StNicholas [serial] . ELEPHANTS DRAGGING TEAK LOGS THROUGH THE FOREST TO THE RIVER. ployed in the jungle forests have to forage fortheir own food, and very skilful they are in get-ting roots, bark, and succulent saplings just asthey do in their wild state. On the other hand those employed in the great sawmills are fed like ordinary stock. Those whocarry loads upon their back wear a soft paddedcloth, and over this come two stout flat bags sixfeet by two, and stuffed with dried grass orcocoanut fiber. These are attached by cross-. WOKKING ELEPHANTS IN THE IRRAWADDY igo/--] THE WORKING ELEPHANTS
StNicholas [serial] . ELEPHANTS DRAGGING TEAK LOGS THROUGH THE FOREST TO THE RIVER. ployed in the jungle forests have to forage fortheir own food, and very skilful they are in get-ting roots, bark, and succulent saplings just asthey do in their wild state. On the other hand those employed in the great sawmills are fed like ordinary stock. Those whocarry loads upon their back wear a soft paddedcloth, and over this come two stout flat bags sixfeet by two, and stuffed with dried grass orcocoanut fiber. These are attached by cross-. WOKKING ELEPHANTS IN THE IRRAWADDY igo/--] THE WORKING ELEPHANTS OF INDIA 151 pieces and placed on either side of the animalsbackbone, so as to distribute the weight on these pads rests a third large one, whichreceives the load directly. The whole gear ismost carefully adjusted, lest the back be galled;in such event even the strongest elephant is laidby for weeks. Half a ton is a good load for con-tinuous marching, though an elephant may beara much heavier burden for short distances. These draft elephants will pass through a coun-try, heavily laden, such as could not be traversedeven by mules or donkeys. Now and then, how-ever, they come to grief. On one occasion near serious fall, however, but his load had beenwrecked. The broad girth had broken, and tents,cooking utensils, medicines, and fifteen or twentylive ducks were scattered over the hillside. In the teak forests and also in Upper Burmavery young elephants are ridden like calves are extremely useful for
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