THE WHITE TIGER. 



The color of this animal was a creamy white, with the ordinary tigerine stripes so 

 faintly marked that they were only visible in certain lights. It is probable that these 

 White Tigers are only albinos, like the white pheasants, peacocks, crows, etc, which 

 are so well known, and that they cannot even be ranked as permanent varieties. The 

 markings are of that obscure neutral tint which is seen in the " eyes " of the albino 

 peacock's tail, and on the feathers of the albino pheasant. 



Not only is the Tiger skin considered as an article possessing a commercial value, 

 but the fat commands an equally high price among the natives, who employ it as an 

 infallible specific against rheumatic affections. It is prepared for use in rather a 

 curious, and withal, a simple manner. 



Were the fat to be exposed to the action of the atmosphere, it would soon become 

 rancid, and then putrid ; but by subjection to the native mode of treatment it clarifies 

 itself with no trouble to the preparer. As soon as removed from the animal, the fat is 



cut into long strips of a convenient size to enter the necks of sundry bottles, which are 

 cleansed for the purpose. By the aid of a stick, as many as possible of these strips 

 are pushed into the bottle, which is then corked, and set in the sunshine for a whole 

 day. The heat of the sun's rays soon melts the fat, and liquifies it as if it were oil. 

 In this state it is permitted to remain until the evening, when it cools down into a firm 

 white mass, resembling lard. This prepared fat is as useful to Europeans as to natives, 

 not so much to rub on their rheumatic joints, as to lubricate their guns and locks, 

 on which may depend the life of the owner. 



Those who have hunted the Tiger in agenuinely sportsmanlike manner, matching fairly 

 man against beast, are unanimous in asserting it to be a very cunning animal, putting 

 all the powers of the human intellect to the proof. As is the case with the fox, our 

 most familiar instance of astuteness among brutes, each Tiger seems to have its 



