sdvii 



lbs. 

 J. — 1. Catectu powdered... 3 



2. Marking nut do ... 6 



3. Gum of Sal tree ... U 



4. Wax ... 2 



5. Jageery ... 6 



6. Suet ..,2 



7. Jingili oil ... 6 

 Melt together: apply when li- 



quid to the tiorougWy cleaned, 

 solo of the foot. 



ozs. 

 II.— ^1. Catechu powdered... 12 



2. Galls lbs. 1 



3. Wax - „ 2 



4. Jingili oil „ 4 



Melt together : apply to soles 



of feet night and morning. 



III. — Take a large quantity of the bark of the jack and 

 palmyra trees ; boil it with plenty of water for about four honrs 

 till reduced to about 6 or 7 quarts, then strain it through a cloth, 

 and, while hot, add the following :— - 



Cutch ... 2 ozs.^ make the elephant to lie down in the posi- 

 Soda ... 2 „ '' tion as while sleeping, the crevices or cracks 

 Wax ...4 „ j should be well cleaned of mud and sand by 



Oil 2 bots. J washing — after which apply the medicine hot 



by gently hitting the soles of the feet for a few minutes with a 

 piece of rag fastened to a stick and soaked in the application. 

 (Slymm). 



Government sanctions Chobe (in Bengal) but the cost per 

 elephant is not to exceed 12 annas; in Mountain Batteries it is 

 allowed whenever considered necessary. Various kinds of boots 

 have been tried from time to time to prevent excessive wear of 

 the feet but the enormous weight and peculiar movement of the 

 elephant renders them of but temporary value for they are soon 

 worn out even though the boot of leather be shod with an iron 

 shoe. This is, however, a vei-y useful surgical means in cases of 

 sore feet, for retaining dressings. Indeed from its peculiar form, 

 especially on very flat and moist but hard ground, the foot acts as 

 a kind of sucker, as is concluded by Slymm from a remarkable 

 accident which happened to him when on the march "one of my 

 elephants when crossing a small river in which the water rose to 

 a little above the belly of the animal, in descending made the 

 motion of slipping from the side of the stream to its middle, and 

 there he remained without being able to go any further or move 

 a foot. I sent men down but they could ascertain nothing else 

 than that his feet were surrounded by blue clay. Everything 

 tried to free the animal was fruitless, till at last, but not before 



