, 1870-01-09

Nsoa oouple o4 Aoo0t Pe8ss;r s@1ss ~
1Hn e1e po1,sed naliet sSe1 drove ono q 70
peRs mo sna tres, and tested Is seG11snesa o.
ts o Dozen Of tntso pfg1 weio made, theJ cut
some setJ ,org End Klenoer bsneoo tfnm soot1ef
cluDp, and prepared so1ae cord from tue na1k o.
ntml5 1t shout shfee ise1 from the groaod. ana
tlln0tI one OF The Ling ,bAmpo0s ttood lsssl 4 i
np1t9ht close 10 the uee, and bound i hfmiy %
tie Inst II pekR, BY mean1 Of the bask.cold '0u1
kn al nolches lear toa head Of each peg One Of
the D1tks Low stocd On tho ftst peg aud dr1se
aEd holaipa ~ The baaboo n the peg I'm :=dlate-
tbs Z amer he aseendrd about IN entJ feet, wheu
lie upright ba u.bob beco ming thin. Anosher WAS
hanced up by bis compahios. and thla was l7ined
peQt. When this was also neslly ended, third
rs. added. and shorty aiter the oEsis
q as es .sad along Ths ,sa
Il ms station 6e Afterwards snot TWO
h:s LIT return down he stream b be had the good
ter 9! the foodeo co1nul up % h!s sAss. yesy
By fir the !araes& specimen b. had mot With; for
though tie >: :aDdlpE Ded9hs Wxs the earna Il The
e a 1 81 si1
Hcoes more lhsp Ia tue animal KILLED on May ~,
While the lmmepsa nroAd face waa terteen
hAd 3re!loany seen was oo]1 elo!eo and
Z half lrchef, and the girsh OF tho body vts
8 teet n iIcbea- From ,heio measurements NJ.
Wallace ID Inclined TO teltsve that 'tthe length
a.d strength Of the a1m,, and the wtasa OF tae
face, continue lnGcaslrR TO Sefy great age,
iooF 70 iss e.esu q .as sesa, saTnS sSs1. eze X
Tn Tnss va me isss Mia. that III. Wallace shot,
,hese aere niled between Apfh q md June $,
1no Apsrt must be regarded ~ dec'dedJ
We Is ne sses' ,ost asa1 9t h.
tone ensefprttlrg country nan 10 fose9o hts deer
slalkirR for q Eeascp, with = view Of trying hls
ssnd H. sn,I sd y s
eEeny, but nay 1lccetd In solving the problem
usa sisr + Borlean M oiaas = arse W sora
Mias tbould only De loCud u special paris
e .6ous b. e1s ne Z ss "Rs
Valley, while II IS aoahdAnf N tue valleys east
and Test of. sarawak. Tna habits and moda
dfnc1lty, II requires q w1.e eIten: Of nnoeokeo
ano equally !cf;y virgin forest, where Ihe country
SLOW sSs! ana swaap.. los IT. somtottaels s1-
where ihey can roam In every direction, passing
from tree top 70 ttee..op without ever being
EXIT = here Inc Mtas Is found, while In ssrawsk
tte1e IL no continuous forc t. the so being prtn-
cphi!J occapled BY the Nipa palm.
a L.
laee's account OF The habits ara mods Of lie Of
tie Mas Nheu at home IN his native foresta:
He nay be feeu walking deliberately along tbs
aaent on me great lergsa Of ns arnas and 10
khor - Of hlA legs: and this cl1proport!on be-
tween the ltph3 ~ further increased BY his walk
lnx on his II uckIe8 and nnt on the palms OF his
naEot. he chooses branches nhich tutermnRle
With an ad}olnlrg iEee ard selLtrR the opposite
b1u4hs, tilss their strength and quickly swings
oEWald8. Lever 11mripX or sEtnE1DE, yet mau-
acr9 q gel 81 NJ At ihe rne OF az rriles aa hour
The !olg ALd powerful arua are OF greaielt use
piaek ID food to
1eAVes and blauchea with which to make III nest
We have already described hoE 4 torms nest
on and escn sn:mai IL said TO mare fresn one
eytly night. II, Eowtver. this were the case, Mr.
Wslace ih!nts that The desersed nests, or tner
tualy tie Gaze The Dyaks soy that when 1t Is
very vet, the Mas covers himself ovtrt after be
! fe1ns. he 1emstns IN bed TIL the sun nns dried
| up the dew IRON tee leaves These aoima!a feed
nil tlroueh the middle Of the day; Their diet con.
4e1i s soe a1a Te Se sns
rccasorsl leaveE, buds, and teedA Tne CELEBRATED
DURAN Is 8 special fasorise, and is eaten vora-
but they Will cot cross ciesIlugR to get at II 1t
| Is ouly in extreme cases-as when severely
pEesaed y burger er shi1st-shat they wln de-
According 10 tbe D5aks, the only ausrnnls that
| ever venture 10 attack the Mias are the crocodile
their tehsfity. Tne only coauee which tie COCO
ollie has Of attacklnR HIN Il when the Mas Is
| d1lsfu to seek food On the banks Of river: bat
| On tryirg 10 te,ze him. the Mas springs on his
| eltmy i rack nLd knls him By u1aln strength.
pui.ltG open tue Jaws and ripping up the tnr'at
NLe OF Mr. Wallace's inIorGants stated that be
had teen tuch dsnt Wnat splendid auojec'
| 1ot picture b. 1antseer!
The Esblt which these animals hare Of throwing
down branches upcn their aasa!iau,a hss beeo
kren II on NJ least thfee separate Occls0ls In all