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CONTENTS.
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CHAP. I. RIO DE JANEIRO.
Cause of visiting Rio.-Entrance of the Harbour. — Repairing Vessels at Rio. —
Porters. - European Appearance of the City. - Architecture. - Priests and Re-
Slaves. Villas in the Country.
Substantial Houses.
Business. Politeness. Opera. — Government. - Departure from Rio Page 1
ligion.
·Tejuca. -
CHAP. II. AUSTRALIA.
First View of Australia. - Sydney Harbour.
- The Town and its Climate.
Passage to Melbourne. - Public Land System. The road to Ballaarat.
Colonial Milestones. Bushrangers
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First View of Ballaarat. - Description of the Place. - Gold Digging. -- A Colonial
Theatre. Socialism at the Antipodes. - Geelong. - Melbourne. - Paramatta. -
Republicanism in Australia. - Government and Education. - Emigration and
probable Future of Australia
CHAP. IV. - NORTH CHINA.
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The Passage from Australia. - Making the Chinese Coast.—The Yang-tze-kiang.
The Foreign Settlement. - Dress and Life of the Resident Europeans. -
Chinese Soldiers. Natural Characteristics in Northern and Southern China.
Native Town of Shanghae. - Streets. - Pawnbrokers. - Public Buildings.
Temples, and Worship. - Phonographic Writing. - State Visit of the Taootai.—
A Chinese Café. - Romish Mission. Executions and Torture. — Indifference to
Pain shown by Orientals. - Captain Marryatt's Story. The "Battle of
eave Shanghae for a Trip up the Canals. Our Boat. - Swimming. — Banks of
Military Stations. - Temples. - Graves. - Villages. — Dress of
Chinese. Town of Kwunsan.· - Grain Junks. — Comparison of Chinese and
American Governments. This part of China once Submerged. - Cormorants.
Approach to Soo-chow..
- Hills near Soo-chow. - View of Ty-hao. - Mandarin's Tomb. - Ty-
Chinese River Thieves. Their Honesty
CHAP. VI.-A TRIP INLAND, CONTINUED.
Ascend Toong-toong-ting-shan. — The View. The Great Lake of China.- A
Beautiful Canal. — Villages. — Return to Soo-chow. - Grand Canal. — A Cus-
toms' Barrier. A Chinese Fort. - Ping-bong. Chinza. - Nan-zing. Effect
of Drought on Rice Fields. Our Examination by Mandarins. - Preparations
for the Rebels. - Hoo-chow. - Pretty Girls. Are compelled to return to
Shanghae.- Bridge at Yang-kow-shin.- Kahing.- Troops. — Mandarin's House
in Lake. Arrive again at Shanghae. — Charity in China
CHAP. VII. -SOUTHERN CHINA.
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Leave Shanghae.-The Peninsular and Oriental Company. - Hong Kong.- Foreign
Settlement of Canton.-The Chinese Suburbs.-Ceremonies at Ming-qua's House.
- Making Tea. — Opium Smoking. - The Opium Trade. — Temple of a Hundred
Gods.- Beggars Dying of Starvation. - Interior of a House.- A Chinese Restau-
rant.- Chop-sticks.- Rat Grills and Dog Stew.- Public Opium Shops.-The Boat
Population of Canton. - Indifference to Life. Lepers. - How-qua's Garden. —-
Unique Method of Hatching Eggs. — Monasteries of Honan.- Boodhist Services.
-Sacred Hogs. — Gambling. — Macao. —A Protective Policy. The Portuguese.
- Effect of the War on the Commercial Importance of Canton
CHAP. VIII. — TO CALCUTTA.
The "Lancefield." - Entomology. - Singapore.
Parsees. Malays. — Gárrhees. — Proas.
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The
First View of Orientals.
Black Water. Torture. Crew of a
Ship in the Indian Sea. — Jolly Tars. —An Indian Watering-place.-The Hoogly.
- Bores. First View of Natives. — Hubble-bubble. - Fattening Shell-fish for
Market
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Buggies. The City of Calcutta.
Palkees.
Government House. -Tanks.
Bazárs. The largest Mint in the World. - Supreme Court. — Conflict of Laws.
- Missions and Schools. - Spence's Hotel. - Servants.- Expenses of Living in
India. Civil Servants.-Their Salaries. The Language of the Camp. - A
People without a Country, and a Country without a Name
Roasting Human Bodies. — Adjutants in Calcutta. — Unpaid Scavengers. — Early
Rising. The Morning Drive. - "The Strand.”—Clothing. - Country around
Calcutta. -"Stations."
Dum-Dum. - Artillery Mess. An Ameer of Sind.
Barrack poor. The Sepoys. Too much Petted. Some Causes of the
Mutiny
CHAP. XI.-CALCUTTA, CONCLUDED.
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Skill of the Natives in
My Friends there. - The India Trade.
Conduct of American Residents during the Revolt. — Travelling in
-The Palanquin. —"Marching.” — Steamboats on the Ganges. — Gárrhee-
dâk. - The Mail-cart
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Railway to Raneegunj. — Indian Railways.
Coal. A Dâk-Gárrhee. - Dâk
Companies.-The Rights of Horses. — Leopards and Jackals. —Dâk-Bungalows.
- Scenery. Comparison between Natives of India and China. - Land-Tenure.
- Nullahs. People on the Road.-Sahussuram. Two fine Tombs. - A
Dancing Cow. The village Zĕmindar. — “Taking Leave."- Unsympathetic
Character of the Natives.-Country between Sahussuram and Benares.-Sĕroor
CHAP. XIII. - THE HOLY CITY OF INDIA.
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Oriental
The Sacred Apes. The City from the River. The Observatory..
Science. - The Golden Temple. Sacred Bulls. The Great Devil. - Hindooism.
-The Goddess of the Skull-chaplet. - Poojah.
Torture. Caste.
Caste
Brahmunical Regeneration.
CHAP. XIV. -BĚNARES, CONCLUDED.
Religious Ablutions.
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Aurungzeeb's Mosque. View from Minár.— Burning Ghât.
Market-place. Hindoo College. - "Native Gentlemen."-European Manners
Arrival at Allahabad. — Zubburdustee. - Seekhs. Hindoostanees.- Fort at Alla-
habad. - An Invisible River. - Sooltan Khooshroo's Surai. Hindoostanee Wells.
- Allahabad to Cawnpoor. - Bullock Trains. — Elephantiasis
The Station of Cawnpoor.-Disorder in Oude.-Cawnpoor to Lucknow. -Ele-
phants. Kaorees. Lucknow. -Making Ice.—The Weather.
My Man Brown. - First View of Lucknow. - A
Moral. The Gate of Rome. The Taza.—The Imambara.-A Fine Coup d'œil.
- Situation of Oude. - Splendour of the Court. - Indian Misgovernment.
Indian Gentlemen. - Extortion and Tortures. - Lord Canning's Confiscation.
Brutal Degradation of the Court. — Relations of the East India Company to the
King of Oude.- Violated Faith
Salám. Native Polish. Hindoo Manners. - Parade.
Red Coat. - Character of Sepoys. — An Army of Priests and Kings. - Caste Mis-
understood. — Pariahs. — India conquered for the English by Natives. - Bullock
Artillery. .-"Hathee pur Howdah" or Elephant Riding. - Rich Dresses.
Chokeedárs. Fukheers. A Coat of Paint. Royal Palace. - Vanity. The
Social Evil.-A Modern Sodom. - Defence of the Lucknow Residency. The
Massacre of Cawnpoor
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Appearance of Country. - Bishop Heber. - Christian Missions. - Colonel Tucker.
Country between Futtehghur and Meeruth. - Ganges Canal. — An Indian
"Station."- - Sirdhána. — Dyce Sombre's Tomb. - Free Lances of India. - An
Ingenious Process for Collecting Money. A Female General. Success of the
Bégoom. - To Moozuffurnuggur. - Dhoolee Travelling. — Persian Inscription. —
Natural History
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A Night in a Dhoolee. - The Turai Forest. - First View of the Snowy Range.
Siwalik Hills. Ram! Ram! - The Dhoon Valley - Rajpoor.-Ascent of the
Himalayas. Puharrees.- Munsooree. -Indian Hospitality. - Landoor. --View
of Snow-clad Peaks. Hill-stations. An Accident. The Descent. - Agri-
culture in India.-Tea Plantation. Chinese Workmen.-A Snake Fight
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Rev. Mr. Woodside's. — American Missionaries. — Opening of the Ganges Canal.
Excitement of Natives. Moral Effect. Missionaries' Opinion of the Company's
Government. Its General Effects. - Native States. A Seekh Temple. - The
Gooroo. Farewell to my Countrymen. Last view of Himalayas.- Roorkhee.-
Workshops. Native Workmen. - Repugnance between the English and Native
Races. - The Ganges Canal. — Other Buildings. - Meeruth Again. Mutiny at
Meeruth. Conduct of Officers, and their Feelings toward the Sepoys
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CHAP. XXI.
THE IMPERIAL CITY OF DELHI.
First View of Delhi. - Entrance to the City. - The Palace. - The Houses low. —
The Arsenal. - Col. Skinner's. The Church. — The Square of Death. The
Signal Tower. -Drive to Kootub. -Ruins. Old Delhi. - An Imperial Whim.-
Sufdur Jung's Tomb. The Kootub. · Indian Sam Patches. The Observatory.
-Chandee Chok, the Broadway of Delhi. - Dandy Moosulmans.
The Mosque
of Slaughter
Poses Plastiques.- Entrance to Palace. - Dewán Am. — Emperor's
Mosaics. - Drawing First Blood. - A Paradise on Earth. Peacock
A Microcosmic View of the Mogul Empire. Shah Jehan in State.
A Hundred Years Later. - Native Tact. The Glory has Departed. - Maharattas
in the Palace.- Gholam Kadur, the Rohilla, seated on the Royal Throne.
Restoration of the Empire by the British. — Their Majesties, and their "Particular
Slaves." The Last Emperor. - The Last Tenants of the Dewán Khas. — The
Pearl Mosque. Palace Gardens. - The Jumma Musjeed. View from Minár. —
Moosulman Worship. - Feerooz's Walking Stick. - Hoomaioon's Tomb. - Chu-
bootras. Peculiarities of Mahommedan Architecture.
Delhi
Dancing Boys.-Native Gentlemen. Snakes. The Bazárs of Delhi. The
A "Public Night" at the Mess of the 54th.
"Vengeance is Sweet."- Sepoy
Streets. A Native Wedding.
Dâk to Umbala. — Sick. — A Dandy Servant.
Bands.
The Native Army. - Cashmeer Shawls
Desertion.
CHAP. XXIV. - RETURN TO Delhi.
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- Life of an Indian Officer. - Christmas Evening at Mr. Beresford's.
The Mutiny at Delhi. - Murder of my Friends. - Fate of the Beresfords. - The
Revolted Emperor's Government. -The City while held by the Mutineers.
Uniform Defeats of the Mutineers. The Siege and Assault. Taking of the
City and Flight of the Mutineers. News of the Taking of Delhi. — The City
after its Occupation by the English. - Wholesale Punishment
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Arrival at Agra. The Taj.-Its Proportions. - Mosaics. The "Tribe of the
Infidels."- -"The Ornament of the Palace.". Cost of the Taj. - The Fort. - The
Pearl Mosque. The Dewán Am. Dewán Khas. A Seat for a Sovereign. -
A Court of the Zenana. -The Palace of Mirrors. - The Terrace. - Sleeping
Rooms. Town of Alexander. - The Printing Establishment. — Akbur's Tomb.
- Akbur's Character. - His Legislative and Administrative Acts.
An Unexpected Meeting.. Dine with my American Friends.
gal." - Illumination of the Taj. — Revisit the Palace. An Indian Oubliette.
The Old Hindoo Palace. --Hindoo Art. — A Great Well. — A Pleasant Summer
Residence. Presentation of Colours. - Commander-in-Chief's Camp. - Manly
Sports. The Cathedral. Ram-bagh.- Tomb of Aktmud-ood-Dowlah..
Light of the Harem." - Her Ambition and its Success
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"Young Ben-
Chowdris. Combination versus Competition.- Our Retinue. — Price of Labour.
Commercial Integrity. Leaving Agra. -The Departure of "A Warrior Lord."
-A Loan to the Sovereign Company.- The Royal Pilgrimage. —"Seekree," the
City of Victory.—Tomb of a Wealthy Saint. — Bishop Heber's Guide. - Human
Chessmen. Blind-man's Buff. - A Triumph for Religion. "Pointing a
Moral." Four Rupees' worth of Picturesque Piety. - Bhurt poor. - English
Protection and its Fruits. An Indian Sebastopol. Rajah's Palace. - Battle
of Deeg. Quail Fighting. - A Boxing Match..
Bosawur. Break-
fast at 3 P. M.-Antelopes. Manpoor. - Walled Villages. - Naked Sanctity. -
Buranah. — Hills of Jaipoor. - Palace of the Rajah. - Jaipoor
The Zenana and Palace. Novel Stairways.
View from Roof. A Court.- Revenue Department.- Dewán Khas.- Sitringees.
-Native Furniture. Curtain-ladies.
His Highness' Toys. "Composite Architecture."— Native College.
Palace in Lake. Palaces of Ummeer.
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Marriage Nach. Observatory.
Tiffin in the Reception Court. - Bishop Heber's Praises of the Palace. - Bazár
of Jaipoor. History of Jaipoor