CONTENTS. 
Reasons for leaving Anjengo — natural history of Travencore — beauty 
of the lakes and rivers — mountain scenery and solitary wilds — cul- 
tivation of pepper , and value of the produce — cassia lignea, 
and cinnamon— oil plants — olive tree — silk cotton — zvild animals — 
wild buffaloe particularly described — civet cat ; mode of extract- 
ing the perfume— crocodile and alligator; that of India in its 
form and character ; battle between the alligator and royal tiger — 
crocodile of scripture — ichneumon — seed of Travencore rivers — birds 
of Travencore — beauty of the paroquets— devastations by the 
Malabar parrots — bird of Attinga — crescent snake — black am- 
phisbeena — number of noxious reptiles — termites , or white ants, 
their extraordinary depredations ; anecdotes of these marauders — 
public roads shaded by trees— gold dust in Malabar rivers — iron 
mines, forges, and smelting-houses in Malabar — salt-pans — molun- 
gies or salt-boilers of Bengal, their wretched situation in the S un- 
derbunds. 
