The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02

Native 10 Indian Jungles. m Has Been
DOmesticRted In Europe.

From the Strand M0Odxine.
The water buffalo. now the most valuable
animal Of burden and Of draught in the more
populous parts Of China and the Far East. in
Egypt and In many districts OF Mesopotamia.
Italy. Hungary and south Russia. as well as
OF Hindustan. still lives as a huge and savage
wild beast In the wampy jungles at the foot
of the southeastern Himalayas, the delta OF
the GanRes and the plains OF the central
provinces and In Ceylon. Except the tiger
it Is the most dangerous animal in India to
attack on foot. The horns Of the Indian
buffalo are When measured along
the curve they have frequently been known
to exceed twelve feet. IF not killed " says
Sir Samuel Baker 1T will assuredly destroy
Its adversary. There Ia no creature I'm ex-
lstence SO determined to stamp out the life
OF its opponents, and the intensity OF fury is
unsurpassed when a wounded bull buffalo
PUSHES forward upon the last desperate
charge. should IL succeed in overthrowing
It's antagonist it will not only gore the body
form and stamp 10 with It's hoofs until 1t Is
mangled beyond all recognition
Yet the tame buffalo. except that its
horns are not quite so large, In exactly the
same animal. ready lin defence Of its boy
herdsman) to charge and trample on the
tiger; st Ill of the same enormous bulk. yet the
most docile OF all farm and dairy animals.
AN " tuQt Inks vi IHt hUlt III n VIZ
|connected with the expansion over suitable
parts OF the world NJ the growth nj rice. The
huge. powerful and obedient beast Is almost
indispensable for the cultivation OF the rice,
because it enjoys working in the mixture Of
mud and water In which that swamp engen-
dered grain Is planted. That is why the
sou'neih Nhinese A"Spoeu Tue ounaio from
tne nlnuu aoVenturers VINO settieo IN tne
Ia. - ssat. sannn' = ~ naA mo
part OF tnei. iamny. IN Wn,cn u acts az peram-
bulator and exercise cart for the children,
who sit on its back all day when Il has a holt
dav. "a -staam n,ou0h" for the rice aeIds
Wy 0'o"m p'ousn ~ u iloo he.us'
ana also as a general traction engine on the
roads,
Oliver Ready in his Sport In Southern
"
In central and southern CHINA these descendants
OF %os the ,, 1sTHs herds ssesrt Of +, the ri Indian w. 'On %Ss are The
of enormous hull. black and devoid NJ ha,y. their
heavy brsds and .no~mon. s.r,c,,cnIsr 49, .r.
.IsrH,ne vs. ,ooS g., hm, ,o rsaW,n ,nn c.1 y =
alarming 10 looh az Out ia reahty the Chinamans
ounalo is most doelle. In summer when not at
work they lie for hours sunk up 10 their nOstrIs
see one Of these unvieldy, dangerous looking brutes
beng led quietly along nv means q, : min s,y,rs
oeHE ~ H"e"S SIo"s' " means Vi INN s'rinS
aIlached 20 us nose. oy q wee native sir who.
when Tired OF walking. stops the animal. draws Its
head down by the string. places her tiny foot on
ground nv the huraIo and IIftsd gently 70 the IavsI
:, = - 49, ~ o. -. 80 =. y ~ Wv,
oIne Dach, when Is so DIoau tnat she can Kneel
and play ON II while her charge Is grazing. These
bufaloes are chleny employed In the cultivation OF
rice, aud as their flesh is rarely eaten by the Chinese
, large family oS natives retnrnIng monrU I,iY 90
ri. ana. .a,nhhar,nn
making inquiry was told that they had been to
bury their water buffalo, which had just died after
a faithful service Of more than twenty years.
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u ~ o.haIoes NeIs uIouHht 70 Egypt
BY sea from the ports OF lower India by the
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MI 800 sn1. od c9Ms; me traDs. ana posi-
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