42 IN THE INDIAN JUNGLE. 



his food and made to stand up to his middle in 

 water for an hour every day, beyond a little 

 uneasiness and irritability in temper no evil con- 

 sequences ensue ; but should these precautions be 

 neglected, the animal becomes savage and even 

 furious for a time, so that it is never safe to 

 approach him during these periods. When an 

 elephant shows signs of must the dark discharge 

 at the temples is an infallible sign he should 

 always be securely hobbled and chained. A must 

 elephant, even when he breaks loose and does a 

 lot of damage, can if recaptured be broken to 

 discipline and will become as docile as ever, after 

 the must period is passed. 



It is wholly different with a mad elephant. 

 These brutes should be destroyed at once, as they 

 never recover their senses, the derangement in 

 their case being cerebral and permanent, and not 

 merely functional. This madness is frequently due 

 to sunstroke, as elephants are by nature fitted 

 to live under the deep shade of primeval forests. 

 In the wild state they feed only at night, when 

 they come out into the open. They retire at 

 dawn into the depths of the forests, so that they 

 are never exposed to the full heat of the noon- 

 day sun. 



Peer Bux being the property of the Madras 

 Government, permission was asked to destroy him, 

 as he had done much damage to life and 

 property in that portion of the Mysore territory 

 lying between Hunsur and the frontier of 

 Coorg and North Wynaad. The Commissariat 



