 | 1828 - 732 pages
...gold, a device which is here considered a badge of royalty. I was amused by one peculiarity, which I had never before heard of; while the elephant is going...out,' warning him that the road is rough, slippery, 8tc., all which the animal is supposed to understand, and take his measures accordingly. The mohout... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1828 - 564 pages
...royalty. I was amused by one pecuuuity, which I had never before heard of; while the elephant is gomg on, a man walks by his side, telling him where to...that the road is rough, slippery, &c., all which the ammal is supposed to understand, and take his measures accordingly. The mohout says nothing, but guides... | |
 | Robert Smith - 1829 - 432 pages
...even half, or not at all expressed." ed a badge of royality. I was amused by one peculiarity, which I had never before heard of; while the elephant is going...tread, bidding him "take care,"—" step out," warning 1 him that the road is rough, slippery, 8cc., all which the animal is supposed to understand, and take... | |
 | 1829 - 762 pages
...gold, a device which is here considered a badge of royalty. I was amused by one peculiarity, which I had never before heard of; while the elephant is going...side, telling him where to tread, bidding him ' take care1 — ' step out,' warning him that the road is rough, slippery, Лес., all which the animal... | |
 | James Rennie - 1831 - 422 pages
...attendants of the elephant practise a somewha ludicrous mode of assisting the command of the driver. " While the elephant is going on, a man walks by his...to understand, and take his measures accordingly*." This assistance to the mohout is probably, in most cases, an unnecessary parade, arising from the almost... | |
 | Leonard Crocker Bowles - 1831 - 372 pages
...gold, a device which is here considered a badge of royalty. I was amused by one peculiarity, which I had never before heard of; while the elephant is going...out,' warning him that the road is rough, slippery, &tc., all which the animal is supposed to understand, and take his measures accordingly. The mohout... | |
 | 1836 - 282 pages
...gold, a device which is here considered a badge of royalty. I was amused by one peculiarity, which I had never before heard of; while the elephant is going...all which the animal is supposed to understand, and to take his measures accordingly. The mahout says nothing, but guides him by pressing his legs to his... | |
 | Churchman - 1844 - 396 pages
...— a device which is here considered a badge of royalty. I was amused by one peculiarity, which I had never before heard of; while the elephant is going...The mohout says nothing, but guides him by pressing 1 The country residence of the governor.general. his legs to his neck on the side to which he wishes... | |
 | 1844 - 312 pages
...attendants of the elephant practise a somewhat ludicrous mode of assisting the command of the driver. " While the elephant is going on, a man walks by his...the animal is supposed to understand, and take his meas- ' ures accordingly."* This assistance to the mohout is probably, in most cases, an unnecessary... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - 1846 - 764 pages
...considered here a badge of royalty. I was amused by one peculiarity which I never heard of before. While the elephant is going on, a man walks by his...telling him where to tread, bidding him ' take care,' 1 step out,' warning him that the road is rough, slippery, die., all which the animal is supposed to... | |
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Oude, and ornamented all over with fish, embroidered in gold, — a device which is here considered a badge of royalty. I was amused by one peculiarity, which I had never before heard of; while the elephant is going on, a man walks by his side, telling... 
