Beast and Man in India - A Popular Sketch of Indian Animals in Their Relations with the People (Hardcover)

1904. An elementary study of Indian animals, their treatment and usage, and the popular feelings and sayings current about them. Though this involves much that is commonplace and trivial, it also allows a glimpse into Indian life, thought and character, the threshold of which is still unworn. Contents include writings on: Birds, Monkeys, Asses, Goats and Sheep, Cows and Oxen, Buffaloes and Pigs, Horses and Mules, Elephants, Camels, Dogs, Foxes and Jackals, Cats, Animal Calls, Animal Training, Reptiles, Animals in Indian Art, Beast Fights, and Animals and the Supernatural.