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fixing one with the greatest nicety into the handle, carries it in 

 his right hand while the spare one he takes in his left. He 

 then enters the bush perfectly naked, having divested himself 

 of his skin cape, belt with hunting-knife ^ attached, and any- 

 thing else he may have about him, which he leaves together 

 with his quiver. Creeping stealthily up, through the thicket, to 

 within a few paces of the nearest elephant (or the one most 



NDOROBO Hunters. 



(From a I'hotograpli Ijy Dr. Kolb.) 



favourably situated of those next him as he approaches up 

 wind), he delivers his blow with all his strength, and instant!)- 

 dives through the bush to avoid a possible charge. The 

 elephants having stampeded, he picks up his harpoon handle, 

 inserts hi.s spare dart, and follows up. The most deadly spot 

 to aim at with this weapon is the part of the stomach where 

 lie the small intestines, about the flank. In the present case 



' .\ kind of long, heav\-, spatula-sh;i])cd dagger, called a " simd," carried in a sheath. 



