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Life and Travel in Lower Burmah: A Retrospect

Chapter 25: INDEX.
By C. T. Paske
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A retrospective travel memoir recounting several years of official residence in Lower Burmah, blending shipboard and overland voyages with sketches of urban life, riverine transport, temple observances, and local customs. Chapters record impressions of major towns and coastal archipelagos, described expeditions and administrative duties, and reflections on Buddhist practice and colonial-era logistics. The tone alternates between anecdotal observation and practical commentary on travel, health, and governance, with editorial revisions aiming to temper immediate impressions into considered recollection.

INDEX.

  • A.
  • Aden harbour, 222.
  • Akyab, 192.
  • Albatross, Catching an, 17.
  • Albacore, 27.
  • Alligators, 112, 164.
  • Amherst, 214.
  • Amherstia nobilis, 205.
  • Amsterdam, 32.
  • Amusements, Burmese, 52.
  • Andaman Islands, 249.
  • Architecture, Burmese, 57, 65, 202.
  • Argonauts, 18.
  • B.
  • Bamboo, 47, 65, 164, 257.
  • Banana, 48, 170.
  • Bandicoot, 42.
  • Barrackpore, 44.
  • Bats, 211.
  • Beri-beri, 107.
  • Birds’ Nests, Edible, 241.
  • Birds, 56, 63, 94, 99, 133.
  • Bonito, Catching, 16.
  • Brahmans, 73.
  • Buddha, 69.
  • Burmah, Fertility of, 47.
  • Burmese Character, 49.
  • C.
  • Calcutta, 36.
  • Camel, 172.
  • Camper, 250.
  • Cape Route, 24.
  • Caste, 78.
  • Caves, 209, 259.
  • Chelonia virgata, 239.
  • Children educated at home, 184.
  • China Bazaar, 42.
  • Chinese, 59, 71, 114, 202.
  • Chivalry, 176.
  • Cholera, 65, 181, 194.
  • Climate, Effects of, 40.
  • Cock-fighting, 52.
  • Collocatia esculenta, 242.
  • Cookery, Native, 90, 102, 121.
  • Cow-itch, 166.
  • Cremation, 58.
  • Custard, Apple, 48, 126.
  • D.
  • Dancing, 22, 44.
  • Dracunculus, 103.
  • Duck-shooting, 135.
  • Durian, 48.
  • E.
  • Education, 181, 229.
  • Egyptians, 72.
  • “El Dorado,” 161.
  • Elephants, 167, 207, 253.
  • Embalming, 58, 72.
  • Emigrants, 29.
  • Exhibition of 1851, 19.
  • Expedition, A secret, 137.
  • F.
  • Fire, 25, 65.
  • Fish and fishing, 13, 164, 215, 222, 243.
  • Flying-bugs, 103.
  • Flying-fish, 17.
  • Football, Burmese, 54.
  • Funeral, A Chinese, 203.
  • G.
  • Gambling, 52.
  • Gautama, 50, 69, 71.
  • Germicides, 107.
  • Golail, 105.
  • Govilon, 164.
  • Gua-pu, 60.
  • Gulf-Stream, 25.
  • Gynee-Clubs, 199.
  • H.
  • High pressure, Modern, 229.
  • Hinduism, 72.
  • Holy-stoning, 11.
  • Hooghly, 33.
  • Huc, Travels of M., 203.
  • I.
  • Images, 58, 70.
  • Incas, 74.
  • Intermittent fever, 176.
  • ——— ——— causes of, 178.
  • ——— ——— hypodermic treatment of, 180.
  • Irrigation, Native, 161.
  • J.
  • Jack-fruit, 48, 205.
  • Jackal, 44, 64, 100.
  • Jungle-fowl, 52, 165.
  • K.
  • Kalong, 49.
  • Kookerie, 257.
  • Koran, 75, 83.
  • Kyouk-Phyao, 193.
  • L.
  • Latham, 250.
  • Line, Crossing the, 13.
  • Looting, 56, 58.
  • M.
  • Mackerel fishing, 16.
  • Madeira, 9.
  • Mango, 257.
  • Mangrove, 227.
  • Matrimony, 22, 45, 51.
  • Medicine, Native, 166.
  • Mediterranean, 16, 18, 20.
  • Mendoon, 174.
  • Mergui, 241.
  • Missionaries, 78, 83.
  • Mohammed, 75.
  • Monkeys, 93.
  • Monsoon, 67.
  • Morality, Native, 51.
  • Morton, 250.
  • Mosquitoes, 89, 100.
  • Moulmein, 201.
  • Mucuna pruens, 166.
  • Mud fish, 68.
  • Mudar, 107.
  • Music, 22, 62.
  • Mutiny, 29, 82, 96, 110, 117, 130.
  • N.
  • Nautili, 18.
  • Navigation, Art of, 24.
  • Nepaulese, 82.
  • Nirvana, 69, 76, 83.
  • O.
  • Octopus, 151.
  • Opium v. Alcohol, 186, 208.
  • Orchids, 151, 246.
  • P.
  • Pagodas, 55, 96.
  • Panglang Creek, 89.
  • Pariah dogs, 99, 105.
  • Peacocks, 64.
  • Pegu, 95.
  • Petrified trees, 168.
  • Phayre, Sir A., 61, 160.
  • Plantain, 48, 170.
  • Poinsiana regia, 205.
  • Pongyees, 57.
  • Pongyee houses, 97, 116, 123.
  • Ponies, Pegu, 53, 261.
  • Pooay, A, 54.
  • Porpoises, 15.
  • Post-mortem examinations, 81.
  • Prichard, 250.
  • Prome, 123.
  • Pythagoras, 72.
  • R.
  • Rangoon, 46, 66.
  • Rats, 42.
  • Religion, 58, 69 et seq.
  • Rice, 170.
  • Riding, 53.
  • Robinson Crusoe, A modern, 234.
  • S.
  • St. Helena, 10, 16.
  • Salween river, 196.
  • “Scandal Point,” 193.
  • Sea-sickness, 5.
  • Sea Voyages, Benefit of, 181.
  • Shark, 13, 219.
  • “Shingles,” 201.
  • Shipbuilding, 207.
  • Smells, 41, 60.
  • Snakes, 130, 135, 223.
  • Steamer, The first Cape, 30.
  • Stockades, 46, 59, 163, 248.
  • Stormy Petrel, 27.
  • Suttee, 82.
  • T.
  • Tamarind, 231.
  • Tavoy, 224.
  • Teak, 197.
  • ——, Ruthless exhaustion of, 146, 206.
  • Temples, 57.
  • Theyetmyo, 116.
  • Three, Significance of the numeral, 76.
  • Thuggee, 82.
  • Tigers, 64, 104, 153.
  • Tobacco, 169.
  • Trade winds, 24.
  • Transmigration, 72.
  • Travel, Modern, 2, 12, 15.
  • Tunbridge Wells, 212.
  • Turtle, 239, 241.
  • V.
  • Vitality, Instances of dormant, 67.
  • Vocabulary, Anglo-India, 39.
  • Vultures, 56.
  • W.
  • Waterspout, 21.
  • Whale, 20.
  • Whirlwind, 21.