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to be sent into a covert where a wounded beast is known to 

 be. In India news travels fast, and the report of a beater 

 killed or mauled will precede the hunter from camp to camp. 

 If the natives hear that their lives are likely to be recklessly 

 exposed, they will not assemble to beat, and the shikarees 

 will find great difficulty in obtaining men to assist them in 

 marking game. 



If a tiger has only been slightly wounded, he will do mis- 

 chief ; if badly, he will probably be found dead next day ; but 

 he should never be followed up into thick covert, unless with 

 an elephant ; and all men on foot should be directed to mount 

 trees or keep well out of the way. I purpose illustrating the 

 truth of these remarks by anecdotes which have come within 

 my own experience ; and as I bear the marks of both teeth 

 and claws, I hope my observations may have weight in 

 warning any gentlemen who may be desirous of entering on 

 a sporting campaign in the East of the danger of rashly 

 exposing themselves or their followers when in pursuit of 

 savage beasts. 



A bad accident to one of the party entails the removal of 

 the sufferer, if not killed on the spot, to the nearest canton- 

 ment where medical aid can be obtained. His friends have to 

 accompany him, and the expedition is either at an end or 

 much valuable time is lost. With common and reasonable 

 care, and a little resolution and self-denial, all this may be 

 prevented. 



PRESERVATION OF SKINS. 



A few remarks on the preservation of skins and heads (not 

 human) may, I think, be useful here. 



Deer's heads may be cleaned by boiling till all the flesh 

 leaves the skull; but the base of the horns should be en- 



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