Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-11-13

VI IAAC Lii'o OiAN ONAN~h
Mountains. Along the rivers, the land
is generally water level for several
miles back from the rivers; then noun
tainS rise, sometimes almost perpendicu-
larIy, to a height even exceeding the
Green Mountains of Vermont. Our house
stands at the foot of long range of these
perpendicular mountains, about 10 miles
from the Salwan river and 5 from tide
creek by which we come from Maulmain
to this place. The plains along the riv-
ers are cultivated as ice fields. The rice
is sown at the commencement OF the rainy
season, MAY and June,) and harvested at
the commencement of the dry, dec. and
Jan.) Fences are something which the
natives know nothing about, except to
make bu1alo-pens to secure their buffa-
| loes during the night Their lots are di-
vided by land marks, suppose something
as they were in old times. These marks
consist of mounds, bitches, rivulets, &c.
They have no barns. The females cut
the rice with crooked piece of iron.
which may be called an apology for a
sickle-bind it up as we do wheat, and
then carry it and pile il up near the house
in one large mass, Near this a piece of
ground, perhaps 20 feet,in circumference, is
trodden down hard by the buffaloes. which
is used as thre> hing floor, and the paddy
threshed out by buffaloes. These animals
seem to be in perfect subsection TO the ma
}tives, and they ride them as we do horses.
They are quite similar in shape to our OK
en-, except about the head. The neck is
four or five times as thick, and the horns
turn outwardly. They 60 with their no.
ses almost to the ground, and make a very
inferior appearance. These are all the
species of cattle that | have seen in the
jungle. In Maulmain oxen are very plenti-
fully, though much inferior to the American
oxen. Cows also are very numerous In
Maulmain, but very small and i'll shapen
, Neither oxen nor cows have horns They
, usually have large bunch rising upon
| The back. something like the camel, only
much smaller than on that animal The
cows, | am told, furnish only from one tc
: two quarts Of milk per day. Sheep ar,
l kept by the English, for the purpose o
eating. Goas are in Maulmain, but no
: any IN the Jungle Hogs are found boil
: IN the jungle and city. | have lreqnentl,
q seen geese in Maulmain and Amhersr
u but presume they are not very plentiful
d for have been told goose egg costs :
At a Rupe or about 25 cents. Horses an
,r carriages are very numerous in the larg
n towns. but none in the Jungle In Mau
te main, elephants are very common and al
ie much used in travelling by land. The
g have large basket work bound upo
r. their backs, in which several individual
Of can ride very comfortably. There a
Vi fowls in great abundance. AS for dog
k every man. believe generally owns fro
lat 2 to or 8. have but one however,
he A good dog is very essential, as a qua
lat against thieves at night. have no dou
Fps but mine has frequently saved my hou
las from being broken open, if not from bel
S robbed. | have often heard the THE,
Jus about the house at night, but my d
av would be sure to make fuss about it, a
fter they being quite afraid of dog, have
+ as YET, caused me any trouble. Do
~ cats, rats, and nice, are like those
the America. MuSquetoes are much m
alb numerous We do not think of sleep
5 Of without musqnetoe curtains. We h
,rb- the common house fv, but have seer
reat very few IN comparison to what h
lllle in America in the summer season. LII
1ess are several kinds of ants here; AM
{ he such great abundance, az frequently tt
how very troublesome. In order to keep
hich uals, sugar, &c. from these intruders,
, in are under the necessity of having the
- board stand In dishes of water. The
lever ard tribe is very numerous, from the Il
CON alligator down to the little house liz
u re- which are very plentiful in our hot
. me. The ailigators are very numerous in
YOU rivers, and are sometimes known t.
that stroy men.