OF WILD ANIMALS in 



21. Standing on a tub on right legs only. 



22. The same, on opposite legs. 



23. The same, on the fore legs only. 



24. The same, on the hind legs only. 



25. Using a fan. 



26. Turning a hand-organ. 



27. Using a handkerchief to wipe the eyes. 



28. Sitting in a chair. 



29. Kneeling, with the fore legs. 



30. Kneeling with the hind legs. 



31. Walking astride a man lying lengthwise. 



32. Stepping over a man lying down. 



33. Forming a pyramid of elephants, by using tubs of 

 various sizes. 



While it is true that not all of the acts in the latter part of 

 this performance were performed by each one of the elephants 

 who went through the military drill, there is no reason to doubt 

 the entire ability of each individual to be trained to obey the 

 whole thirty-three commands, and to remember them all 

 accurately and without confusion. The most astonishing 

 feature of the performance, aside from the perfect obedience 

 of the huge beasts, was their easy confidence and accuracy of 

 memory. 



We come now to a consideration of the 



Accomplishments of Working Elephants. In all the 

 timber-forests of southern India every captive elephant is 

 taught to perform all the following acts and services, as I have 

 witnessed on many occasions : 



1. To salaam, or salute, by raising the trunk. 



2. To kneel, to receive a load or a passenger. 



3. When standing, to hold up a fore-foot, to serve the driver 

 as a step in climbing to his place. 



4. To lie down to be washed, first on one side and then on 

 the other. 



5. To open the mouth. 



