70 AFRICAN ADVENTURE STORIES 



iron nerve that care to continue the so-called 

 sport. 



An elephant uses several original and effective 

 methods of exterminating its victims. It may 

 rush upon a man, seize him in its trunk, beat 

 him to death on the ground, and, before leav- 

 ing, tear up the foliage for yards about. 



There are many instances of elephants liter- 

 ally tearing their victim to pieces. The story is 

 told of an English official in Uganda who, on 

 noticing a safari passing, stepped to the door to 

 inquire of the head man the whereabout of his 

 master. In response, the black swung a human 

 arm before the official and replied that a few 

 days previous his master had been torn to pieces 

 by an elephant and that he had brought back the 

 arm as proof of his assertion. 



Then, again, after knocking a man down an 

 elephant will often continue on its course without 

 stopping to learn how much damage it has done. 

 A hunter who was within close proximity of a 

 herd of elephants handed his rifle to the gun 

 bearer and started to climb a tree to look about. 

 At that moment an elephant charged from the 

 tall grass and made for the gun bearer. As the 

 man started to run, he threw up his arms, and in 



