INDEX 



299 



Moths, Bilk, 186, 187. 

 1 Muggers. ' See Crocodiles. 

 Munthrams, 282. 

 Mushrooms, 54. 



Music — slave, 196 ; Eastern and 

 Western, contrasted, 197. 



Nilgiris, 180. 



Nizam— H.R.H. the, 223 ; Palace of, 



224, 225. 

 Nutmegs, 157. 



Ootacamund, 51, 202, 203, 210. 



Palanquins, 15, 19. 



Palms — toddy, 33; cocoanut, 171, 

 172; Talipot, 171. 



Panthers — meetings with, 88, 89 ; in- 

 quisitiveness of, 90 ; black one as 

 guest, 148, 149 ; a ride, 150 ; bold- 

 ness of, 151, 152; cubs, 152; note 

 of, 153 ; a struggle, 237 ; a fur 

 cap, 238. 



'Pariah,' 169. 



Pearls — fisheries ; seed, 174. 



Peons, 19, etc. 



Permits, 27, 41, 42, 173. 



Pigmies, 99-105. 



Pineapples, 157, 158. 



Pintu, 169, 170, 171. 



Pishashas, 23, 1 10. 



Pondicherry, 138, 171, 174. 



' Praying Mantis,' 55. 



PvUi, 10, 12. 



Punishment, native, 212. 



Purdah, 218. 



Pyaemia, 239. 



Pykara Ghat and Waterfall, 203, 

 210. 



Rafts, 39, 99, 107. 



Rainfall — at Coimbatore, 146 ; on 



West Coast and Cherapoonji, 147 ; 



showers of fish and spiders, 146, 



147. 

 Re-incarnation, Theory of, 102. 

 4 Rogue '-elephant, 41, 42, 43. 



Salt, 7, 172. 

 Saltfish, 145. 



Salvation Army lass and ayah, 82, 

 83. 



as evangelists, 140. 



Sambur, 264, 269, 282. 

 Saponaria, 131. 

 Sardines, 173. 

 Serimungalem, scenery, 95. 



Serimungalem — ' muggers,' 96 ; ap- 

 pearance of fisherfolk, 95, 96. 



Servants, 7, el seq. ; ' characters,' 14, 

 120 ; travelling, 24, 120. 



Shaitan, 232, 294. 



Shikar, 2, 3, 169, 185, 233, 238; 

 cloth, 16. 



Shikari, 22, 239, 251. 



Shrike, pet, 53. 



Silk-cotton, 179. 



Silk moths, and culture, 186-91. 



Sir Salar Jung, 226. 



Slavery — slaves, 193; African descent 

 of, 194 ; music, dances, 196 ; girls, 

 219, 220. 



Smallpox, 3, 26, 104, 128, 129, 133. 



Snakes— hamadryads, 15; Tic Pol- 

 onga, 58 ; rock-, 58 ; rat-, 59, 

 184; cobra, 61-71; distinctive 

 odour of, 57, 183; bite, and 

 remedies, 58; tongue, and situa- 

 tion of poison-glands, 61 ; nature 

 of poison, 62 ; snakestone, 62 ; 

 instances of presence of mind, 63 ; 

 snake charmer, 64 ; poison-fangs, 

 66 ; sacred cobras, 71. 



Soap-nut, 131. 



Spaniels, 234. 



Sultan's Battery, 121 ; chef at, 123, 

 124. 



Sumponghi, 22. 



Suttee, 214. 



Swamps, draining of, 155. 



Sweetmeats, 225. 



Tahsildar, 26. 



Talipot, 171. 



Tamasha, 247. 



Tamil, 4, 5, 6. 



Tatooing, 117, 118, 119. 



Telegu, 4. 



Telepathy, 295. 



Tellicherry, 147. 



Temples, 46, 47. 



Termites. See White-Ants. 



Theans, 75. 



Thieves, 131, 132. 



Ticks, 50. 



Tic Polonga, 58. 



Tigers, 44, 233, 255, 257, 258 ; and 



wild boar contrasted, 235 ; the 



whiskers, a charm, 258 ; stag and, 



269 ; a mistake, 270. 

 Tobacco — flowers, 156 ; culture, 156 ; 



chewing, 99, 100 ; smoke hated by 



bees, 175. 

 Todas, Mund, 198. 

 Toddy, 33. 

 Tomatoes, wild, 159. 

 Toucan, 153. 

 ' Travellers' bungalows,' 121. 



