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in tiie middle; b , bridges of piles and beams ; c, trestle bridges ; 
d, lattice bridges$ e , bridges of upright jambs and lintels of 
large stones; /, sloping jambs united at top ; g, arches of hori¬ 
zontal slabs overlapping and converging, and closed by a large 
slab at the apex; h, bridges of radiating arches ; i, boat bridges ; 
k, raft bridges; l , flying boat bridges; m, swing bridges ; n, 
rope bridges; o, suspension bridges. 
7. Are corduroy roads known ? 8. What points are attended 
to in selecting the halting-places ? 9. Any kind of inn or 
public house P and how maintained ? 10. How are travellers 
accommodated in villages ? 11. Are wheeled vehicles used ? 
if so, describe them ? 12. Poles fastened to horses and trailed 
behind. 13. Are palanquins known, and carried by men or 
horses P 14. Describe pack-saddles, and all modes of carrying 
burdens on animals’ backs. 15. Are cradles or knapsacks used 
on the backs of the men? 16. Any public conveyances or 
horses ? 17. What ceremonies or salutes are made by passers 
on a journey, or on entering houses or villages ? 18. What 
permissions have to be obtained by travellers ? 19. Any passes 
or complimentary introductions to neighbouring tribes ? 20. 
In transporting great weights by large numbers of men is the 
principle of pulling simultaneously by sound of music or voice 
practised, as with the ancient Egyptians and Assyrians ? 21. 
Are great weights suspended by crossed beams on the shoulders 
of a number of men, as with the Chinese ? what is the name 
for this ? 22. Any thing of the nature of mile-stones ? 23. 
Drawings of sign-posts, roadway marks ? 24. Ditto of telegra¬ 
phic signals ? 25. Are any public wells dug ? and any regula¬ 
tions established for the use of them ? 
No. lix.—painting and tattooing. 
By A. W> FRANKS* Esq., F.R.S. 
Tainting 1. Is painting employed in decorating the body P 
2. What are the pigments used ? 3. How is the painting 
applied ? is it frequently renewed P and by whom is it executed ? 
4. Do the designs vary according to the sex of the individual ? 
5. Are there any special signs to denote the rank or religious 
sect of the individual P and is their renewal accompanied by any 
