192 THE HIVE OF THE BEE-HUNTER. 



may have been fishing all day, without suspecting their 

 presence. 



Herodotus mentions the catching of crocodiles in 

 the Nile, by baiting a hook with flesh, and then attract- 

 ing the reptile towards it by making a hog squeal. 



The ancient Egyptian manner of killing the croco- 

 dile is difi'erent from that of the present day, as powder 

 and ball have changed the manner of destruction ; but 

 the fondness for pigs in the crocodile and alligator, 

 for more than two thousand years, remains the same. 



