ZEBU.—Bos I’ndicus. 
the purpose of drawing the wagons over the tracks which are by courtesy called roads. 
Although the wagons are remarkably hight, and are built in such a manner as to 
take no harm by an occasional upset, the ground is so heavy, and the wheels sink so 
deeply, that a very large team of these cattle is required to draw the vehicle safely on its 
journey. Eight or ten yoke of oxen are frequently employed in drawing a single wagon. 
The conduct of the native drivers towards these poor beasts is eruel in the extreme, ‘and 
deserving of the greatest reprobation. The “jambek,” or whip, which these men employ 
is of very great length, and can be used with an effect that is pertectly terrible. Besides 
this more legitimate instrument, the Hottentot driver is in the habit of using various 
other methods of tormenting the poor beasts, and is absolutely ingenious in the refinements 
of his cruelty. 
THE domestic cattle of India is commonly known by the name of Zebu, and is 
conspicuous for the curious fatty hump which projects from the withers. These animals 
are further remarkable for the heavy dewlap which falls in thick folds from the throat, 
and which gives to the fore part of the animal a very characteristic aspect. The lmbs 
are slender, and the back, after rising towards the haunches, falls suddenly at 
the tail. 
The Zebu is a quiet and intelligent animal, and is capable of being trained in various 
modes for the service of mankind. It is a good draught animal, and is harnessed either 
to carriages or ploughs, which it can draw with great steadiness, though with but little 
speed. Sometimes it is used for riding, and is possessed of considerable endurance, being 
‘apable of carrying a rider for fifteen hours in a day, at an average rate of five or six miles 
per hour. The Nagore breed is specially celebrated for its capabilities as a steed, and is 
remarkable for its peculiarly excellent action. These animals are very active, andl have 
been known to leap over a fence which was higher than our five-barred gates, merely for 
the purpose of drinking at a certain well, and, having slaked their thirst, to leap back again 
into their own pasture. Asa beast of burden, the Zebu is in great request, for it can carry 
a heavy load for a very great distance, though at no great speed. 
