The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-08
BABY WATCHED
BY THOUSANDS
Infant Orang-Outang Does
Stunts and Eats Ice Cream.
the MOTHER ATTACKS KEEPER
RessnIs Enlranc, Into Gage, Persists In
Moplng ant Refuses 10 Pataks
Of Auy Food.

New York. July s.-Dohong, son OF ST.
than any other baby In town." was stared
at and admired by thousands OF men. wo-
men and children yesterday. The turn
stiles at the three entrances 10 the Zoo
logical park. in the Bronx. registered the
number, and House of the Primates." by
which digniied title Dohong's home is
known. was the centre OF attraction OF all
the thousands.
Dohong's mother hasn't been eating
10 keep a sparrow alive since she arrived
at the Zoo couple OF weeks ago, but the
baby. which has just been weaned. takes
the food that Director Hornaday and Cur
ator r. L. Ditmars order for him as nat
urallyas IL 1t was the orang- g-outang diet OF
his native jungle In Borneo lie doesn't
know the difference. being only five
months old. and just off his original nour-
ishment of milk, but ikey knows She
is 10 years old and full grown, and she
pines for freedom and worries about the
crowds that stare at her offspring. and
altogether Is In a condition OF the mopes
and the blues
II was feared that she was going to
starve herself to death, and the Zoo peo-
pie tried TO tempt her appetite with long
list Of dishes, including wine, soup and
ice cream and also German zweiback and
custard Silxey turned up her broad nose
at most everything. and when Mr.. Dit
mars handed In an apple last Saturday
the offended orang threw It In his face.
BABY LIKES ICE CREAM.
But Dohong has manifested a DISPOSE
ton to be agreeable, even to eating any
thing that Is set IN the cage. II 1t had
not been for the constant exercise Of ma
ternal solicitude Dohong would have been
In the same condition as half the young
sters In New York almost every holiday.
Although Sikey Is fond Of milk she would
have nothing TO do with the quart pail
Of Ice cream that was set before her.
Dohong took to the Ice cream as II he had
mot coppers," and Sikey dragged him
away from the pail by force.
Early morning visitors yesterday saw
Sikey's attitude toward the outside world
demonstrated foroibly. Between her
homesickness. which has made her refuse
food. and her love for the baby. which
had made her watchful Of his slightest
movement. Sikcy has manifested no inter-
est In anything else since her captivity.
All she he's asked for. seemingly. has been
70 be let alone. and at every attempt of q
keeper to enter her cage she has In
sisted strenuously on this. As Sikey has
her extraordinarily long, hairy arms. she
has been in a position to enforce her de-
sire for privacy. But yesterday morning
Keeper Conrad Kastons. bearing dish of
milk and raw eggs, boldly entered the
cage.
Sikey snatched her baby to her breast
with her right arm and stepped forward
to meet the intruder. She didn't spring
at him, but when within reach she ex-
tended her long left arm and brought her
big hand across Kaston's head, knock
ing him off his feet. He had the presence
OF mind TO spring backward and out OF the
cage. and no slammed the door in sikey's
face as she made after him. His head
was sore oil day.
TRIES HIS MOTHERS PATIENCE.
Dohong is an extremely lively and viva
cious infant, and whenever he can escape
from his mothers watchful eye he springs
up aloft and starts TO jump from swing to
swing and practice hanging head down.
ward by his tail from the trapeze. At
such times Sikey goes after him, with re-
proachful eyes. gathers him in and de-
posits him on the straw at the bottom Of
the cage. Then she crouches over MIN
and gravely smooths down his long yellow
hair that sticks up from his broad fore
head and looks the patient and much tried
mother TO perfection. All these proceed
who linger before the baby's cage until
keepers gently urge them onward TO give
others a chance.
In a cage adjoining mother and baby
IS a half-grown orang- -outang known as
Professor Polly. who came over on the
same ship with Sikey and Dohong. Evil
IDENTIFY he didn't move in the same social
set with Sikey In the wilds OF Borneo, or
else she considers him too young and
frivolous for notice. Thus far she has
steadily resisted all his advances. and II
ne should attempt 10 enter her cage the
intrusion would be resented as emphat-
ically as was the keepers.
Slkey. after refusing ice cream, zwei-
back. wine soup. oatmeal. farina. blanc
mango charlotte russo. fruit rice and GUS
tard, finally consented TO eat n little milk
and eggs. The milk was warmed and
slightly sweetened and the eggs were raw.
This, with some crackers. is the extent or
the orangs menu nowadays. She Will eat
but little OF this temperature milk punch.
Some OF the Keepers thing she would eat
moro II II contained n dash OF whiskey,
but they don't IKE 20 give stlmulants to
the animals In the Zoo unless IL is abso-
lutely necessary. Besides nobody knows
just what would be tho effect n the
powerful oranr- -outang should be given
stif milk punches whenever she wanted
them.
The lion house at the Zoo will be COM
pleted and ready for opening next Sep
tomber Director Hornaday will sail for
Europe next month ts~return with some
lions. tigers and other interesting beasts
which Carl Hagenback. the animal dealer
OF Hamburg has collected.