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48 It is said that if a man shoots twenty-one tigers he is called "tiger-slayer." My younger brother, the present Rajah of Jetprole, has shot sixty tigers up to the present day. It is said in the Hindu Sastras that if a man shoots a hundred tigers he is considered to be quite equal to the one who has performed the great sacrifice called the Rajasuya. I hope that my brother will be able to reach that number in course of time. But neither he nor any other sportsman should be subject to an uncontrollable desire to complete the number, one hundred or twenty-one.

As regards other game, such as deer, pigs, etc., one should be more humane to them. As far as possible, you should not shoot hinds nor a sow when it is followed by its farrow. Of whatever kind the game may be, a tiger or a deer, you should put an end to its life when it is badly wounded and cannot get away from