CONTENTS 

 CHAPTER XXV 



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Move my camp En route to Abyssinian border Halt at Karia 

 Gungdya bitten by a snake Rough-and-ready remedies The 

 patient recovers A deadly adder I am regarded as a curiosity 

 An involuntary exhibition Bad water The water difficulty 

 March resumed Shoot a wart-hog The animal described A 

 permanent camp Good sport Native elephant hunters Their 

 methods described Quotation from Sir Samuel Baker Hamstring- 

 ing elephants A renowned Arab hunter Advancing on his quarry 

 The bay mare Face to face A tense moment The hunter 

 hunted Clever mancBUvring The blow delivered A handful of 

 dust The second blow Bleeding to death A herd of giraffe 

 The Somali species different from South African I secure a fine 

 old bull The hunt described Another bull shot The wild ass 

 Secure two as specimens A woman and child - abandoned by 

 Somalia I act the good Samaritan Death of the mother The 

 infant on my hands How to rear it ? The problem solved Con- 

 densed milk and sago Wonderful results The pet of the camp 

 Infant physical culture The Somali method My leave draws to a 

 close Forced marches to the coast Malodorous trophies Back 

 to Bombay I meet Sir Samuel Baker Interesting conversation 

 An enthusiastic sportsman 190 



CHAPTER XXVI 



At Dharwar again Hear of wild elephants in Kanara jungle Damage 

 done to crops Native district officer puzzled His petition to 

 Government Forest officer and myself consulted Suggestion and 

 inaction I act on my own Special shooting camp An unlucky 

 guest Some erratic shooting "Nearly a record bag" Com- 

 mendable perseverance The elephants at last A moonlight hunt 

 Watching the herd Close quarters I fire at a bull A forehead 

 shot Effect instantaneous Another bull floored Let off a small 

 one The herd makes off Congratulations Dangerous " vermin " 

 Natives' misuse of English words and phrases A slave to rules 

 and regulations The lonely railway station Young Bengal A 

 sudden invasion Flight of the staff Besieged in his office Only 

 thing to be done A wire to Headquarters " Tiger in charge " 

 Realizing the situation A night of mental torture Morning brings 

 relief Wild dogs The damage they do A nuisance to sportsmen 

 Hunting in packs Tigers occasionally attacked Description of 

 the animal Difference between the wild and the domestic dog 

 Crocodile, method of attacking their victims The final rush . . 198 



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Wild-fowl and small game plentiful Coolin and Sarus Venerated by 

 natives Many alligators I shoot one Internal evidence of human 

 victims Muggurs The snub-nosed variety Good fishing Wild 

 figs and frogs as bait Shooting fish Thieves in camp Some 

 description of their methods A victim's experience Choice between 



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