The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-07-09

found to be mortally wounded. In 1887,
III persons and 1 4,087 head of cattle were
killed by wolves in the registered provinces.
On the other hand, there were {, ,339 wolves
killed
VARIOUS KINDS OF BEARS.
The bears are mostly frugivOrous, root
eating animals, but at times are carnlvorous.
Some are very aggressive and fierce, and
frequently destroy both men and animals.
A well authenticated case is related where
a bear entered a village, got into house,
and killed several people before it was de
stroyed. The brown or lsabelline bear Is
widely distributed The black kills sheep,
goats, deer, and even ponies and cattle.
MANY natives are killed and wounded by
it, and in the villages near where it is
found it is not uncommon to see men bear
ing the scars of severe wounds. 1t lives
in dense jungles, in hollow trees, among
thick bushes or in rocky caves and recesses.
It's sometimes found alone, but the female,
with full-grown cubs, is frequently, met
with or the male and female in the pairing
season. 1t is said to be fiercer and more ag
gressiye than the Isabelline species. The
bear will charge when wounded, and, rising
on his hind feet that he may see better, attack
and strike out with his powerful arms and
formidable claws, but the story of hugging
wants confirmation. The sloth bear lives
in caves and rocky and bushy places, and
in grass. 1t is very fierce, and when
wounded attacks readily. 1t does not, as
as rule, eat flesh. 1t has peculiar habit
of sucking its paws, thus making hum
ming sound; it also makes putting sound
when looking for food, and when wounded
cries out loudly, but otherwise is silent. 1t
is believed that these bears sometimes carry
off women, hence perhaps one of their
names, Adam -zad but this, of course, is a
myth. They are easily tanned, and | had
one which would smoke the b1bble-bubble
taken from the natives hands, and roll
over, shrieking with delight, as it felt the
exciting effects ofthe tobacco smoke. They
rise on their hind legs to attack, but not tc
hug. as is sometimes stated 1t appears
that in 1887, 126 persons and 315 cattle
we're killed by bears, while 1,427 bear:
were destroyed.
ROGUE ELEPHANTS AND WILD BOARS.
The elephants is now preserved all over In
dia, except in the case of dangerous rogues
but is caught in numbers in enclosures, OF
by noosing, tame elephants assisting in thu
capture When the elephant is viciously
disposed, he destroys his victim By dashing
it on the ground, and then crushing it with
his feet and tusks kicking the body back
ward and forward between the fore and
hind feet In former days, under nativ,
Governments, the elephant was trained tC
be executioner, and destroyed the cul prit by
plucking him limb from limb, and by press
ing his feet on the trunk Stories have
been told of elephants not only tearing of
the limbs, but eating the flesh of the vic
tins; this, think, is very improbable. Th'
returns for 1887 show that 56 persons anC
% cattle were killed by elephants, while II
elephants were destroyed.
The wild boar is common all over India
It is much hunted and is well known. Hos
hunting, whether with the short, leadet
spear of Bengal, or the long spear of Mad
ras and Bombay, is regarded as the best o
all sports. The boars of Bengal are gen
orally considered to be the largest and fin
est; they are said to attain a height o
nearly forty inches, but from thirty t.
tbirty-six inches is more common. Th'
head, though finer than that of the Euro
pean species is armed with most formidable
tusks with which it is capable of infictins
severe and deadly wounds. Nothing car
exceed the savage and determined aspect
of good boar at bay. His limbs, though
short, carry him at a great pace, and his
endurance is equal to his speed. The tail,
it is to be noticed, is always quite straight,
and tufted. Great numbers are killed by
sportsmen, but they are still very numer-
GUS and do considerable damage to tn,
crops, and as the returns show, are not fret
from bloodguiltiness. They do not natu
rally take place among the creatures de
structive to life, but as certain number o
deaths of men and animals are caused by
them, they claim this brief passing notic'
here In the deaths of the ,169 persons
assigned to "other animals" in 1886 | finC
that a were caused by boars, but probably
the number exceeded that
MAN-EATING CROCoDILEs.
The crocodile, enormously called alliga
tor, is destructive to men and cattle, anC
in some places, such as the Sunderbunds
is very numerous and dangerous, Ofter
seizing human beings who come to the
river to bathe Cattle are taken whel
drinking or swimming across the nullahs
I once saw man, directly after he ha'
been seized when swimming across nul
lah, holding on to cows tail. The croc
odile caught him by the leg, and with sucl
determination that the limb was severed a
the knee joint; the man, Notwithstanding
was dragged on shore, still holding on
though faint and exhausted He wa
brought to the hospital at Dacca, and hi
thigh amputated, bat he died of the shock
With their large peg-like teeth they inflic
frightful wounds, tearing the flesh ant