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elephants depending of course on the sixe of the log. Whatever adjustment is
required among the five or six logs on thecer the individ al log is spotted and
moved accordingly. When the car is loaded to the limit of the confining rods
on the side of the car care must be exercised. The additional logs must now be
placed without pushing them over the opposing edge of the car. So in order to
guard against this possibility two elephants are directed to the opposite side
of the car where they take their position to prevent the log from rolling onto
the ground. The trunks and tusks are extended into position to receive the log
if it should override its mark. There is so much sureness in these animals that
a log rarely falls during the operation but if it does they either check it
or agilily step back out of its way.

As remarkable a performance as this loading procedure is: one thing stands
out even greater and that is their fine reagtion to ee and their
uniave ouality of tolerance to the ervel and painful punishment for error in
judgment or act. Each driver has a solid stick approximately 23 feet long
and the size of ones larger finger and generally with one end pointed or cap-
ped .ith a steel gig and woe be the elephant that fails to implicitly obey or
exert his maximum power or proper behavior. If he hoes not comply with the
drivers wish he suffers a sevier blow across the upper ridge of the ear such
blows resounding from the large leathery sound board. Practically all the ani-
mals carry a scarified ear, but most commonly a raw wsensitive and bleeding
edge. Some indicate a limit of tolerance to such painful abuse and react by
turning atound in circles or stamping in terro. Others flinch et a time when
they feel a stroke is de. A more effective way is to probe the back of the
ear vith a steel pointed stick. Other than a forcef:1 blow across the head
there is no other form of bodily punishment but I suppose that many undescrib-
able verbal expression is intendec for anything out complimentary incouragre nts.

ith the last log safely balanced on the flat car the elephants and their

operators disappear from the scene. Cne or two hovever renin to assist the