Rough Notes of Journeys Made in ... 1868, '69, '70, '71, '72 &'73 in Syria, Down the Tigris, India, Kashmir, Ceylon, Japan [&C. ]
Rough Notes of Journeys Made in ... 1868, '69, '70, '71, '72 &'73 in Syria, Down the Tigris, India, Kashmir, Ceylon, Japan [&C. ]

Author: Syria

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2015-09-01

Total Pages: 626

ISBN-13: 9781340961503

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Rough Notes of Journeys Made in the Years 1868, '69, '70, '71, '72, and '73, in Syria, Down the Tigris, India, Kashmir, Ceylon, Japan, Mongolia, Siberia, the United States, the Sandwich Islands, and Australasia (Classic Reprint)
Rough Notes of Journeys Made in the Years 1868, '69, '70, '71, '72, and '73, in Syria, Down the Tigris, India, Kashmir, Ceylon, Japan, Mongolia, Siberia, the United States, the Sandwich Islands, and Australasia (Classic Reprint)

Author:

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-07-18

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 9780282359331

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Excerpt from Rough Notes of Journeys Made in the Years 1868, '69, '70, '71, '72, and '73, in Syria, Down the Tigris, India, Kashmir, Ceylon, Japan, Mongolia, Siberia, the United States, the Sandwich Islands, and Australasia Rangoon, rice-mills, large Buddhist pagoda, its begging-box - Women the bread-winners - Maulmain, not progressing N ovam Expedition B. P. S. N. Company's lines of steamers - Penang - Tropical vegetation Never be too positive - Malacca, tin principal export - Singapore, strike of Chinese, extensive trade, many Germans - Saigon, the Chinese town Large export of rice - French military station, unhealthy - Large revenue on sale of opium - Annamite indolence - hong-kong - Flirtations - The Happy Valley - Chinese criminals - Canton - Archdeacon Grey - Temples of the Genii - Buddhist monastery and nunnery-grambling - Opium smoking - Restaurant - Tea-divan - Flour-mills - Jade-shops - Ivory turn ing Lacquer - Horn lanterns Schools Weddings Pawnbrokers Watch-towers - Shops - Police - The willow-pattern plate - Punish ments - Provisions - Shoes for the dead - Trades. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.