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chopped out and the trunk and feet amputated 

 for trophies and food, the blacks fell upon the 

 carcass with avidity. The heart is considered a 

 great delicacy, so, while some were busy hacking 

 off great chunks of meat others were cutting a 

 hole through the belly of the animal, and, this 

 having been accomplished, one of the men 

 worked his way in until he was half submerged. 

 How he managed to remain long enough to 

 secure the prize without being smothered is 

 more than I can explain. Finally, his comrades 

 hauled him out by the feet, and his appearance 

 as he emerged, dragging the animal's heart after 

 him, is better left to one's imagination. 



Kermit Roosevelt once came upon a band of 

 blacks who for several days had been tracking 

 an elephant that they had shot and speared 

 with poison-tipped weapons. The animal finally 

 died, and, judging from the stench, which was 

 unbearable, must have been dead some time, yet 

 the natives were cutting off the meat in great 

 chunks and eating it raw. 



Rhinoceros tongue J and hippopotamus tail 

 soup were other dishes that were served us. 

 The former tasted not unlike beef's tongue; 

 that is, it so closely resembled tongue of some 



