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fastened only by a perpendicular iron bar. This 
he raised with his trunk, then pushed up the door* 
and entered the second apartment* where he re- 
ceived his . breakfast. , These two animals had 
been parted, (but with the utmost difficulty*) for 
the convenience of carriage* and had not seen each 
other for some months ; and the joy they expe- 
rienced on meeting again* after so long a separa- 
tion, is scarcely to be expressed. They imme- 
diately rushed towards each other* and sent forth 
cries of joy so animated and loud a3 to shake the 
whole hall. They breathed also through their 
trunks w ith such violence* that the blast resembled 
an impetuous gust of wind. The joy of the 
female was the most lively. She expressed it by 
quickly flapping her ears* which she made to 
move with astonishing velocity* and drew her 
trunk over the body of the male with the utmost 
tenderness. She particularly applied it to his ear* 
where she kept it a long time ; and after having 
drawn it over his whole body* often moved it 
affectionately towards her own mouth. The male 
did the same over the body of the female* but his 
joy was more steady. He seemed* however* to 
express it by his tears* which fell from his eyes in 
abundance. Since this time they have occupied 
the same apartment ; and their mutual tenderness 
and natural affection* have excited the admira- 
tion* and even the esteem* of all who have visited 
them. 
These two elephants consume every day a hun- 
dred pounds weight of hay* and eighteen pounds of 
bread* besides several bunches of carrots* and a 
great quantity of potatoes. During summer they 
drink about thirty pails of water in the day. On 
their arrival in Holland* they were conveyed in a 
vessel up the river Waal to Nimeguen* whence they 
were dri yea on foot to Loo. The attendants had 
