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several methods of rendering the muzzle-sights of 
the rifle visible in partial darkness. A simple and 
effective arrangement is by a piece of thick white 
paper. This should be cut into a point and 
fastened upon the barrel with a piece of beeswax 
or shoemaker’s wax, in addition to being tied with 
strong waxed packthread, thus— 
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If a bright starlight night and there is no foliage 
above the rifle, the white paper will be distinctly seen, 
especially if the light is behind the shoulder. A 
piece of lime made into thick paste, and stuck upon 
the muzzle - sight, is frequently used by native 
hunters; but if it is at hand, there is nothing so 
effective as luminous paint; this can be purchased 
in stoppered bottles and will last for years. A 
small supply would be always useful in an outfit. 
A man-eating tiger requires peculiar caution, not 
only lest it should observe the presence of the 
hunter, but he must remember that if upon the 
ground he himself becomes a bait for this exceed¬ 
ingly stealthy animal, which can approach without 
the slightest noise, and attack without giving any 
notice of its presence. A curious example of this 
danger was given a few years ago in the Nagpur 
district. A tigress had killed so many people that 
a large reward was offered for her destruction ; she 
had killed and dragged away a native, but being 
