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information leads me to conclude, in Bootan, that I must not pass, 
without particular mention, a multitude of monkies which we saw 
playing their gambols by the road side. 
They were of a large and handsome kind ; with black faces, sur¬ 
rounded by a streak of white hair, and very long slender tails. They 
are the Hunnoowunt of India, the largest in these regions, and the 
gentlest of the monkey tribe: they are held sacred by the Booteeas as 
well as by the Hindoos, who have given them a distinguished place in 
their miscellaneous and multifarious mythology. 
I once saw a multitude of them at Muttura in Hindostan, which 
I was informed were daily fed on the produce of a stipend settled 
for their support, by the Hindoo prince, Madajee Sindia. I ventured 
amongst them with some diffidence, for they were bold and active ; 
which rendered it difficult to avoid any sort of liberty they might 
choose to take. Resentment was out of the question; fori was in- 
formed they were at all times ready instantly to unite in one common 
cause. One amongst them was lame from an accidental hurt ; and it 
was surprising, in consequence of this resemblance to his patron, what 
partial attention, and indulgence he had obtained, of which, indeed, 
he seemed perfectly sensible. I have also noticed multitudes of the 
same species, near Amboa in Bengal. 
Exemption from annoyance, emboldens all animated nature: I pass 
therefore from this instance into another element, the water. The scaly 
inhabitants of the river Jumna, that winds along the borders of Muttura, 
are found also to be equally protected by the Hindoo faith. The fish, 
of which that river is full, are frequently seen to rise to the surface of 
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