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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-11

EOR SALE-303 acres valley land in Woods
l. Co. Wis, close to railway town. Price S23
per acre one third cash, years per cent on
balance. JOHN TRUAN.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-11
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DOR SALE-Nice little tract of land close to
Mineral Point, So acres: also 50 acres miles
from Mineral Point, p valley land cut 120 tons
of hay this year. Both tracts are bargains at
prices asked. JOHN TRUAN.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-11

STRAYED, from the premises of Peter Ketter
~ Mineral Point, on Dec. /, a dark roam COW;
weight about 1lG0 pounds Anyone knowing
the where abouts of said stray will please
notify Peter Ketter.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
THE GREAT APES.

II is a matter of wonder sometimes 10
compare the class OF accident and the
type of patient. Agility. grace and clev-
erness of acrobatic excellence character
iZe the movements of the great apes.
Adroit graspng. either by hand or foot;
hand over hand 1imbng OF ropes and
girders or deft swinging from trapeze
is accomplished with ease and abandon
by these little men Of the woods. In
class OF their own for dcXterity. they are
uneXcelled and practically unequalled.
But broken bones and bruises are not in
frequent
Betty, one OF the largest chimpanzees,
once had fractured hip, and so awk-
wardly was this effected as to excite
amazement. In attempting to climb "A
short ladder to the sleeping box. her left
leg slipped between the steps at the top,
whereupon she promptly toppled over and
snapped the bone at the articulation 1t
was merely 'greentree' fracture. but 1t
needed "A plaster-of-paris support and
three weeks in the hospital.
Betty deserved a better fate. She was
by far too good a patient to compel the
doctor TO devote all his time to her. by
gracefully recovering from one malady
only TO acquire another.
Dick. another chimpanzec, fell from the
roof and into the habit Of fracturing
bones Every now and then Dick Is
trussed up like a Thanksgiving turkey so
that a leg or an arm may have "a respite.
All the great apes are utterly passive
under treatment. Dick Is Jubiant, some
times boisterous and bcligerent. Sick
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Continued from first page.

woman when he was engaged to a good
girl. So ashamed was the son that he
took his gun from his pocket, handed IL
TO his mother and asked her TO shoot him
for his faithlessness. She took the re-
volver and then told him that IL he went
with other women she would shoot not
him but herself. Maybe she would not
have done so. but, at any rate the fellow
kept straight and married the girl he
was engaged TO.
Last winter there was an affair at Pa
cifc Hail. on East Broadway, an af-
fair at which many distinguished gang
sters were expected TO be present. There
were two uniformed officers there and
several plainclothes men, for IL was real
lied that there were large potentialities
for trouble. Those known TO be given TO
the habit OF carrying guns were 'frisked"
Uheir pockets felt 10 see If weapons We're
inside. This was done accidentally"
as they entered One fellow. however.
carried a revolver in each OF the rubber
boots he wore. lie had a desire TO break
up the affair. so, on a dare. shot at cleo
trio lights in the hall. He was sore at
the "piker" O. cheap skate'D who ran
II, because OF the small amount The
'piker" had paid in when the man with
the guns had run similar affair while
before. This same gunman has, or had
"A deep hatred for a certain one of his
enemies. aud wanted to shoot him. but, as
he explains IL, Every time | try to
'croak' that 'squealer' my mother blinds
mo" Her face comes before him. he
says. and he doesn't shoot. 1t Is Well
known that it is a customary practice
with most gunner To take drugs or
drink to nerve them-its really to dull
their nerves-when starting out to do a
job"
The most alarming thing In the rela-
tons Of the gangster and his girl is the
low standard of morality disclosed. and
this Is the more serious because this low
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
The AiIng Residents Of the Bronx Zoo from
the Hippo with Sore Throat to the
Deer Who Has Rheumatism, Have
Sympathetic Friend at Court
in the Person of Edwin
r. Sanford

faith hope and charity the greatest oil
these ~ "A sense of humor.
This may be partly due TO the fact that
Mr.. Sanborn's interest in the invalid ami
mails is that of a trained observer. You
have gone TO him because he has the
ability to separate the chaf from the
wheat the human interest from the dun.
Others handle the forceps and WELD the
surgeons sabre.
Mr.. SanbOrn is young and good looking.
He will be agreeably surprised TO learn
this. Also, he is in love with his work
II requires only few seconds TO make
you feel this. In few moments he in
duces you to revise your half-baked ideas
concerning animal invalids.
lie mentions = hippo with a sore throat
or a defective tooth; crafty elephant
whose splintered tusKs, broken that day
By a furious charge at his keeper must be
repaired; deer with rheumatism; cats
with ricketts,; an ostrich with torpid
liver. and a sad-eyed. hard-headed noun
tain sheep ram who invites immediate
attention TO his defective hoofs.
Conflicting emotions arise, doubt and
duty struggle for pre-eminence, for be-
Meath the rams wrinkled brow-you are
in imagination gazing at the rams wrin-
killed. brow-passive obedience does not
Turk.
These problems are only few of the
many that the doctor is compelled 10
solve Wounds and fractures yield to
treatment quickly. but the diagnosis of
complicated and hidden disease requires
most delicate procedure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
THE GANGSTER'S GIRL

standard Is, to considerable extent
common standard among young men Nv
ing by honest work. but brought up IN tue
same conditions that make the gang
sters. It's all up 10 the girl. Few !oune
men but are willing, and frequently SEEN
to take advantage o: her. Someho" ="
other the great majority of the gliIs y"
tuitively know and stick 10 the stralgh'
and safe course. The influences they nave
TO withstand are insidious and numerous
Liquor is served i'm connection with ever!
commercial dance hall-and usually tue
saloonkeeper is the proprietor or lessee "
the hall. The price paid by an orgai'S'
ton for a hall depends upon the pal "
ceipts; sometimes the bar receipts arc
divided between the saloonkeeper a"'
those who are running the dance.
There Is another occasional but serlous
source OF harm TO girls which ought |"
be spoken of here. IL results from INC
employment of gangsters In labor troo
lies in womens traces, particularly I"
the employers. for these gangsters ar
supposed to see that the strike DredA0.
get home safely. Numerous ihs'""
could be given to show the fredueh0'
with which these protectors oil III.
strike breakers have done tremenaou'"
more harm to the girls than beau"s
from the strikers would have done 'ne"
But the greatest source of evil mn"
ence must long remain unremedieu-
serving OF liquor in the commercial da"s1
halls. The political influence when W"
be encountered In any attempt IN th's y
rection is so great that one Is incline"
be pessimistic. When the realization
common and deep that through the p'ay
of the people Is the greatest opportuliss
tor good and harm to them theh INC W.
munity Will see to it that methoo "a
financing subways and things IL io""
which will not make il impossible 10 &c,
money to provide ample, wholesome a""
popular sources of amusement TOT Nv
of the city who can individually AFFORD "
pay little.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
UNTROUSlED BY NERVES.

They yield obediently and without pro-
test 10 any operation or treatment. Their
low-k keyed but we'll balanced nervous or
ganism preserves perfect pathological
control of the vital organs. This is more
apparent i'm the sluggish orangs than the
active chimpanzees II they cannot con-
vey to their attendant by definite commu-
nication an understanding OF the need of
submission to aid, their instructive meth
cd Of expression comes uncannily near it.
The treatment of fractures Is not as
complex. however, as the care required I'm
many of the delicate ailments which seem
almost Ike a habit with the orangs and
chimpanzees. They are almost invariably
wheeling and coughing after a drafty
Sunday II the temperature falls to a de-
gree where II is necessary to heat the
building. the opening and closing OF doors
by the throngs OF visitors has an imme-
date effect upon the delicate membranes
of the nose and throat.
houseful of children could not cause
more turmoil than the Zoos family of nine
great apes. Monday morning finds the
doctors office assailed with "Dick is
coughing" Susie Is sneezing," "Baldy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
fLWlN z SANeoRN WHO KNOWS AL ABOUT
ANIMAL hVElOS Of tie zoo, BENG. PHOTOGRAPHED
BY Susie

it's Of the hoofed animals struggle dca7d
perately II confinement is attempted, and
all of the eats are extremely eaVag,
when sick and resent interference Win
corresponiinely increased vigof.
TO overpower a large animal is a PROB
lem that presents more difficulty. If 1T Is
a quadruped with long, thin, fragile legs
there is great danger OF fracturing some
delicate bone Should it be- necessary TO
capture any Of the deer 10 treat tract
Jrcd leg. the method OF procedure De-
comes Of necessity most trying one
The doctor IS then confronted with the
POSSIBLE after effect upon the high strung
nervous organism and such ADDED injury
90 tie already wounded members as might
eventually render The case hopeless.
ON sevcra, occasions In her younger
DAYS the African rhiuoceros Victoria re-
qulred medical attention FOR AN abscess
that had developed on the loft jaw. She
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14

attempting to walk away until the wound
was dressed.
A human patient anticipates a surgeons
visit for similar treatment with all VI the
emotions except JOY.
piece OF bone damned between the
molars Of a Bengal tiger transformed "A
fairly tractabe cat from a condition Of
docility into maddened frenzy. She
ragged around the compartment and
cawed and tore at the offending bone IN
her endeavors TO remove 1t. With the
greatest difficulty she was entced into
the mechanical shifting car and carried
TO the lighted area-way at the south end
Of the lion house. In the interval OF time
that this procedure required her fury
was intensified beyond description. The
long leg muscles were twitching spas
medically and her eyes glowed like oplls
as she charged and struck the sides OF
the cage.
Drawing her head to tine bars was
hazardous move. but II was skllfully ac-
compllshed with a moose about her shout
ders. pair of long forceps was then
thrust into the cage and the end OF The
bone firmly gripped Up to this moment
she had regarded every move as perse-
cution. but the forceps no sooner touched
the tormentng object than she relaxed
completely and the bone was moved with
ridiculous ease. She abandoned herself
absolutely to the joy of the release from
her misery, lay quietly on the floor OF the
car while the rope was slipped over her
head and when the ear was rolled back 20
her quarters walked out placidly and
stretched herself on the floor. perfectly
at ease.
These are exceptional eases the major
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
THE APE AS A PATIENT.

Occasionally an ape fails to become
chipper and lively after such SPELL lie
mopes and refuses TO eat--two bad signs.
The stethoscope transmits the sound of a
poorly working pair Of lungs TO the doc
tors keen ears and he settles down to a
siege OF pneumonia.
The keepers quarters are TRANSFORMED
into hospital ward. and poor Badly.
Retty or whichever one it may be is
swathed in chest Jackets filled with nasty
medicine and is made to inhale steam
from a bubbling vaporizcr
No human patient ever submits as
gracefully and cheerful" to the care Of
q doctor as these anthropoids invariably
do. They lie passively i'm their cots and
accept the doses with resignation that
Is almost beatifc. Even that dose--the
horror of childhood, middle age or man.
hood-castor oil, is swallowed TO the bot
tom of the glass and cod liver oil Is nee
tar. Many cases Of pneumonia have been
carried through successfully. In fact.
there have been no fatalities from the
disease. one OF the most dreaded In the
practice of medicine.
without eXaggeration. the great apes
are perfect patients under any circum-
stances and, Of course, this is a great aid
to the doctors judgment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14

ady the hoofs become infected and walk
ing becomes impossible The soft cushion
or sole, of the foot within the surrounding
of the horny wall is filled with pus The
cavities must be drained and packed with
an tiseptc gauze. For weeks the animal
hobbies about on bandaged feet, but
eventually RECEIVERS. A rare case skill
fully handled"
THE ferocity of the tiger or any OF the
great cats is not greater" Mr.. Sanborn
explains. than the ungovernable passion
of the mule deer when his antlers are
stripped Of velvet and are white, hard and
sharp. He is then the terror Of the ranges
"a fighting machine of formidable power
He does not eat and scarcely quenchcs
his thirst. His entire energy Is concen-
trated in exhibitions of tireless rage. he
guards every avenue of entrance with
watchful eye-a menace to his keepers and
the herd.
ITO take away his antlers is to shear
him Of his character, but to leave him 70
his resources is productive of harm. The
ordeal of capturing such a bundle of
strength and energy is a heartbreaking
task. He resists with power the equal
of his rage every step from the end of a
thirty-foot lasso TO the fence where he :s
securely tied.
Fortunately. only his pride suffers. His
antlers are hard bone, without core, and
there is no sensation He is far from
bejng.meek when released. but he is thor
oughly deprived Of the means Of inhctlng
damage. Next season he will have an
other pair of antlers-biggor heavier and
Just as sharp But he may forget to be
bad"
1--WE do not experiment; the expert
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14

mental stage has been passed, Nj. san
born replies TO question. Humane
measures and concerted action are the IN
termediate steps from chaos and misery
to order and comfort. In a few days OF
weeks. as the character Of the disability
demands, the patients resume their tamil
lar places In animal society and other
cases take their places
Asked to what measures. then. must
doctor be obliged to resort when dealing
with animal patients that iniieXiole CIR
cumstance has deprived of any power OF
expression. Mr.. Sanborn replied:
"Under such conditions medical science
is reduced 10 Judgment upon rather re-
stricted lines. Naturally. certain types OF
animals do not yield graciously either to
examination or 10 treatment. while some
are far more satisfactory patients than
the human.
"If force must he used the reflex action,
the inevitable aftermath OF undue ner-
vous excitement together with any mall
ady from which the patient may be sui-
ferlng. renders the task most compli-
Gated"
And then he told story OF intelligent
submission 10 treatment I'm the case OF
llama afflicted with an abscess on the
java common malady among hooied
animals.
1t was necessary 10 throw the animal.
empty the pus cavity and pack the wound
with Enthusiastically unpleasant Oper-
ations.
Al ..Ev.t.. A. . h..
patient abandoned itself to the various
stages Of tho operation without a strug-
gle. and each successive time thereafter
that the wound required repacking he
llama stood quietly and permitted the
doctor to approach and perform the work
Offering no resistance whatever and not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
THE SICK WAlRUS.

A keeper tells you that the walrus,
after a crowded day, is sick on buttons
and a rubber ball. thereby short-circuit-
ing his duodenum, or something. You
make a mental note Of the details and
must put the situation before Mr.. San
born.
There is an Australian rat near by that
insists on being fed only at night. Like
chorus girls, he can't eat I'm the day
time He tried il and it made him ill.,
You make another memorandum. Also
whether it is true that the ostrich needs
pepsin on Mondays. And you are inter
ested in that chimpanZee who was fed
on cake and wine when he had cold
and now fakes up a cough in the hope Of
getting more cake and wine.
And then, suddenly. you hear growl-
ing like the one George Fitch describes
as coming from a lion who has had a
mass meeting for breakfast. You decide
definitely that said lion never Will be
threatened with pernicous anamia. In
fluenza, tonsillitis, the blues, maybe. Boils,
measles and housemaid's knee, perhaps.
But never locomotor ataxia.
You are next stunned by another noise
that might have originated in Bryan's
Big Tent. The baboon, under any circum-
stances on unfriendy terIds with the anti
noise society, is seemingly suffering from
a severe and obstinate insomnia. Perhaps
n complication has set in. anyway. the
baboon is inordinately outspoken.
Apparently the babOon is dying. Why
Oh earth doesn't Mr.. Sanborn send for
you and clear up some OF these matters?
owIishly sspient behind a pair of those
tortoise shell spectacles. Some stray word
in his greeting makes you feel that here
is q man who. though dealing with a
scientific subject. will not forget that of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
OeANG UNN SISTER 6tu tMvR Te Most DfrSWT f2AG1Oe
PsCUce he Lee WAS AStO
Ole to

was astonshingly mild tempered but dis
played energy and activity out OF all
proportion To the estimate of her strength.
In the early stages OF the development
of the growth she yielded readily TO
the surgeons knife and subsequent dress
ings. Several operations at infrequent In
teryals reduced the swelling, but did
not arrest completely its progress, al
though perfect cure seemed to be eff
fected each time.
4 further recurrence of the trouble
convinced the doctor that more thor
ough operation was necessary. Elaborate
preparations for the operation were made
and a force Of men was assembled to aid
the surgeons and their assistants.
1t was the first attempt that had been
made to secure the animal. and those In
charge have never ceased TO rejoice in
the fact that 1t was and has been the
only one.
Seven veterinary surgeons, a profession
al anasthetlzer dozen keepers, ropes.
patent topples. mattresses. pals, cotton,
varied assortment of surgical instrU-
ments and appliances and two and one
half pounds OF chloroform and ether
we've arrayed ON one side and 800 pounds
of rnino on the other. Victoria fought a
noble fight that morning. with malice
toward none and emerged from the an
sesthesia groggy but triumphant. Had 1t
been possible. without the slightest doubt
she would have returned thanks that the
operation was "A complate success.
Mr. Sanborn tells OF Gunda, the big
r.ale Indian elephant, who VIII follow "A
period of extreme relaxation. obedience
and good nature with corresponding
period Of ugllness and obstreperous ac-
tiyity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14

NDISPOSED human beings run the
risk of entangling alliances with
Il electropaths. hydropaths, magnetic
paths, fakopaths and just plain quacks'
Those suffering from the tobacco smoke
Of others on subway platforms may De
treated free from eXpense) to an eXcl'-
ing exhibition by DR.. Charles O. Pease'
the anti-smoke king. Still others prefer
the Emmanuel movement, eclectcs anu
various forms of absent treatment, not
TO mention the tortoise-gern connection
of Dr. Fast Fading Friedman
The physician who treats the animals
at the Zoo does not collect from his pa
tients. The animals get square deal.
Young man." said the medical college
professor TO a student what specially
are you going to follow after gradua-
tion?'
The nose" replied the student.
and which nostril?' asked the pro-
fessor.
This sounds forced, but is not humorous
TO those who have had extended personal
relations under stress with the rapidly III
creasing number of specialists in the
anatomy, physiology and pathology oil
our bodies.
To be trite the information has been
costly. but through Thaw we nave
learned much about the idiosyncracies o.
noodle experts.
To one who has not given attention 10
the ills that animal flesh is heir TO- there
is fascination in picturing the handing
Of. say, disorientated hippopotamus'
Such scene must, you say to yourself
be vigorously melodramatic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
INTERPRETATION OF SYMPTOMS.

when the wart hog kneels to eat We
think nothing of it," says Mr. Sanborn.
1T is a common habit. Bat should we see
a mule deer painfully lower himself TO his
knees at feeding time and continue to do
so, it demands investigation. a close in
spection shows swollen joints and infiam-
nation extending 20 the fore feet.
"In the progressive stages Of the NAL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
HIPPO WITH WHoopING COUGH

One imagines the hippopotamus with
the whooping cough and the rhinoceros'
incredibly monumental under normal
conditions, laid up, as the saying is, with
the mumps. Surely, at the approach oil
the doctor, these animals would be IN
spired with but wary confidence.
The probable antics of an acidulated
ape, II there be such a thing; the dlfn-
culties provided for the medical expert
by a truculent tiger; the scientific means
pursued TO alleviate the brooding hypo-
chondriasis of Pete, the solemn, blue
faced mandril: how best to inject lit
into the existence Of the passive and de-
iected ass. while quoting the ford song
of the sea lion, putting the soft pedal on
the jaundced wolf and comforting the
perturbed and IMPOSED zebra-these are
among the many things which present
themselves for solution.
You wonder whether a colc-struck ele-
phant. about TO incur a bucket of pare
goric must be chained to the earth or
simply requested by his beloved keeper
10 swallow hard and think of something
pleasant. And what sort Of surgical oper-
alton is required TO take the pant out OF
panther?
While waiting to meet Edwin r. San
born the man who knows all about ami
NAL invalids, you stroll about the Zoo.
You discover that you are deplorably
ignorant about the troubles Of animals
Must be. you murmur. that MaeterlincK
was right when he wrote: For thou
sands of years they have been living at
our side, as foreign to our thoughts, our
affections, our habits. as though the least
fraternal Of the stars had dropped them
but yesterday"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14

o ness does not pail on him; it is a safety
valve for his activity.
Several OF the orangs have broken arms
and legs at various times, all OF which
have healed satisfactorily. The great an
thropoids are I'm many ways perfect SUD-
| jects under the Doctors care.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
. USMC . LOCAL
.ANAESTHeTlC Of COCAlhS Hr No
WNG afs WOUNDED
DATALeU2 fAGf

The photographic needle of instructive
memory VIII shift INTO 4 groove Of the
perycr5e past and the aroused microbe OF
discomfort will send his 1900 pounds OF
pachyderm energy surging around the
big elephant yard.
The keeper is the fly in ne ointment.
In innocent pursuance Of his duty lie in
vades the yard. to find himself flying be-
fore the bristllng rage OF the occupant.
A quick dive under the fence is all that
saves him The elephant pllnges into the
steel structure. swapping eight inches
from one tusk
Perhaps an hour after the accident the
ELEPHANT will be as meek as lamb, and
the process OF trimming the tusks is ac-
complished without an effort