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DISEASE AM) FAMINE INCREASE SUPPLY 



In IJurnia and (ither countries in which the iJud- 

 dhist religion prc\ ails huttaloes are not killed, as it is con- 

 trary to the religion 

 to take the life of 

 the animals, and in 

 these countries 

 hides come only 

 t r o m h u f t a 1 o es 

 w hich ha\ c died 

 trom disease, acci- 

 dent, or old age, stj 

 that when an epi- 

 demic ot the toot 

 and mouth disease 

 or cow pox occurs, 

 or there is a great 

 scarcity ol food, the 

 supply ot hides in- 

 creases. In other 

 countries, such as 

 C'hinaand )aya and 

 in the larire towns 

 of India, the Initfalo is killed for food, and its milk used. 

 In either case, an epidemic ot disease or a tamine makes 

 hides plentiful, and the contrary makes them scarce. 



The uncertainty of the supply, together with the 

 tendency ot the hutfaloes to decrease in numher, has 

 caused a steady advance in the price ot their hides. 



Taking buffalo hides to tlic hoat at a landing on 



the irawaddv River { Pakkoku ) between 



MandalaN and Prome. At every stop the boat 



takes on a tew hides 



