LIONS AND TIGEBS 
inviting him to a friendly glass. This is one of the fatal 
mistakes of the lion king, who, being excited by his success 
and promptitude to excel, presses too strongly, and with 
foolhardy determination, to compel the animals he believes 
he has overawed to do more than usual, and the termin- 
ation of his performance is partial destruction, very often 
leading to death. It is not difficult to see and fully under- 
stand that any animal who has the power, when overflogged 
or unmercifully chastised, will oftentimes turn upon the 
tormentor ; and many instances are well known of large 
dogs, when beaten unfairly by their masters, having turned 
upon them. Moreover, there are many instances recorded 
of keepers of hounds, when in a state of intoxication, 
having been attacked by the pack, the man being so 
unlike himself (when sober), he being so completely altered 
they do not recognize him evidently, and they all fall upon 
him as a stranger. 
The conclusion arrived at is simple enough. That the 
strength of a man as compared with any of the larger 
carnivora is infinitesimally small ; and if, therefore, the 
animal is angered, a hand-to-hand combat must, as it 
invariably does, mean either death or mutilation to the 
performer. 
BREEDING LIONS. 
Notice has frequently been called to the fact that lions 
are so constantly bred and reared in the various travelling 
menageries under what most persons consider great 
difficulties and disadvantages. 
It must be borne in mind however that the circum- 
stances under which they exist are most favourable to 
them, as they are constantly being roused and moved 
about from place to place, sometimes with a reduced 
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