164 THE BLACK BEAR, 
thus he proceeds till he is either killed ot 
knocked down from the tree. 
In some parts of the north, a single 
vidual will venture to attack a bear in 
open plains without any other weapon than ^ 
stiletto, pointed at both ends and fastened 
a thong, and a sharp knife. The thong 
w’raps about his right arm up to the elbo"' 
and, taking his stiletto in this hand, and 
knife in his left, he advances towards the an’' 
mal, which, on his hind legs, awaits the attack' 
The moment he opens his mouth, the hunt^’’ 
thrusts his hand into his throat with great re- 
solution and address, and places the stilel^*^'’ 
across, which not only prevents him from slm*' 
ting his mouth, but gives him such pain th^^ 
the bear is incapable of further resistance, 
suffers the hunter either to stab him with ^ 
knife 01 to lead him about W'hithersoever h^ ' 
pleases. 
The bears of Kamtschatka, where they 
