The sun., 1910-05-08
Hun,,ng the Great wild Beasts.

The young yagers and plant hunter
and other adventurers In Capt Mayns
Reid's remembered histories did not USE
20 st out upon their expeditions with
quite all the Circumstance Of prepara-
tlon that Is possible for their kind nova
days. Mr.. PERCT c. MADEIRA In his
excellently entertaining book HuhtiRG
IN BritisA Edst Africa u. B. Lippincott
Company, Philadalphia) tells us how he
prepared himself 20 go cut after wild
animals in 1901. The business has been
systematiEed. and there was no DIM
Guilty az all. He wrote 20 a great ware
house in London where they supply the
needs of armiea and navies, and in reply
the London purveyOrs sent TO NAirobi
an outfit for himself and his wife for a
thrso months trip.
There were twenty-five packages Of
outfit. and 70 read the list Of what was in
them is 70 BE- consumed with desire 20 20
10 East Africa under the same conditions
Immediately. We can give but the merest
idea. but there were baked beans from the
United States. marmalads and Syming-
tons soup from Great Britain. half bar
Of British prickly heat toilet soap. chutney
from India. French straVberries and
cheese. butter from Denmark. Indian
curry. Ceylon tea, Arabian coffee. Oxford
sausagrs. sardinss baking powder. chow
chow. Nepaul pepper. Oswego corn meal.
onions. .Scrubb aaInmOnia British. bacon.
lime Juice. can openers. tent poles. tent
bathrooms. tents. washstands. cork mat
tresses. sleeping bagR. hair pillows. mos
quito curtains, tables, bedsteads, para
sols. pals. ovens n medicine chest. and
two DOZEN bottles Of Scotch whiskey in
a case by themselves For weapons Mr.
Madeira took from America two Mann
lichers and a shotgun. and In London he
procured a double barrelled $50 cordite
express and another MannIloher. lie had
both solid steel and soft nose bullets His
caravan of attendants was made ready for
him in advance. with no trouble on his
part. and within forty eight hours after
his arrival at Nairobi he WAs ready tO act
out or ould have been II his ammunition
had arrived.
Out of the interesting abundance that
this book Affords We have selected Ons
or two matters 20 serve for illustration
Mr. Madeira recounts in one place the
forrniIlbls qualities Of the rhinoceros
This beast in his free stats looks enor-
nous A. a matter Of fact he is about
Ave feet high at the shoulder. his length
is about twelve feet and he weighs sorns-
thing like two tons. He IN large enough
Notw outstanding his short legs and his
clumsy appeirancs he cen run fast and
wheel within his own length like a cat.
One afternoon willis Mr. MADEIRA was
diligently searching for lions rhi-
noceros rose up out Of the grass about
twenty five yards ahead. The eyesight
Of the rhinOceroa vas bad. 40 the case Il
With all his kind lie twisted his great
head about. looking for the interlopsr
who had disturbed him. Aiming at a
point between tho eye and the ear. Mr.
Madeira gave him both barrels. The
beast seemed dared hut did not fail.
There was time 70 reload and two bullets
wers fred into the animals shoulder
A. that he turned and ran od at a lumber
ing trOt. Mr.. Madeira ran after him.
firing ~ often as hs could. After a run
d a mile and a half the rhinocsros feA
He had nine buile. holes In his head and
twelve In his body.
Possibly some Of thsse shots could have
BEEN spared. but Mr.. Madeirn remembered
the experience u hunter named Easte-
brook. Mr. Eastshrook had fired az a
rhinocrrns and brought Il down. L.sav-
ing Il lying. hs went On IN pursuit u Othor
game. Returning hs found tho fallen
rhincceros again upon he feet he fired.
and again tho animal fall II had tho
appearanoe of heing done for. hut AZ the
hunter uiood looking ne it Il once morn