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Indian antelope 'Black-buck the best known Where found Descrip- 

 tion, habits, etc. Rifle recommended The Indian gazelle The 

 gazelle or chinkara Its peculiar call The four-horned antelope 

 Flesh uneatable The Nil Ghi Meaning of the name Ibex or 

 wild goat of Asia Minor A stalk described Rolling down a 

 precipice Ibex driving in Afghanistan Posted to Sholapur No 

 big game Pig-sticking The sport described A comparison A 

 boar described Its formidable weapon How used Riding for 

 first spear Keen competition The pig-sticking spear Spears 

 used in Bombay and Madras The short spear of Bengal Blades 

 Varieties in shape of Horses best suited for the sport Cunning of 

 the boar Its courage and determination A formidable foe Some 

 runs described The secret of success Full speed a necessity A 

 sport sui generis I lose a favourite terrier from hydrophobia 

 Two servants bitten Apparently none the worse A tragic sequel 

 Both men die of hydrophobia No clue as to how the dog was 

 bitten The danger of owning pugnacious terriers Village curs 

 dangerous to fight with 95 



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A lack of amusement Fishing on the lake Good sport Snake charm- 

 ing A performance described " Music hath charms " Discordant 

 but fascinating Lured out of a well A marvellous performance 

 Removing poisonous fangs The hamadryad Its rapidity of move- 

 ment A friend's experience Hatching the eggs A male mother 

 The nest found A rare specimen The insatiable collector The 

 biter bit The snake stone Method of using it The cure effected 

 An heirloom Purging the stone A narrow escape Rough on 

 the fishing-rod A snake in the hall Prompt measures Taking 

 the bull by the horns A strange protest Posted to Shikapur 

 Its evil reputation The hottest place in India How we keep cool 

 at night Sand-flies and mosquitoes Sand storms No regular 

 rainfall A change to Sukkur Cold weather Short and severe 

 Wild-fowl in plenty Pleasant days at Khairpur An old-time 

 chieftain A sportsman over seventy Wild shooting Ali Murad 

 and his falcons A day's hawking Well-trained birds An old 

 reprobate Curious way of fishing 103 



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After furlough Posted to Bijapur A city of the dead Tomb as 

 official residence Mosque with whispering gallery A dome larger 

 than St. Paul's My tomb-house Its advantage and drawbacks 

 Plague and famine My next station The sacred city of Nasik 

 On plague duty High-handedness and extortion Discontent 

 Riot and murder Victims of the plague Dacoities and sedition 

 Police measures A robber chief His formidable gang Baffles 

 the police A police post attacked Pursuit A havildar and his 



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