The Indian had begun already, by often irritating him, and feeding him every three months on sugar and butter, to impart to him a ferocity not in his nature, this method being often employed by those who train the Indian elephants for battle.
Con este fin había comenzado por modificar el carácter naturalmente apacible del elefante, procurando conducirlo gradualmente a ese paroxismo de furor llamado "muths" en lengua india, y esto manteniéndolo durante ti es meses con azúcar y manteca.