Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-04

Every body is aware that wild beasts abound
in the jungies of the Punjab, but we suspect
very few people entertain the remOiest idea of
the trighIiul number Of human creatures, es-
pecially children, that are destroyed year after
year by these animals In the past two years
no less than 999 children were killed, princi.
pally by wolves, as will be seen by the sub.
Joined abstract 1850 killed, men, / wo-
man, and 467 children-474 injured, 33 men,
3 women, and SO children-ll9 total 500
1860: killed, 9 men, women, and 432 chill
dren, 445 injured, "A men and 81 children
30 total, 500. The greatest destruction of
lile occurs in the Umrlsr division, where BAT
children were killed during 1850, and 299 in
1860. In the Goojranwaa district, H. and in
| Umballa district, Is children, were killed in
1893, and % and 70 respectively last year.
those ngures are perfectly astounding,
| ana lead to the suspicion that the credit
| OF this exceeding great slaughter is not
| altogether due to the animals TO whom it is
| ascrlbed notwithstanding the commissioner of
| Umrilslr, i'll reporting the Slaughter by wild
beasts OF 100 male and ISL female infants in
| his division, says: at is satisfactory that none
of the children are Of the race VIGOROUSLY ad-
dicted to nfanticide." The number Of wild
| animals destroyed is not so considerable as
one would expect, seeing that government has
| paid in two years IA 1856 rupees as rewards for
proportion OF cubs. The total number of each
description Of animals killed Stands thus In
1883, Il tigers, 1872 leopardS, 1877 bears, liza
wolves, and hyenas, total 1867. In 1860,
80 tigers, l63 leopards, $50 bears, 2080 wolves,
80 hy enas, total, 2658, The wolves, we un-
derStand, do the greatest mischief. III the
Lahore district 1872 of them were slain last
year, and no person hurt, while in Sealkote
only 70 were destroyed, Notwithstanding 1876
children were killed in the district Similar
results are exhibited elsewhere, as, for instance
the comparison between the wolves and chill
dren in the Hissar division, is as one child
killed to 81 wolves. In the Cts SutIej states
and the Umritsir division the average is two
children to about three wolves. Trans-Sulle
one child to three wolves. Lahore and Fer
oZePore 232 wolves, no children. COCHRAN
wala, in the same DIVISION l to 4-that is, 101
wolves, 70 children. In ootan division 622
wolves were destroyed, and only one child all
OF which clearly indicates that where the
beasts are systematically hunted down, the
destruction of human life is least The great.
est number of tigers were killed last year at
Umballa, namely 10, and at Kangra the most
leopards, 80. Bears also are found principally
at hangra, as out of the $50 killed throughout
the PunJab, BOG fell in this district Wolves
abound every where apparently, though, judy
ing from the number killed, they should be
scarcest at Peslawur. The wolf is probably
TIE most cruel but most cowardly animal in
existence, and laundering, stupid beast, de-
VOID OF the cunning which many wild animals
display. He does not sneak up TO his prey
IKE tle Tiger or fox, and attempt to conceal
hlllSen up TO the moment OF his spring. but
advances in the open, at deliberate pace, un..
I'll he arrives close TO the object he has in view
when ifhe experiences the least resistance ia
blow on the head for instance or a tIun'n