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Show W f.y . ; 1 i; v.. J.; iiv; a--j i I ill: i. i it i ; :.i '. W ''; ; I i I V v i. . ..--i u U ;r r, a' 'i- i w & sy U w'-ar g 4 a How tlie "Rliino" Asked for a Stimulant, How the Elephant Requested Salts, How to Win tke Affections of an Ant-tear I and Other Secrets of the f - World's Most X , y f Famous -i v VvV Manager : ' 'S -. , 1 J i T - TJ F" If fl B f r-iiT.:r.ss p (VCiv;;. . . lauom: pni onyaer How the ,'fcRhmo,, Ashed for a Stimulant, How V . the Elephant Requested Salts, How to Win f'' "'''"v -. ' .5 tke Affections of an Ant-bear . Have His Aclung J '. ,4 - ' : '"v ' k ! V ''"' ' ' "1 T"""'"""1" feT,:)v,. . .' ;."" . ' and Otker Secrets of tke ' - ! ' i'7f:-;v:' . World's Most X .-St y , 5 . x - 1 Famous :n. v , r- : ".-H "v Zoo ,s - V,::- M "X . v -so . -v. . Manager .- : -f ' t- - v. : ' ' ..''.'""-v - .. ' . t ' i v - ' -. x , v j ,"v ' ' ' Ik t x; -, ,-,....-'..,'!. - - , 'i x i . v- I . itr . - .1. -4 !. . --i.-. 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VSv-wy...., ; " '' ' '"" u :":"'x) peculiar looking animal, very short - : ' , " " , . x - ' '.",. .'- . - ' : . .- and fat. but with an immensely long -y''' V-' - ' ' -. . . . . ' (y xi V.. ... '. - - ?x-, ....'t..- r -. -4. nose as sharp as a gimlet. .-;'";y - ' :; . ? : - ; . - " "'" " n. t ' x ,'x. 'v;; . ... . . x x. ..- - . ... , , , "I have been able to make friends vy,:iy... ' ' , y; V ( x . v - r.-xx with every animal I ever knew," i .v. -J. ','. v.'-- . f - said Bill, as he fondled Larry, the Dr. "Bill" Snyder, the Most Successful Animal Physician on Earth, Nursing the Little Camel Back ''';'' '-' ' '-,;- ': .... x- : -a ant-bear "No one is known to have to Health. T?- . i t'-1 ' " : ' ' '1 many friends with ant-beaxs before, z TELL" SNYDER, the head keeper of kind of instrument he has to work with. The '- ' K V'.,-. :' . : . They are the shyest and savagest A New York's Central Park "Zoo," elephant has his jtrunk, and that is nearer to .' ' ' . .;- ; - : ! .v.-;-;t ?Vi creatures known, but Larry is as i- js retiring after thirty years 'of 1he human hnnd than anything that other p-- : ,'. .. ' v.'vVy. ' - 4 fond of me as any dog could be. fsithftil cpvthVo fnrh. ritv beasts have. The monkey 's hand is a clumsy ' t "The polar bear is the coldest xuuiuui service xor me my. instrument and he can't even hold a stick i . v . v.' y ' - . -i-. , rf vs and most distant animal I ever met Snyder has known more elephants mti- c,0;0,,f 1 A ,.','"! y -; ; 'i :: " ana mosi aisiant ammai i ever met, matelv, has raised more lions and hippo- stl-'lt- , , t , , 4 . , ;. - y '.-' y- 1 ' - but he is all right when yon win potami, -has doctored and saved more wild ' en the elephant needs doe.tor.nir. he . . .- .- ; y--x-y , x- . - , ' . his confidence 1 ou see, up m the beasts and has been on more friendly terms puts his trunk m my hand and I can tell Irom , - z . . place where they are born they are with the jungle people generally than anv t1'111 r"le whether he has a fever or is 1 s, ; ' u bout the only warm-blooded land man in the world rundown. . N : mammals. Lp there they spend ' . . . "2ly old elephant. Tom, who afterward . - - . -? - - . most of the time fishing and when m?wt)ial Tl'L JMlTnS,? went mad, used to throw stones at his friends fXUA-'y--7 Hattle the Intelligent and Sensitive Elephant Uttered Great tho do that the5' 3ust sit on great length on the hab.ts ox the animal,. with his trunk, and he enjoyed doing it. The teH;,.,, !":;...V:V Heart-breaking Sobs as She Said Good-by to "Bill" Snyder a cake of ice and look at tte endless . But did they spend years m close association elephant has a fine sense of humor and he A- ' ZrX--a 8 y waste of -snow and think. When Tvith the beasts they wrote about? Not at often enjoys a hearty laugh, when the joke for women. A woman can do tricks with a they find a lot of people round them it up- VTheir acquaintance compared with i that is on another fellow. You can tell when an r " v 1 snake that no man could possibly do. There sets them terribly. Kiplin' wSe1" aWvervPenteCr?aini..rboS elCT laUgh,ing;tif y0U kn,7 1c,Phan-ts U:VX$$rZk:rl ?? has been an understanding between snakes "Polar bears in captivity are always liable about the jungle, but did he ever sit up all his express for0Lmhn7eutirely . ' ' ' ' -I and women ever siuCe Eve had that affair iu f tnlZfZtnT otrtfm night with a sick tiger or spend all day oil- different . J the Garden of Eden, and what it is no man of temperature. eu I see one of them inn- fln srod Ainnn's hide to keen him .ul'y t i..-, , ..u---.u- . showing fever I give him a big dose of castor Dr. "Bill" Snyder, the Most Successful Animal Physician on Earth, Nursing the Little Camel Back to Health. TELL" SNYDER, the head keeper of J New York's Central Park "Zoo," is retiring after thirty years of faithful service for the city. Snyder has known more elephants intimately, inti-mately, has raised more lions and hippopotami, hippo-potami, "has doctored and saved more wild beasts and has been on more friendly terms with the jungle people generally than any man in the world. Authors and scientists have written at great length on the habits of the animals. But did they spend years in close association Ntnth the beasts they wrote about? Not at all. Their acquaintance compared with that Oi Mr. Snyder was superficial. Eudyard Kipling wrote a very entertaining book about the jungle, but did he ever sit up all night with a sick tiger or spend all day oiling oil-ing an aged rhinoceros's hide to keep him from cracking, or help a boa-constriotor to get rid of his skin? By no means. Mr. Kipling's Kip-ling's work was mainly imaginary and not at all of the same quality as the observations , Mr. Snyder can give forth when so disposed. "Bill" Snyder hasiot only lived with the animals for thirty years, but until very re-j re-j cently he worked 365 days a year and went I to the "Zoo" at five, o'clock every morning or earlier if any of the inmates was ill. Therefore, you may be sure that Snyder knows the secrets of the jungle people, if anybody does. He consented to tell a few of them the other day, but there are still quite a number which he keeps to himself. ""Which do I think is the smartest animal?" said Mr. Snyder, seriously and decidedly. "The elephant, to be sure. There isn't any doubt about it. I have lived with them and studied them for thirty years in this 'Zoo,' ! and for ten years before that. An elephant I knows more than any other animal and can do more tricks. Any man who says that a monkey is cleverer than an elephant is an I intellectual theorist. He is judging by appearances, ap-pearances, and they are very deceptive I among animals. I "An animal's intelligence depends on the r kind of instrument he has to work with. The elephant has his trunk, and that is nearer to the human hand than anything that other beasts have. The monkey's hand is a clumsy instrument and he can't even hold a stick straight. "When the elephant needs doctoring, he puts his trunk iu my hand and I can tell from his trunk pulse whether he has a fever or is run down. "My old elephant. Tom, who afterward went mad, used to throw stones at his friends with his trunk, and he enjoyed doing it. The elephant has a fine sense of humor and he often enjoys a heart- laugh, when the joke is on another fellow. You can tell when an elephant is laughing, if you know elephants well, but if you don't you are likely to mistake mis-take his expression for something entirely different. "The cleverest thing I ever heard of an elephant doing was to poke a knot-hole out of a wooden partition so that he could kneel down, put his eye to the hob? and see what was happening on the other Side. "Elephants can be taught to sit down at table, ride a bicycle, ring a bell when they want their meals and do many more wonderful wonder-ful things. When you consider the enormous enor-mous weight of their bodies, running up to ten tons or more, and that' they can handle all that weight in all sorts of fussy little tricks, that proves how wonderfully clever they are. "Male elephants always go mad at about the age of thirty-five from living in captivity. They call it 'mnsth.' After that you must kill them or they will kill you. Female elephants ele-phants can be kept indefinitely. I had to kill two elephants, Tip and Tom, and it hurt me awfully to do it. Tip made two attempts to kill me and gave me the very closest shave of my life. "I put the elephants out of their troubles with 500 grains of cyanide of potassium. The scientists spent eight hours trying to induce Tip to take his poison in all sorts of delicacies. delica-cies. I got him to take it right away. That is one of the secrets I won't give away. Copyr!j South American Ant-bears Have Never Before Made Friends With Man, But This One Loves "Bill" Snyder as a Brother. "If we had elephants enough and could put them to work, we could soon clear up the freight blockade in this country. An elephant will do the work of a dozen horses at less cost, and sometimes he can do things that no amount of horses could do. He will pick loads out of mud or snow when horses could not pull them out. "When we make the right use of elephants and treat them right we shall clear up most of our troubles in this country. Why shouldn't every farmer have his elephant? If they were kept at. work they would never go mad from 'musth.' " "Bill" Snyder can discourse about elephants ele-phants endlessly, but inquirers naturally wish to hear about other animals. "I like snakes least of all animals," said Bill, "and I've seen a good deal of them. They have a certain amount of sense. They know the man that feeds them and they come when they are called, if they want to, but I am sure they never like a man. "The serious truth is that snakes only care rht, 131S, by the Star Company. Great Britain Rlghti Hattle the Intelligent and Sensitive Elephant Uttered Great Heart-breaking Sobs as She Said Good-by to "Bill" Snyder. for women. A woman can do tricks with a snake that no man could possibly do. There has been an understanding between snakes and women ever since Eve had that affair iu the Garden of Eden, and what it is no man will ever know. "Talking about the secrets of the animals, here is one that few people know. A wild animal will never hurt a crazy person. The beasts are the only infallible alienists. If you ever see a man pulling the whiskers of a particularly ferocious tiger you may be sure the man is mad and the tiger will not hurt him. Once I discovered a woman with Tip's trunk about her waist. That was after he had tried to kill me twice. He looked perfectly per-fectly amiable and never tried to hurt her. She was quite mad." "Which is the wickedest animal, in your opinion, Mr. Snyder?" asked the reporter. "The rhinoceros," replied the distiu-. distiu-. guished keeper. "He is the biggest whiskey drinker I have ever known, and all the hay-eating hay-eating animals love their drink. My old 'rhino,' Smiles, had to have a gallon of whiskey whis-key every time he had a chill. The most shocking thing was that it always did him good. When he-needed his 'medicine,' he would shake till he almost pulled the house down and I had to give it to him." All the animals roared, groaned, squeaked, snuffled or croaked sympathetically, according accord-ing to their kind, as their old friend "Bill" Snyder passed their cages. There was evi- ! Reserved, Snyder is on Close and Friendly Term With the Indian Python, But Ho Says That Only Women Can Truly Understand and Get the Best of Snakes. dontly deep despair because he was going away. After a while snyder stopped before be-fore the cage of the South American ant-bear and hauled out a very peculiar looking animal, very short and fat. but with an immensely long nose as sharp as a gimlet. "I have been able to make friends with every animal I ever knew," said Bill, as he fondled Larry, the ant-bear. "No one is known to have many friends with ant-bears before. They are the shyest and savagest creatures known, but Larry is as fond of me as any dog could be. "The polar bear is the coldest and most distant animal I ever met, but he is all right when you win his confidence. You see, up in the place where they are born they are ibout the only warm-blooded land mammals. Up there they spend most of the time fishing and when they can't do that they just sit on a cake of ice and look at the endless waste of - snow nd think. When they find a lot of people round them it upsets up-sets them terribly. "Polar bears in captivity are always liable to develop pneumonia with sudden changes , of temperature. When I see one of them showing fever I give him a big dose of castor oil. You have to win the confidence of a polar bear thoroughly before you can induce him to take a quart and a half of castor oil." It is "Bill" Snyder's greatest pride that he always knew when the animals needed medicine when the tiger needed castor oil, when the elephant needed epsom salts, when the camel needed nux vomica and when the rhinoceros needed whiskey. These were among the secrets the animals taught him. Such was his knowledge of animals' needs that sickness was practically unknown in the "Zoo" and they multiplied at a rate never known before. Thirty-three young hippopotami hippo-potami and thirteen lions were born under Snyder's fostering care, with the result that the menagerie "was self-supporting. Once a woman came to Snyder and said she had been told that the bite of the elephant's ele-phant's flea would cure neuralgia, just as the sting of the bee is said to cure rheumatism. She had brought a pail and begged for some fleas. "Madame," said Snyder, "I wish you to understand that my animals are all clean and well-bred. My elephants do not have fleas." |
