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are stated to cure themselves by eating large quantities of 

 earth. This causes purgation^ probably from the irritation of 

 sand, and expels the worms. 



Should the earth fail to do this, the following medicine,, 

 which acts as a purgative, should be given : 



Common salt and pulp of tamarinds, of each, from three 

 and a half to four pounds, mixed with a large quantity of 

 boiled rice. The Hindustani name for tamarind is imli. 



Elephants cannot be forced to take medicines, but can 

 readily be persuaded to do so by the native attendants called 

 mahouts. 



They are liable to a kind of insanity, called ' mast,' which is^ 

 stated to be produced by sexual excitement, and which lasts- 

 for three or four months. The disease may be recognised in 

 its earliest stages by a discharge like pus from the orifices in 

 the skin behind the eyes. When that is seen, the animal 

 should be securely chained, or he will be very likely to kill 

 some one. 



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