Show I A bear captured ty by chloroform A paper published at montauban Mont auban spain give an account of the capture of a huge bear dy by chloroform which is somewhat amusing I 1 his bears bip had for a long time been the tito of tho the district entirely defying all attempts attempt S at 1 calbre cap I bre even the most daring hunters hungers dared riot not appia win him sufficiently near to give him a death wound nd a aado aiso the bear was left to his glory m making in predatory predator excursions cur continually among g the sheep and cattle of fhe fee surrounding farms I 1 at length a dr pegot hit bit upon a plan I 1 for s securing in the monster by the use of chloroform easu early one n in morning orning he proceeded to the cave where the bear slept accompanied by a party of peasants and having made sure by the snow just fallen that the animal was w thin the peasants ran and fastened u up tb the e ea entrance trance with iron bars which prevented anted the pear r from corning com ing out over the bars they stretched blankets to prevent the ingress of air and now all being ready the operation of putting puffing inon monsieur le ie hear under the influence of chloroform commenced atie doctor took a large caringe cy ry ringe and having baying filled it with wife the somnolent liquid discharged it through an ap aperture aper er lure tare in ake blanket into the he interior of the cave this being several times repeated the bear soon fell fall into a deep sleep when the doctor marq marched lied in and secured his prize in triumph they bore the poor bear away tied limb and limb keeping a cloth saturated alli with chloroform constantly at his nose and took him to the village ej where a cage having been prepared the bear was permuted permit ed to awake great excite excitement followed Ja all around round as the capture of the bear became knowland known know nand and crowds came to behold him secured jn in his cage jn in the evening the village was ilium naad in in rejoicing while the praises of science and pr br pegot fell from ever every ii lip this is is the first instate ins taape of the capture of a WL wild I 1 San animal linal by 4 4 |