The Red Cloud chief., 1881-11-24
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prevented tfsan Eprsas tss sasi hst
wAo gAk-. Al Asns =. lnvasieagly "a be
pAe,sos-he i've. IN Asa OF AfT<A
feFhaps IL sUaid - asorv prspsg o ssF
that h AZ IA tks<~ euszztsses 90 he
greater post "a % IA. lsss he = made
up ~ essaSst. sAA hts relatives ~ IA
other ansmss shs oons IN al. say
In Aires iAzfs s-v foa~ szSsxsi~.. as-
tngutshsd hy the asiisrs a. ialsoss
tho boScis. OF bark resnc~rD. tAs
kestoA ur - hagnsi back. The n.s-
hoohc. .r essasnoa ~Afc. ssd TIE IA
beeA. ~ bsag Assa~a salts gAAao-eru~
III. anst t~o srv smaller bat Haarr hsss.
than The ~htc Geo Aai arc 4aae "a
wiling Ia kRhi the .porUsmAs IS to b.
hunted 1hr largest % tie Afresn. 10
ihss oag horned .si.e ~rAisos.svs. sAIA
ha. been found eghl~vn lee, 81 saeAes
10 length. saI the esrsamfrrvnee et ss
brosi back AMI lot. haa -ins bells .
yer, nearly the ssEa- ussuah~r os test
anil inchcs
There arr ,hnce stec - II the Asistic
vhtnoocro. tso 81 WHICH have bat
horn. while the th,rd Ia. tsa The.e
are tnach smaller has the bro L -
from Africa. and their skin hsngs ia
folds-
Mr.. Greeowoosi ssts tia; the han,1fs
and writers Who have ss.otsj thst n
bullet wA hardly psecve this AnimAi :
hide arc ml.laksn. aasi .aat a nfs-bsil
will penetrate Ne Aos-c. bazgy covrr-
ing with n,t,c or ao dificn " The be-
lief thai the hide va ., tough PTohrs-
biy aruse from experiments made Stth
that whhch bad b-ea ~toagacnri almost
like horn by a process emP,oFef b. The
natives. Who make frusn i uhiPstocks
and ~aiking-caneN
Mr.. Gorfoa Cumming. the celcbrat@i
hunter. in speaking oi the lar ss; Ain
can species .ass Ill . ahstt a. large
around ~ IL u long. vh'ir The bp~iy sets
so low on a. legs ths, stAil mta a-tiptns
could see acruss ia baek- A,taca.i 10
Its blunt nose moi, - the bone. bat
merely set in IN. skin VITA = nct-sosk
al muscle, In hold IL II. a horn more cr
less cursci. hari as steel. sharp an,i
more n \ ysri hong. and imHspd ate
" behind hi. 10 n liits horn. ctualy
sharp. and nearly straight" lis eyes
are yory small. aud ~ u-eiui To- him by
night q. b. day. Ills -ars are lon-.
pointed. and tipped with = fee bristles.
which. with a tut .; the cad % hn tail.
make up al the .smb,Ancs ot hair he
possesses
The length ~ the horn varies IN the
Different species. the man horn OF the
kaboba exceeding four feet. while that
of the moobooho L. seldom oysg tao
feet In all eases. among b aouale-
horned animals. the fear one that Is
IA say. b neares, the forehead
10 always short, no; often more han az.
inches.
There are many singular snpcr.si.
lions regarding the bora .. the rhs-
noceros. which - not n. valuable for IL.
ivory as hat from the els Rhi-
noceros-horn shavings are supposed b.
many people to curr certain a .cs-es.
and 10 Is bs!,eve1 that II po.on be
poured In . cup made II the horn. "a
will burst IL A German writer ssys
This hern sii not sudu-r the touch
o' roisoa: ! have often been a y itn.s.
of this Many people ~ fashion ai tn.
Cape have cups turned cut Il the rhi.
noceros horn; some have thea So, IN al.
yer. and some In god II wine /.
poured into q of these cups IL i'm
m-distsiy rises and bubb e. NO as
though IL were boiling. and IL there is
poison In IL. the cup Immediately splits
IL poison IL put BY Itself INTO one OF
these cups. il in III instant riss %
piece&-.The chips maze in turning
one OF these cups arr ever carefully
saved and returned "a the owner n the
cup. being esteemed ot great benefit ia
convulsions. IN niings. and many other
complaints"
As To whether the born u the rhinoc-
eros Is such = test for POISON. the rcaisr
msy 81 ely doubt bat IL can make IiiiIe
d~iferenoe. since 10 j. HARDLY probab..
he cares either FOR the wins or th. POD
son. aud has no need 81 such a . tive
drinking cup. Il
Clumsy-boking rs the great brute i.
Mr.. Gordsn Cumming SAYS - ho-.s
and rider can rarely manage 20 over
take him" Another famoss Af1can
hunter writes He is not often pur.
sued on horseback. and chiefly because
his speed and endurance are sqch that
IL il very difficult TO cone ap wiih and
follow him. Tn say nothing of the dan
ger attendant on ssch q course MANY
. hunter. indeed has thereby endan-
gered his Jiie-" !.
One OF the mos singular of attend
- ~ ttt8& ~ - HAA- Z
IL il . little bird called
by ornithologisis kup4ags afrsoaaa.
and known 10 hunters a. the ,
clinxs 20 the animal. hide by near. Of
its long claws and elastic tail. feeding
on the insects tia; isfsst the Ieathery :
skin. In doiny this IL renders great i,
service to the huge brute. but ;rrhins !
a. #
as sentinel . warn its rpovzb e fssdinx- :
place Of approaching danger. While /,
IL IL eating ]; Is ever on In. alert. and !.
81 the first syn 81 the hunter IL Sizes up
il the aTr utierinz It's warninx note. /,
which h ever quickly needed the rhi-
poceros starting OF q, nee in The direc- /.
ton taken BY its waiehfui friend Mr.. .
Cumming states thai when the rhs- :
noceross asleep. and the bird. bear ny J
the approach Of the hunter. fails % :
awaken him by its voice. IL will arou.e
him BY packing ne inside OF hss ar
Some species Of the ~rhinoceros are :
inclined 20 pesee and vii rarely attack /.
save in defense u their Young or .
their lives while others. and more par !
ticulariy the kestIos- wili sttark nsa OF :
beNt simply % crafty their love for !
fighting. The Ion risks an en- ,
counter with the rhieoceros. saye when :
absolutely necessary for his III safety. :
and il IL bat seldom the eleph.ns cares ,
70 measure strength with him. fog the :
animal q far less 9ssck in his :
mosemcnts than the smaller. :
A celebrated African hunter once =
. battle between these haxs !
animals; bat In this insfance the im- {
pstuoos nge Of the rhsnoeeros proved '
he downfall for having drives his ter
ribie horn up to the hilt INTO the car
cas- of the eIephanr he was unable 70 .
extract t. and the LITTER falling, o
crushed the lie ou a his asgsisanf n q
the deseeaf A tnveser once ssv = 9
Sight bstveea . gigantic male cIephaaf {
a0c . back rhinoceros, fkss w. ended B
BY che fight Of the iormsr. q
h rhiDoceros Of India IL mueh bet Q
ter tempered thaa Is Africas broenen. 6