Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-01


method is employed. Four rubber
ropes 100 feet in length, and Of great
elasticity and strength, are taken by a
man in charge Of trained male. When
the herd Is sighted the elephant is sent
alone to make the acquaintance Of the
females. After he succeeds in 80 doing
and while engaged in carressing one,
the man approaches under cover Of his
body, slips under the male quickly,
throws the noosed end Of one Of the
ropes over one foot, and retires, and
then after a few minutes Of excite
ment on her part the male succeeds In
quieting her, when the same means
are employed again and continued until
all four Of her feet are noosed. Three
of the ropes are made fast to the trunks
Of trees, the fourth being thrown over
limb. They are then drawn taut,
spreading three of her feet apart, and
drawing one few feet in the air.
While thus helpless, chains are placed
upon her, and chained to the male, she
Is led to the stockade.
For capturing monkeys, apes, and
baboons a drink called sake made
from the fermented juice Of rice, which
is very sweet and very intoxicating. Is
carried in gourds to parts of the for
ests where the simians are known to
congregate. All that Is necessary then
is to take a sip in front Of them, set
the gourd down. and retire. With their
well-known habit Of imitation, as soon
as the men are out Of sight, they de-
scend and taste the liquor, and, finding
it to their liking, drink greedily, which
soon puts them in a drunken stupor.
All we have to do then Is to pick them
up and throw them into cart, and
you need not hurry home, as they Will
not awake for "a hours.
"For capturing the ostrich, giraffe,
zebra, eland and large antelopes,
three -thonged rope, known as bolas,
is used. The ropes are fastened to-
gether in the centre, each thong being
six feet in length. Two Of the ends
are filled with pebbles, and the third
is shotted with lead. A swift horse is
then used to pursue them. When With
in throwing distance, the shotted END
being held in the hand and the other
ends whirled rapidly around the head,
the bolas are thrown 80 as to strike
between the legs Of the animal with
the shotted end. The other two ends,
flying in opposite directions, wrap his
legs tightly together and bring him
violently to the ground. Before he can
rise, he Is securely tied by his captors
and then prepared for his trip to the
stockade.
For the capture Of birds a part OF
the jungle Is selected where they are
known to congregate, and at time
when fruit and grain Is scarce. Natives
are then set to work to strip the trees
of everything edible, after which
large bamboo cage is brought and filled
with fruit. 1t has trap door, attach
ed to which is long rope. The trap
per opens a door and csnceals himself
nearby. When all is quiet, birds Of all
kinds flock rapidly to the feast. AS
soon as the cage is filled the operator
pulls the rope, the door falls, and the
birds are secure. He then selects what
he wants, places them in another cage,
and sets the rest free.
For the capture Of the python, the
-. consolidation ond othor largo snakes
all that is necessary is TO prepare bait
of some small antelope, fasten 1t to a
small sapling near where the desired
reptile has been seen, and then pay
periodical visits to the animal until you
are sure he has been found and eaten.
You are almost certain to find the
snake in the near vicinity, as after eat
ing he will coil himself up and lie DOR
mant for several days. All you have to
do then is to slightly disturb him,
enough to make him uncoil, when
rope is slipped over his tail, another
over his head, the other ends being
passed through the door Of a portable
cage and then out again through
small hole. He Is then drawn rapidly
into the cage and the door made fast.
The nooses are loosened by means OF
small cords attached to them, and thus
he Is our property. The nooses are pro-
tected by felt, for should we abrade
the skin however slightly, in the hot
country, it causes an ulcer which inVa-
riably causes modification to set In.
and thus kills the snake.
For capturing deer and the smaller
antelope, the lasso Is used. Thus for
each and every different species of an
imal, bird and reptile, different meth
Cd is employed and the task of erect
ing the capture Is one fraught with toll
and danger. After they are at the
stockade, however, the business Is
somewhat easier. The great trouble
then Is to get them to eat, as, unused
to captivity. they for days at a time
refuse to partake of food, some Of them
starving themselves to death. After
they become accustomed to their new
life they are kept at the stockade un-
til orders are received for them, when
they are placed in boxes specially pre-
pared. They are then carted to Cape
Town, transferred to vessel, and ship
ped to Hamburg, where they are re-
shipped to their final destinations. -
Washington Post.
.35' The built-in seat only increases III
popularity as time goes on, instead OF
losing it's vogue from length of serV-