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sumed she was wounded. It is fortunate for 

 the inhabitants of that country, that tigers sel- 

 dom survive any wound ; their blood being 

 always in a state predisposing to putrefac- 

 tion, a consequence of the extreme heat, and 

 their living entirely on animal food. 



A grass, called by the natives Churaunt, 

 grows plentifully throughout the jung-les. 

 The seeds of it are ripe about April. They 

 have a serrated beard with a sharp point, bar- 

 bed, and adhere to almost every thing they 

 touch. This grass annoys the tigers exceed- 

 ingly during all the hot months; it grows 

 about the height of a tiger's belly, where they 

 tease him much by adhering to his hinder 

 parts in clusters. This is given as a reason 

 for their being more troublesome during the" 

 hot months, then at any other season, the 

 grass obliging them to quit the heavy covers, 

 and the pursuit of animals of the forest, for 

 the easier prey of men and cattle. 



Major General Sir Dyson Marshal, com- 

 manding a Battalion at Hazaree Bang, receiv- 



