CONTENTS. 
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Method of swimming . . .121 
Internal anatomy imperfectly 
known . . . .122 
Faculty of storing water . .124 
Peculiarity of the stomach . . 125 
The food of the elephant . .129 
Sagacity in search of it . 130 
Unexplained dread of fences . 131 
Its spirit of inquisitiveness . 132 
Anecdotes illustrative of its curi- 
osity . . . . . ib. 
Estimate of sagacity . . 133 
Singular conduct of a herd during 
thunder . . . .134 
An elephant feigning death . 135 
Appendix. — Narratives of natives, 
as to encounters with rogue 
elephants . . . .136 
CHAP. IV. 
THE ELEPHANT. 
Elephant Shooting. 
Vast numbers shot in Ceylon . 142 
Revolting details of elephant kill- 
ing in Africa . (note) ib. 
Fatal spots at which to aim . 143 
Structure of the bones of the head 144 
Wounds which are certain to kill 145 
Attitudes when surprised . . 148 
Peculiar movements when reposing ib. 
Habits when attacked . . 1 50 
Sagacity of native trackers . . ib. 
Courage and agility of the ele- 
phants in escape . . .151 
Worthlessness of the carcass . 1 53 
Singular recovery from a wound 
(note) 154 
CHAP. V. 
THE ELEPHANT. 
An Elephant Corral. 
Early method of catching ele- 
phants ..... 156 
Capture in pit-falls . (note) ib. 
By means of decoys . . .157 
Panickeas — their courage and 
address . . . .158 
Their sagacity in following the 
elephant • . . .159 
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Mode of capture by the noose . 160 
Mode of taming . . . 161 
Method of leading the elephants 
to the coast . . . .162 
Process of embarking them at Ma- 
naar ib. 
Method of capturing a whole herd 163 
The "keddah" in Bengal de- 
scribed. . . . .164 
Process of enclosing a herd . 165 
Process of capture in Ceylon . ib. 
An elephant corral and its con- 
struction . . . .166 
An elephant hunt in Ceylon, 1847 167 
The town and district of Korne- 
galle ib. 
The rock of Aetagalla . .168 
Forced labour of the corral in 
former times. . . .170 
Now given voluntarily . .171 
Form of the enclosure . .172 
Method of securing a wild herd . 173 
Scene when driving them into the 
corral 174 
A failure 176 
An elephant drove by night . 177 
Singular scene in the corral . 178 
Excitement of the tame elephants 
(note) ib. 
CHAP. VI. 
THE ELEPHANT. 
The Captives. 
A night scene . . . .180 
Morning in the corral . .181 
Preparations for securing the cap- 
tives ib. 
The " cooroowe," or noosers . ib. 
The tame decoys . . .182 
First captive tied up . . .183 
Singular conduct of the wild ele- 
phants ..... 184 
Furious attempts of the herd to 
escape 186 
Courageous conduct of the natives 187 
Variety of disposition exhibited by 
the herd . . . .189 
Extraordinary contortions of the 
captives . . . .190 
