CHAPTEE VII. 



THE TIGEE. 



Tiger- shooting in the hot Weather Different Sorts of Tigers The Game- 

 killer The Cattle-eater The Man-eater Haunts of the Tiger Destruc- 

 tiveness of Tigers Native Shikaris Beating for Tigers Shooting on 

 Poot Shooting with an Elephant Difficulty of Finding Tigers Method 

 of Hunting Search for Information Viceregal Tiger-shooting A Tiger 

 in a Tobacco-field The Hot Weather Camp The Village Shikari -Spy- 

 ing out the Land Nocturnal Life of Wild Animals Tyranny of the 

 Tiger Tiger Tracks The Monkeys Inform Death of a Tiger Pranks of 

 Juvenile Tigers The Monkeys Prevaricate Almost too Close Singular 

 Effect of a Shell An Abrupt Introduction A Man-eating Tigress The 

 Monkeys are Eight Alarm Cries of Animals A Beef-eater Slain Terrific 

 Heat Size of Tigers Baits for Tigers Caste Objections Tiger Shikaris 

 The " Lalla" He is killed by a Tiger Eevenge What a Shikari should not 

 be The Tiger in his Lair Trained Elephants Purchasing Elephants Their 

 " Points" Selection of a Hunting Elephant A Man-killer Entering Ele- 

 phants Elephantine Vices Keeping Elephants A Bag of Tigers Eavages 

 of a Man-eating Tiger Unfortunate Delay Denizens of a Mango Grove 

 Sharp Treatment effects a Cure Start after the Man-eater Deserted Vil- 

 lages A Pilgrim Devoured Unsuccessful Hunt A Bait Proposed 

 Another Victim On the Trail A long Day's Work Eenew the Chase 

 Exciting Sport An Elephant killed by a Tiger Find the Man-eater He 

 charges Home Blown up by a Shell Elephant Anecdote Destructive- 

 ness of Tigers Proposals for their Extermination What can be Done 

 Get Jungle Fever Eeturn to Puchmurree A cool Climate Completion 

 of "Bison Lodge" Burst of the Monsoon Advantages of Puchmurree 

 Selected as a Sanitarium Eeturn to Jubbulpur. 



While wandering about in 1862, during the months of 

 April and May, in the teak forests of the Betul district, I de- 

 voted a day now and then to the sport of tiger-shooting ; and 

 it was the laudable custom of the forest officers to spare, if 

 possible every year, a few weeks during the height of the 



