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Show LION SOOTHED BY PERFUME Trainer Says Animal Whiffs Attar of Roses and Then Becomes Docile. Chicago. A new method has been discovered for curbing the temper of Hons. It is simple and safe. and. according ac-cording to Charles Smith, boss of a local menagerie, it is highly effective. It consists merely in permitting a lion to whiff attar of roses. Smith gave a demonstration at the Coliseum, when he sprinkled the perfume per-fume over a handkerchief and entered the cage of King Leo. Leo was sleeping, sleep-ing, but when the cage door was opened he prepared to spring. Smith dangled the handkerchief in front of the lion's nose and Leo sniffed heavily. heav-ily. Then he buried his nose in the cloth. He seemed more contented than when sleeping, and permitted Smith to brush his mane and head and pat him on the back. Smith said he had been experimenting experiment-ing with perfume with the lions for several months and is convinced the aroma has a remarkably peaeefvl and soothing effect on wild beasts. |