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Show WELL KNOWN ANrnIALHUNTER ANIMALHUNTER ANIMAL ANrnIAL ANIMALHUNTER HUNTER A . AND TRAINERAT TRAINERAT TRAINER TRAINERAT AT \ MOAB 1\IOAB 1 IOAB SEPT 12"What 12 12"What "What What "Wbat Wbat " do you think of the intel inteI intel- intelligence intelligence - ligence Jigence of elephants , Capfc Capt Ben ? is isene isone isone ene one of the first questions I am ask- ask asked asked ask asked - ed And here is my answer . , The Theelephant Theelephant Theelephant elephant is the first in animal animalbrains animalbrains animalbrains brains , first In their schooling and andtraining andtraining andtraining training , and they lead the class in inreal inreal inreal real intelligence JntelJigence inteliigence My father , who whowas whowas whowas was an elephant tripper tr"pper trpper trapper " and andtrader andtrader trader In India , started me on onmy onmy onmy my career as an elephant trainer trainerand trainerand and to leam learn their habits My first firstjob firstjob job . was v.as vas an elephant tender , thit th'tt thtt that ' is isone one of the first things to leam lcarn learn . , In inIfact Infact I Ifact fact you leam learn to care for them in inorder Inorder order to know their ailments , tricks tricksand tricksand tricksand and good traits Then teach them themwhatever themwhatever themwhatever whatever you want , but always use usekindness usekindness usekindness kindness , , because an elephant never neverforgets neverforgets neverforgets forgets And today I remember that thatadvice thatadvice thatadvice advice as It lias has given me the pleas pleas- pleasure pleasure - ure of or training tra1n.ing tra1ning . the greatest grea.test . herd of ofperforming ofperforming ofperforming performing elephants In the v . aorld aorldAnd worldAnd orId orIdAnd And my youngest pupil upn is Little LittleMona LittleMona LittleMona Mona . , a n . ten-year-old ten year old - - Indian ele- ele elephant elephant cic-phanfc cic phanfc - | phant that can read and write wnte her hername hername hername name on the tl-te tl te - blackboard and pick pickout pickout out the various colors placed before beforeher beforeher beforeher her when asked to do so So I feel feelthat feelthat feelthat that I have been v . cell ell paid for the thetime thetime thetime time and efforts I have put ut forth torth 1n In 1nthe Inthe Inthe the care and teaching of ot the big biglumbering biglumbering biglumbering lumbering fellows that look at you all nIl the time , nnd and you would never neverknow neverknow neverknow know itIf It If " IfWhen When asked about the old story of ofthe ofthe ofthe the fellow who gave the elephanta elephantn elephant n a . che\ che cheof chew \ . of tobacco and tv twenty . cnty yeaI years yearsafter yearsafter " $ after the elephant remembered the thefellow thefellow thefellow fellow one day while In the tent of ofa ofa ofa a circus and was killed kl1led , Capt Capto CaptoBen . Ben Bensays Bensays Bensays says this is all an old circus press pressagent pressagent pressagent agent story because the elephantslike elephantslike elephantslike like tobacco better than anyth anything anythingyou anythingyou ! g . you } 'OU OU ' can give gave them . So never be beafraid beafraid afraid to give an 311 elephant a chew chewof chewof of good tobacco as that Is 18 a real realtreat realtreat realtreat treat to him . Capt Ben Bcn and bis his elephants w1U will w1Ube willbe willbe be seen at Moab with the Seal Bros Bros.Circus BrosCircus . Circus Saturday , September 12 12Performance 12Performance I Performance at S 2 and 8 8j p > m CAdv fAdv ( Adv ) |