Contents. xiii 



FAOE 



Substances used by tlio Hottentots. — Caledon. — Somerset West. — Zand- 

 vliet. — Tomb of a Malay Prophet. — Horse Siclmess. — Tsetse-fly. — Vine- 

 yards of Constantia. — Fete Champetre in Honotir of the Novara. — Excur- 

 sion to the actual Cape of Good Hope. — Departure. — A Life saved. — 

 Experuuents with Brook's Deep-sea Sounding Apparatus. — Arrival at the 

 Island of St. Paul in the South Indian Ocean 196 



CHAPTER VII. 



THE ISLANDS OF ST. PAUL AND AMSTERDAM, IN THE SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN. 



Former History. — Importance of the Situation of St. Paul. — Present In- 

 habitants. — Preliminary Observations. — To whom do the Islands belong ? 

 — Fisheries. — Hot springs. — Singular Experiment. — Penguins. — Disem- 

 barkation. — Inclement Weather. — Remarks on the Climate of the Island. — 

 Cultivation of European Vegetables. — Animal Life. — Library in a Fisher- 

 man's Hut. — Narrative of old Viot. — Re-embarkation. — An official Docu- 

 ment left behind. — Some Results obtained during the Stay of the Expedi- 

 tion. — Visit to the Island of Amsterdam. — Whalers. — Search for a Land- 

 ing-place. — Remarks on the Natural History of the Islands. — A Conflagra- 

 tion. — Comparison of the Two Islands. — A Rencontre at Sea. — Trade-Avind. 

 — Christmas at Sea. — " A man overboard !" — Cingalese Canoe. — Arrival at 

 Point de Galle, in Ceylon 207 



CHAPTER VIII. 



CEYLON. 



Neglect of the Island hitherto by the English Government. — Better Prospects 

 for the Future. — The Cingalese, then* Language and Customs. — Buddhism 

 and its Ordinances. — Visit to a Buddhist Temple in the Vicinity of Galle. 

 — The sacred Bo-tree. — Other Aborigines of Ceylon. — The Weddkhs. — 

 Traditions as to their Origin. — Galle as a City and Harbom*. — Snake- 

 charmers. — Departure for Colombo. — Cxiltivation of the Cocoa-nut Palm 

 a benevolent, Buddha-pleasing work. — Polyandria ; or, Community of 

 Husbands — Supposed Origin. — Annual Exportation of Cocoa-nuts. — Rest- 

 houses for Travellers. — Ciu-ry the national Dish. — A Misfortime and its 

 Consequences. — The Cathohc Mission of St. Sebastian de Makun, and 

 Father MiUani.— Annoying Delays with restive Horses. — Colombo. — A 

 Stroll through the " Pettah," or Black Town. — Ice Trade of the Americans 

 with Tropical Countries. — Cinnamon Gardens and Cinnamon Cultivation. 

 — Consequences of the Monopoly of Cinnamon. — Rise and Expansion of 

 the Cofl"ee Culture in Ceylon. — Pearl-fishery. — Latest Examination of the 

 Ceylon Banks of Pearl Oysters, by Dr. Kelaart, and its Results. — Aiipo at 



