Chapter XXXVII: Bombay.--The Towers of Silence.--Caves of

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ILLUSTRATIONS.

An Indian Scene. _Frontispiece_
Map. _To face page_ 15
Outward Bound. 15
Chinese Horse-shoeing. 17
The British Isles and Borneo Compared. 19
Ascending the River. 20
A Fruit-store in Sarawak. 21
A Dyak Youth. 23
Scene on the River. 24
Leaf Butterfly in Flight and Repose. 26
A Floating Island. 28
Bridge of Bamboo in Borneo. 30
Remarkable Beetles in Borneo. 31
American Missionary Station in Borneo. 35
Sunset in the China Sea. 36
Map of the Philippine Islands. 37
Scene on Manilla Bay. 38
Coast Scene in the Philippine Islands. 40
Barge and House on the Pasig. 41
Old Bridge at Manilla. 43
A Manilla Dandy. 43
A Native Girl in Manilla. 44
Native Amusements. 45
Spanish Galleons on their Way over the Pacific. 46
Mouth of the Bay of Manilla. 47
View of Manilla from the Binondo Suburb. 48
A Creole in European Dress. 50
Spanish Metis. 50
Chinese Metis. 51
Spanish Metis of the Wealthy Class. 52
Palm-tree in the Botanical Garden. 53
Life in the Water. 55
Horns of the Buffalo. 56
Native House in the Suburbs of Manilla. 57
A Group of Natives of Manilla. 58
View on the River Pasig. 60
Scene on the Shore. 62
A Bamboo Fishing-raft. 63
A Stampede of Buffaloes. 64
Shooting a Buffalo. 66
A Native Plough in Luzon. 67
A Buffalo Yoke. 68
Native Wooden Plough and Yoke for Oxen. 68
The Comb Harrow. 69
Tagal Indians Cleaning Rice. 70
Cascade near Jala-Jala. 72
The House at Jala-Jala. 73
Stacking Rice in the Philippine Islands. 74
The Philippine Locust. 75
A Native Woman Seized by a Crocodile. 77
A Huge Captive. 78
A Wild Boar Attacked by a Boa-constrictor. 80
Fight with a Great Snake. 81
A Stag-hunt in Luzon with Horses and Dogs. 82
A Howling Monkey. 84
Deer in a Tropical Forest. 85
Pond Scene in Luzon. 86
A Pavava. 88
Skull of Babirusa. 90
Frank's Prize--a Butterfly. 92
Fred's Prize--the Mud-laff. 93
Indians Hunting Turtles' Eggs. 96
How a Bat Sleeps. 98
The Iguana. 98
Paul P. de la Gironiere. 99
The Girl with the Long Hair. 100
A Primitive Loom in the Philippine Islands. 102
The Banana. 103
An Alcalde and his Constable. 105
An Avenue of Palm-trees. 106
A Village Clock. 108
A Volcano in Repose. 109
Indians of the Interior. 110
Travelling through the Forest in Luzon. 111
Street Scene during an Earthquake. 112
Destruction of Messina in 1783. 115
Italian Peasants Ingulfed by Crevasses. 116
A Submarine Eruption. 117
United States War-steamer "Wateree,"
Stranded at Arica in 1868. 119
On the Way to Singapore. 121
Bay on the Coast of Sumatra. 123
Coast Scene in the Straits of Malacca. 124
Palm-trees in Pulo Penang. 127
A Suburban Cottage. 128
A Penang Butterfly. 129
Humming-birds. 130
A Travelling Blacksmith. 131
First View of the Meteor. 133
Explosion of the Meteor. 134
The Santa Rosa Aerolite. 136
Melbourne Aerolite. 137
Structure of the Texas Aerolite. 138
River-boats in Burmah. 140
Out on the Waters. 140
A Wreck at Sea. 141
A Flying-fish. 142
Landing on the Beach. 144
Creek Leading from the Rangoon River. 146
Great Shoay Dagon, or Golden Pagoda. 148
Statue of Buddha in the Golden Pagoda. 150
A Burmese Woman. 152
A Burmese Judge and his Attendants. 153
Burmese River Scene. 154
Native Fort Captured by British Troops. 155
Native Boat on the Irrawaddy. 157
Native House near the River. 158
Malay "Sampan," or River-boat. 159
A Burmese Temple. 161
A Composite Crew. 164
An Eastern Water-fall. 165
Monastery at Prome. 166
Mrs. Judson Visiting her Husband in Prison. 168
Mrs. Judson Teaching a Class of Native
Converts. 169
Barracks on the Frontier. 170
View of Mandalay, Capital of the Kingdom of
Ava, or Burmah. 172
Boat Drawn by a Bullock. 173
The Royal Palace at Mandalay. 177
Copy of an Old Burmese Painting. 178
Mountain Gorge on the Upper Part of the River. 180
Coast of the Andaman Islands. 183
Sea-snake of the Indian Ocean and Fox-shark. 185
Restored Fossil Reptiles of New Jersey. 188
Cuttle-fish Attacking a Chinese Junk. 189
Captain Lawrence de Ferry's Sea-serpent. 190
Head of Captain M'Quhae's Serpent. 192
Captain M'Quhae's Sea-serpent. 193
Outrigger Boat from Ladrone Islands. 196
Double Canoe, Friendly Islands. 197
Double Canoe, Society Islands. 197
Feejee Island Canoe. 198
American Modification of a Savage Boat. 200
Scene on the Coast of Ceylon. 202
Ruins of a Portuguese Church. 203
A Young Native at Breakfast. 204
View of the Coast near Galle Harbor. 206
A Street in Point de Galle. 207
An Army of Ants on the Move. 208
Entrance to the Cinnamon Gardens. 210
Donkey and Pack-saddle. 213
Gathering Cocoa-nuts. 214
A Young Cocoa-palm. 215
Nests of the Toddy-bird. 215
Residence of a Wealthy Foreigner. 217
Scene on the Coast near Colombo. 218
A Business Street in the "Black Town". 220
Moorish Merchants of Ceylon. 221
A Suburban Scene. 222
A Group of Tamil Coolies. 223
Cingalese Men. 224
Cingalese Women. 225
A Cheap Comb. 226
Cashew-nut. 226
A Coolie at Prayers. 227
The Wild Forest. 228
Young Palms in the Botanic Garden. 231
India-rubber-tree. 232
Residence of a Coffee-planter. 233
View on a Coffee Estate. 234
Plantation Laborers. 236
Shed on a Coffee Plantation. 237
Pleasures of a Morning Walk. 238
Fight between a Hawk and a Snake. 240
Fight between a Black Snake and a Rattle-snake. 241
The Lotos Flower. 243
The Last of the Giants. 247
Tank Scene in Ceylon. 248
Elephants at Home. 249
Tying up an Elephant. 250
Elephants under a Banyan-tree. 251
A Native Treed by a Buffalo Cow and Calf. 252
A Dangerous Predicament. 253
Native House and Children. 255
A Tropical Fern. 257
Waiting for the Races. 259
Scorpion. 261
Centipede. 261
A View in the Foot-hills. 262
Natives of the Forest. 263
Temple on Adam's Peak. 265
Tropical Growth near Ratnapoora. 266
A Morning Caller. 267
Evening Visitors. 268
Temple and Trees at Tuticorin. 269
A Fashionable "Hackery". 272
Eastern Mode of Feeding Oxen. 273
Part of a Hindoo Pagoda. 275
Robinson Crusoe. 277
The Shipwreck. 277
Landing of Robinson Crusoe. 277
Crusoe's Equipment. 278
Crusoe and his Gun. 278
Crusoe and his Pets. 279
Crusoe's Castle. 279
Arrival of Friday. 280
Portrait of the Hero. 280
A Sail! a Sail! 281
Going Ashore. 282
Natives in the Surf. 283
Scene near Pondicherry. 284
House in the European Quarter. 286
An Indian Woman. 287
An Indian Man. 287
A Serpent-charmer. 288
Masullah-boats in the Surf at Madras. 290
A Catamaran. 291
Hindoo Native of Madras. 292
Western Entrance of Fort George. 293
Governor's Residence, Fort George. 294
Hump-backed Cow. 295
Madras Dhobies, or Washermen. 296
A Madras Bungalow. 297
A Pankhâ-wallah. 299
Native Merchant of Madras. 301
A Madras Palkee. 304
Inhabitants of Pooree. 307
Plan of the Temple of Juggernaut. 309
Jaganath and his Brother and Sister. 310
A Hindoo Devotee. 312
The Car of Juggernaut. 314
A Tropical Morning at Sea. 316
Bayou in Saugur Island. 317
Diamond Harbor. 319
Scene on the Hoogly. 320
River Scene below Calcutta. 322
Bumboat on the Hoogly. 324
Landing-place at Calcutta. 325
Street Scene in Calcutta. 326
A Native Nurse. 328
The Maidan, or Esplanade, of Calcutta. 331
A Collision. 332
An Unpleasant Occurrence. 333
Harbor of Calcutta. 335
The Burning Ghaut at Calcutta. 338
Parasitical Vines on a Tree. 339
The Cotton-tree. 340
Bengalee Water-carriers. 342
Native Woman of Bengal. 344
Part of Black Town, Calcutta. 345
Railway Travelling in India. 350
Coolies Going to the Poppy-fields. 351
Shop of an Opium Merchant. 353
Coolies Cooking. 354
Scene on the River. 355
Boatmen Ashore. 356
Cooking Breakfast. 357
A Window in Benares. 360
Part of the Water Front of Benares. 362
Temple at Manikarnika. 364
Mosque of Aurengzebe the Great. 366
A Street near the Great Mosque. 367
An Elephant Ride. 369
Buddhist Tower at Sarnath. 370
Carving on the Tower at Sarnath. 371
Water-bearing Ox at Benares. 372
A Jeweller of Benares. 373
A Pious Pilgrim. 375
Religious Beggars at Benares. 376
The Imambara at Lucknow. 378
The Martiniere. 380
Dyers at Lucknow. 381
The Residency at Lucknow. 383
Merchants of Lucknow. 386
An Old Sikh. 387
Low-caste Inhabitants of Cawnpore. 391
The Memorial Well at Cawnpore. 392
View of the Taj Mahal from the Garden. 395
Gate-way of Garden, Taj Mahal. 396
Front View of the Taj Mahal. 397
The Princess of Shah Jehan. 398
Gate-way of Secundra Garden. 400
Tomb of the Emperor Akbar at Agra. 402
Entrance to the Great Mosque of Durgah. 403
The Panch Mahal. 405
Scene on the Chandni Chowk, Delhi. 407
Merchants of Delhi. 409
The Dewan-i-khas, Delhi. 411
Jamma Musjid, or Great Mosque. 413
The Kuttub Minar. 415
The Iron Pillar. 416
Trees in the Court-yard of the Mosque. 417
The Dawk Garry. 419
Horseback-ride in the Himalayas. 420
A Bareilly Dandy. 421
A Ton-Jon. 422
View of the Himalayas. 423
Gathering Tea-leaves in India. 425
A Model Cook. 426
Climbing-plant in the Himalayas. 427
Door of a Temple, and Praying-machines. 428
Saddle-oxen in the Himalayas. 429
A Thibetan Dog. 430
Tiger-hunting from Mychan, or Shooting-box. 433
An Awkward Predicament. 435
Procession of Tiger-hunters on Foot. 436
A Grapple with a Tiger. 438
A Narrow Escape. 439
A Wild Boar Attacking a Panther. 441
Hindoo Fakirs Cutting themselves with Knives. 444
A Pilgrim Carrying Religious Relics. 446
Moslem School at Allahabad. 448
Hindoo Robbers in Prison. 450
Thugs Awaiting Trial at Allahabad. 451
Vestibule of the Great Temple at Ellora. 453
Interior of Temple Hewn from the Rock. 455
Mural Sculptures at Ellora. 456
Railway Viaduct in the Mountains. 457
Hindoo Girl of High Caste. 459
A Native Prince of India, with his Sons. 462
Reception of Travellers. 464
Trial of a Mutineer. 466
English Officers in India. 467
Bombay and its Environs. 470
A Parsee Merchant. 471
Parsee School Children. 473
A Parsee Tower of Silence, near Teheran. 475
A Bunder-boat. 476
The Caves of Elephanta. 478
Cotton Market at Bombay. 479
Serpents Dancing to Music. 481
Farewell to India. 483