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gentle and obedient of all animals. It soon conceives an 

 attachment for the person that attends it, caresses him, 

 obeys him, and seems to anticipate his desires. 



In a short time it begins to comprehend the signs 

 made to it, and even the different sounds of the voice ; 

 it perfectly distinguishes the tone of command from 

 that of anger or approbation, and acts accordingly. 

 It receives its orders with attention, eagerly, yet with- 

 out precipitation. All its motions are regulated, and 

 its actions eem to partake of its magnitude, being 

 grave and majestic. It is quickly taught to kneel down 

 to receive its rider ; it caresses those it knows with its 

 trunk; with this salutes such as it is ordered to dis- 

 tinguish, and with this, as with a hand, helps to take 

 up part of its load. It suffers itself to be arrayed in 

 harness, and seems to taktf a pleasure in the finery of 

 its trappings. It draws either chariots, cannons, or 

 shipping, with surprising strength and perseverance; 

 and this with a seeming satisfaction, provided its 

 master appears pleased with its exertions : arid he fre- 

 quently takes such an affection for his keeper that he 

 will obey no other; and it has been known to die for 

 grief, when in some sudden fit of madness it has killed 

 its conductor. 



In Deli, an elephant passing the streets, put his 

 trunk into a taylor's shop, where several people were 

 at work. One of the persons of the shop, desirous of 

 amusement, pricked the animal's trunk with his needle. 

 The elephant passed on without any signs of resent, 

 ment, but coming to a puddle of dirfy water, tilled his 

 trunk, returned to the shop, and spurted it over all 

 their finery. 



Some of them are twenty feet in compass, and near 

 fourteen high. They seem to have more sense thaa 

 any other brute, and are capable of fidelity and strong 

 affection, particularly to their companion, so that 

 neither the male nor female is ever known to make a 

 second choice. 



The female goes seventeen months with her young : 

 they are fifty onsixty years before they have their full 



