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the tiger. 
into his head, and tore away the whole flesh 
his face, eyes, nose, mouth and all. The 
then dropped and the animal expired. 
measured thirteen feet from the tip of the 
to the extremity of the tail. 
When the tiger is hungry nothing will dete^ 
him from his object. The dawks or postioe" 
throughout India travel on foot : one man cat' 
Tying the letter-bag over his shoulder, an** 
being accompanied at night, and through 
suspicious places in the day-time, by one 
more men with small drums and an arch®'^' 
These precautions are not sufficient to in^*' 
midate the ravenous animal during the cla/' 
notwithstanding his antipathy to noise, aP/ ’ 
more than two strong flambeaux which , 
postman carries at night. It is a well kno"’” 
fact that a tiger occupied a spot in ' 
Goomeah pass nearly a fortnight, diiri'’^ ' 
which he daily carried away a man, generalD' 
one of the postmen. One day he was disap' 
