64 BEARS. 



by a person in ambush, at the time he is lowering 

 his head in order to draw up the ants with his 

 breath through his nostrils. 



I never heard of more than one person being 

 killed by a bear, and that was an old man who 

 was cutting wood at the foot of Muckangunge 

 hill, about two miles from Hazaree Bang canton- 

 ments, when a female bear, having two cubs, 

 being disturbed by him, attacked, and killed 

 him. 



They are often met by travellers on the New 

 Road ; the carriers of palanquins are so accustomed 

 to see them, that they take little notice of them, 

 unless they think they are carrying a person un- 

 accustomed to the country, whom, in that case, 

 they endeavour to intimidate by pretending that 

 there is great danger in going on. This they do 

 with the hope that a reward will be offered them 

 to proceed ; but if they find that the person is 

 aware of their tricks, they try to get a present, 

 by amusing him with a song, in which they 

 imitate the bear. 



Bears will often continue on the road in front 

 of the palanquin for a mile or two, tumbling and 

 playing all sorts of antics, as if they were taught 



