Chapter 7

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