La Junta tribune., 1910-01-08

was predestined to be . fighter pure
and simple. and It Is his chief busiress
to see that the designs Of nature are
not thwarted.
Undoubtedly Mr.. Roosevelt and his
party would greatly pride themselves
II they could bring down a white
snglare jawed rhinoceros. formerly
fOhnd quite frequently In some remote
sections Of Africa. but now practical
u extinct. esue authorities state that
the white rhino II the modern type Of
unicorn. though the unicorn a. pic
tured was . comparatively small and
very agile creature. While he had Z
horn on bis head. be had almost moth.
Ing In common with the white rhino.
even II he ever existed outside Of the
realm Of the heraldry experts.
The black rhinoceros II the species
Invariably met In East Africa. and.
unlike the Asiatic relative, be has no
tusks to supplement his horns In an
attack. Hunters look for hun ~ be
leaves his forest or jungle lair to eat
lsisurely on his way down the trail be
has made to his watering place.
Rhinos leave their hidden retreats
about In the afternoon. fashionable
hour for promenading with the jungle
ladies. Arriving At the drinking place
at about dark. they 60 TO their favored
thorn feeding grounds. where they
stay until morning. Acacia and mimo-
% twigx are rhino deiicacies. They
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clean with their horns. the front horn
being kept pointed and with n knife
like blade by sharpening II on hard
substances. The horns are not bone.
cut OF closely packed horny nbers
growing from the skin and connected
with massive muscles. They are not
fastened to the bone Of the head OF
snout. but do not lack effectiveness
pm that account
The execution done with these horns
q 0imprcssive. The celebrated hunter
Oswell was In n part Of East Africa.
near the Uganda boundary. which was
alive with game. His mount was . IA.
vorite hunting horSc. Seeing at some
distance a large white rhinoceros with
an uncommoniy long horn. he rode to-
ward II. The animal noticed him when
be was about q hundred ynrds distant
and began at once 10 advance towrrd
him slowly. but threateninsiy. His
horse stopped nnd stood ~ II petriicd
When within = few yards the rhinoc~
ros made . dash forward. making .
violent assault on rider and mount
Osweii regained consciousness on the
back of . strange hoeSe which was
being led BY one Of bis native ssrv.
ants. The rhinoceros had driven its
horn through bis leg and through bis
horse's body and bad % completed,
upset both borse and rider that Oswcll
himself had been knocked senssiess by
Q blow from his failing stirrup Iron.
Oswelis horxe was killed. and the
grsat hustse himself was kept pros
trats By hia wounds for several
uoatha Even slight wounds are very
SLOW 20 hsal In The Afriean climate.
TIE natives prise The rhino's horps
dearly. They make cups from them.
Which. they say. bstray IT, peessnc~
Of any poison b 1slnks. 4 Will known
0sfmaa writer says, ri polssue1 wine
10 put into = rhinoceros born cop. the
cop VIII instantly split wtds ot'en."
Ths horn shavinRs are 0aved By the
natives 40 an lnfaillblc for convulsious
and Q dosen other dissases. Thsy eat
The rhino's hump - . fsre delicacy.
Rhinoe ~ these horns With appall.
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