THOSE OTHER ANIMALS. 



THE ELEPHANT. 



IT must be admitted that it is hard upon the citizens of 

 the United States that the elephant is not found in 

 the Western Continent. The Americans have an especial 

 fondness for big things. They are proud that they possess the 

 biggest Continent, the largest rivers, the longest railways, 

 the loftiest trees, the most monster hotels, and the tallest 

 stories of any people in the world. It is, then, extremely hard 

 upon them that they have not also the biggest quadrupeds. 

 Two good-sized quadrupeds, indeed, they had the bison 

 and the moose but they are fast disappearing. As they 

 were not the very biggest, the citizens of the States had no 

 interest in preserving them. Had the elephant been there, 

 he would, doubtless, have been religiously protected as 

 a subject of national glorification. The elephant is not 

 thought so much of in the countries where he resides. In 

 India he has been utilised, but in Africa is prized only for 

 his flesh and his tusks. He is considered to be a highly 

 intelligent animal, and in books for children is generally 



