Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-05-10

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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
shivered as the savage beast dashed
against the bars OF his cage in an at
tempt to get ut man standing Just
out or 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.
Elimination showed the lion standing
over Madame Piankas PROSTATE and
apparently lifeless body, but holding
her baby safe in It's mouth. When I'm
the next scene Madame Pianka
dressed as tho Goddess of Liberty, sat
with her arm round the erstwhile saw
age beast-now the dignified British
ion-the house went wild with ap-
plause.
During the time between the receipt
OF Madame Pianka's order and her
first exhibition with the fully trained
lion. Mr.. Dostock's trainers had
busy three weeks. First OF all the
lion Tor the act had to be chosen.
Every animal has It's 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, ii w:s neces-
sary to select the steadiest. most do
Gle. and trustworthy lion that could
be found
Mr.. Bostock had forty lions. Among
these was a magnificent animal which
had outlived most OF his fierceness.
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
or the profession, to make him
bounce; to teach him to stand harm.
lessly over n PROSTATE human; and to
hold in his mouth whatever was
placed in it. Upon the man who was
TO appear as Madame Piankas "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 a piece
of meat
1t took the lion only a few days TO
understand that the appearance of the
trainer was cue for him 10 bounce
and that the tiercer he ragged the
more certain he was of his piece OF
meat. To get the lion to stand over
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 lion, like a dog. has a nat
ural tendency TO carry things I'm its
mouth. One OF Mr. Hostock's lions
always worked" with G. long-stemmed
rose In ITS mouth Madame Pianka's
lion was given "a roll of paper to carry.
and each day the size of this roll was
Increased. In time the lion would pa
tiently hold large bundle The baby
used for the exhibition. needless to
say. was not real
From fierce lion to a tame goose
is far cry. but il is 70 farther than
the range Of skill shown by Mr. Bos
tock's trainers One OF these train.
ers used to be clyde Powers. now
stage manager AZ the New York Hin
podrOme. Perhaps you may recall the
man who used 20 make you laugh as
he walked about the Hippodrome
stage accompanied by a goose and q
pig That man was Mr. Powers. and
the goose was q famous old bird
Once a woman wanted a eoosa
trained ike Ibis goose. I'll cbprp4
you dollar an hour cor training H."
said Mr.. Bostyck. with maximum
charge Of $50" The woman agreed
to- the price. and Mr. Powers trained
tho goose This is how be did fl Nor
% hours be- .ct The goose 20 without
food. The next g hours he suont
with the bird trying 20 gain lts
friendship The remaining % hours
were devoted 'o training. no teach
the goose TO follow him. he drorpod
grains Of corn 3s be walked. graJu.
ally lcsscuirg tno amount droppcd.
and in the end giving the bird u.s.
corn all in a lump after the walk wa.
over To teach thc goose 10 run from
point to point he placed little heaps
OF corn AZ these points Similarly
IN teaching the goose TO pull a ire
engine to a couhagration and 20 rush
away with the engine az soon as tho
blaze was out. piles Of corn we're
placed at intervals. end blaze was
started at a corn heap. The blaze
was timed tc last as long as the
corn lasted After many repetitions
the goose lesrned 70 do hese tricks