TO THE COURT OF AVA. 
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threatened incursion of these animals, and we 
were kept awake for several hours by the blow¬ 
ing of horns and the shouting and howling of 
the inhabitants, to frighten them away. 
“ The population of the hills appeared to be 
extremely scanty. We saw but two villages. 
The inhabitants spoke the Burman language, 
but were dressed in the costume of the Shans. 
There is, however, a wild race on the moun¬ 
tains, known to the Burmans under the name 
Danno, but we saw none of them.” 
Images of the Cochin Chinese Buddha. 
