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Self to be harnessed ; appears to be proud of 
the finery of his trappings ; and will easily 
perform the work of several horses, being able 
to carry from three to four thousand pounds 
tveight. His conductor usually sits on the 
*ieck of the elephant, and is provided with a 
tod of iron, sharp at the end and hooked, 
Called a hawkuss, with which he urges the 
minimal forward by pricking his head, ears, or 
ttiuzzle, though this is seldom necessary, a 
tvord being usually sufficient. 
To give an idea of the labour which the 
tlomesticated elephant performs in India, it 
ttiay be sufficient to state that all the casks, 
*acks, and bales, transported from place to 
place, are carried by elephants ; that they 
Carry burdens on their backs, their necks, 
llieir tusks, and even in their mouths, fastened 
^0 the end of a rope, the other extremity of 
^''hich they hold fast with their teeth ; that, 
'Combining sagacity with strength, they never 
