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Dooblah — is that rope, which Is made faff- -on one fide to the aftermoft 

 Pharah, then carried under the tail and fattened to both the Pharahs on the 

 i oppofite fide, fo as to anfwer the purpofe of a crupper, and to keep the Pha- 

 rahs in their places, 



Dool— is :vl large cable -about fixty cubits long, with a running noofe, 

 "Two of them are put round the neck of the elephant and fattened to the 

 foremott Pharah or girt, one on each fide, infuch a manner, as to prevent 

 the noofes from being drawn too tight or coming too far forward, and this 

 is effectually done by the Dooblah ; for whenever the elephant draws back, 

 ihe Dools pull the crupper forward, which mutt gall him very much and pre- 

 vent him from ufing all the force he might otherwife exert, in order to free 

 himfelfo 



Pkand—*h a cable nearly the fame 'fi-ze as the Dool, the noofe of which Is 

 put round each leg of the Gootidahs, and then it is tied to trees or ftakes. The 

 Phands, ufed for the Keddah elephants, are only about thirty cubits long. 



Pharah— -a rope thatis put round the body of an elephant like a girt, -and 

 to which the Dooblah and Dools are connected. 



Toomap.—\s the rope that is patted round the buttocks of an elephant and 

 -prevents his ttepping out freely : it is fattened to the girth and crupper, that 

 ;it may not flip down. 



-Tipura*, March 29, iygo, 



* The ancient name of s the province was Sripura, or --with three towns, which has been corrupted inte 

 Tipi:a or Tipc.ra, 



