A popular account of the manners and customs of India / [Charles Acland].

  • Acland, Charles, -1845
Date:
1847
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Credit: A popular account of the manners and customs of India / [Charles Acland]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ce nae!) CONTENTS. Manpras, June, 1842. ° Page Departure from England in March—Tremendous storm off Ushant— Ship becalmed at the equator—Great heat—Danger of sleeping in moonlight in hot climates—Storm off the Cape—Great speed of the _ vessel— Thunderstorm at the equator— Arrival at Madras —'The mungoose ; its usefulness in houses—Mother-of-pearl—Contrivances for abating the heat— Fakirs— Curious disease — Salutation of Europeans by natives—Employment of time ° . ‘ ast tth July 1. Native wedding—Visit to the Newab—Jugglers . : ° Pea i} CaucuTtTa, July 15. Voyage up the Hoogly—Waterspout—The bishop’s palace—A ppoint- ment to the province of Assam—Great number of tigers at Calcutta— Mode of voyaging—Language of natives—Number of servants neces- sary a e e . ° lg e - e . e if August 6. Change of appointment from Assam to Cuttack—Dangers of travel- ling—Mode of living—“ Bore” in the Hoogly . . ‘ Ae) Mipnapore, September 12, Leave Caleutta—Accident on the Hoogly—Dak-travelling—State of the road—Arrival at Midnapore—A bungalow—Trees and plants— Mode of providing animal food—Destructiveness of ants—Snakes— Monkeys—Encounter with a buffalo—Soil, climate, and productions of Midnapore—Expenses of living—List of servants . ° « 10 September 15. ** Poujah of tools:” a rustic festival . . ° : : won?