Word: elephantic
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Edward of Wales, busy picturing and potting wild life in Kenya Colony, British East Africa, shot an elephant.
An elephant towing an automobile is the most grotesque shot. Horror is furnished by a picture of the self-inflicted tortures of fanatics at a celebrated shrine. Scenes along the crowded city streets supply good relief from the animals.
Useless to try to catch a bird by putting salt on its tail. But millions of Indians believe that the way to pacify a mad elephant is to have a camel bite it in the ear.
In Allahabad last week thousands of pilgrims had assembled to watch the great procession of the feasts of Kumbh Mela. To the shrill squealing of oboes, the thumping of drums, gaily bedizened camels, horses and elephants swayed solemnly down the streets. In the midst of the procession a nervous, rat...
Pilgrims fled in terror, many fell, panic threatened. "The camel! The camel!" screamed some of the quick-witted. From the rear of the procession a brave cameleer spurred his loose-lipped beast forward to give the conciliatory bite. Fearful of its ears, the mad elephant fled trumpeting to the river...