The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-04-30
ChepiH1.
Q1IiSscen!

There is no necessity for poklng ones fingers
sG & bTue The 1n
Giles OF the mouth al the sides are strong enough
that he cannot pull it away. and the elephant
frequently shows what his teeth are capable of
BY crunchine to dust hard pebbles as big As
admit Of the separation Of the teeth which are
queer thing about the elephants mouth is his
tongue. 1t is often expressvely said OF a scold
a h S hTH hss hs is esae
the opposite. for II is hung at both ends and
The the asn oE swe uS BE-
and hard at any point, and move tho swelling
along 4, either way iqsst as he PeafSs s You
ssH RdaiHs with Fs'0f lis '% $S inside dls,s1d,
BAG ana and forWsrd us avn pass your
hand clear through under the middle Of an ele-
arm that Sa p after the is dead
inches above the level OF the teeth. and it is the
up. there for swallowing by humping IL
seq ON enu each SeSni sse of the elephants head in
the temple, between the eye and ear. You can
observe a little hole. That hole is the external
Trough about four Inches Of esh Upward
nearly as much more, and then penetrates the
bone OF the skull-,which is quite thin at this
point-into the brain cavity. Out OF this cavity
flows sort OF syrupy. leaden- colored discharge,
most alum ant when the animals are excited
any definite knowledge Of why those holes.
or issues, rs we commonly term them.
an elephant oouldn't be built and run success
fully without them. But do know that the
elephant himself seems 70 be used 70 having
hardening Of the discharges in those channels,
sone mad Soab III that or SnS
the elephant ever allows them to get stopped
slender stick or branch. or splinter. and. after
holding itup and examining y Critically a with ni
grind down its point by rubbing it upon
stone and when its shape suited him. use it to
V ieca; " and ad deity as man YOU'D haads
a match or, the round end OF one of
h s seshaa doubt what fs
| issues are for, and has his own good reasons
for taking care Of them There is stu another r
| more mysterious TO me. Sometimes its open
Ing s in one OF the cavities. and occasionally,
elephants. it is external, always back about two
feet from the extreme end Of the trunk At its
ewes biz enough TO easily admit large rye
! straw. but instead OF connecting anywhere il
runs on INT INTO n ol very sESn small P%
| needle. among the mass Of muscle three or
! four feet above IN the trunk. By injecting
and before the animal got cold. l have been en-
abled to trace II in the way / speak Of but have
| never, learned anything more about it. Per
haps 1t is intended as conduit. to carry Off the
waste from that huge muss Of muscle. Just
S Of the the Sene ot the sku is SR
| nest, and those are the vulnerable points at
which the experienced hunter always aims,
stance. II IL fully nm inGh In thickness, and
on th9Se thin spots behind tho eyes i y pro
solid flesh 50 that not even powerful blow
there, would be likely 10 have any eject on the
| bone beneath. Ii saves them from being killed
| by their furious buuing when they fight,
The brain oil the elephant is remarkably
small in proportion TO the size Of the animal l
have never known ofane elephant having great
erwesht oforaln than hfty two ounces and that
amount has often been largely exceeded by
men. DO you notice those broad causuies
| oyer the promincn, check bones Of tue beast
| When he lies down to rest, whether on dry land
or In the water, he puts the side of his head on
| the ground, and those great caous humps arc
water BECAUSE that is his tqvorits' resting
Jay on vi" hh sSa@na E SH' at a0Fi nHsbt
descend injS2 marsny localities, and 4
70 sleep covered entirely by the water eNcopt
ing up on Lhe bank 10 breathe through. II the
! very sensitive tips OF their trunks are much
agIInIoyed Dy mosquitoes or other insects they
| ing shield for the night There IS no question in
| my mind that the elephant ig a,sort Of ampllb-
i9us hog, Just as nropeIly 70 be, so classified as
! the ,hippopotamus Or tGpir, He can stay en-
| tirely under water much longer than some
! amphbious. have often seen an elephant re-
main wholly submerged for five minutes nj
head. He has a double supply az eyeds- an
| outer pair that close and open up and down
| ike other animals eyelids and Interior ones
! red and semi-opaque, that move forward and
| backward. The object Of those underneath
| seems to be to clean the eye OF any foreign sub
stances that may accidentally get into II by
| pellinR them"