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each other. Another strong rope '^ put round the 

 neck of each ; and this is held by men, who stand 

 behind the stakes. In the front, and in a hne pa- 

 rallel with the animals but just beyond their reach 

 when they are at the extent of the rope that ties 

 their legs, another rope is placed ; against which 

 several people stand, who incessantly tcaze them, by 

 throwing stones and pieces of wood at them. The 

 Lions, provoked at this outrage, spring with fury 

 towards the people ; when the man, who holds the 

 ropes that are round their necks, pulls them back. 

 Thus they are by degrees rendered familiar. Taver- 

 nier was himself a witness of this method*". 



Mr. Brown tells us^ that, while he was resident at 

 Dar Fur, in Africa, he purchased two Lions, one 

 of which was only four months old. By degrees, 

 he rendered this latter animal so tame that it ac- 

 quired most of the habits of a Dog. It satiated it- 

 self twice a- week with the offal of the butchers, and 

 then commonly slept for several hours successively. 

 When food was given them, they were not only fu- 

 rious to each other, but to any one who approached 

 them ; excepting, however, these intervals, though 

 both were males, Mr. Brown never saw them disa- 

 gree, nor exhibit any signs of ferocity towards men. 

 Even lambs passed them unmolee-red. The Sultan 

 had also two tame Lions, \vhich, with their atten- 

 -dant, always came into the market to be fed-j-. 



Within the dominions of the Great Mogul, it is 

 esteemed a royal privilege to hunt the Lion, and no 



* Travels in India. t Trav(l> in Africa. 



