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... rice , mode of cooking and carriage - Elephants feeding - Heavy dew- Journey down the Yembine valley - Motion of elephants— Difficult surveying - A practical joke - Railway to Rangoon and Mandalay - Heathen Karens - No longer a ...
... rice , mode of cooking and carriage - Elephants feeding - Heavy dew- Journey down the Yembine valley - Motion of elephants— Difficult surveying - A practical joke - Railway to Rangoon and Mandalay - Heathen Karens - No longer a ...
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... rice - plain - Bargaining with the abbot at Muang Doo - Blood- thirsty flies - Elephants as tool - users - Inhospitable ancestral spirits - Game plentiful - Utterances of tigers - A magnificent forest - A stink - wood - Water - parting ...
... rice - plain - Bargaining with the abbot at Muang Doo - Blood- thirsty flies - Elephants as tool - users - Inhospitable ancestral spirits - Game plentiful - Utterances of tigers - A magnificent forest - A stink - wood - Water - parting ...
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... rice - One son - in- law in one house - Trade routes - Leave Viang Pow - The defile of the Meh Ngat - Accident to aneroid — A fine view- An aristocratic governor - Population - Wild tea - Light taxa- tion - Free from vices - Put up with ...
... rice - One son - in- law in one house - Trade routes - Leave Viang Pow - The defile of the Meh Ngat - Accident to aneroid — A fine view- An aristocratic governor - Population - Wild tea - Light taxa- tion - Free from vices - Put up with ...
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... RICE , MODE OF COOKING AND CARRIAGE - ELEPHANTS FEEDING - HEAVY DEW - JOURNEY DOWN THE YEMBINE VALLEY- MOTION OF ELEPHANTS - DIFFICULT SURVEYING - A PRACTICAL JOKE -RAILWAY TO RANGOON AND MANDALAY - HEATHEN KARENS - NO LONGER A ...
... RICE , MODE OF COOKING AND CARRIAGE - ELEPHANTS FEEDING - HEAVY DEW - JOURNEY DOWN THE YEMBINE VALLEY- MOTION OF ELEPHANTS - DIFFICULT SURVEYING - A PRACTICAL JOKE -RAILWAY TO RANGOON AND MANDALAY - HEATHEN KARENS - NO LONGER A ...
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... rice - plain over half a mile in breadth . To the east of the plain amongst the forest appeared many isolated hills and knolls , backed up by a boldly defined peaked range of hills , the Dana Toung , distant about fifteen miles , which ...
... rice - plain over half a mile in breadth . To the east of the plain amongst the forest appeared many isolated hills and knolls , backed up by a boldly defined peaked range of hills , the Dana Toung , distant about fifteen miles , which ...
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amongst ancient 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 entered feet broad feet deep forest Gaudama ground halted hillocks hills howdah inches journey Kamooks Kampti Karenni Karens Khas Khow Khum Kiang Hai Kiang Hsen Kiang Tung 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 pagoda passed Penyow Phya Ping Shans placed plain plateau Portow railway rest-house rice river rupees Salween Salween river Siamese side slaves spirits spurs stream teak temple Thoungyeen told trees valley verandah Viang whilst Yunnan Zimmé Shans
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Page 71 - When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glist'ring with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild...
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