Copy 1, Volume 4
An historical miscellany of the curiosities and rarities in nature and art. Comprising new and entertaining descriptions of the most surprising volcanos, caverns, cataracts, whirlpools, waterfalls, earthquakes, thunder, lightning, and other wonderful and stupendous phenomena of nature.
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- [1794-1800]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An historical miscellany of the curiosities and rarities in nature and art. Comprising new and entertaining descriptions of the most surprising volcanos, caverns, cataracts, whirlpools, waterfalls, earthquakes, thunder, lightning, and other wonderful and stupendous phenomena of nature. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Teize them, they retreat to the oppofite fide of the koomkees, and get on them, it neceff'ary, by means, of the rope above-memioned, v hich hangs ready for tlieni to lay hold of. Although by thelc means he is perfectly I'cctircd and cannot elcapc, yet as it would be bpih iinlafe and incotivcnient to allow him to remain in the verge of the jungle, a number of additional ropes are afterwards put on, as Iball be mentioned, for the purpole of conduaing him to a proper Itation. When the goondah lias become more fettled, and cals a little food, vyitJr which he is fupplied as loon as he is taken, the koomkees afe again brought near, and a llrong rope is then put twice round his body, dole to his fore-legs, like a girth, and tied behind his fhartlder ; then the long end is carried back clofe to his rump, and there falfened, after a couple of turns more have been made round hi* body. Another cord is next faflened to the pharah, and from thence carried under his tail like a crupper, and brought forward and taftened by a turn or two to eacit of the pharahs, or girths, by which the ishole i? conneded, and eacli turn of thele cords lerves to keep th^ reft in their places. Alter tltis a ftrong rope is put round liis buttocks, and made laft on each fide to the git th and crup- per, fo as to confine tlie motion ot liis thighs and prevent his taking a full ftep. Thele fmaller ropes being properly adjufted, a couple of large cables with running noofes are put around his neck, and, after being drawn ntoderaiely tight, the noofes arc lecuied from gunning clofer, and then tied to the ropes on each Tide forming the girt)] and crupper already-mentioned ; aud thus all thefe ropes are c,oiine6ted and kept in their proper places, without any rifk of the 9Poles of tlie dools becoming tight, lo as to endanger the life of the elephant in hi^i exertions to tree himfelf. The ends ot thele cables are.^nade, fall to two koomkees, one on each fide of the goondah, by a couple of turns round the belly, clofe to the flioulder, like a girth, where a turn is made, and it is then carried' acrols the chelf and a cned to the ^irtl > on the oppofite fide. Every thing being now ready, and a pa/Iage cleared from the jungle, all the ropes are taken from hi^ legs, and only the toomin remains rotind his buttocks to confine the nuMion ot his hind legs: the koomkees pull him for- ■ward by the dools, and the people fronr behind urge him on. In- fltaijl of advaiiicmg in the direction they wifli, he attempts to retreat into the jongle; he exerts allJiis force, tails down and teais the. ear}h. with ,hi^. mfks, fetcaming and groaning, and by his violent exertions pficn hprts and'briules himlclf very much; and inftarices happen, of ith^if Ipjiyiving tfiefe violent exertions only a few liours, or ar iHO,ft a few .(jays. In general, however, they loon become re- conciled to their fate, will eat immediately after they are taken, and, it neceirary, .tiny; becondudfed front the verge of the jungle as foon as a palfage iscle.rred. When the elephant is brought to his proper ffation and toadedall, he .is treated with a mixture of feverity and geptlcnefs, an,d< in a few months (if docile) he becomes tracfable, ftppears perfcdlly reconciled to his fate. It aj'pears lomewliat ext.faordinary, that ihougli the goondah ules his utmoft force to dil- engage himfelf >vl)en taken, and would kill any perfon coming within his reach, yet he n?ver or at leaft feldom attempts to hurt the females that have eulnared hinij but on the contrary fee nts plea feds (as oft^n as they are brouglit near, in order to adjulf his harnelling, or move andflacken tiiole. ropes which gall him,) foothed and com- forted](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28774619_0004_0394.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
