4.6 Travels into thell^V^lE S. Part III. 
with them, to fhew him an example, or to threaten him if he be unruly. 
She Elephants There are other Snares hefides for catching of Elephants, and every 
go a year with (Country hath its way. The Females go a Year with their young, and com- 
EiephanK hve monly they live about an hundred Years. Though thefe Beafts be of fo 
i»o years. great bulk and weight, yet they fwim perfedly well, and delight to be in 
the Water : So that they commonly force them into it by Fire-works, 
when they are in rage, or when they would take them off from Fightings 
wherein they have been engaged. This courfe is taken with the Ele- 
phants of the Great Moguls who loves to fee thofe vaft moving bulks rufli 
upon one another, with their Trunck, Head, and Teeth. All over the 
Indies^ they who have the management of Elephants, never fail to lead them 
in the Morning to the River, or fome other Water. The Beafts go in as 
deep as they can, and then ftoop till the Water be over their Backs, that 
fo their guides may wafli them, and make them clean all over, whilft by 
little and little they raife their bodies up again. 
CHAP. XXV. 
Of other Curiofities at Dehly^ 
Painters of 
ûehly. 
People Rich 
in Jewels. 
Theban Scone 
or Garnet. 
Screws at 
Dehly. 
Cltrul Flowers 
drive away the 
Flies. 
THe Painters of Dehly are modefter than thofe of A^a^ and fpend not 
their pains about lafcivious Pidures, as they do. They apply them- 
felves to the reiprefenting of Hiftories^ and in many places, one may meet 
with the Battels and Vidories of their Princes, indifferently well Painted* 
Order is obferved in them , the Perfonages have the foitablenefs that is ne- 
ceffary to them, and the colours are very lovely , but they make Faces ill. 
They do things in miniature pretty well, and there are fome at Debly who 
Engrave indifferently well alfo; but feeing they are not much encouraged, 
they do not apply themfelves to their work, with all the exadnefs they 
might \ and all their care is to do as much work as they can,for prefent Mo- 
ney to fubfift on. 
There are People in Dehly ^ vaftly rich in Jewels, efpecially the Rajas who 
prefer ve their Prêtions Stones from Father to Son . When they are to make 
. ?*refents, they chuic rather to buy, than to give away thofe which they 
^lad from their Anceftors: They daily encreafe them, and muft be reduced 
to an extream pinch, before they part with them. 
There is in this Town, a certain Metal called Tutunacy that looks like 
Tin, but is much more lovely and fine, and is often taken for Silver j that 
Metal is brought from China. 
They much efteem a greyifli Stone there, wherewith many Sepulchres 
are adorned -, and they value it the more, that it is like Thcban Stone, or 
Garnet. I have feen in the Countries of fome iJ^jW, and elfewhere, Mof- 
qnes and Tagods wholly built of them. 
The Indians of Dehly cannot make a Screw as our Lock-fmiths do -, all 
they do, is to faften to each of the two pieces that are to enter into one ano- 
ther, fome Iron, Copper, or Silver wire, turned Screw-wife, without any 
other art than of fouldering the Wire to the pieces -, and in opening them, 
they turn the Screws from tne left hand to the right, contrariwife to ours, 
which are turned from the right to the left. 
They have a very eafie remedv in that Country, to keep the Flies from 
molefting their Horfes, when the Grooms are fo diligent as to make ufe 
of it : For all they have to do, is to make provifion of Citrul Flowers, and 
rub them therewith. But mapy llight that remedy, becaufe it muft be of- 
ten renewed, feeing the Curry-comb and Water takes it off. I cannot tell 
if thefe Flowers have the fame vertue in our Country. 
The 
