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but on the following day they repaired to the spot, 

 where they collected the few bones that could be found* 

 and buried them. The enraged animal had not only 

 literally trampled Krieger's body to pieces, but did not 

 feel its vengeance satisfied till it had pounded the very 

 flesh and bones into the dust, so that nothing of the 

 unfortunate man remained excepting a few of the latter, 

 which made most resistance from their size.' 



M. Frederick Cuvier, in his admirable essay on the 

 Domestication of Animals, writes as follows concerning 

 on elephant in the menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes. 

 The care of this animal had been confided, when he 

 was only three or four years old, to a young person, 

 who taught him a number of those tricks which amuse 

 the public. The animal loved him so much as not only 

 to be perfectly obedient to all his commands, but to be 

 unhappy out of his presence. He rejected the kindness 

 of every one else, and even was with difficulty per- 

 suaded to eat the food presented to him. 



During a certain period the elephant had remained 

 with his owner, and the young man, his son, had con- 

 stantly evinced the greatest kindness towards the 

 animal ; but he was at length sold to the Government, 

 and his keeper hired to take care of him. Deprived of 

 all restraint, and his family no longer present to watch 

 over him, the latter neglected his charge, and, when 

 intoxicated, even struck his favourite, for he abandoned 

 himself to the worst habits. The naturally cheerful 

 disposition of the elephant began to alter, and he was 

 thought to be ill ; he was still obedient, but his exercise 

 no longer gave him pleasure. He now and then ap- 

 peared to be impatient, but tried to repress his feelings ; 

 the struggle, however, changed him so much, that his 



