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The following comes from Sir Samuel Baker's book, Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Vol. 1, which can be found on both Project Gutenberg (unfortunately without pictures), and also archive.org.
This might be of interest to anyone who is using Miniphants in his or her campaign. The volumes by Sir Samuel Baker have vast amounts of relevance to a Traveller Game Master. Also for Space: 1889 (they were written during that period), and also Dungeon and Dragons.
The proper method of feeding an elephant with plantains where an allowance of rice is added, is by splitting the entire stem through the centre, and then cutting it into transverse sections about two feet in length. As each layer is detached, it resembles a delicately coloured trough, nearly white ; this is doubled up in the centre and it at once forms a hollow tube, similar to a very thick drain tile. A handful of rice is placed within, and it is secured by tying with a fibrous strip from the plantain stem. A large pile of these neat packages is prepared for every elephant, and, when ready, the mahout sits by the heap and hands the parcels one by one to the ever-expectant trunk.
This might be of interest to anyone who is using Miniphants in his or her campaign. The volumes by Sir Samuel Baker have vast amounts of relevance to a Traveller Game Master. Also for Space: 1889 (they were written during that period), and also Dungeon and Dragons.