The Washington herald., 1920-05-30

ALREADY caught. The jungle
was 30 thick he got within 10
steps Of the tiger before Ne
Then he let him have tire.
heavy bullets from his auto
matte rife. Mr. Tissr tore up
( the ground and struEgled Tor
half an hour before anyone
4 dared approach him for fear Of
a clawing. but in due limr he
succumbed. ~
Mr.. Patterson 10 very proud %
his beaters. Intervie-yed here b
I the National Geographic society
after his FIRST trip honse in seven
years, just before rinbarkinz FOR
Burma-he is in Londca todGy-he
issued this chaIlenE
| IF there is a spl -tsnan IN ths
United States who lridos hunss.f
' on his workmansh > aid uhS
thinks he can brinE IN q tggEer
bag OF game than car an iIlifsuafs.
half-naked Burmese hunter VITA 4
crossbow and arrow there's such
hunter ready to take him or
any time he chooses 20 journey cut
Burma way.
And IL the sportsman is not a
marksman of the order Of Buffalo
Bill or Annie Oakley. he had better
think before challenging the heather
hunter.
Uses Bow and Arrow.
The old man" Patterson con-
tinued, takes an oil tin-the top
Of which has been cut out--aHd
straps it on top of his head. as a
girl ties on q sunbonnet In the
tin he places a little kerosene
lsmp-which makes it clumsy
counterpart OF an automobile spot
light. With this he goes into the
/ jungle at night and, of course. the
eyes OF the jungle animals glare
as their owners crouch at the
hunters approach.
| The native crossbow is fear.
fully and wonderfuIIv-raade weapon.
The bow is so strong that / have
! never been able TO nsrG Il far
enough to get the striEE "a place
| for shot. The Burmese hunter.
however. puts his foo IN the bow
and with a sudden irls Us ahIs 20
bend IL far enough 70 80, the ord
in firing position.
! For ammunition h. Gsrs Hg.acned
arrows. He first prenar-s vnrsssh'e
poison. and after the arrow tEp haR
been dipped in that. u Is giucs into
a piece Of decsyed DR. lIHrr. BeaL n
ensues very shortly sflsr Ihs arrow
has struck home.
Eat Monkey. as 'aRrm.
The, arrow is ent rtst az bar1bra
wood, with the tip ~. nod ro.7s-
what by exposure Er hive.
seen my old huntC -.-r. .- -
these arrows clear rrr- e. a0 .a-a
board
The natives eat .... .a-rE -s-r.
keys on the theorg r.ar r.~o~rur
eats their meat is -1urne f-ou
tuberculosis. hay, EN- TIE orI
man send an arrow rAr.. En mru-
keys BODY as IL il W,Iy - .G..sg
fired from a Mauser rife.
The Burma government forbid.
the natives to have guns in their
possession and prohibits trading in
arrows and ammunition. But the
natives ingenuity enables him 10
get around this. He will find a nice.
OF gas pipe somewherc. ht a rude
stock to II, and crude primer and
hGmmer. and Will Use safety
matches in place OF powder He
1
boxes of matches and puts them
Into the improvised barrel He tben
rams his shot home and is ready for
business.
Has Many Souvenirs.
And let me tell you, il YOU never
tried to shoot with such a gun
con ever do so, Why. an express
rine is about as kickless as a o.
caIloer hobert compared with this
improvised shotgun. tried Sboot.
ing oae ONE upon a time and m.
hing almost kicked nv shoulder
icff." oNi'eF
On his last visit .. pstt.-.,,
furnished some Of h. re,-t,,c1. -
ores TO the Smithsou . IrstI,rT.,,,-,
His Washington h .e IL ~ -
wonderful souvenirs ffr,r -t..,7t-
Exquisite ivory carvr - q. 49,.
with pipe and sworE ard -lsv,,
little black eIephan TH.-r 4,
beautiful lacquer ~ Of g--r,,4
bamboo strips. Therr sr. tgr,
mother -of-pearl oyst, - rrIIF. ltr -
plates for the InnrrE ocean n
headquarters" for sr.r-Of-urErl.
and there is a big t.. reak-v-r "A
chair made by his Cr.n.s. ,arpgu-
/ ter.
Once Lived o. ,-uha.
Twenty years Of -.r,s We
were spent in Ian vE.E.-rr
where he was gradu = a. an
gineer from the Sta .-yrf..rar
College. Seven yeags . .a. tu
Cuba with his fatheI T- 20 us-,r--
son, OF Washington, ..f. NE rhrn
held head for the Cut4- rrufr I'D
Sugar Company.
Mr.. Patterson next s-UrH for Sur
ma as field superini = den. spr ne
Burma Oil Company A. the cnd
OF this contract. wightman & Com
pany. Of London. placed him ia
charge of their Burmese tin mineA