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WANDOROBBO WEAPONS. 



with, their arrows, and it probably soon fell, 

 exhausted from loss of blood. We often 

 broug'ht down buffaloes, rhinoceroses, and 

 zebras, which had broken-off arrows sticking 

 in their skin. In hunting elephants the 

 Wandorobbo use spears, which they aim at 

 the fleshy parts of the body. These spears 

 consist of a long wooden handle, in which is 

 a strong short arrow. When the spear is 

 withdrawn, this arrow remains in the wound. 

 Large parties are made up when elephants 

 are to be hunted, and the hunt takes place 

 at night with the help of lighted torches and 

 a great deal of shouting to frighten the 

 game. Although the arrows in the spears 

 are poisoned, an elephant never succumbs 

 sooner than in twelve hours, and all this time 

 its pursuers follow it. 



In districts rich in game our caravan 

 was often charged by one or another animal. 

 Yesterday it was a buffalo, which broke 

 through the line without doing any one any 

 harm. To-day it was a rhinoceros, which 

 threatened our cattle as we were crossing a 

 barren bit of land. It was interesting to 

 watch the behaviour of our animals on this 

 occasion. They made straight for the enemy 

 without showing the slightest alarm, and 

 the rhinoceros first checked his confident 

 gallop and then stood stock still at a distance 

 of about fifty paces, till we drove him away. 

 We did not shoot him, as the Count had but 

 just killed another animal of the same kind. 



