The arrow making no noise, the herd is followed up until the poison takes effect, and the wounded animal falls out.

It is then patiently watched till it drops--a portion of meat round the wound is cut away, and all the rest eaten.
Poisoned arrows are made in two pieces.

An iron barb is firmly fastened to one end of a small wand of wood, ten inches or a foot long, the other end of which, fined down to a long point, is nicely fitted, though not otherwise secured, in the hollow of the reed, which forms the arrow shaft.

The wood immediately below the iron head is smeared with the poison.

When the arrow is shot into an animal, the reed either falls to the ground at once, or is very soon brushed off by the bushes; but the iron barb and poisoned upper part of the wood remain in the wound.