84 THE COMPLETE SPORTSMAN 



cealed pits into which the unsuspecting crea- 

 tures precipitate themselves has never particu- 

 larly appealed to me. Indeed, I have only on 

 one occasion consented to set those barbarous 

 snares in the paths of elephants wherein they 

 are tempted to commit suicide by self-strangu- 

 lation. But there are many worthy persons 

 who find entertainment in this kind of sport, 

 and for their benefit I append on the opposite 

 page a small sketch showing the best method of 

 manipulating the noose. The diagram explains 

 itself. 



6. 



I am often asked by sportsmen who propose 

 to hunt big game in some distant corner of the 

 globe to give them practical advice upon the 

 choice of weapons. 



It is always a good rule to leave nothing to 

 chance, and with this in view a man may safely 

 provide himself mth the following battery: 



1 double-barrelled shot-gun (for wdld-fowl, parrots , 



chipmunks, etc.) ; 

 1 single-barrelled ditto (for single birds) ; 

 1 water pistol (for water-fowl) ; 

 1 double '450 Express rifle (for single pachyderms) ; 

 1 Gattling gun (for herds of ditto) ; 

 1 butterfly-net (for butterflies) ; 

 1 mosquito-net (for mosquitoes) ; 

 1 Bulldog revolver (for bull-moose and prairie-dogs) ; 



