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" concealed ; the grass being brought over to 

 tf meet,, and cover it from the tigers observati- 

 " on. It is not that the force of the arrow 

 " would be sensibly diminished in so short a 

 " course ; but that, some rather stiff reed, or 

 " stick might touch, and divert it from its pro- 

 " per direction. For the bow is ordinarily so 

 (C very substantial as to require the whole 

 fc force, of a strong well accustomed man, to 

 f( bend and draw it properly. The Paharias, 

 fe or hill people, who may be said to be the 

 ec only persons practising this part of sporting, 

 " are, as already observed, quite a distinct race 

 ff from the rest of the inhabitants of Bengal ; 

 ec and from every circumstance, may be with 

 " reason considered as the aborigines. 



' c The arrows used for shooting tigers have 

 (f generally but a moderate barb; I have seen 

 " some without any. The poison is for the 

 " most part a liquid, in which thread is steep- 

 ff ed, and wound round at the back of the barb. 

 f We are not acquainted with the real nature 

 * e of the poisons in general use, but we are 



