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ELEPHANT. 
manner as the hind-legs were, and the phunds are 
made fast, one on each side, to trees, or stakes driven 
deep into the earth. During the process of tying 
both the hind- and fore-legs, the fourth koomkee 
gives assistance where necessary, and the people em- 
ployed cautiously avoid going within reach of his 
trunk. When he attempts to seize them, they re- 
treat to the opposite side of the koomkees, and get on 
them, if necessary, by means of the rope above 
mentioned, which hangs ready for them to lay hold 
of. Although by these means he is perfectly se- 
cured, and cannot escape ; yet, as it would be both 
unsafe and inconvenient to allow him to remain at 
the verge of the jungle, a number of additional 
ropes are afterwards put on, as will be mentioned, 
for the purpose of conducting him to a proper 
station. When the goondah has become more settled, 
and eaten a little food, with which he is supplied 
as soon as he is taken, the koomkees are again 
brought near, and a strong rope ( pharo ) is then 
put twice round his body, close to his fore-legs, like 
a girth, and tied behind his shoulder ; then the long 
end is carried back close to his rump, and there 
fastened, after a couple of turns more have been 
made round his body. Another cord is next fastened 
to the phara , and from thence carried under his tail, 
like a crupper, and brought forward and fastened 
by a turn or two to each of the pharas or girths, 
by which the whole is connected, and each turn of 
these cords serves to keep the rest in their places. 
After this a strong rope (the tooman) is put round 
