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preaches to Sirci. The Cotton Trade. The 

 Carriers of India. Their Services to the 

 Country and to our Armies. Encampment 

 at Neelcoond. Swimming the River. Ob- 

 stinacy of Cotton Traders. The Falls of 

 Gairsappa. Approach through the Forest. 

 Novel Kind of Piers for Bridges. Descrip- 

 tion of the Falls. An Adventurous Seat. 

 Lines on the Cataracts . pp. 107-129. 



CHAPTER VII. 



Visit to the Haigah Brahmins. Suicide or Mur- 

 der ? Difficulties. The Dug-out. A Man 

 of Action. The Haigah Village. Leeches. 

 My Lodgings. Arica Gardens and Ter- 

 races. The Cow-house. Description of 

 Arica Palm and Mode of Gathering Nuts. 

 The Monkeys. Cardamoms. Blossom and 

 Manner of Cultivation in some Forests. 

 Spontaneous Generation . pp. 130-142. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



The Nilgherries. Their General Aspect. 

 Climate. Flowers. Game. Ibex. A Buck 

 before Breakfast. Emerald Moss. Toda 



