CONTENTS

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I. A PEEP INTO SIAMESE HISTORY[1]
II. IN EASTERN VENICE[5]
III. DOWN THE RIVER[10]
IV. THE CHILDREN[15]
V. SCHOOLS[18]
VI. AMUSEMENTS[22]
VII. THE STORY OF BUDDHA[27]
VIII. THE MONKS[34]
IX. THE TEMPLES[39]
X. THE SHAVING OF THE TOP-KNOT[44]
XI. HOUSES[48]
XII. FOOD AND DRESS[55]
XIII. FISHING[56]
XIV. RICE[60]
XV. A PLOUGHING CEREMONY[65]
XVI. ELEPHANTS[69]
XVII. WHITE ELEPHANTS[75]
XVIII. TRIAL BY ORDEAL[79]