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THE TANA. 



like a rat." It will be readily understood that this kind 

 of Jagt can only be followed on certain occasions. 



THE TANA. 



The Tana is another device for the capture of the fox ; 

 and certainly few engines are more economical, or better 

 calculated for the purpose. It is chiefly confined, I believe, 

 to the more northern parts of the peninsula. 



The Tana consists of the stump of a tree, or it may be of 

 an upright plank, of from five to six feet in height, the upper 

 part of which is doubly-forked, in the manner shown in 

 the sketch. The bait, consisting of the head of a cat, a 

 lump of meat, a dead bird, or even a piece of calf-skin, 



