CHAPTER VII.

LATOOKA.

Herds of the Latookas and Game--Storm--Effects of Rain upon Natives--

Native Blacksmiths--Their Tools--Elephants--Elephant Hunt--Tetel, my

old Hunter--Charged by a herd of Elephants--Cowardly Followers--Track

the wounded Elephant--Nearly caught--Tetel distressed--Return to Camp

--African and Indian Elephants--Height of Elephants--Food of Elephants

--African and Ceylon Elephants--Difference in Formation of Brain--

Rifles and Bullets for heavy Game--Character of Country and its Sports

--The "Baby"--Method of killing Elephants--Elephant Pitfalls--

Circling them with Fire--Native Hunting--The Bagara Hunters--Danger

of Elephant Hunting

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