Chapter VII
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Herds of the Latookas and Game—Storm—Effects of Rain upon Natives— Native Blacksmiths—Their Tools—Elephants—Elephant Hunt—Tetel, my old Hunter—Charged by a herd of Elephants—Cowardly Followers—Track the wounded Elephant—Nearly caught—Tetel distressed—Return to Camp —African and Indian Elephants—Height of Elephants—Food of Elephants —African and Ceylon Elephants—Difference in Formation of Brain— Rifles and Bullets for heavy Game—Character of Country and its Sports —The "Baby"—Method of killing Elephants—Elephant Pitfalls— Circling them with Fire—Native Hunting—The Bagara Hunters—Danger of Elephant Hunting