New-York tribune., 1909-11-14
WaLklns Over Prost-ats Man

- srl,c-alleS seen -- a trained elephant per
form s-ce IS when a. trainer lies down and one of
bis four or rEc-tlr beasts comes luU ler--g
along and carefully. te-lrTlv. an old hen
sterrl-g among her chicks, picks his way
across hmm In one sense TINS -s no trick ~ ALL
being merely display ~ tllt marvellous dis
IS famous 1uT The ACT does not CONSIST - --- I
-eaUfIug rms animated steam roller luW NOT o.
tread upon tle u..u- bur simply IN Il--clng a
beast O. attempt t-e feat ~ ---- the e-rII.-nt
.r.-g only t1o conscious oi --- enormous size
.-. strength @. --sl --r-rg a. Beloved trainer.
TO overcome these -,r-Flcs by degrees. the
expert must first make use ~ q dummy consist
.-r II a coat and "a par 10 tr.Cser7 stuffed WITH
straw. Only when t-e elephant mas learned Z.
.-.-- tr-- --rou receiving Lls cue does The
t- .-rr himself De down O. take the dummy
place. An nr-t the elephant aeeiiaies- nasins
tre man fearful at tak-ug the chance ~ BRING
u1 down ou t-m "a dread foot b"bplng hls
lr-. ur and Gown like 90 Daisy morse L.-l It-
fuses q. bulge trc elephant turns -ir-fli-E. -t-
...r.rg o. take the risk until at last. after trE-
.rg agau and aeal1. De is brought o. point
where De- sets t.~-t one and tlen tle other
fore foot across tle body ~ li- master, Aii-
feet 4 lowing -r.r nag e4rrf--.E before l-et are
brought never 81. gently Gown
Instance are uu record where green I--l-err
f.-r. .-Err.I Iv nervous upon seeing the eflar-
mons mass .f flesh move across them and
shifted Themselves beneath loot On ITS Way
down t-r .t au elephant llu-lerlng through
a
Some af t1e lesser tricks with winch trainer
are won't q. t-l Iu q pertlrru--lDr need NOT De-
taught elephants at al, they come 7o n-tlI-ii4t
F0r ID rft- gigantic skulls there le "a Ntl- ili-l-
thar rr-lIr= - ruouot1uv and t4i-e5 l--i-lilillr
delight ID ls.-g amused
t,r.-, .r elephant a dinner rrll. and DEE grlef1
Z % The end Il --- truuE ana swings ll il a
mighty az. uu and down. Ir1cAlnS Dos cars
gl,-s.t-lI. and sWavIug from foot o. foot. Nli-r
. trainers only concern ls o. recover tlr hr-
s.lfHaut having nl- head knocked ln 3iiH'l.-i i-..
an elephant alI grasp mouth hiifi-.iil,'.'
ratr.r.. UreafIlug through trunk drawing l'Il-
rE, musical sounds Winch tlg bic the over tipAl
baby unto death and similarly, az --il i-e "-.-
srr.v i-s trunk o. "a gigantic brass norm rileii .
rf-ra las neck ~ wlll grasp Dag knoboel Suck
and knock the stEu.lg 4ut ~ "a Lae. -rlIi.
The trainer takes l.E4ut42t ~ tlcar natural
...-r.uri,s when De- shows "a group ~ musical
.r.t4-orlls-tr4 member Nii- A'iil7.
I.r- ,..rslal-. bass drums. and A--IiHai..,-
-r--.-- rf,-r instruments. WlLc "a sage "ltl
f-1 .rleeta,lca stands u irnnt ~ -n enormous
--.... t-.ua. opens tae header score ana ''ais
.... ,..-rr "A Iatlu--Iu l-- -alr The llasN-l "l
-. f...u-,. ai ..l rtr performers o. lin- ai'ie
I tu,r rHe hard lot o. WORK without pro-
,f-.r.ug "a sound. -
F-.--.fl lr elephant prfiarf-ii, Fan i-'' -
.s.. rrr fashion iu men einl--',- 80
- .I,...,. ...,~..I.irIo trl,k- Ike walizns
standing on heads. forming ~ -
t ,.., comes a trainer WHO. 10 llie a''i'.f
.'-.,r., barn bias -tewcl out some N,"
.,,-l .rg stunt that sets altirll,'f 10 ''-ih
-'- ,..-... trainers aTr busy the country
.-.t l.,,., fr,fr beasts The ucw ul,N. J-''
80 .-..l tl. "ruuslcll elephants -.-l L'i
-. fr.-r-" " telephone elephants, ai'
1910. ,Irrhauts are m -eil4@i'-'
A Tons ri4l Arisr
=. -.--l..r Shop scene for exam