ELEPHANTS 
Cwts. qrs. lbs. 
Purchased July 8, 1882 ; weight 7 0 4 
Height, 4 ft. 
October 8, 1883, height 4 ft. 11 in.; weight ... 13 2 0 
Increase in weight 6 1 24 
May 5, 1879. 
Tape measure once round the front foot over tlie toes : — 
Jung Pacha 
Suffa Culli 
Piustum 
Omar ... 
Ft. ill. 
3 8 
3 8 
2 11 
3 2 
Before “Jumbo” left the Gardens, on March 27, 1882, 
his height was 11 ft.; after he left, and on March 13, 
1883, he had grown 7 in., and according to Mr. H. A. 
Ward’s statement on March 13, 1886, he was just 12 feet. 
TAMING AFEICAN ELEPHANTS. 
The African elephant differs, like many other African 
mammals, from those of Asia. Take, for instance, the 
different races of men in Africa as contrasted with the 
races of Asiatics, and you will find few of the latter bear 
comparison with your restless, wandering, determined 
Arab race ; the active and determined chimpanzee of 
Africa as compared with the mild and inoffensive ourang 
of Asia. Nevertheless, upon more mature consideration, 
I am inclined to believe that the African elephant, if 
properly managed, would become quite as valuable and 
useful as the Indian species. The great difficulty I see is 
the want of ajDpliances at starting. In the first place, the 
African animal has far more courage, is much quicker in 
its movements, and is more determined and obstinate 
than its Asiatic relative. The two species appear to me 
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