Overland, inland, and upland. A lady's notes of personal observation and adventure

Contents

OVERLAND.

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London to Suez . . . .....

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Eoutine of Eed Sea life. Aden. A funeral at sea. A day at the Buonavisto Orphan House. Nightly miseries. Madras. Native traders and jugglers. Saugor Island. Last Sunday on board. Approach to the Capital.

INLAND.

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The City oe Palaces .......

Kidderpore Bazaar. The Maidan and Chowringhee. Houses and' tanks. Drainage works. Difficulties with native labour. Government House and Cathedral. Conveyances and drivers. Educational establishments* Difficulties of language.

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English Housekeeping in Calcutta . . . .

Eents. Servants. Dustoor. Wages. Style of building. Native cookery. " Where ignorance is bliss." Jackals. Punkahs and bearers.

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Daily Liee in t the Capital 82

Early rising. Morning employments. Evening drives. The Strand.

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Characteristics oe the Seasons in Calcutta ... 90

Cold Season. Native fuel. Flowers and vegetables. Picnics. Crows. Mosquitoes. Hot Season. Thunderstorms. Prickly heat. Fruits and flowers. Rainy Season — Insects in general, and in particular lizards, snakes, adjutants, etc. A Cyclone.

Family Liee oe the Hindoos 118

Early Marriages, their causes and results. Good and evil consequences of family dependence. Hindoo ladies. Child- widows. Hindrances to remarriage, and lamentable consequences.

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Educational Eeeorts and Religious Dieeiculties . . 130

Government Education, its evils and dangers. Ceremony of conferring degrees at the Calcutta University. Future life of students. Obstacles to religious freedom. Female influence.

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English prejudice and incredulity as to Missionary work. Visits to native houses and schools. A Burning Ghaut, Discussion with a Brahmin. Funeral ceremony. Hope for India.

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Principal Hindoo Gods. Yisit to the Temple at Kali Ghat. Mahometan Festivals. The Mohurrum. Christian Anniversary. Interesting Baptisms. Yisit of the Duke of Edinburgh. Investiture with the Star of India. An " At Home " at the Bishop's Palace.

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PAGB

Difficulties of a pleasure trip in India. Sights along the line. A dilemma. " Eoughing it." Boxwallahs. Flying bugs. Visit to a temple. A day at Peerpahar. Mahometan legends. Linguistic difficulties. Visit to a Christian settlement. The Earn Mela. A Sunday in the country.

UPLAND.

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Madras to the Sheyaroys 218

Advantages of Madras. Chair travelling. Mountain roads. Miseries of an invalid. A hill bungalow.

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Mountain Ba^ebees 230

Ferns and flowers. Visit to a farmhouse. Evening walk. Butterflies, birds, etc. Native burial ground. A day among the coffee. Dinner with a native planter. <£ \Vanted, a Wife." Inconveniences of Indian housekeeping. Pagoda Point. Altar and worshippers.

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Back to the Peaixs 248

The Descent. Fireflies. Flying foxes. Plague of ants. Sleeping on the house top.