a8 DRIVING A BEAR OUT OF SUGAR-CANES 



scourges, the white ants. When a bear finds a nest of ants, but especially white ants, he is in 

 his glory ; he tears up the whole burrow, licking up all the clusters he can get at, and lying 

 with his tongue out to entice the little prey into his mouth. By this means he, no doubt, often 

 obtains an ample meal, as frequently a bushel of white ants may be found in the same nest. 

 In the left background, within a clump of mango-trees, bordered by the feathery bamboo, is a 

 Hindoo temple ; in the centre the frequent palm, with a line of buildings, probably those of an 

 indigo factory. 



