Sporting Days in Southern India : Being Reminiscences of Twenty Trips in Pursuit of Big Game, Chiefly in the Madras Presidency
Sporting Days in Southern India : Being Reminiscences of Twenty Trips in Pursuit of Big Game, Chiefly in the Madras Presidency
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Of course with his exceptional advantages, he had acquired a good knowledge of the jungle and the habits of its inmates.
At that time I had already made my deAut with tigers, panthers, bears, &c., but knew nothing about bison or Digitized by Google ELEPHANTS. 161 elephants. Shooting was my craze ; every day of my leave was devoted to either gun or rifle, and when off duty in Cantonments, all spare time was given to rifle practice or small game shooting, the study of anatomy so far as it related... to the structure of elephants' heads, and the vital points of wild animals generally, likewise to a colloquial knowledge of Hindostani, Tamil, Telugoo, and Burmese, with a view to shikar expeditions, an acquaintance with these dialects being of incalculable advantage to the sportsman when in remote districts, where, to be successful, he must be his own interpreter. Before proceeding to any jungle district, even a few weeks' study of its dialect is the best preliminary to ensure good sport. Several of my friends were also devoted to the jungle — how we used to long for the leave season to come round!
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Of course with his exceptional advantages, he had acquired a good knowledge of the jungle and the habits of its inmates.
At that time I had already made my deAut with tigers, panthers, bears, &c., but knew nothing about bison or Digitized by Google ELEPHANTS. 161 elephants. Shooting was my craze ; every day of my leave was devoted to either gun or rifle, and when off duty in Cantonments, all spare time was given to rifle practice or small game shooting, the study of anatomy so far as it related... to the structure of elephants' heads, and the vital points of wild animals generally, likewise to a colloquial knowledge of Hindostani, Tamil, Telugoo, and Burmese, with a view to shikar expeditions, an acquaintance with these dialects being of incalculable advantage to the sportsman when in remote districts, where, to be successful, he must be his own interpreter. Before proceeding to any jungle district, even a few weeks' study of its dialect is the best preliminary to ensure good sport. Several of my friends were also devoted to the jungle — how we used to long for the leave season to come round!
What to read after Sporting Days in Southern India : Being Reminiscences of Twenty Trips in Pursuit of Big Game, Chiefly in the Madras Presidency?
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