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Beee and MrTTON are daily brought from the bazars to 

 the door ; and are generally very fair meat. 



There is an excellent European bakee, who resides at the 

 watermill at the end of the lake ; and his bread is much 

 preferred to that of the natives, although their' s is fully equal 

 to that of the natives of Calcutta. 



Milk and buttee of superior quality is daily brought 

 to the door ; but, if a cow is hired by the month and picketted 

 on the hill on which the house stands, you secure as good 

 milk as you could wish to have, and thus only can you guard 

 against the risk of adulteration. 



EXCUESIONS, ElDES, &c. 



An artificial lake, formed by damming up the opening 

 between two hills, so as to produce a sheet of water nearly 

 one and half mile long, and in many places 40 feet deep, adds 

 considerably both to the ornament and comfort of the place. 



An excellent, and nearly level road, leads completely round 

 the lake, forming a very pleasant ride or drive of from 

 six to seven miles, including the windings. The roads in 

 the cantonment, and in fact all over this part of the Hills, are 

 excellent, and will soon be metalled ; and even now, after the 

 heaviest rains they become dry in an hour, so little is exer- 

 cise interrupted by the showers. It would be perfectly 

 practicable to enjoy a canter of 27 miles, or even to drive a 

 phaeton in a straight line, with scarce an interruption, from 

 Coonoor to Neddiwuttum ; and a day may be spent in a 

 diversified ride or drive to any extent over hill and dale, 

 through ever varying scenery, uninterrupted by any obsta- 

 cle ; and if, perchance, a heavy shower is encountered, the 

 rider has only to return to his house, change his dress, and 

 again remount his horse, and resume his ride : the Editor 



