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for consummation of
marriages.
Opinion of two native gentlemen as regards my speech.
An important concession gained by the representatives.
The admirable working of the Mysore Government. General
appreciation of the Dewan's administration.
Representatives have no power and do not want any. Causes of the
absence of any demand for parliamentary institutions such as those in
England.
Absence of general interest in the Assembly. Causes of this.
Great value of Assembly in bringing rulers and ruled together. Such
Assembly more necessary now than formerly. Causes of this.
The Indian Congress. Causes of the creation of.
Started in 1885 by a small number of the educated classes.
Seditious pamphlets circulated by the Congress.
Copies bought for the Athenæum Club.
Mr. Dadabhai Naoroji, M.P. one of the sellers of the pamphlets.
Proceedings of the Congress legitimate till it fell under guidance of Mr.
Hume. Excuses for Mr. Dadabhai Naoroji.
The composition of the first and second Congresses.
The third Congress. The members desire to make the laws and control
the finances of India.
The Congress declares that as Indians in rural districts are not qualified
to elect members, these should be elected by an electoral college
composed of the flower of the educated classes.
As the desired powers are not likely to be obtained in India, the people
of England must be made to believe that India is being misgoverned.
The Congress' schemes for bringing about a revolution in India. Native
volunteers to be enrolled to bring pressure to bear on the Government.
The Repeal of the Arms Act demanded.
The seditious pamphlets issued by the Congress.
The sums of money collected with the aid of the pamphlets.

Opinions of Congress that natives are wanting in the qualities necessary
for governing India.

CHAPTER IV.
--NATURAL HISTORY AND SPORT.
The advantages and pleasures of big game shooting.
Comparative risks from tigers, bears, and panthers.
Boars and other wild animals more dangerous now than formerly.
Advantages of this for sportsmen.
The natural history of Mysore.
Elephants. Tigers much more numerous in former times in Mysore.
In a short time 118 caught in traps. Remarkable cessation of such
captures. The balance of nature destroyed.
The spread of intelligence amongst wild animals. Tiger passes.
Difference of opinion as to how tigers seize their prey.
The use of the paw in killing animals and people.
The carrying powers of tigers and panthers.
Reasons for not sitting on the ground when tiger shooting.
Illustration of risk of sitting on the ground.
Caution should be exercised when approaching a tiger supposed to be
dead.
Another illustration of the risk of sitting on the ground.
Illustration of the importance of sitting motionless when obliged to sit
on the ground.
An exciting rush after a wounded tiger.
Coolness and courage exhibited by a native.
Estimate of danger of tiger shooting on foot. Should not be pursued by
those whoso lives are of cash value to their families.
People killed by wounded tigers. Difficulty of seeing a tiger in the
jungle.
Distinguishing sight of natives superior to that of Europeans.
Tigers easily recover from wounds.
Effects on the nerves and heart from the roar of a wounded tiger.
Precautions that should be exercised by sportsmen with damaged
hearts.
The lame tiger. Met in the road at night.

Tying out live baits for tigers.
Interesting instance of tiger stalking up to a live bait.
Another illustration of risk of approaching a tiger apparently dead.
Importance of using a chain when tying out a bait. Sport spoiled from a
chain not being used.
Tigers eat tigers sometimes. Illustration of this.
The tiger's power of ascending trees.
Interesting instance of a jackal warning tigers of danger.
Tiger put to flight by the rearing of a horse.
Effect on a tiger of the human voice. Tigers often undecided how to act.
Tigers form plans and act in concert. Illustration of this.
Tigers of Western Ghaut forests, if unmolested, rarely dangerous to
man.
Very dangerous man-eating tigers have existed in the interior of
Mysore. Man-eaters enter villages. A tiger tearing off the thatch of a
hut.
Great courage and determination shown by natives in connection with
tigers. Illustrations of this.
The life of a planter saved by a dog attacking the tiger.
Interesting behaviour of the dog after Mr. A. was wounded.
Treatment of wounds from tigers. A native recovers from thirteen
lacerated wounds and two on the head.
A mad tiger. Position of body that should be adopted when waiting for
a tiger. Importance of this.
Tiger purring with evident satisfaction after having killed a man.

CHAPTER V.
--BEARS, PANTHERS, JUNGLE DOGS, SNAKES, JUNGLE PETS.
Bear has two cubs at a time. Bears rapidly decreasing. Said by natives
to be killed and eaten by tigers. Instances of tigers killing bears.
Bears dreaded by natives more than