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clothiflg consisting of a piece of the inner bark of 

 a tree parsing round their loins, and even this 

 frequently laid aside as an useless incumbrance, 

 tlieir bodies have acquired a pliability and nerve 

 utterly unattainable even by savages somewhat 

 more advanced towards Civilization than them- 

 selves, and which are inj^eparably annexed lo 

 their condition. The Sematig does not however 

 depend entirely on the acutcne&sof hi:; vision and 

 the agility of his limbs for his subsistence, fot 

 Mr. Anderson says, ** Their mode of destroying 



elephants, in order to procure the ivory, or 



their flesh, is most extraordinary and ingenious* 

 " They lay in wait in smaii parties of two or 



three when they have perceived any elephants 

 '* ascend a hill, and as they descend again, which 

 " they usually do at a slow pace, plucking the 

 ** brancbea as they move along, while the hind 

 " legs are up lifted, the Semang, cautiously ap- 

 " preaching behind, drives a sharp pointed barn- 



boo, or piece of neebong which hae been previ- 

 " ouslywell hardened in the fire, and touched with 

 ** poison into the sole of the eSephant's foot, with 

 " all his force, which effectually lames the animal 

 " and most commonly causes him to fall, when the 

 *' whole party rushes upon him with sharp epeara 

 ** and pointed stick> and soon di.^palch him. The 

 ** rhinoceroi* they obtain with even les:* difficulty 



This animal which is of soUtary habits, h found 

 frequently in marshy places, with its whole 

 ** body immersed in the mud and part of the 

 ** bead only projecting. The Malays call them 

 •* Baduk Tapa or the recluse rhinoceros : to- 

 •* wards the close of the rainy season, they are 



