-he-he gigcl"d the rubber, rather I'M