Band he carries a Staff, whereon are faftned 8 BeilSj- 
which the more harmonious they are, fo much the better, 
the other Man goes beiiind with a Spear in his haad 5 
whenever the Deer perceive th the Light and hears the 
Bells, he draws near to it, ftanding and beholding it as 
amazed, for. he fees not the Men 5 in the mean time the 
Man with the Spear pierceth his Bpdy, and catches him» . 
Now Elephants,Tygers,Serpents and Wild Swine run when 
they fee the Fire, fo that the Hunters need not fear them*- 
There are two forts of Serpents that C^pt.Kmx does not 
mention, which are thought not to be venemous, and a 
Ceilanefe will not kill 5 the firft is of a Bluiih colour, and 
comes frequently into Houfes, and fearches for Rats on- 
ly, and eats them 3 he creeps into their Nefts, and makes 
a deftrudion among them 3. he is of the thicknefs of an 
inch and a half diameter, and about two yards and a half 
long. 
The other is green like a Leaf of a Tree, who winds 
himfelf, and climbs upon the Trees, and catches the Birds; 
lying ftiU all the time as if he had no mqiion, until he 
fees a fit opportunity to catch. He is about one half inch 
diameter, and a yard long. ; 
The Talgoi v/ill lye as if he were dead befide . thefe Iit« 
tie Nefts which are built by thefe Ants caUed Wda^ let- 
ting his Tongue ftick out as far as he can ^ thefe Arits will 
immediately foe theinfelves in great numbers round about 
and upc^ his Tongue, to carry -away the flime which 
is upon the Tpngue, thus he draws in his Tongue and 
fwallows them, and then he (boots forth his Tongue a- 
gain, and continues f(3 to do until he has. fatisfi^d his 
hunger. 
If a Man be lying or lleeping an Elephant will not mind 
him. A Company ;ofD/z^c'^ SouldtQrs cnarcliing from Cohmr 
ho to Cj//rW/7,one of them did ftay behind to reftjiinilelf, 
and did flumber upon the way fide. An Elephant com- 
ing out of the Woods, went ( within two paces of him) 
, but 
