. The living world : containing descriptions of the several races of men, and all species of animals, birds, fishes, insects, etc., etc. : with numerous anecdotes, illustrative of their instincts, reasoning powers and domestic habits . mch ingenuity is manifested by the natives iTi eflecting this end. jNIetiious of DESTiionNCi Ticu:i:s. — Among these in^entions, and themost succes.^ful, is tliat (jf shooting them with a poisoned arrow, from a 1ji:)W,placed so as to be disengaged by the animal jiassing. The bow is made ofsplit bandioo, from six to eight feet in Icngtli, and at the middle from n
. The living world : containing descriptions of the several races of men, and all species of animals, birds, fishes, insects, etc., etc. : with numerous anecdotes, illustrative of their instincts, reasoning powers and domestic habits . mch ingenuity is manifested by the natives iTi eflecting this end. jNIetiious of DESTiionNCi Ticu:i:s. — Among these in^entions, and themost succes.^ful, is tliat (jf shooting them with a poisoned arrow, from a 1ji:)W,placed so as to be disengaged by the animal jiassing. The bow is made ofsplit bandioo, from six to eight feet in Icngtli, and at the middle from nineto ten inehcs in girth. The string is of strcnig catgut, and often half aninch in circmiifcrcnee. The bow is lixed with great nicety at the middleby two stakes, distant enough to allow the arrow to pass freely withouttouching, and jilaced at a distance from the gi<iund, in proportion to thesize of the animal to be killed. The string is drawn back and fastened bya wedge, to which a cord is attaclied, and strained moderatelv tight to astake on the opposite side of the ]iath to be tra^■ers(<l by the animal. Thetiger generally fdls within Uvo hundred yards of the iatal shot, being fre- MAM MA I, IA F/.UcX//. ///^^ \.-:. TIIIKIS ^^/ ..
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