Method vf Catching Wild 'Elephants . 1 1 



become more fettled, and eat a little food, with which he is 

 fupplied, as foon as he is taken, the Koomkees are again 

 brought near, and a flrong rope (Pharah *) is then put 

 twice round his body, clofe to his fore-legs like a girth, and 

 tied behind his fhoulder ; then the long end is carried back 

 clofe to his rump and there faftened, after a couple of turns 

 more have been made round his body. Another cord is next 

 faftened to the Pharah, and from thence carried under his 

 tail like a crupper (Dooblah f), and brought forward and faf- 

 tened by a turn or two, to each of the Pharahs, or girths, by 

 which the whole is connected, and each turn of thefe cords 

 ferves to keep the reft in their places. After this a ftrong 

 rope (the Tooman J) is put round his buttocks and madefaft 

 on each fide to the girth and crupper, fo as to confine the 

 motion of his thighs and prevent his taking a full ftep. 

 Thefe fmaller ropes being properly adjufted, a couple of large 

 cables (the Dools §) with running noofes are put around his 

 neck, and after being drawn moderately tight, the noofes are 

 fecured from running clofer, and then tied to the ropes on 

 each fide forming the girth and crupper already mentioned ; 

 and thus all thefe ropes are connected and kept in their pro- 



* Pharah — a rope that is put round the body of an elephant, like a 

 girth, and to which theDooblah and Dools are connected. 



f Dooblah — is that rope which is made faft on one fide to the aftermoli 

 Pharah, then carried under the tail and faP ened to both the Pharahs en the 

 oppofite fide, fo as to anfwer the purpofe of a crupper, and to keep the 

 Tharahs in their places. 



J Tooman — is the rope that is pafTed round the buttocks of an elephant, 

 and prevents his ftepping out freely : it is faftened to the girth and crup- 

 per, that it may nx>t flip down. 



§ Dool — is a large cable, about fixty cubits long, with a running noofe. 

 Two of them are put round the neck of the elephant, and faftened to the 

 forcmoft Pharah or girth, one on each fide, in luch a manner as to pre- 

 vent the noofes from being drawn too tight or coming too far forward : 

 and this is effectually done by the Dooblah ; for, whenever the elephant 

 draws back, the Dools pull the crupper forward, which niuft gall him 

 very much, and prevent him from ufing al! the force he might oiherwife 

 exert, in order to free Limfelf. 



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