Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-06

"a "a
" world H moro absolutely de-
pendent OBJ tf. services of an
III animal 'laU faa '1t indus.
fr Du fh.r no 'h0 elephant
in Java u.n ua th. timber being
smaller aud mo rnHdin1H. different
aln labor and Implements ar. en-
I'0r.1 1nl U ur.H even uf lHrma
a1l siam Ibr cuIur Boz sufficiently
1nf fo permit thr rau.ur D.. Uda'oes
u.H. used ar method ol extraction
1870 'H' r'H ar' comparatively few
and .Hr between. aua 90, obstacles boz
.h' .HE OF introducing l,aty plant
.n'u country deficient ir good roads
BRIDGE of facilities Tor tram port must
POI roo once apparent. writes crrrr.
.n.Ui u ~ fhr London Uur Even
without iHp, obstacles b. Is doubtful
ehnihDr loat bD.ne s0 scattered as
i' '1 could ever hH probably worked
no ald DOWN steep hll.idss hy ma
rhinrrt Nuilo n b. o. corlau as any
Thing can boz that uo machinery could
over devised 20 perform the p1rj
HaFod us elephants u ibr water
Apart from The enormous hadile
strength nhich enables o. % drag. nm
elephant can, Win ite forehead. trunA
co. 'uska push and roll enormous iegs
about aH &c they were playthiues nor
does ~ mind working in water nyo
l.et aud cvcu more Boa depth
bsia,ie Differs From, African.
The Astatic elephant. which belongs
20 am entirely different species from
me African aud resembles tho latter
hardly more closely than the buffalo
does Che OK ia like the teak tree. Goa.
HuDd mainly 10 India. Farther India
and thn Malay peninsula Wild herds
aro sfill found Boz Burma and siam.
wncr" they are carefully protected. o
special license being required Ca shoe,
them iu The former country and the
law forh.ddiug their destruction ex
rou' in cases Of necessity. or f0r self
dc'anrs in The latter Every few
years fhc Samcso government holds
lrIdnh operations or catches AT
>tuihi1. and hy their agency the d..
W'.Uclfod arc recruited from the sroo
heris
That apart from its work. the oondi.
IinnH nudor which tho elephant Is to
1850 Boo captivity should as closely rs
n1 .h.' resemble those Of Us wild
'a'" VIII naturally be- the owners
Nr.' c1rH 10 BE- n purely hvrbivorous
animal and fhrlr,s wei on tho ordi
0arY Jungle plautH and crccpcrs. tho
.l.r, Aa.ne' rrass Young bamboo
boots ard wild plantniu being among
's .1torI'e foods IN siam. Il is
hardly over stall fod ae IL is On India.
'r tho u'.shhorhood of town or VII.
'1r" Whom II has 20 hc u,d up. food
m.t off course ho brought 90 b. But.
9s general wlr the animal Is sim.
OILS turned uuf nf otho jungle 10 md
Is 'UH' fOr fHof mo iorofcet being
hnbn..s fo prevent Does strayine too far.
Among Pos primary requisites are
h'I. aud abundance az water Given
'f.F' Hrd good grazing. an elephant
h1. 'a.r chance of keeping ts con.
IH0n throughout me seven months
which constitute .ts working season
It. latter begins. us ALREADY stated.
'u june From shat time onward the
animals daily and weekly routine u
.Hm.'n'rE 1s follows Directly b a
iatlEht hr rider leaves his camp
goes Du' io track Dos charge. which.
.epf. DIS hohtlsl condition. win
often ueo,d Iu strayiur distance
m several miles. hatbos him alI over
u .n. rrssk This is ono o. the moet
Important oi th, m8houts duties and
1rnr hm io tho scene OF the DAYS
work Operations begin AZ seven n
u or little before. and 70 on an
l tr which time tho power OF the
.11 generally renders % imprudent 10
continue further For % must b. ~
rrmherrd thar tho elephant is na,u-
.l. O. nocturnal animal and extremely .
nE'. tU suusirokc on the connie a..
ior of their DAYS work the animals
-. brourht 20 camp Invested OF their .
.a hothicd and turned out into the
uuf' Toward evening the riders 4
ny them another visit 70 make sure ,
Dat their charges have not slipped B
hcir hobbies AZ they occasionally Z
manage 90 DO. or been walked OF b. q
sans O, thieves. Who uu lately in 4
estet some parts OF SIAN. and even n
.cN are not unknown Tho elephants a
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