Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-05-07

which includes the lions, leopards.
tigers and panthers, starts at o'clock
in the morning with an "eye-opener"
OF a sort more sensible than the term
usually implies, for each of the cap
tive animals. The night watchmen
wake the keepers promptly a $50
a. M, and half an hour later the big
milk cans are opened for the distribu-
ton Of the 'eye-openers
This is careful task, for it in
cludes first the gentle prodding of the
animal to wake him if he happens to
be asleep, and then the def slipping
under the bars of the cage of a gener-
GUS steel saucepan containing about
pint of milk and water in equal
parts. The animal is supplied with
several pansful, but small quantities
are given to avoid waste by spilling
The animals state of health is often
Determined by his mornings appetite.
because wild animal rarley touches
anything in the way of food if he is
sick.
After the distribution of milk and
water the keepers are permitted to
break their own fast. A o'clock
the cleaning of the cages begins, each
cage being carefully cleansed with
long-handled scrapers and brooms
Animals new in captivity usually OBJ
ject vigorously to this part of the days
program, and with bites and snarls at
tack the implements. They soon,
however, become accustomed to the
work, and often make it a playtime,
striking at the brushes much as kit
ten pursues a string.
The cages are then disinfected and
the animals in turn are taken to the
large steel-barred arena for an hours
: .romp. Each animal gets morning
turn in the arena about three times
week. Great care has to be exercised
to place in the arena at the same time
only such animals as are friendly and
only animals of one kind. Lions are
particularly prone to animosities and
desire to fight for the clean title of
"
ones, however, gambol and jump
about, rolling around in play like the
great kittens they are.
After play time they are taken back
to their cages through small passage
way and the trained animals or those
in the process of liberal arena edu-
cation are put through their PAGES by
the trainers exactly as in the public
performances.
The other animals are allowed TO
rest until show time in the afternoon,
the monotony being broken shortly
after IL o'clock by a liberal luncheon
of raw meat Eight to twelve pounds
of raw beef usually, with large bone,
are passed into the cage of each large
lion or tiger and proportionate
amount for the smaller animals. The
amount given varies with the condi-
lions such as the health of the animal
and the nature of work in the exhibit
ton, but the daily averages is from
twelve to twenty pounds. When but
two exhibitions a day are being given
luncheon is at 1880 o'clock in the
afternoon and dinner at 10:30 O'Clock
iii the evening after each performance.
After every meal the bones are re-
moved for the sake of cleanliness and
to avoid quarrels, for these are often
found to be in truth "bones of conten-
ton" and many serious fights would
otherwise ensue.
The diet is varied several times a
week with hot tea, coffee, of which
most of the animals are particularly
!. fond. and beef tea. These are all adj
ministered in the steel saucepans,
which twice week, for cleanliness,
IRE burned out in charcoal fire.
The members of the hospital band,
as the ailing animals are called, are
the objects of particular care and at
tention. Plenty of straw, frequently
changed. is given them in cages. Cod
liver oil is administered at first in
email doses secreted in meat, and af-
terward. as the animal develop taste
for it. in quantities OF a tablespoonful
/, with milk and water three times day,
for colds and pneumonia. Strangely
enough. most of the animals grow SO
fond of the dose that they will purr
while Tapping it from the pan. Chop
ned neat about the consistency Oh
hamburger steak, and plenty OF beef
mice form the diet for SICK ANIMALS
who can be induced TO eat.
TIE keepers are constantly with the
neas,s from a. m. 10 1880 p. nl.'
when dinner-and a mcst ultra
fashionable hour it is fof- d'nner-is
sarvt6 and the watchmen go on duty
for the night.
Monkeys and the smaller animals
have greater liberty as to diet as the
former viii eat anything, from peanuts
~ nickles. Because of the quantities
Of sweetmeats fed to them by visitors,
medical attention is frequnetly neces-
cav rod liver and castor oils Deing
the stock cure-alls.
prize apes and chimpanzees ENJOY
aomesticity to a large degree, those Oh
fbe Mr.. Esa1 sort of the Bostock ex-
.bibition AFFECTING knives and FORKS