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search of poultry ; which, however, they never 

 get here, for our poultry are shut up at sunset 

 in a comfortable wattle and daub-house of their 

 own. It has a roof of plaited palm leaves called 

 here " cadjans." A most picturesque Tamil boy 

 in a red turban attends to their wants. The 

 porcupines are dangerous foes to dogs who 

 have to go into the long grass to hunt hares. 

 The porcupine darts his quills at the dogs, 

 and Rob says he once saw a dog die out 

 hunting after having three porcupine quills 

 through his throat. They were darted with 

 so much force that the quills absolutely went 

 through the dog's throat and remained. 



