CONTENTS. 



XVII 



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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 . 1 42 

 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 1 63 

 The " keddah " in Bengal de- 

 scribed, c . . .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 



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