. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . with both hands; and his neck, breast, and limbs appeared, when theskin was taken off, a complete congeries of sinews. Major Denham furnishes us with the following anecdote: The skin of anoble lion was sent me by the sheikh, which had been taken near Kabshary,measuring from the tail to the nose fourteen feet two inches. He had devour-ed four slaves, and was at last taken by the following stratagem; the inha-bitants assembled together, and, with loud cries and no
. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . with both hands; and his neck, breast, and limbs appeared, when theskin was taken off, a complete congeries of sinews. Major Denham furnishes us with the following anecdote: The skin of anoble lion was sent me by the sheikh, which had been taken near Kabshary,measuring from the tail to the nose fourteen feet two inches. He had devour-ed four slaves, and was at last taken by the following stratagem; the inha-bitants assembled together, and, with loud cries and noises, drove him fromthe place where he had last feasted; they then dug a very deep blaque, orcircular hole, armed with sharp pointed stakes; this they most cunninglycovered over with stalks of the gussub ; a bundle of straw, enveloped in arobe, was laid over the spot, to which a gentle motion, like that of a manturning in sleep, was occasionally given by means of a line carried tosome distance. On their quitting the spot, and the noise ceasing, the lionreturned to his haunt, and was observed watching his trap for seven or eight. nours—by degrees approaching closer and closer,— and at length he madea dreadful spring on his supposed prey, and was precipitated to the bottomof the pit. The Kabsharians now rushed to the spot, and before he couldrecover himself, despatched him with their spears. It has been remarked of the lion, by the Bushmen, that he generally killsand devours his prey in the morning at sunrise, or sunset. On this account,when they intend to kill lions, they generally notice where the spring-bucks MAMMALIA-LION. 173 are grazing at the rising of the sun; and by observing, at the same time,if they appear frightened and run off, they conclude that they have beenattacked by the lion. Marking accurately the spot where the alarm tookplace, about eleven oclock in the day, when the sun is powerful, and theenemy they seek is supposed to be fast asleep, they carefully ex
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