The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-27

ing on the other three, but generally
the logs are drawn by a chain at
taChsd to q broad breast strap. An
1S-year-old elephant, working in the
same yard, was thus drawing heavy
timbers and went about his work un-
cOmplainingly so long as he was per
mitted TO draw ore at a time but
when two Of these timbers were fast
ened together, he raised his voice in
pathetic lament which grew even more
touching when he received a pointed
suggestion from his driver These
trUmpetings were really terrifying 10 Z
stranger, but do not seem to alarm
the Burmese The ears Of the old eIp-
phant showed signs. Of age. IN fact,
they were thin ard frayed with flap
ping and looked like dropping begO-
TiS leaves.
Tie elephants which we saw
weighed about two tons each and con-
suned about 500 pounds Of feed per
DAY. When I was informed that an
elephant ate regularly One-fifth Of his
own weight Der day, I could under
stand better than ever before what =
means to have an elephant on ones
hands" The fact that they can be
probably used in business shows their
capacity for work. The old song that
credits the elephant with eating all
night as well as all day is founded on
fact for the animal requires but two
hours sleep out Of "a and when not
otherwise employed he puts in his
time eating
The elephant. notwithstanding his
huge bulk and massive strength, is a
very rimid animal and can be put to
fight by a dog, CT even by a rat. A
short time ago a drove Of RangoOn
elephants was stampeded by an auto
mobile and, as is well known, the ship
ping Of an elephant is q difficult task
The elephant has a small hole resem-
bling a knife cut on the side Of the
head, and at times a watery fluid is
discharged theTefrom. For some rea-
son, apparently unknown. the animal
is subject to frenzy during the period
Of this discharge and must be Kept in
confinement
MandaIay, the second city Of Burma.
Is 3s6 miles north Of Rangoon by rail-,
and is situated or the Irawsdi river.
Kipling in his poem declares that the
flying fishes play ''cn the road TO Man
dalay." but he has been guilty OF using
poetic license The captain of one Ct
the steamers warned Us in advance
that no flying fish would be seen on
the river, and one Englishmsn went
so far as TO say that the poet had
Tever been in Maudalay. We planned
10 take 4 ride up the river, DuT our
purpose was thwarted by a sandbar.
which detained our boat from noon
until the next morning. so that our
view Of the river. while very thorough
at that point, was not very extensive.
Most tourists 60 TO Mandalay by train
and return as far as Prone by boat,
but the scenery is finer in the defiles
above Mandalay.
In going hy land from Rangoon to
Mandelay one sees nothing but rice
but this is piled along the road in
seemingly lnexhaustible quantities
One is reminded Of the wheat and corn
states Of our own country as he sees
the piles Of sacks and loose grain
awaiting shipment While there are
ether industries I'm Burma. the rice
fields and TIE pilS- Of teak wood are
most In evidence. a.. northern Burma
there are some rich ruby mines, and
the jewel1y stores are as fascinating
2 those OF Cevlor
The gongs Of Mandalay are famous