Science-gossip . he rope, two S< // Vi : GOSSIP. pillars, 01 1 ii \ r i I . i ? The whole is Iid ii, h ei th bait and in .1 passes ihn i I h ives .i sudden jerk, th i il s, and . a hile the n< • h is brougl i The . and answei j wi II in practi I en natives make a ffish in this manner. Willi dogs which hum in packs are said to be m ii I!p find th tracl of a deer, and hunt eath. Barking deer are common al ,.oooft. The natives systematically hunt them re kep i and also foi the milk thi ?. mppl). S »k bedrhibetans during the su ter to a height ol l animal, but I have ?. [lowing ah I
Science-gossip . he rope, two S< // Vi : GOSSIP. pillars, 01 1 ii \ r i I . i ? The whole is Iid ii, h ei th bait and in .1 passes ihn i I h ives .i sudden jerk, th i il s, and . a hile the n< • h is brougl i The . and answei j wi II in practi I en natives make a ffish in this manner. Willi dogs which hum in packs are said to be m ii I!p find th tracl of a deer, and hunt eath. Barking deer are common al ,.oooft. The natives systematically hunt them re kep i and also foi the milk thi ?. mppl). S »k bedrhibetans during the su ter to a height ol l animal, but I have ?. [lowing ah I he ordinary Sikkim cattle are much i A hull tin., to attack me lhal I had my ^un al my shouldei read) to fin HoThibetan in whose charge he was, hit him with agrcalrock berAveen the eyes, and he was driven off whilehis attention was thus distracted. Eastern Sikkim ismuch prized as ii pasture land by Lcptchas andi ins, and this was one of the causes ol dispute which gave rise to the late Sikkim-Thibel Dichu Valley, Gipmochbr, Sikkim. with dogs trained for the purpose. Like the hareh hi ii pursued, the barking deer or khakur is saidto run in a circle. The native knows the course hisiiuarr) will take, and lies in wait armed with ?< 1 owand poisoned arrows. As the deer, drivendogs, passes the hunter he receives one circuit ; and the dogs having enjoyed afeast, return home at their leisure. Bells are USUall}ded from the dogs necks to warn the huntsmenwhereabouts. The meat of the barkingis fairly good lor eating. Small Mack hears are common in the warmer partsof Sikkim. They are said to be very aggressive, ncfrequently sees natives be g scars, the result I ha\ ing hern mauled. Sikkim is a veritable paradise for the naturalist, behe botanist, zoologist, or geologisciencegossip0664lond
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