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by the monster's trunk, the brute meanwhile holding 

 down the unfortunate man with its foot or knee. 

 Some idea of the gigantic strength of the elephant 

 may be gathered from this tragic incident. 



Neumann took a long time to recover his injuries, 

 some two months, but after that time he was able 

 once more to renew his campaign against the ele- 

 phants. Using the same .303 rifle, he succeeded in 

 his next two hunts in shooting five more animals of 

 the largest size two on one day, three on another. 

 One of the tusks of these giants weighed no less than 

 117^ Ibs. when cut out, and lost only i Ibs. in the 

 drying out. Another attained the weight of 1 1 7 Ibs. 

 Such magnificent trophies were sufficient to recom- 

 pense the hunter for his previous mishap ; he had 

 the satisfaction, to boot, of being able to overcome 

 once more the most formidable game in Africa, one 

 of which had so nearly succeeded in killing him. It is 

 worthy of note that these five elephants were all killed 

 by the tiny Lee-Metford bullet, with body shots. 



A pair of bull elephants, carrying good and heavy 

 teeth, is a respectable bag for any sportsman. At 

 the present day, when the number of these animals 

 is becoming year by year so greatly reduced in 

 Africa, the sportsman, even when he gets a fair 

 chance, ought to be able to content himself with such 

 a score. Selous, in his earlier career, hunted ivory as 

 a matter of business, and for a year or two made fair 

 profits from the pursuit. During one hunt, he and 

 three friends, Messrs. Ward, Clarkson, and Cross, 

 shot twenty-two elephants in a single day a huge 



