DESCRIPTION OF A HUNQUAH. 17 



simply by twisting* the cords into one another,, 

 by which they were rendered more elastic, 

 less visible to the animals, and not so cumber- 

 some and heavy., as if made with knots. 

 Sometimes three or four nets w r ere placed 

 in succession touching or over lapping one 

 another, but more frequently,, they w^ere inter- 

 sected by jungle., which was made almost im- 

 penetrable by stakes driven down in the midst 

 of it, and thorns twisted between them. 



For the following description of their me- 

 thod of fixing their nets, I am indebted td 

 Cap. Williamson's book of wild sports, p. 32. 

 {C Holes being (Jug about a foot deep in the 

 <c ground, two small cavities are made in the 

 t( sides, near its bottom and opposite to each 

 " other. A strong pin, to the middle of which 

 tf the rope is fastened is then buried in the 

 fe hole, having each end in one of the burrows, 

 ff thus lying horizontally and at right angles 

 c( with the point where the rope is to be drawn 

 " tight. The earth being returned to the 

 " excavation, renders it utterly impossible to 



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