Show Ile elephant herd bounds bound by black maris magic major court trenita of the cape cairo badro motor expedition was the first white man who hunted and killed elephants on foot with a 0 spear while I 1 was on this spear hunting safari he be sold said we followed several herds berds into waterless country in the bahr cl ghazal district of the sudan suaan where the elephants usually trek to water only every third or fourth night when they do nothing will stop them we followed this particular herd all day and at night might I 1 was ready to give ghe up I 1 made camp and stopped babal la ia a young hard bitten blan mandala dala hunter who was said sald to he something of a magician then come came to me and said eald ho thought he could bind the herd with his magic rope these magic ropes are riot not uncommon in africa they are usually about a yard long and made of fiber babilla eat ant down with the rope in his hands and went through the motions of tying his arms legs ankles and neck muttering incantations as he did so GO his muscles became taut and he relapsed into a semi trance he sot sat so for it a few minutes and then suddenly relaxed grunted that asgood Is good and rose to his feet next morning we ran into the elephants only half a mile fro from TO camp and killed onel they were almost stationary by all reckonings they should have been miles away 11 |