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Description of Old and Modern Spears Modes of using Spears 

 Comparison of Boars of different Localities Size and 

 Colour of Wild Hogs Their Craftiness A very gallant Pig 

 European and Indian Pig compared 43 



CHAPTER V. 



Wild Hog and Hog-hunting Hogs sabred on Horse-back Mode 

 of Hunting adopted by Native " Shikarees " Running down 

 and Spearing Boars on Foot Famous Hog-hunting Grounds 

 Good Sport and a bad Accident Cuts and Wounds inflicted 

 by Boars A strange Incident and a severe Wound A narrow 

 Escape and a Hand-to-hand Encounter Relative Qualifica- 

 tions of various Breeds of Horses for " Pig-sticking " A Mis- 

 adventure Wild Hogs as Comic Characters Mr. Billoo's 

 Adventure 57 



CHAPTER VI. 



Tigers and Tiger-shooting Disappearing from many Districts of 

 the Lower Provinces Formerly extremely Numerous in Ben- 

 gal A Great Bag Plassey, as it Was and Is Difference in 

 Tigers Size and Length Time and Method of Measurement 

 Man-eaters The old Man-eating Tigress of Raipoor Man- 

 eaters often Lusty and Handsome A famous Man-eating 

 Tiger killed Wild Santhals Roaring The "Provider" 

 Adventure with Tiger and Jackals "Bobbery" Pack attacked 

 by Jackals Desperate Fight between Tigers Cannibalism of 

 Tigers Relative Strength of Tigers and wild Bull Buffaloes 

 Tiger and English Bull 72 



CHAPTER VII. 



Tigers and Tiger-shooting Sport always Uncertain without pre- 

 vious good Intelligence A large Tiger lost unaccountably 

 Good Sport dependent on trained and staunch Elephants and 

 "Mahouts" Patience and Perseverance rewarded Tigers 

 often found in Families of three or four Close Shots and 

 clean Misses at three Tigers An old Native " Shikaree's " 

 Nerves unstrung Tigers' Love of Slaughter Tigers stalking 

 Cattle Finding and Death of a furious Tigress Tigers' 

 Love of Wandering A Tigress Shot in the midst of a Village 98 



