Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-04-26


animals himself, but also trains them
TO order for other people.
Three weeks after giving this or
der, Madame Pianka exhibited her
herce Numidian lion." The audience
shtvered as the savage beast dashed
against the bars of his cage In an at
tempt to get at man standing Just
out Of reach-the Husband" whose
WIFE Madame Pianka. was covering
IN corner of the lions cage,
The lights went out. and the audi
ence sat breathless until a sudden H.
umination showed the lion standing
over Madame Pianka's PROSTATE and
apparently lifeless body. but holding
her baby safe In Its mouth. When In
the next scene Madame Pianka,
dressed as the Goddess of Liberty, sat
with her arm round the erstwhile saw
age beast-now the dignifled British
Non-the house went wild with ap-
plause.
Ding the time between the receipt
Of Madame Pianka's order and her
hrst exhibition with the fully trained
lion. Mr.. Bostock's trainers had
busy three weeks. First of all the
lion for the act had to be chosen.
Every animal has its peculiar charac.
teristics, and before any attempt at
training Is made these must be known.
With rare exceptions all felines are
untrustworthy and more or less
treacherous. They are afraid Of man
only as long as he stands erect. The
minute he is down they will attack
him. For such delicate act as Ma.
dame Pianka's. therefore. It was neces-
sary to select the steadiest, most do
cile. and Trustworthy lion that could
be found.
Mr. Bostock had forty lions. Among
these was a magnificent animal which
had outlived most of his f1erceness,
and which, by much posing. had be-
come as steady as the stars. This
lion was chosen. The trainers task
was to make this lion simulate rage
without being angry-in the parlance
Of the profession. to make him
bounce; to teach him to stand harm
lessly over PROSTATE human: and to
hold in his mouth whatever was
placed In 1t. Upon the man who was
10 appear as Madame Pianka's "hus-
band" fell the first task. He accom-
plished It thus. From outside the
cage he leased the lion until the beast
sprang for him. The minute the lion
Jumped. the trainer threw him piece
Of meat
1t took the lion only few days to
understand that the appearance of the
trainer was cue for him to bounce"
and that the hercer he ragged, the
more certain he was Of his piece of
meat To get the lion to stand over
q PROSTATE person. the animal was
first put upon high pedestals. while
the trainer walked around and under
him. Gradually the height OF the
pedestals was lowered until the lion
was standing on the floor itself. with
the trainer under him. The third
trick was also easy of accomplish.
ment. A lion. like dog, has a nat
ural tendency to carry things in its
mouth. One of Mr.. Bostock's lions
always worked" with long-stemmed
rose in its mouth. Madame Pianka's
Hon was given roll of paper to carry.
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