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The Washington times., 1921-01-01
ELIMINATE DIVORCE
LAWYERS.

Marriage would be a greater sue
cess and there would be many more
happy families II we could eliminate
or have put in prison the many IN
scrupulous, shyster divorce lawyers
who make their blood money by
egging and fomenting trouble in so
many families. They are, in my
opinion, the greatest Of parasites in
the universe. No other lot could We
so easily dispense with. The only
thing they produce is hell.
ii. 3. 6.
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
Would Teach
Boys to Box

Boxing by pupils has been in
dorsed by George II. Arnold, chair
man Of the finance committee OF
tho board OF education of Chicago,
following agitation for the dis
missal OF woman teacher who
refereed boxing bout between
two boya Boxing in tho schools
ought to be encouraged" MIR. Ar.
mold In said TO havo asserted. III
any principal sends In n requiSi-
tIon for boxing gloves ! viii rec
that It il honored ut once. IL
necessary Will seek an pppro-
prlation for money TO buy boxing
gloves Mt tho next Meeting Of the
board
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
IS MARRIAGE A SUCCESS?

, methods and compel our wives to
stay at home evenings even though
we are compelled to use harsh
methods
II the courts would uphold such
treatment when desired. we would
soon have our wives "eating out Of
our hands" and then the home life
would be all that a man could ask.
CAVEMAN.
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
MARRY RIGHT MAN
AND RIGHT GIRL.

am not married but going to DE,
and will try hard to make II sue
cess. But the girl must marry the
right man and the man the right
girl and both pull together through
life.
The trouble among poor people
is money, and that Is the reason for
bachelors. A. +. w.
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
Baby's Health
What To Do For the Children
When They Are III.

Medical experts Of the United states
Public Health Service toiH dnst1er ques-
tons of Times readers concerning tho
health of babies or children. address
communications to Child's Health Edi-
tor, The Washington Times
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
When to
Wean Baby
By Brice Belden, M. D.

WY GAMING should not be under
M taken. II II can possibly be
w avoided, before the third
month. A baby should be nursed.
IL possible, for eight or nine months.
Babies should be weaned under
the following circumstances:
First-A child who has nursed
eight months and then ceased to
gain at the rate of three or four
ounces a week should, as a rule, be
weaned.
Second-A child who in the early
months suffers continually from
collie and fails to gain, and who does
much better on artificial food,
should be both nursed and fed, but
If the symptoms persist he shoulo
be weaned completely.
Third-Some babies will Of them
selves refuse nursing absolutely.
but will take food from bottle.
Direct action" OF this sort can
hardly be successfully resisted.
DANGER OF INFECTION.
Regarding conditions which affect
the mother, acting to prevent nurs-
ing we shall discuss but two.
Acute Illness on the part of the
mother. il for short duration. seldom
justifies weaving, although Access
sorry feeding for the time beng
may be required. At the same time
care must be taken to prevent the
child from acquiring the disease
which the mother has.
For example, if the mother has
an acute infection of the upper air
passages, a towel should be place
over the head OF the child during
nursing. There is far too commoa
n tendency to regard such acute
illness as an excuse for weaving,
but such a step can rarely be justi-
fled.
Mothers suffering from tubercu-
losis. If the process is active, should
be required to wean their babies.
otherwise the disease will advance
in the mother with greater rapidity
and the baby will almost inevitably
become infected.
SHOULD BE GRADUAL.
WEAVING should be effected gradu-
ally. First introduce one bottle of
a feeding suitable for a somewhat
Younger and smaller child. II it
satisfies the child and causes no
disturbance n second hottle should
be introduced and every two or
three days another.
When the baby has been reduced
to only two musings a day and is
doing we'll, the mother should be
nut on n dry diet and nursing soon
discontinued altogether. One nurs-
ing a day should never be used.
The Washington times., 1921-01-01

marriage-it is only one phase. The
individuals who abhor this phase are
are either lacking, or like the little
boy who ate as much of the sweet
pickle as he could physically hold at
one time. MRS. GEO. X. b.
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
Woman Of 1O1 Advises
LOVelOrn Not to Marry

Mrs. Catherine Tibball, lOl years
old, OF New York, and mother OF
eleven. who. though she recalls her
own courtship with extreme pleas
ure, advises lovelorn maidens to be
cautious when considering mar
rage.
Marriage at best is risk" says
Mrs. Tibball. Mrs. Tibbalfs home
is at 9G4 Lafayette avenue, Brook
lyn, and many lovelorn maidens
have sought her counsel concerning
affairs of the heart. And invariably
they are advised against matrimony.
Despite her discouraging advice
to young girls, Mrs. Tibball likes to
recall the romantic features OF her
own courtship. II can remember
very we'll" she said with a far
away look in her eyes as she leaped
across those eighty-two years when
her hair was black instead of snow
white. II was sweeping out the
areaway when a note was dropped
down for me. 1t was a valentine.
At church the following Sunday |
was introduced to the sender OF the
valentine, and it wasn't long be-
fore I married the young man. I've
had eleven children and all but
three are dead. And I'm ready to
go home, too"
Mrs. Tibball attributes her lon
gevity to her abstinence from high
living" and from the use of intoxi-
cants. She has not left her home
In years, but she takes keen
interest in present day affairs.
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
The Seven
Ages

1S90-Rum.
1900-Rye.
1910-Scotch.
1e1S-Gin.
1p19-2.7S p. o.
1e20-Home-brew.
1e21-Just memories.
NEXT
1929 Tobacco.
l025-Near-tobacco
1030-Ropo.
1940--Cornsilk.
10bO-Nesr-oornsllk.
1e65-Punk.
1o0o-Just mosnoytsA
The Washington times., 1921-01-01

YUy EANING should not be UNDER
M taken. II II can possibly be
w avoided, before the third
l. l.. IL. 40
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-25
HEATHSNILLE
Especial 10 The Timcs-D!sra,chl

Especial 10 The Times D!sra,ch.1
HEATiiSNlLLE. VA. Dec. Iii
Fitzhugh L. Anderson and his mother
are spending some time in Washing
ton.
Miss Fannie May Morgan, of War
saw. Is visiting friends in Washing
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs E. Il. Moore. who have
been spending several weeks In
Florida. have returned 10 their home
a. Bundicks.
Mrs. l.. T.. Cockrell and small
daughter have returned from de-
lightful visit 10 relatives in Rich
mond.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Haynle and son.
Raymond Lee. Of Reedville, were
Weekend guests at "Sunnyside." the
home OF Mrs. Lloyd r. Smith.
pr. Fred y. Brent. Of Richmond.
and Miss Sarah Randolph Brent, Of
Hague. arrived this week TO spend
the Christmas holidays with their
father, X. s. Brent. Tom Brent is
also home for the holidays.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-25
FRONT ROYAL

lSpecial to The Times Dispatch.
FRONT ROYAL. VA. Dec. ON
Il. Mcintosh and family spent last
week IN inSerstown. Md.
Thomas Harrison spent the week
in Luray.
Mrs. Frank III. Chalmers has re :
turned from Raleigh. y. G.. whcr,
ahe was called recently on account
OF thc death OF her brother-iu-law.
Judge Walter Montgomery. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Chalmers are spending the win
Ter at the Alton Inn.
Miss Natalie Allnut, of Fort Lou
doun Seminary. is spending tho holt
Gays with her grandparents, Mr. ana
Mrs. Billie Compton.
Mrs. IcnuiS V. Anderson gave 81
delightful parlor recital at her home
on Saturday afternoon for her music
pupils and their parents About nifty
guests were present.
Mrs. Susie Laws. of Brandy Sta
ton. is spending few days with
her daughter. Mrs. Paul Jackson.
Mrs. Jackson also has rs her guest
her brother. MCPHERSON Laws, who is
Ell route from Florida 10 Boston.
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r.. I.oizeaux
have returned from their wedding
journey to Porto Rico and are AT
home in Plainhcld. y. j. Mrs.
LoizeauS before marriage was Miss
lserta Millar. daughter OF Colonel
and Mrs. s. II. Millar, OF this place.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-25
hakes q Family Supply
of Cough Remedy
REILLY better than rcndy- made
cough S!rups, nnh saves about s..
Easily and quickly prepared.

II you combined the curative prom
critics OF every known "rcady-lnn,!r"
cough remedy. you probably could
not get rs much real curative power
rs there is in this simple home made
cough, syrup, which Is easily prepared
in few minutes.
Get from any druggist 81: ounces
oil Pincx. pour II into pint bottle
and ill the bottle with syrup. using
either plain graduated sugar syrup,
ciarihed molasse:, honey, or corn
syrup, as desired. The result is
full pint OF really better cough syrup
than YOU could buy rcady-nai. for
three times the money. Tastes pleas
ant and never spo!ls.
This PincX and Syrup preparation
gets right n the cause OF cough and
gives almost immediate relief It
loosens the phlcgm, stops the nasty
throat tickle and heals the sore, irri-
tated membranes so gently and easily
that it is really astonishing.
a days use will usually overcome
the ordinary cough and for bronchitis,
Group, hoarseness and bronchial asth-
ma, there is nothing better.
Pinex is most valuable concen.
tratcd compound OF genuine Norway
pine extract, and has been used for
generations to break severe coughs.
To avoid disappointment. ask your
druggist for "2H ounces OF Pincx"
with full directions. and don't accept
anything else. Guaranteed to give
absolute satisfaction or money
promptly refunded. The Pincx Co,
TT. Wayne, Ind.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-25
HOLIDAY VISITORS CHEER
HOMES OF STRASBuRC
Many From PARKWAY Cities
Spending Yulctidc With
Relatives.

tSpc'lal 10 rho Timcs-Dispatch.1
STRASBURG, VA, Dec. .4.--Mr
and Mrs. l.. T.. icister left Thurs
day night for Lancaster. Penn. whcr.
they Will spend the Christmas holi-
days with Mrs. Keistcr's parents. MIR.
and Mrs. y. $. Johns.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. G. SticHlcy left
Friday FOR an extended trip. They
Will spend this week and Christmas
with friends in Baltimore. and from
there they will so to Florida for
several months.
Al IL business meeting OF the Beau
not Club at the home OF Mrs. Fred
Sonncr on Tuesday night. IL was de-
cidcd TO send baskets OF fruit to
all the shutins in Strasburg on
christmas morning. The dainty lit
tie Christmas baskets will b. dis
tr.hutcd by the various members
of the club at an early hour.
clyde Iiitc. of Frederick Junction.
has been called here on account OF
the illness Of his father. Atwcli iiitc
Miss Madec Whcdhec has gone TO
Alexandria anu Washington for the
Christmas holidays.
Charles Kneisley returned Wcdnes-
day night from Richmond. where he
is a student In the Virginia Medical
days with his mother, Mrs. Grace
Sncislcy.
William Hickman arrived Friday
from Randolph Macon College TO
spend two weeks with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hockman.
Mre. Frank Tavcnncr. Jr.. Of Char
lottcsvillc, arrived Tuesday night 10
spend the Christmas holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.. NJ. Ica.
Mr. Tavcnner. who is studying law AT
the University OF Virginia, will come
for the holidays also.
Daniel Grove and son. Gilbert. Of
Now oxford. Penn. are spending the
Christmas season here with friends.
G.. NJ. McClanahan has gone TO
l:dinburG. where he will be the cues,
Of his cousin. Mrs. Carrie liumston.
DR.. Il. IL. Knclsicy. internc At the
! Long Island Hospital, Brooklyn.
! New York arrived today To spend
/ Christmas with his mother. !;rs.
( Grace Kncisley.
| DR.. Turner Hamcy, OF Charles
/ town, w. Va. spend several days this
week with his son. Professor Ar
/ thur G.. Ramcy, at the home OF Mrs.
f.. T.: Grove.
Richard Wright. Jr, and room
mate. Herbert Pryor. of hagcrstown.
Md, both cadets at Augusta Mill
| tary Academy. at Fort Defiance.
Va. arrived Tuesday to spend tn.
holidays with the formers parents
Mr.. and Mrs. II. :. Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Il. Anthony
and little son. Billy, of llagerstown.
Md. arrived Friday night spend the
holiday season with Mrs. Anthony's
mother. Mrs. Grace Kncislcy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-25
AMHERST

Especial TO The Times Dispatchl
AAlHERST. VA. Dec. 2i.-MisS
:. Maudc Kelley, who is teaching at
Whites this session. while en- route
to her home at Cuipepcr for the holt
Gays. stopped off At Amherst 10 visit
Miss Lily Harrison.
Mrs. II. :. Peyton visited Captain
II. <. Pcyton at the University Hos
pital last week.
Austin wales. OF Rush Run. w.
Va. IL spending the Christmas holi-
days at his home near Sweet Briar.
Misses Martha and claire Robert
son. of sweet Briar College, and Wal
Ter Robertson. OF randolph Macon
Academy. have gone 10 their home
AZ Enporia after spending few
days with their grandmother. Mrs.
NJ. IL. Robertson.
Miss Cornelia Hanger. of Sweet
Briar College. is spending the hol!-
days At her home here.
Miss Isabelle Wagner left Monday
for New York. where she will spend
Christmas and part of january at
her home.
Miss Jane Boyd Medley. OF Indian
Mission, is spending the holidays at
her home III Norfolk.
Alban Hogan. of the University o!
Indiana, Is II guest at the home of
j. T.. Bowman.
Mrs. Melvin Alcock and little
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-25

from motor trip TO Washinrtoo
Thursday and left the last OF tho
week t" spend their Christmas with
MIS-. Jacobs, III Richmond
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Mitchell are
here as the Christmas guests of Mrs
:. y. Flanagan. Sr.
Miss Anna Goodwin was "a Rich
mond visitor last week.
Miss Kathleen Bibb arrived in
Louisa Friday from Richmond to
spend the holiday season with her
family al "Schonbcrg"
Mr.. and Mrs. ~ L. Gordon lief, sat
urday with Miss Agnes Palmer to
he her guests for the holidays at her
home in Kilmarnock
Mrs Floyd Cheney viii have a
family reunion during Christmas
week at her country home. Glen
Mary"
]. G. May. .Ir., of the University or
Virginia. Will spend the Christmas
holidays with his mother. Mrs. w. T..
Stoner. In Richmcnd.
Mir. and Mrs. sam Flanagan, Jr..
left for Salem. Va. Wednesday. to
be the guests Of relatives during
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Woodward. of
Highland Park. spent several days
recently with Mrs. Nora Woodward
Miss Dorothy Chilcs will spend the
holiday season in fredericksburg
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs j. H..
ChileS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-25
FARMNILLE

Especial to The Times Diypa,ch.
FARMvuI.E ". Dec. a4-For
three DAYS during In, mas, wcot
Miss Manic Is. nc. conn,y n,,r'.
held "A clinic for Tho h.nca. 81. ,bt
school children Of ,bA corr,y =. ~.
Hardy Hospital mis- c,., m.
clinic was corI,Ic,.d ,io,r ,ho $40
lin.s =. ~, -,
School IN IN. spr,nr s,a !. n.a,,.".
of children successfulIy ,ro,,c6
Special Christmas music Mi, NO
-cndcred a, ma r,,f.,a,ai Gu. ~
Christmas Day. sunday sch,o; ~.
erc'scs aill be held an No,d.y os
icrnoon
The Normal ana T-a,ri,,. c.,,,o,
closes for tho HOLIDAYS ON wod.o,.
Gay. and mos, OF The y,ud.,,. INV
rono homo 90 49,.
school viii reopen January
Instead % the usual Christine.
Al the Baptist Church this year ,,o
congregation Will MAKE a sra.i.,i ,,l
lection for tho Near East Relief fpnd
Mrs Z. y. Layno and MA. daurb
ter. Virginia Moring, spent tie wceE -
end In Richmond as guests Of Mrs
y. G. Haddock. on Park Ayonuc
Miss Mary Rice vino teaches In
Giles County, is tho guest Of her
T.o'her' ATS, Richard Rice Miss
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-25

ton and New York. has returned to
her homo here.
Miss Murlel Cornwcll has returned
from visit to friends in Washing
ton.
Miss Stella Thompson. of Rich
mond. arrived home today to spend
tho Christmas holidays with her
mother. Mrs. L. May Thompson.
Donald l'ringlc, Il recent guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Belmont, has
returned to his home in New York.
Mrs. c. II. Ashton, OF Washington,
/" visiting her daughter. Mrs. s. p.
Luck
Mrs. l.. a. Broln. who has been
spending the sumncr here. left ON
Tuesday for her home in beaumont,
Texas.
Mrs. j. u. Skinner is visiting rclu-
tivcB In New York.
MIR. and Mrs. Turner Abel. OF
Springfield. III. are visiting relatives
mere.
Mrs. J.. $. Arnold has returned from
II visit To her son, II. Miller Arnold. in
Baltimore. Md.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-25

SAND SPRINGS. OKLA. Dec. 24.-
The biggcst-and the happicst-fam-
lily in tho world is enjoying $4,000
Christmas here.
This family has nincty-six chill
drcn-littlc mites to halt-growu
Youngsters. They all wrote to Santa
and they'll all get what they asked
for
They're adding to their Christmas
cheer by inviting 200 aun,s and
cousins to share III the party. For
what's Christmas without company.
even in Il family of nincty-siXp
Charles Page. foster-fathcr OF the
ninc;y-siN, will look ON and show one
kiddy how to run the new electric
railway and tell another to keen his
new bat clear OF the chandelier.
Legally Adopts All.
Page has legally adopted all OF the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-25

iarE school and sends them Ia pub
lie high school Then they can 20
TO college if they choose
Widows colony.
Besides that Page has established
widows colony. He has fifty
needy widows and their children in
nfiy neat little cottages
They'll be the aunts and cousins
at the Christmas feast. Besides.
every widow vii! have big Christ
mas dinner brought to her cottage.
The $4,000 spent in this Christmas
party represents onc-tcnth OF the
monthly salary Of Pages employees.
who tithcd themselves to provide the
fund.
Part OF it has been used for a
community Christmas tree for all tho
people OF sand Springs. displayed in
the public square.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-25

daughter left Tuesday for Richmond
to visit relatives.
Mrs. j. +. Wallace left Wednesday
for Bell Buckley. Tenn. where she
VIII spend several weeks with her
sister.
Seldom Harrison is visiting his son.
william Harrison. I'm Greensboro,
y. q.
MISS Bessie Robertson has gone to
new orN where she will he the
guest Of Airs. Morris Myers for scv-
cral months.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-25
JOYS OF CHR|STMAs7|DE
MOBILIZE IN OLD LOUISA
Famous County Full Of Con-
ccnlrated Spirit Of Season
and lis Cheer.
| SpecInl ID Thc Tllncs.Disnntch

Special to The Times -Dispatch.l
LOUISA. Dec. 2i-Merry Christmas
Is here again. Zig fires are blaz!n.
IN happy homes and the boys and
girls are coming in from the univer-
sIt!cs and colleges. All the letters
10 santa Clans are mailed and the
stocking hung by the chimney with
care. The exchange az gifts. hnun-
TRULY spread tables and happy fam
ny reunious again celebrate this
happy season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Wills have
arrived from panviuc to spcnd
Christmas with Mr. Wills parents.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Reid Wills.
Mrs. ID. y. Walker viii have as her
guests during the holidays her daugh >
ter. Mrs. sydney Neal. OF Chester
field. and Miss Linda Henderson. Of
Charleston, w. Va
NJ. and Mrs. Leroy Boyd returned
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-25
SOCIETY NEWS NOTES
OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Purcellvillc Homes Entertain
Many Visitors-S Students
Home for HOLIDAYS.
Special to The Times Dispatch. J

Special To The Times Dispatch
PuRCElLNILI.E. VA. Dee. "a
MIS- Lester Dillon entertained the
Purceilyl!lc Womam's club at her
home In town on Wednesday after
noon.
Misses Bcrcnicc Nichols and Eath-
Teen steele. who are students at
Cedar Crest College, Allentown. Pa.
have arrived ut their homes here to
spend the Christmas vacation.
Mrs. w. l.. mt. vino has been
spending the past week In Washing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-25

festivities closing the schools session
for this year. Games and music were
enjoyed throughout the evening. and
a lovely refreshmcnt course served.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-09
Chicago Spectacle House
MaktS SldTalIq OfIGT

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you are then to pay the small
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they will enclose the glasses in a
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-09
Realty Deeds Are
Filed For Record

The following deeds have been
dled with County Clerk Lee N.
Satterfield Tor recording:
James u. sturtn % i. a. Brown,
parcel oil land in Lincoln district.
Consideration. $500!
Thomas VI. Mnsgfaye and wife
10 w. II. Rice, parcel of land In the
town Of Riv 84tlle. Consideration,
81 800.
Alice West Smith and husband
20 Lloyd Bailey, parcel of land on
The Tygart's Valley river in Grant
district. Consideration, $500.
James Price Kirby to Alice West
Smith, parcel 81 land on the Ty.
eart's Valley river In Grant dis.
trict. Mo consideration. ].
Lloyd Bailey to Gus Mack and
Raymond HaIler, parcel Of land on
the Tygart Valley river in Grant
district. Confederation, $1,000.
J. S. Freeman and wife to Daniel
S. Grice, parcel Of land in the town
TEtNtEErN rFaT
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-09
MANY ELEPHANTS
WITH BIG CIRCUS
Big Beasts Among the
Most Interesting of the
Exhibits

Nhat IS so Interesting on circus
day RS the elephant And yet there
Is said to be little known OF this
animal by the average person. The
MISUNDERSTANDING Circus which Is
TO exhibit here on Thursday, May
u, is TO bring q large herd Of ele-
plants and in advance gives infor-
nation of educational value per-
taining TO these animals.
There are two species which.
constitute the elephant family.
They are the largest Of living land
animals. The 9ungles OF India are
the homes Of the better knownsspe-
cles, while the other ispecies Is found
IN the forests o. Africa. The aver.
ge male Is 8 TO 10 feet in height
and weigh rom five tons upward.
In their native countries they are
estimated % live for 200 years at
Zines and when IN captivity many
leach the century mark.
AS its weapon of defense the ele-
plant uses Its trunk, which is so
powerful that the animal can crush
man to Death whit. The natu-
Gal enemies of the elephant, besides
man. arc tie rhinoceros and the
tiger.
Elephants are generally caught in
llrongly built stockades. The cap
Tors circle about the herds, chasing
shem to the open doorway Of the
stockade. Once the beasts are in
this enclosure q heavy door is closed
and the process % tanning is car
ried on.
After being tanned, the animals
are easily trained; this generally
taking a period Of a few months.
Methods oil training vary in details
but after the first severe lesson the
trainer generally finds gentleness
effective. The animaisfoften become
so gentle that children can be trust
ed to play with them.