48 NATURAL HISTORY. 
rutting time, they are always feized with a 
tempory madnefs. They cannot live far 
from water. 
The elephant is fo fond of mufic, that he 
may be learnt to beat time, move in mca- 
fure, and join his voice in concert with the 
inftruments. In Africa it ftill retains its na- 
tural liberty. No animal, when tamed, is 
more courteous, obedient, and affeftionate, 
It kneels to receive its rider. They will 
draw carriages and fliipping ; and frequently 
carry cannon, and fmall towers, with fol- 
diers in them, to battle, with great couragel 
and perfeverance. They fleep ftanding.— 
Many have been knowm to live from 120 to 
1 30 years. The Africans, who take them 
in pit-falls, very often eat their flefli. A 
flight wound behind the ear proves fatal to 
them. 
The following is a remai'kable inftance of 
its fenfe, and love of glory : an elephant, 
being direfted to force a large veflel into the 
water, was found too weak ; on which the 
mailer, farcaftically defired the keeper to 
take away the lazy beafl, and bring another. 
The poor animal was fo afledled at the re- 
fleftion, that he inllantly repeated his efforts, 
fraftured his flcull, and expired. 
Let not man boall of his attachment to 
glory, fince he is thus equalled by the brute 
creation,, in the molt eminent examples. 
