HUNTING & SHOOTING IN CEYLON 



get out of the way if you fail to kill and the elephant 

 charges. 



Finally, if your men stop and tell you the cover is 

 kanatta (Tamil, cheddy)^ which means practically " scrub," 

 you had better leave your elephant alone until he comes 

 out again or goes through into better jungle. With the 

 best weapon in the world no man can be absolutely sure of 

 killing, and so I consider it very foolhardy to attack any 

 elephant in such stuff, as your chance of escape is a poor 

 one in case of a determined charge you can't break through 

 the scrub, but an elephant can ! 



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