The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-29

and fully developed; that in a lion, al- ways denotes dignity and wilfulness. His eyeswere large and wide set that told that Master Dan, despite his high forehead, was a reasonable fellow Where the head joins the neck, right back of the ears, found two huge bumps-vanity, unsuitable vanity, that was the keynote to the animals charac- ter. When I first entered the cage Dams eyes were dull and almost ex- pressionless, lines of discontent drew around his mouth, the nose was wrin- kled disagreeably, the entire combina- tion lending a look of sullen ferocity to the animals face.
 Those vanity bumps revealed the se- cret-he had been scolded, talked grossly to and ordered around until his temper had been so ruf11ed there was no living with him. I said all manner of flattering things, and threw all the ad- miration possible into my voice as I talked to him while feeling his head.
 Before I left the cage he was a changed lion, as good natured and iris ky as could be wished We've been the best of friends ever since ouisfirst inter- view and he has always been as you see him now, proud, dignified, sensitive and good natured. Pet him and he's as happy as a kitten--scold him and he is the most ugly, sullly customer to be found in or out of zoo. A little study of his races physiognomy has enabled me to keep him good natured. The dis covery of those vanity bumps made me his master.
 'Pompey is no more like Dan than fish is like an elephant; the top of his head is as flat as pancake; not much ture dignity, but heaps of stubbornness, a trait which in a lion is frequently mistaken for dignif1ed reserve. He's the vainest inha bitant of the Zoo. His eyes are deep set, with very little space between them.
 "The width of the head below the eyes shows that he has plenty of fight in him. Try to urge him against his will by severe measures to do desired thing and you'll have a beast so savage that bars would be very little protec- tion against his wrath, Make him think that he is the only animal in the Zoo and that his will is your pleasure, and you will be able to bend him in any direction. Oh, yes, a man in deal ing with animals, especially with lions must be crafty and foxy. They are, af- ter all, good bit like people, and must be dealt with in much the same way.
 See that youngster over there He isn't quite two years old and his bumps are not yet fully developed. I am train ing him, and I'm going to change his character. That's one advantage of un- derstanding this kind of phrenology. You can mold the disposition of the beasts to your liking if you commence to work with them when they are few old.
 Here in this next cage we have a different type of Hon. Dan. Pompey and the youngsters are aristocrats. This fellow with his tremendous roar Is much more democratic in his views and is willing to make the acquaintance of any newcomer, and if after several the stranger proves congo nial they strike up warm, and on this fellows part, at least q lasting friend ship.
 Hes a philosopher and a reasoner. Not very well propoft1oned. 100 much head for the length of his body. That's a detriment to beauty. but 1t denotes lots of brain power. He has more fore head than any in the collection. See how it bulges at the top. Daniel has an exceluent memory, haven't you, old fel- low, and plenty of gray matter stored up in your protruding cranium. Were he man instead of beast he would most likely be judge or statesman. Lots of reasoning power and plenty of self-es- timation in Daniels head. He's cool one, too Hardly ever out of temper but very determined when he once makes up his mind to thing. Lions of Daniels type, with his shaped head and face, we generally allow to have pretty much their own way. and their desires and doings are usually very reasona- ole e"-Philadelphia Times