The Bessemer indicator., 1893-07-29
RULERS OF THE JUNGLE.
ANIMALS THAT SELL THEIR
LIVES AT HIGH PRICES.
Cav. Ee.r. of Ccyioh fh.ar,ably Attack
Whom Itoused-An AdventufS with
BunAIoes on the Zambesi-The Ter
ribls Bengal Tiger.

Many species of cariiivb brs clearly
prefer revenge to fight. In the IL
terror OF Ceylon there are mountain
forests where the cave bear (ursus
labiatiis) .irds safe retreat from tho
pursuit OF the nativs hunters. but. II
wounded, that small rclatlV6 M our
grizzly will invariably turn upon HIS
aggressora, and decline to be satisfied
with the triumph Of routing them at
the first shatge. With leaps that
would do credit to kSrasroo, he
hunts the would-be hunters, AID ls
thus sometimes drawn into an am.
bush where reserve force OF native
,portsmen discharge their spears and
then ecAtter In wild flight, we'll aware
that the bear w6til8 make an example
OF the first PROSTATE foe. Ws would
tcar off his face like a mask, fay his
Ribs and chew his hands to pieces.
Cingalese travellers who have to
tfoss the haants OF tho cave bear
provide themselves with written
charms, setting forth tho heri*orieus
purpose of their journey and tht
harmlessness OF their personal dis
position, and Sir Emerson Tennent
speaks OF messenger who took tho
! precaution TO make Buddhist priest
sign a d6ciimaHt NJ that sort Pru-
dence, moreover makes II advisable
to cross the perilous thickets iii
silence, for an untimely whoop mny
provoke the bear to the degree OF
! Gaying the trespassor, with brutal
indiff6retIce 4e tho Endorsements Of
his certificates.
Mental excitement will 6pGf*te like
On annsthetic, and wounded soldiers
have often attested the curious fact
thss ssber cuts and pistol bullets
may not only be disregarded. but
actually remain uhfelt, in the heart
OF q hand-to-hand combat, and an
nounce themselves only by their iis1
cidental efrects-the stiffening OF o
wounded arm or the faintness follow
ing great loss Of blood. On a
similar theory we may account for
| the 6fteh-repeated assertion that
grizzly bears car not bs hurt. q bull
let failing to penetrate his brain or
| tile heart. Tho truth seems to bc
that the effects Of wounds, eventual
ly fatal, may be temporarily neutral
/, lied by tho rage OF the vindictivs
brute:
His is that frenzy Of vindictiveness
strictly limited to cariiivoreus ami
mails. Captain Charles Baldwin. In
tho chronicle OF his South African
travels, describes trip to tho head
| waters Of tho Zambesi river, where
tho road led through o park-like for
est; evergreen loaf-trecs scattered in
groves over n grassy plateau. Hcrds
OF wild buiralocs grazed along tho
bank OF ravine, and tho kailir
guides cast shy glancos in that direc-
tion, but had almost passed tho last
dangerous points when one OF the
Boer teamstcrs discharged his rifle
at fat yearling. In u moment the
old bulls fuced about. snorting and
stamping, n second after they madc n
headlong charge. They had caught
sight OF the caravan. A volley ut
sixty yards, another at close range,
thinned tho ranks OF tho infuriated
beasts, but they kept right on. and
tho stampede of the frightened KAT
frs resembled tho fight of mob
charged by heavy cavalry.
There were some fifteen good
marksmen in tho party, and most OF
them managed to dodge behind trees
in time to receive the troop with q
murderous fusillalc. but tho tramp.
ling horses and the zigzag rushes
after flying KafIirs continued till the
/ last bull lay rolling in his blood. for
! those who had only boon stunned
would struggle to their legs agair
and rout the natives who approached
to dispatch them with their long
lances. One OF the captains com
panions declared that ho had never
had SO much fun in his life, but after
figuring up the expense of tho ad
. venture the majority agreed with the
guido that it would have been by fai
the wisest plan to let the herd Craze
in peace.
In Southern Hindostan. where
damage suits are rare, the loss o
, human life is often not though
J worth mentioning, but tho price o
an elephant varies from $500 to $500
and good saddle horses arc 80 rare
that tiger hunt now and ther
sport At n circle-hunt in thu
I jungles of Ramgeer, in the province
c OF Hyderbad. tho result Of one tigel
i. killed, one cub killed and ono cap
. tured. was offset by three dead ant
four wounded coolies, two deat
y horses and two mangled elephants
e besides tho loss OF lot Of baggag,
i. and camping outfit carried by stam
!. peded elephant in the rear ranks o
v the expedition, and tho hunters had
= after all, to retreat without accom-
!, plishing their object Of killing an in
d veterate man-oater.
n As rule, however. dogs pay thu
y main share of the penalties lnciden
Is to the failure Of such enterprises
d Cnrnivorous beasts hate man's trnes
II friend. not only as 8 formidable ag
gressor, but as . renegade who ha
% betrayed the cause Of beasthood b,
his alliance with thoir common foe
and their resentment often takes tn
p form Of revenge altogether difcren
n from his opposition 70 the encroach
4 ments Of an enemy, whose superiorit,
d they, after all. recognise - that OF
/ SENT mi.supernatural being. Our me
!, dimval ancestor could not hope to &c
II oven with the arch heud. but shove
2 no mercy 70 his allies. the rutnou
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