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... give a slight sketch of the ethnology and history of the interesting races met with by me on my journey . The first mention in history of Lower Indo - China is in the Annamese Chronicles , ' where it is stated that Founan -the early ...
... give a slight sketch of the ethnology and history of the interesting races met with by me on my journey . The first mention in history of Lower Indo - China is in the Annamese Chronicles , ' where it is stated that Founan -the early ...
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... give me a chance of learning to survey from the top of an elephant . At first thoughts one would deem such a feat to be impossible ; the pitching and rolling of the huge beast , which goes along like 14 MOTION OF ELEPHANTS . a Dutch ...
... give me a chance of learning to survey from the top of an elephant . At first thoughts one would deem such a feat to be impossible ; the pitching and rolling of the huge beast , which goes along like 14 MOTION OF ELEPHANTS . a Dutch ...
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... give me the information , I procured the names of thirty- three Lawa villages , forty - six fixed Karen villages , and eleven Shan villages , including the city , in the basin of the Meh Nium , and its branches . The Lawa villages ...
... give me the information , I procured the names of thirty- three Lawa villages , forty - six fixed Karen villages , and eleven Shan villages , including the city , in the basin of the Meh Nium , and its branches . The Lawa villages ...
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... give him some beads to take to his people . He grew gradually more composed , but still appeared very uneasy . He said their customs were precisely similar to those of the Shans . Like them , they were now Buddhists , and had ...
... give him some beads to take to his people . He grew gradually more composed , but still appeared very uneasy . He said their customs were precisely similar to those of the Shans . Like them , they were now Buddhists , and had ...
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... give a splendid shade , and are evergreen . Down the valley , in a bed of granite 30 feet broad , strewn with great granite boulders , leaps and dashes a foaming torrent in the rainy season . At the time of our visit it was but a ...
... give a splendid shade , and are evergreen . Down the valley , in a bed of granite 30 feet broad , strewn with great granite boulders , leaps and dashes a foaming torrent in the rainy season . At the time of our visit it was but a ...
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amongst bamboo Ban Meh Bangkok bank Bhamo boys breakfast Buddh Burmah Burmese Shans camp caravan chief China Chinese Chow Hluang cotton crest crossed the Meh distance Dr Cushing Dr M'Gilvary east elephants feet broad feet deep forest Gaudama ground halted hillocks hills howdah Huay inches journey Kamooks Kampti Karenni Karens Khas Khow Khum Kiang Hai Kiang Hsen Kiang Tung La-hu Lakon Laos Lapoon Lawa leaving Loi Soo Tayp Loogalay Luang Prabang mahout Maing Loongyee Maulmain Meh Khoke Meh Kong Meh Laik Meh Low Meh Nium Meh Ping Meh Wung miles from Hlineboay missionaries monastery Moné morning Moung Muang Haut Ngor night Nong pagoda passed Phya Ping Shans placed plain plateau Portow railway rest-house rice river rupees Salween Salween river sandstone Siamese side slaves spirits spurs stream teak temple Thoungyeen told trees valley verandah Viang Yunnan Zimmé Shans
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