e pots on the cords are drawn over the wheel, and made to move in a
circle like the buckets of a dredging-machine. The lower end of the loop
of pots dips in the water, and each pot, as it passes through the water,
is filled. It is then slowly drawn up by the turning wheel, and as it
passes over the wheel, and is tilted over, it empties the water into a
tank, or spout, and passes on downwards, empty, to the river again to
take up a new supply. The wheel at the other end of the axle is
connected with a large horizontal wheel, or 'gin,' to which a pair of
oxen may be yoked. These animals, walking round and round, turn the
large wheel, which, by means of cogs, turns the wheel upon the nearer
end of the axle, and so turns the wheel bearing the pots. The machinery
is very rough, and squeaks and groans in the loudest manner when it is
at work; but it raises a great quantity of water, and is not easily put
out of order.

W. A. ATKINSON.

[Illustration: Egyptian "Shadoof."]

[Illustration: "One of the largest pounded upon the wall with his
tusks."]

ELEPHANTS ATTACKING A GRANARY.

A True Anecdote.

A traveller, who was making a tour in India some years back, tells us
that in his wanderings he arrived at a village on the north border of
the British dominions; near this stood a granary, in which was stored a
large quantity of rice. The people of the place described to him how the
granary had been attacked by a party of elephants which had somehow
found out that this granary was full of rice.

Early in the morning an elephant appeared at the granary, acting
evidently as a scout or spy. When he found that the place was
unprotected, he returned to the herd, which was waiting no great
distance off. Two men happened to be close by, and they watched the herd
approach in almost military order. Getting near the granary, the
elephants stopped to examine it.

Its walls were of solid brickwork; the entry was in the centre of the
terraced roof, which could only be mounted by a ladder. To climb this
was not possible, so they stood to consider. The alarmed spectators
speedily climbed a banyan-tree, hiding themselves among its leafy
branches, thus being out of view while they could watch the doings of
the elephants. These animals surveyed the building all round; its thick
walls were formidable, but the strength and sagacity of the elephants
defied the obstacles. One of the largest of the herd took up a position
at a corner of