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that's it ; 



resembled the one which had run away. This 

 excited the curiosity of every one to go and 

 look at him ; but when any person came near, 

 the animal struck at them with his trunk, and, 

 in every respect, appeared as wild and out- 

 rageous as any of the other elephants ; at length 

 an old hunter coming and examining him nar- 

 rowly, declared that he was the very elephant 

 that had made his escape about eighteen months 



> before. Confident of this, he boldly rode up to 

 him on a tame elephant, and ordered him to lie 

 down, pulling him by the ear at the same time. 

 The animal seemed quite taken by surprise, 

 and instantly obeyed the word of command 

 with as much quickness as the ropes with whir/A 

 he was tied permitted, uttering, at the sanre 

 time, a peculiar shrill squeak through his trunk, 

 as he had been formerly known to do, by which 

 he was immediately recognised by every person 

 who had ever been acquainted with this pecu- 

 liarity. Thus we see that this elephant, for the 

 space of eight or ten days during which he was 

 in the inclosure, and even while he was tied 

 in the outlet, appeared equally wild and fierce 

 as the boldest elephant then taken, so that he 



' was not even suspected of having been formerly 

 captured till h* 1 was conducted from the outlet ; 

 the moment, however, he was addressed in a 

 commanding tone, the recollection of his former 

 obedience seemed to rush upon him at once, and 

 without any difficulty he permitted a driver to 

 be seated on his neck, who, in a few days, made 

 him as tractable as ever." 



The Birman empire, 226, or 

 the kingdom of Ava, extends 

 over the westerly part of the 

 Indo-Chinese peninsula. Its ex- 

 tent, limits, and capabilities are 

 little known, the country never 

 having been fully explored by 

 Europeans. According to Dr. 

 Hamilton, " In fertility, beauty, 

 and grandeur of scenery, and in 

 the variety and value of its na- 

 tural productions, Birmah is 

 equalled by few countries on 

 the earth." 



The Burmese are short, stout, 

 active, and well proportioned, of 

 dai'k brown colour, black, lank, 

 coarse, abundant hair, hardy, 

 docile, and industrious. 



The principal part of the male 

 dress, 1, covers the loins, and 

 reaches half way down the leg. 

 It consists of a double piece of 

 silk, cotton, or a mixture, loosely 

 wrapped round the body. Over 



this a & ock of white cotton cloth, 

 called an ingee. The women, 2, 

 3, weai also an ingee, somewhat 

 di&teut in form to that of the 

 mea. They wear long hair, but 

 no nead-dress. Females of the 



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1 2 3 



75. 



higher class generally wear jack- 

 ets with tight sleeves. When 

 they go abroad, a silk sash covers 

 the bosom, the ends being thrown 

 over the shoulders. They are 

 good mimics, and love theatrical 

 amusements, dancing, 4, athletic 



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exercises, boxing, cock-fighting, 

 and games of chance. Their 

 houses, 4, are made of timber or 

 bamboo, with windows of matting. 

 Rice, eaten with curry, and 

 sauces of stewed melons, con- 

 stitutes their principal diet. 



