The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
ONE WAY TO CONQUER KINGS
Love as Well as Mastery Rules
Animals.
Wonderful Instructive KNOWLEDGE Of
Vulnerable Anatomy shown
p Savage Beasts.

The profession Of the animal trainer re-
quires. more than any other calling. spe-
cal qualities on thespart OF the man who
would follow it. OF these perbans tba
most important is love Of animals
lheh untiring patience. and, finally. kind
ness toward ones pupils Of course. I do
not mean to say that there are not times
"hen one must assert ones self and
snow who is master, but such punish
ment should only come when all other
means have failed. and should never be
given with ferocity. which would only
break the animals spirit and render II
useless as performer.
lie principal danger against which
trainers have 70 guard is the cunning
! OF wild animals; for. while they will often
appear to be most dociIe. thew nav ba
watching all the time for an ooenfnr 70
spring on one from behind and Dull ona
down This is a leading Characteristic Of
lions and tigers. but il IS even mora
prominent in Ieopards and panthers. the
most cunning Of al the members Of thu
great and tTeacherous. cat tribe.
An animals knowledge OF the human
anatomy is really remarzab bic. He knows.
5y instinct. which is the most effectusI
way 10 attack when the chance presents
Itself Often in the early days Of training
have I rad lions and tigers snap at the
back Of my neck as turned away. after
they had done all that required Of then,
in the most docue manner. The attac-
OF the leopard and panther iuvsriab1,,
comes from behind
Speaking Of Ieopards reminds M OF an
occasion in Kansas City. One Of ny. lady
trainers mad experienced some difficulty
with Honess- so entered the cage 10
enforce obedience The animal v-srr
through her performance. and I Ureusre5
70 leave the cage II doing so 1 quite
thoughtlessly tapped on the ground TIE
riding whip I carried.
This action the iioness' mate must m
fortunately have interpreted as an IN
tended attack upon the Iioness. and in a
moment ne had sprung upon me and
pinned me 20 the ground with his teeth
through the feshy part Of my thigh. HA
Inen picked me up in his mouth and car
ned me 70 the lady trainer. She. with
grest presence Of mind fred a couple Of
blank cartridges close 10 The animals
ear. ana then threw one arm sbot,t bgz
neck. which was the signal for a chsnzs
IN MS act be thereupon al once dropped
ne, but I did not recover from his attack
Tor weeks
One Of the best means Of repeTinE Al
infUriated animals attack IS the fire hoe
Blank cartridges. too. are very effective.
out do not approve OF red-hot irons.
Tor consider them cruel and very often
Intellectual
/ can vividly recall one exciting experf-
ence with a lion called Wallace. which
may be seen any day in the jungle at this
years EarTs Court Exhibition L was
a the great Hippodrome in Paris 7 had
him placed in a small cage in the arena.
TOT the performance Directly 7 entered
his den he pinned me against the bsrs-
AFTER having bitten ne severely through
The left hand and shoulder the attend
ants managed 10 draw him from ne
through the bars, but IN another. uo-an-
he Cocgec round ne and with 4 howl OF
age sprang at ny back. actually grazing
ny spinal column with his terrible teeth
! now stgnaled 10 the attendants 70 oo.o
he cage door and determined 10 see vbss
could Go with Wallace n the larger
pace OF the arena itself 7 Erssne5 a
'nair with which 70 defend myself. ans
-ecelved hts next attack thereon. BY this
Inc ! was able 10 give him considerable
punishment. and finally drove him fr7.
he arena into his own Gaze after which
was carried into the emergency hes
'ital of the Hippod-oue- Fears Of blood
'oisoDing were entertained. but I man
-Eed 70 pull through. and was weu
nough to resume ny Iuties IN three
months.
II was quite the most terrifying exDe-i-
nee I ever had