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British dog, and carefully measuring the appreciation 
and temper of its visitor, suddenly dropped ceremony 
and bounded into his lap. There, after an apologetic 
wriggle, it curled itself up, and its master discussed 
the present and future of the animal trade. 
A great revival in this ancient industry has recently 
taken place, and at the time of the writer’s visit Carl 
Hagenbeck, the largest owner of wild beasts in the 
world, and exhibitor of the model Zoological Gardens 
at the World’s Fair, was making a rapid inspection 
of the stock of animals on view, in order to make 
purchases for his new gardens in New York. In most 
forms of live-stock buying, the necessary acquaintance 
with the points of two or three species is sufficiently 
difficult to master. In the present case it was neces- 
sary not only to judge the merits of the animal, but 
to identify the species with certainty. But once 
among the stalls and cages, the “ deals ” for a dozen 
different species were made in less time and with less 
discussion than a Berkshire farmer would feel due 
to the merits of a litter of pigs. The “stables,” as 
the wild-beast store is called, lie away from the shop 
and the main street, up a narrow court, like those 
which run back from the north of Fleet Street. Up 
this passage every animal must be either driven or 
carried before it can be deposited in safe quarters 
in the store, and though its length and want of breadth 
lend themselves to blocking the escape of any creature 
which might succeed in breaking out, it must offer 
considerable difficulties to the transit of a large iron 
