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Cleaning of the Beasts. 
The method S. Polito adopts in keeping his animals 
clean, is by well ordering the dens, or cages in which they 
are kept, which is done in the following manner : 
Previous to shutting up the caravans that contain them, 
there is a sufficient quantity of straw put in their places ; 
and, when opened again, it is all taken out by means of 
scrapers made for the purpose *, and then, by using long 
mops, or towels fixed at the end of some long handled u- 
tensil, they are washed with warm water, and well dried, 
which operation not only serves for cleaning, but also 
carrying off that disagreeable smell, which may be ex- 
pected from a long confinement. Most of the animals are 
now well accustomed to it, and naturally move to one 
side of the den, while the other is cleaning. 
Feeding of the Beasts. 
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The feeding of the beasts of prey generally afford no 
little entertainment to the spectators. The food is usually 
prepared for them, cut so proportionable as to go through 
the bottom of the iron bars ; it is then thrown up to them 
from a distance, and they seize it with astonishing dexteri- 
ty. This is commonly done once a- day, about nine o'clock 
in the evening. 
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