68 TEB ROYAL TWMB OF BENGAL. 



description, they supposed to be a wolf. Mi-. 



says that, as he was walking on the outskirts of the 

 rice, which was full grown, he became suddenly 

 aware of a tiger staring at him from among the rice, 

 and in a moment he was struck down and seized by 

 the shoulder. He was hardly able to remember 

 what occurred or how he escaped ; but he did escape, 

 for the tiger, after giving him a severe shake, and 

 having plunged his fangs into the shoulder, left 

 him wounded and half senseless. He was carried 

 home and recovered, after a long and exhausting 

 illness, which resulted in permanent injury to the 

 shoulder-joint and limb. 



Mr. went after a tiger on foot in Lower 



Bengal, and wounded it. It had taken refuge in 

 some light tree-cover, and was crouching under the 

 trees. On being pointed out to him, he fired, this 

 time with a shell, which exploded in the tiger's 

 body, inflicting a most deadly wound ; but notwith- 

 standing, the brute had strength enough left to 

 charge and seize him by the arm and shoulder, 

 falling dead ia the act of crushing the limb between 

 his teeth. This gentleman recovered after pro- 

 tracted suffering, but with a stiffened and wasted 

 limb. 



The three following cases are extracted from a 

 report by Dr. Downie, in the Indian Medical Gazette 

 of December 2nd, 1872 :— 



