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DICK BROWNELL'S LAST EXPLOIT IN INDIA. 



over on* of the feet, where any motion of the brute would draw it taut. But, to do 

 this, it was necessary that the intended victim should first lift one of his fsei 

 which he was not likely to do of his own accord. 



THE SOCIABLE WEAVER BIRD. 



The elephant hunters, however, have an easy way of overcoming that difficulty. 

 With the fingers of his right hand, Dick scratched the left hind leg of the bull 

 Despite the thickness of the elephant's skin, it is extremely sensitive, and the action 



