TABLE OF CONTENTS. xv 



Other Snakes. Bears and Sugar-cane. 

 Drawing a Bear. Mr. Minchin Wounded 

 by a Bear. A Sentinel. Mad Jackals. 

 Three of our People Bitten. Stramo- 

 nium a Cure for Hydrophobia. Its Use 

 by Thieves. . pp. 213-230 



CHAPTER XIIL 



Mahendra. Mystery of its Temples. Ooriyah 

 Ignorance about Them. Legend of the 

 Pandava Brothers. Small Temple on the 

 Summit. Difficulty of Building it in Such 

 a Place. Other Temples and Grottos. 

 Interrupted Work. Raja of Mundasa. His 

 Spirit and Perseverance. Interviews with 

 Two Young Officers. Our Visit to Ma- 

 hendra Appreciated. Vassal Sourahs. 

 Independent Sourahs. Cottage on Ma- 

 hendra . . . .pp. 231-242. 



CHAPTER XIV. 



The Khond Highlands. Meria Sacrifice. Kid- 

 napped Victims. Their Indulgent Treat- 

 ment. Manner of Sacrifice. Discovery by 

 Captain Macpherson. Rescued Merias. Re- 



