CHAP. VII. 

 MONKEYS. 



THERE are two species common throughout 

 Hindoostan. One of them is of a large kind, with 

 a black face and a brown body : the other is a 

 small brown monkey, such as we often see in this 

 country with dancing bears, &c. I believe there 

 are many other species in the Tibet mountains 

 and other large forests, but I have never seen any 

 of them in a wild state. Although all the monkeys 

 in India are in a perfectly wild state, they are not 

 much afraid of men, and I attribute it to their 

 never being molested by the natives. They often 

 follow boats on the banks of the Ganges and other 

 rivers, with expectation of having bread or fruit 

 thrown on shore to them, which is often done ; 

 but if a gun be presented to them, they instantly 

 decamp. 



Rama, one of the Hindoo gods, according to 

 their mythology, conquered India and other coun- 

 tries delivering many nations from tyrants, with 

 an army of satyrs ; their General was named 



