, 1875-03-20

e nding- g-lainp, ul 80 easy cna'r. These rrecau"
4 in tho way Ut n,oaquisoea. Largo pupGas or
fans nre suspended from tbs ceiling Of tic bctl-
ergo, aud OH hot higbtn native Kervant sits
through tho lonf, tired l.our., md Keeps tho air
Singapore ilas tho nnnlo of bang Infcata1 with
Tigers, but during Dts three yealH lasl.lcnco on
tho l-land, afr. Thomson neyor naw one. In
tho members OF Tho sporting club, llo neyer on-
conntored my beast moro formidable tlan q
deer. l1ols'B Of pigs roa,n wild in tho jungle and
nffo1d good shooting To EuropeanB ...
| At 1Dhere, a Afa1ayDn province uoar Singapore,
aIr. Thomson met With . low specimens ct
tho .at,arigsncH Of tho country. They orc
wooliy-haired mud dari-ekuncd.' md reen
to be identical with tho natives of New Guinea
obtained photographic Of n group Of theso peo.
rlo, called JacounH, but icaruod worry little Of
thcir habits. Only rcn1nRnt Of tho inca now
Rurvives, Rr1 tIeso ad]lcrn 10 tho fotcH.a alld
HtIEhiBt Upon tho fruits nud natural products Of
| tho country.
From Singapore our itinerans paaned to bang
ko!s, tho Capital ot Slam, drrlsng u so7tombrr,
| lSG5. For eolno distance above It's mouth tho
A1onom lliver. oil which tho city Ia located,
flows between low banks. through H1arsby, al1ll-
| yinl latdB but ts 1t approaches tue Capital tic
scencry grove more inserestnE aud rn'mH,
plainu. Kico il cultivated Oh llcso lowiansiA.
and whom tlu czop In hatf-grown It clotl,os
thom with = roks of vivid aud beautiful
groom. 10 Sir. Thomson, ,pang'soh presented
ieass two.thirds OF tho natlyo ropula-
tion speIIA t'icir lives on tho river, either iu
boatB or III aquatic houses built npun raftu.
at IL iuposaib1o tt ilr1t sight 10 detcrn.ino
where land bcgiss aud u11crs !: ends" Thoy a,o
m"orcd close togetlicr In compact lines, mud In
tcrfero conndcrabir with FREQ navigation. Tho
inrnboo CANES. Which, beitg hollow and divided
tnto riE.tight compartments by solid joitts, aro
admirably adapted 10 Tie purpm,o. Il,o houses
themselves nro bui|t Of tcak-aoud or Of bamboo,
an1 being III Mkny crseH gitdod and painted. and
ornau.oltcl with carved wori; nbout tho cayen,
\ windows. etc., form highly picturesque objects
Dn tho wator. Their interior il 40 ar,ungcd asto
| furnish cool md comfortable ruoMH fur tLo lr-
!labtents. From fa,st! ary point OF vew, these
.'riyer dwelling" Afford MeIr Advantages col,-
yeuicucea for bntlDE. sewerage, ETC., arc clnso
a. hand and coEt nothing. Should fire
break out in Any ono OF them, however,
contact With tho wntcr their lt,tla.uinabo tim
tcrlals issisro their speedy destruction, wi,io
their cloho proximity 10 ncig1.l,osH renders n
widespread cotl:iagrntion almost ineYftabte
Bangkok III Que Ut tho great ccrtrcp OF End
dhiem, At the time Ut Mr. 11umzuns vislt,
there rerp aboHt Ei1ty.11yc temples in tho city
conhecrated to this Norll,jp. mud to thcse. tll'
ward of 0o0 priests we're attached. Conncetcd
With Wnt Sekot, onp OF tho sacred ten,ple., III
court uliore the bodies IT HiareB nnd paupefa
arc thrown 10 bs dsyoured By dogs and tnltnrcs.
| In tho centre Ut this cuntt glands small CHAR
ne{-houso. Tie pavement found about is cov-
erod with dark Bta nB aud Uttered with bleaching
toncs, while n hltaoous utencL of carl1on per.
tades tho cntire atmosphere: Mr.. Thomson
happened 1T tho place onc day In Limo to witncts
tl,a dlgpositiosl OF tho corpse Of o,o who died
too ttour ard triendlcss to reeeiva b1Iriu.
"On sudden tho !icht WIZ obssnred, and
down dropped a troop Of yultuscs from the troes
nhoye, jnzily iarping theidry, pur:laaent-iook-
our faces ns they rustsod slowly through tho air.
Noxt d huugty pack Of mpngy do;s 'rurhed
bowling Lotto tho incioEuro. And tllen. tartGiy
ecssion Of slaves and 1nouruers, bearing nakea
corpse upon bier. We nado way for t1liB funeral
train, and SAW them deposit tic dead body upon
tho ground; tho vulturey Inea,,wlsilo liinliing
Ing ont their bare, pcsy nocks 10 within fow
feet OF the eor}Mot rnd only kept of by an
attendant with the aid Of a bamboo-sotl. At
leugth, when tho funeral had withdrawn, tho
CORPSE Oh tlle forehead lo mako aure life VAS ox-
tnct and tlen, iii an Instant, llsd ecoopcd out its
oycB. Horror stricken, wa rllelle0 away from the
spot, snd left tase ili.omencd birds to feast and
bqnAbbie over their prey"
Tho women Of nangkok. az we'll IA tho men,
ave devoted to the llse Of betol aud tobacco.
The betel ii c!sewed, It's hlood-rod Juice giving
d!ssusting cole, to tho saliva and covering tlto
Hnoled II. tho form Of cigarattes, rolled up III
strips os dried plantain leaf. Even tho children
a1c seldom seen without Que OF thoGe cigarettes
III lhe mouth, mud MIR. Thomson ayorB that lo
arcfst to hATe Eno3c."
From l,angkok, AIR Thomson jousneyod
overland loto cambodIa, ~ ortor to examine
aud antiquities n:ilI tossifying to Tue wealth and
poker Of TINT anoicnt Empire. Several
weeLs wero consumed in this expedition,
which included visit to the eites
aud decaying In tho midst Of nalari-
OILS forests, mud gradually siukiug under an &C
eusuuattug uIaEs Of vegetable dobris Mr..
Thomson glyea but slnglo chupter to this In
torcstlug explanation mud ls.res tlo readcr with
merely an inkl.ng Of tho past hlstory aud tile |
Erosent condition OF tho magnificent cities, pal
are4, tnd s temples. 9nao @ tho glory Of oambod,a.
by the French inofchants. AZ 1t will servo ycry
we'll for description Of Tue diurnnl LaAlts of cst
foreign Residents ~ EaBtorn Asia We extract tic
IL s11o morninG tha r mman-seryant (chinose) would
tap Of tho door. tTuan bAngou adda copeo!' |
awake, sir. coilee !s ready IL tho auuouuco- |
mont 5a a ho lFngs r. Malay a;ang'saee spoken by
Of eotIeo,-;of tho truo Parisian tlaror, By tic
way,-and with pluto OF frcBhIy-gathered |
fruit, tho merchant would descend in |
6nto and pajanas {siooping costume) to tho
Lls cheraot he would pit down to BUSINESS til |
about l,nlf-past 2 o'clock. 10 battle aud COM
llste tho toilet ~ tho next duty to bo full
hllcd, a1Id after this follows breakfast, with It's
r!cc, curry. mud 80 forth; such rapaat, indeed
with slight variations lho breakfasts whicl
We know ovcrywA 10 tho Eaat. Tho meal con.
cludcd, Lime ls wlllcd nway with reading, sloop-
iiK, en'oAiE, and lounxin9 until tho cool OF tie
afternoon has arrived. Then tiiln Qunctoon) is
served up: aud utter til6n work IL reuowod Tor
t%o or thrcn hours. Some timo is hpont In 4
promenade, to )istou to Tho band in a game OF
b,liinrds or 'ccarto' ut tho club; or in n,pping
. Elass Of nbhlntho ut tho faYorto cafe. After
dnncr tho evening would ho spent at homo, or it
might be Ut tho club or cafe. WhoIo ca1d-uartles
wero mndd up and play carried Oh to iata hour,
This sort Of cxlntonca IL. Of course, yar,od by
private balla, dlnncr-partioa, aud stata-tecep-
ttnnH vt Government House."
Mr.. Thomson whiled away tllron month, or 70
III Coclin Elllnh, and thou eutoreu CAinn
proper, whore l!o spout the somsinlug portion ot
cry Land " were extensive, and hls expesjouccs
undoubtedly to himself mos. Instructive but hiy
account OF them contains uttlo that IL nav or