226 ELEPHANT-HUNTING. 



behind the shoulder-blade, as the fore-arm moves 

 forward in walking. 



p, , . Any sportsman who is a fair shot, 



cool, steady, persevering, and active, 

 may count upon killing heavy bags of most kinds 

 of game with tolerable certainty; but he who 

 would slay the elephant in his trackless jungle- 

 home must have other qualities combined, or he 

 will fail in his attempt. 



The elephant-hunter must have a thorough 

 knowledge of the nature and habits of that 

 sagacious animal, whose keenly-developed senses 

 far exceed that of any other denizen of the forest; 

 he must be well acquainted with its peculiar 

 structure and anatomy, or his bullet, however 

 true, will never reach the vital part with any 

 certainty ; he must be an adept at " tracking," or 

 following spoor, and in the understanding of 

 jungle signs, which, although a natural gift to the 

 red men of the Far West and Indian jungle-tribes, 

 is only acquired by intense study and long 

 practice; he must be patient and enduring, 



