[Illustration: Portrait of "EHA."] CONCERNING ANIMALS AND OTHER MATTERS BY E.H. AITKEN ("EHA") AUTHOR OF "FIVE WINDOWS OF THE SOUL," "TRIBES ON MY FRONTIER," ETC. WITH A MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR BY SURGEON-GENERAL W.B. BANNERMAN I.M.S., C.S.I. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY J A. SHEPHERD AND A PORTRAIT LONDON 1914 CONTENTS "EHA" I FEET AND HANDS II BILLS OF BIRDS III TAILS IV NOSES V EARS VI TOMMY VII THE BARN OWL VIII DOMESTIC ANIMALS IX SNAKES X THE INDIAN SNAKE-CHARMER XI CURES FOR SNAKE-BITE XII THE COBRA BUNGALOW XIII THE PANTHER I DID NOT SHOOT XIV THE PURBHOO XV THE COCONUT TREE XVI THE BETEL NUT XVII A HINDU FESTIVAL XVIII INDIAN POVERTY XIX BORROWED INDIAN WORDS Special thanks are due to the Editors and Proprietors of the _Strand