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[Note in another hand:] p. 167n

*(20) [text excised] 3d Edit. vol. II. 1859 p. 364, 376.—

*(19) I applied to Mr Thwaites in Ceylon for further information with respect to the weeping of the elephant; & in consequence received a letter from the Rev. Mr. Glennie, who, with others had kindly observed for me a herd of recently captured elephants. when These when irritated screamed violently; but it is highly remarkable that they never when thus screaming contracted contracted the muscles round the eyes. Nor Nor They did they not they shed tears; nor w & the native hunters asserted that they had never observed elephants crying weeping. Nevertheless it appears to me impossible to doubt Sir E. Tennent's distinct statement details about their weeping, supported as it is by the assertion of the keeper in the Zoological Gardens.

It is absolutely certain that both animals the two elephants in the Gardens, when beginning to trumpeting did invariably contracted contracted their orbicular muscles, as soon as they began to trumpet.

I can reconcile these conflicting statements only by supposing that the above recently captured elephants in Ceylon, from being enraged from observed by Mr Glennie, being enrages or frightened, desired to see observe their annoyers persecutors, & then consequently did not contract their orbicular muscles, so that their vision might not be impeded.

Those that wept seen weeping by Sir E. Tennent were prostrate prostrate & had given up the contest in despair.

The elephants which trumpeted in the gardens at the word of command, were, of course neither alarmed nor enraged.

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