Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-23
Gagged WILD ANIMALS.
The Beast That Springs is the One
Trainers Fear.

The Beast That Springs Is the One
Trainers Fear.
A famous wild animal trainer, who by
virtue Of many years experience in han
ding wild animals has come to be sort
says that in very large percentage of
cases injuries suffered from trained ami
mails are the fnult Of the trainer.
"Inexpericnce and carclessness are the
great factors in accidents of this kind,
says the trainer. 1.-THE average young
trainer is too likely to forget that every
one of the big cats has Ave mouths, ns
one may say-one in his head and four
more at the ends of his paws-and each of |
those mouths is capable Of inhicting ter
rible injury. However, we do not place
an animal in the list of bad animals lin-
less he makes direct and full attack.
Striking ut the trainer with the paws
amounts to little; it may be even acct
dental. 1t is the spring that counts.
Every trainer expects to be clawed
somewhat. l, may lay him up for awhile,
but he doesn't lay it up against the
beasts. The trainers own arms, legs,
breast and back are deliberately tattooea
with testimonials from his feline friends
OF past years. But the beast that springs
must be beaten into submission, or the
trainer must escape from the cage as
soon as possible. If the animal really
means business, it is the mans part to
get out for 10 man can stand against the
strength of n lion or tiger or the wonder
full agility of a leopard
The best defense against a charging
lion or tiger if one has only club is to
IT.. ~. L.
from under, but this is by no means an
easy thing to do, us the creature will
dodge and block with degree of skill
that would do credit to champion of
the ring. Meantime, however, the man
can have been edging into position
favorable to escape. The fclines jump
for the throat. and an agile man If he
sees that the animal is going to leap can
avoid the onset and get in a blow that
mag send his assailant cringing to the
other end of the cage.
"So man who is not agile has any busi-
ness with these brutes. II knocked down.
the mans only chance is TO struggle to
the bars aud raise himself for on his
feet he has n chance Of controlling the
animals down. be is completely at their
mercy. and they have no fear or respect
for him. The minute his body touches
the floor he censes 10 be rhe master.
"A number of lad accidents that have
come under M Noise have been ascriha-
BILE to drunkenness on tho part OF the vic
tins. a hnlf drunken fellow goes into
the cage win desire TO show off his
mastery over tire ariInnlS and. cursiag
ard swearing AZ then. pi;t them through
their PAGES without lc, w Every ami
mai knows when h. is being overworked.
and there is nothing be- resents more bit
ter.y The animals endure being put
upon FOR n time then the first thing the
trainer knows one of them has him
pinned. ard IL be gets out alive it is
more thar ne deserves.
One must benr constantly in mind
the possible effect of his course Of action
upon the animals he IS handling and the
construction which their reasoning or In
s.inct or whatever Jon choose to call il
is likely to put upon his acts.
81 had severe illustration of that in
Kansas City. Owing to an error on the
part OF the worklnen Nine. Pianska' Is
large cage was misplaced, and found
that her lions would have to perform ii
a similar one. This change Of stage set
ting is one 1.-The things that performing
animals particularly hate, aud she had q
. good deal II trouble.
Finally she got them all Working in
I the smaller cage except one lioness, usual
~ good subject. who CHANGED to bt
4 sulky that day. Conxing wouldn', move
her. so wns appealed To and went into
the cage. After some difficulty got hel
majesty TO go over her jumps all right
and kept her hustling around the ring
pretty lively to take some Of the temper
out OF her.
"Iu my hand I held a riding whip. anC
just Tor flourish tapped it smartly OF
the ground. There was no sense in ths
action, and IL | Ind thought twice
wouldn, hive done it. Twenty feet away
from me near Nine. Pinnkn. the lioness
mate was standing, watching me witt
dubious eyes. Probably he thought whe,
Is i tapped the whip on the ground that
was laying it on the loness. Anywa,
he covered the 90 feet In one bound ane
pinned me through the feshy part OF tn,
thigh.
Down l went. The lion picked me W
, and carried me over to Nine. Pianka fo
her approval. She had in her hand Thu
revolver which she uses in her act. an,
, she fred the blank charge close to tn,
lions err, at the same time catching hin
around the neck.
That was one OF the poses in his act
and fortunately it caught his mind. an,
the force of habit brought him to instan
obedience He relaxed his hold. givini
!, me chance to get to my feet, aud raj
him around the cage three or four time
> just to show him l was still master ant
then went to bed. The teeth hadn'
touched the bone, and l was up ant
around in three weeks. By the way
there is nothing in that theory that
lions bite is poisonous. have been bit
ten seven times By felines, and TIL
wounds have always healed without an
complications.
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