New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16

Its powers of perception its memory and It's emo.
lions are all very keen and very much on me aieaS
os II d wh 1
a favore driver, and II they WORKED d, d., " liz
only In morose ana ssd1i,e hev have mani.
tested every sign OF JOY. a.
Er0pf n we d1 q9 b sa"S e. the the
weary trck-traned animal of the CIRCUS, Is ,h oui
dian jungle or the African forest, In confinement
the elephant does lost its integence or us az
fefs \, less DIV lively And why no In Europe know
the elephant chiehy-perhaps exclusyey.as part VI
moth creature IL the principal star" taking prece-
depcc Of the bearded lady and the most startling
spite OF bowling protests, in carrying of Jumbo TO
his American circus ne executed clever ~ OF ousi,
es oTsr the a s Sn he paid FOR the genial
In the Orient the elephant Is chiefly valued 10. ms
utility and the which he has been put N tno
past and for which he Is still employed; nave Deen
various and important, stranseE enough one the os
purpose OF warfare. and In the English Army no
still forms part of
The pomp and circumstance OF glorious war
In early days the elephant was ridden into battle battle;
first He'd in dlsmay at the sight of the mighty beasts;
They learned to frighten them h2weyer .a ey
that among other spells Of war they took back 10
Rene elephants IN WHEN b british rhfy hs
elephant is still used for war purposes; ana Know
OF no e mar on the march The elephants
employed are all splendid animals, and they can
walk e aWay wit" !. Go" wRh Would %
cessble 10 horse or field artillery The elephants
as we'll as any Tommy in the army. They "sa-
ute" by raising their trunks In the air ana keeping
4Sm nsSs He tSu india his
elephants and these s aee r p sne
poses Of display Dressed in scarlet and gold
freely decorated with precious stones and often car
hwdah Snow OF sd d na sd hy to M
opulonce and pcturesqueness OF Oriental professions
nd tssya Of po and engaged
in hunting their own unamed brethren or the fierce
tiger they are found highly useful and Intelligent
The Wild elephants singulary enough, do not attack
the tame ones which go into the jungle after them:
but when the tiger Is followed ne frequently turns
upon the elephant, and Is in turn attacked by the
latter with his tusks. sorns and pinnns to the
As a beast OF burden the elephan, is very largely
employed in India Burmah. Ceylon; suma,ra ana
Southeastern Asia. and as such IL is found 70 be
patient. Intelligent industrious and most enective;
The average elephant VIII walk away V wn , iSe1
ale employed for dragging logs up from the rive. s
bank. This they do with human precision, and butt
away AT me erd Of leg until IL Is flush with the
pile. with an intelligence that Is almost stGilng,
from the mines In India they are employed Tor
bearing miscellaneous burdens and OF COURSE thetr
stacles beyond ordinary horse power. As rule,
S Ss 3% Of to ana tnd
fold my horse before could get him 10 pass three
four stately elephants. III was, OF course, AT u
particularly nasty bit Of road. where a tumble over
the CHAT would have ended my subunary tolls The
elephant is. have said. kind and gentle. /, re-
turns for love. In the jungle. when free they
live in herds and are very much attached 10 each
other The monarch OF the herd Ia an arch polyga-
mist, and admits Of no rivalry-fghting ITO the
death" If need be. in defence OF his harem.
rupee. the elephant is vanishing. quantity" In
Africa elephants being ruthlessly slaughtered
for their ivory. In India they succumbing be-
fore the advance Of civilization. The Indian and
African elephants differ In few points Thus.
while the ear OF the Indian elephant 4, only moder
ate in size. that of the African Is 3i feet long by
~. feet broad the Indian elephant has four or five
nails It's hind feet. the African only three while
the African averages full foot taller than the In
diam In intellectual quality they offer but slight
contrast, the balance If any. being In favor OF the
| Indian In each they live frequently 100 or
100 years. though the average is | believe about
| eighty years. The weight of full-grown male Is
between three and four TONS ana large ''tusker"
/ will eat more than half ton Of green fodder In
twentyfour hours They use their trunks In gather.
ing leaves Of the palm hg and jak trees. and also
sort OF fire hose TO squirt streams Of water over
their bodies in the intense heat and drive trouble
! some insects away.