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shot with poisoned arrows during the night, 

 and in the midst of some thick cover, or in the 

 dry beds of small rivers. They lay their bows 

 and arrows before sun set, and then go to 

 some village where they sleep the night; 

 early the next morning, they visit the spot to 

 examine their bows, and if an arrow has been 

 discharged, they are certain that some animal, 

 most probably a tiger has been wounded, 

 and consequently is dead. 



They then trace him by the blood, or if 

 they cannot follow it, they look about in all 

 the thick covers near; being well acquainted 

 with their haunts, they know the direction 

 he will most probably take, and seldom fail 

 of finding him in a few hours. Some Shecar- 

 ries take a dog with them which being trained, 

 hunts them out in a few minutes. They do not 

 take the dog with them at the time of laying 

 the bow, for fear of disturbing the tiger, or of 

 his smelling the scent of the dog, which might 

 induce him to go another way, tigers having a 

 great dislike to dogs. I do not think the 



