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mites will burrow into a tree until it is nothing but a 

 shell, I may mention an adventure which befel Mr. E. 

 Sullivan, and which is related by him in his work, 

 " The Bungalow and the Tent." 



He had disturbed an elephant, which charged 

 fiercely, and very nearly caught him. At last he 

 saw a fairly sized tree, from which hung a " bush- 



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rope," one of the creeping plants of which the jungle 

 is so full. He sprung at the rope, ascended about 

 twenty feet, and had the satisfaction of seeing the 

 elephant pass beneath him and lose the track. 



"It was not until I had descended from my retreat 

 that I was aware of the actual danger I had escaped. 

 The tree was entirely hollowed out and consumed by 



