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Snipe— Description of the Plateau — Fine Views — ^The D6nwa 

 Valley — The Andeh K6h — Legends of the Place— Ancient Re- 

 mains — ^The Great Ravine — ^The S6nbhadra Gorge — The Great 

 Red Squirrel — A Hill Caiief — Caprice of the Hill -men — ^Their 

 System of Tillage — Destruction of the Forests — Incursions of 

 Wild Animals — G6nd Legend — Dense Jungles — Restlessness of 

 the Aborigines— Their Precarious Livelihood — Produce of the 

 Jungles — The Seeding of the Bamboo — Scarcity in the Hills — 

 Banjara Carriers — Project a Forest Lodge — Find Lime — The 

 Indian Bison — ^His Habits and Range — Growth of his Horns — 

 A Grand Hunt — Kill a Stag Sambar — A Bull shot by the Thakiir 

 — Power of the Bison — ^A Hill Tiger — ^A Mother's Defence^ — ^De- 

 scription of G6nds and Korkus — A Midnight Revel — The Wild 

 Men are conciliated— We teach them to Build and Plough — ^The 

 D6nwa Sal Forest — The Twelve -tined Deer — Jungle -fowl— Spur- 

 fowl — Gazelles and Hares — Fire-hunting by Night — Bears and 

 Panthers — A Troublesome Panther — Fox-hunting at Puchmuiree 

 — Bison-stalking — A Brace of Bulls — Tracking the Bison — A 

 Hard Day's Work— Death of the Bull 69 



CHAPTER IV 



THE ABORIGINAL TEIBBS 



Interest of the Subject — An Historical Parallel — ^Influence of Contact 

 with Hinduism — ^Mixed Races— The Raj-G6nds — The Korkus — 

 The Bhilalas — Introduction of Caste — Difficulties of Investigation 

 — Meagreness of Aboriginal Languages — G6nd Legends — Religion 

 of the G6nds — ^Worship of Powers of Nature — ^Fetishism — ^Worship 

 of Ancestors — Demigods and Heroes — Idol Worship — Sivaism — 

 Religious Ceremonies — The Great Spirit — Religion of the Kork6s — 

 Sun Worship — Burial Customs of the Tribes — Personal Appear- 

 ance — ^Marriage Customs — Economical Position of the Tribes — 

 Drunkenness — ^Agricultural Position — The Timber Trade — De- 

 moralisation of the Tribes — Retribution — Excise Laws — Forest 

 Regulations — Improvement in the Condition of the Aborigines — 

 Effect of High Prices — Culture of the Oil-seed Plant — Influence of 

 Hinduism — Future of the Aborigines — ^Measures Required— Hindoo 

 Pilgrims to the Shrine of Mahadeo — ^An Indian Faii>— Description 

 of the Shrine — The Religion of Sivaism — ^Human Sacrifices — 

 Omkar Mandhatta — Death of a Victim — ^A Priestly Murder — 

 Cholera among the Pilgrims — Panic and Flight — The Scapegoat . 113 



CHAPTER V 



THE LAY OF SAINT LINGO 



1. The Creation and Exile of the G6nds — 2. The Coming of Lingo — 

 3. The Deliverance of the G6nds — i. Subdivision into Tribes, and 

 Worship of the G6nd Deities 149 



CHAPTER VI 



THE TEAK REGION 



The Trap Country— Condition of the Teak Forests — Other Timber 

 Trees— The Tapti Valley— The Frankincense Tree — Aspects of the 



