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Show Not "All In the Eye" The popular idea nbout the u-.e of the "hypnotic eye" in m;king wild animnls or tiny animal behave be-have is "all in my eye," or, in plain language, "pure, unalloyed bunk," .says Clyde Beatty, well-known well-known nnimal trainer in his book, "The Big Cage." "Trainers for years have made q practice of .staring straight into the eyes of the animals that they work at close ranj'.e," he says. "I do it myself. It is prt 0f the stage setting, however. It has no effect on the animal. It is just an eflective trick of showmanship. show-manship. I'm all for showmanship. showman-ship. But I want it known that when I make an animal do my bidding, it isn't because my eyes are looking into his." |