The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-19
BOsTOCK's MANY ANIMAL SCARS.
Wild-Beast Tanners Experience witt
q Rubber In n Turkish Rnth

| WiId-Beast Tanners Experience witt
q Rubber In a Turkish Bath.
| Frank G. Bostock, who has Just formed thu
new trust In wild animals, which was recent.
| ~ Incorporated, probably bears on his body
| more mementOs of animal training than any
other tlvlng man. He has been clawed
chewed and battered for 20 years, until
.nere Is hardly spot on him that hasn't
us mark OF tooth or talon. In particular
his arms and chest are charted with scars
OF past encounters.
I Ihere is In Chicago one man who has had
private view of Them. to his own amaze
ment. He Is e. rubber in Turkish bath, to
wnlcn Mr.. bostock went one evening when
ne was last In Chicago. When he came into
the room to be rubbed down the man who
was assigned to him became so interested
IN his markings that he could hardly do his
work. Meantime the subject had fallen into
ooze, when the rubber. his curiosity prov
Ing too much for him. said:
Beg pardon, sir, but you're most extraor-
binary SCARED up. Railroad accident. sir?'
Huh, what?" said the animal trainer,
sleepily. Railroad? No.
the rubbing proceeded for FIVE minutes
and then the man ventured another try:
Maybe 1t was one of them moving ma
chimes, sir. I've heard as how they chawed
man all to bits
What are you talking about?" asked Mr..
Bostock. Il wouldn't know a moving ma
cnlne II saw one.
Another pause followed. and then the rub
Der. who had been proceeding with his work
IN very gingery manner. said:
Beg pardon sir, but can go hard?"
certainly. Do look as II were going
to fall to pieces?"
N-n-n-nO, SIR"
Another pause. at the end Of which the
the chest OF the subject:
Bullet. sir?"
Mr.. Bostock opened one eye and looked
along the criss-cross design of lines.
On. that one" he said, carelessly. "Why,
II you're SO much interested in knowing,
that was tiger
"Oh," said the rubber and meditated with
in himself
Did you kin him, sir?" he asked present
KIN HIM? Certainly not. He probably
didn't mean to do it."
1t took the better part OF another FIVE
minutes for the man to digest that. and
when he was through. with it he looked more
puzzled than at first. He decided to pass
that over for the time, however, and make
an attempt with another scar. So he picked
out little group OF white marks on the
right arm and wanted to know whether the
same tiger had accidentally done those, too
Cant see without raising my head, and
that's to much trouble said the animal
man. There's a lioness and a hyena on
IAoI dIm vi, yes, ana tnereS a bear mark
there, too, I believe It's probably the by
ena you see. That Eyena never did like me
much, anyway" he added. ''Still, it didn't
amount to anything"
That's queer looking mark above the
knee there. STR said the bathman, sug-
gestively.
Lion. He had me before I saw him COM
Ing. 1t was my own fault took liberties
with him with club"
"Wh- wh-wh- what's that sir? With a
club? lion? A real lion?''
"Oh, he was real enough. Doesn't that
bite look real?''
Yes sir. Did he bite you? Is that a
real lion bite, STRIP
That's what it is. Didn't think it looked
as II he'd kicked me there, did your"
He he-he," giggled the rubber. rather
uncertainty. You're joking me- sir"
1T may seem a joke from your point Of
view It wasn't one then"
Beg pardon. sir. but are you Joking me.
or DO you go out in the woods and jungles
and things and hunt emp
mo; get 'em in cage and teach them
things $500
And do they all bite your"
Not exactly" said the animal man. err
they did wouldn't have any flesh left"
would you excuse me, sir, for a minute
while leave your
What's the matter now?" asked Mr.. Bos-
took, suspiciously.
Il wanted to call down the boss and have
him see them marks"
You go right ahead and finish" said the
animal man, decidedly. I'm not here as a
show. II you find any more marks don't
mention them. I've been bitten by pretty
near everything but hen, and you can take
your pick Of the marks"