T. W. K.

CONTENTS.

[CHAPTER I.]Departure from Hong-kong.
[CHAPTER II.]Voyage to Saigon.—Arrival in Cochin China.
[CHAPTER III.]Historical and Descriptive.—First Sights and Scenes in Anam.
[CHAPTER IV.]A Wonderful Temple.—Ruins of Nagkon Wat and Angkor.
[CHAPTER V.]Cambodia.—Its Capital and King.
[CHAPTER VI.]Departure from Saigon.—Visiting a Chinese Junk.
[CHAPTER VII.]The Wonderful Story of Marco Polo.
[CHAPTER VIII.]Arrival in Siam.—First Day in Bangkok.
[CHAPTER IX.]Temples at Bangkok.—The Founder of Buddhism.
[CHAPTER X.]Ascending the Menam, from Bangkok to Ayuthia.
[CHAPTER XI.]Visiting the Prince of the Elephants.—Ayuthia.—Something about Crocodiles.
[CHAPTER XII.]Stories of Elephant-hunting.—Scenes of the Chase.
[CHAPTER XIII.]Bang-pa-in to Bangkok.—Studies in Natural History and Botany.
[CHAPTER XIV.]The King in his State Barge.—Betel and Tobacco.
[CHAPTER XV.]Women, Hair-cutting, and Slavery.
[CHAPTER XVI.]Cremation in Siam.—Trade, Taxes, and Birds.
[CHAPTER XVII.]Presentation to the King.—Dinner at the Palace.
[CHAPTER XVIII.]The White Elephant.—Visit to the Second King of Siam.
[CHAPTER XIX.]Leaving Siam.—Life under the Ocean Wave.
[CHAPTER XX.]Light under Water.—Pearl-fishing and Turtle-hunting.
[CHAPTER XXI.]Incidents of a Sea-voyage.—Singapore.
[CHAPTER XXII.]Sights and Scenes in Singapore.
[CHAPTER XXIII.]Crossing the Equator.—Adventure with Malay Pirates.
[CHAPTER XXIV.]Sumatra and its Peculiarities.—Snakes and Orang-outangs.
[CHAPTER XXV.]Arrival in Java.—Sights and Scenes in Batavia.
[CHAPTER XXVI.]Batavia to Buitenzorg.—Tropical Scenes.—Birds of Paradise.
[CHAPTER XXVII.]A Chapter on Political Economy.—The Dutch Culture System in Java.
[CHAPTER XXVIII.]Rice Culture in Java.—Military and Social Matters.
[CHAPTER XXIX.]A Post Ride in Java.—From Buitenzorg to Bandong.
[CHAPTER XXX.]Visiting a Tea Plantation.—Preparation of Tea.
[CHAPTER XXXI.]Eastern Java, Lombock, Timor, and the Aru Islands.
[CHAPTER XXXII.]Wanderings in the Malay Archipelago.—Good-bye.

ILLUSTRATIONS

[Scene on the Headwaters of the Menam River]
[Map]
[Hong kong, from Kellet's Island]
[Mary and Effie reading Frank's Letter]
[Arrival of the French Mail Steamer]
[Private Parlor of the "Yuen Fat Hong"]
[A Chinese Boatwoman]
[Frank's Dream]
[Hurricane during the Change of the Monsoon]
[A favoring Monsoon]
[Running before the Trade-wind]
[Rice-fields on the Mekong]
[A Native Woman]
[Street in the Chinese Quarter]
[Plants in the Botanical Garden]
[A New Acquaintance]
[A Mosquito of Saigon]
[Native Gentleman at Saigon]
[View of the French Quarter of Saigon]
[Native Soldiers at Saigon]
[The King of the Beggars]
[View of Cholon]
[A Chinese Family at Cholon]
[A Cab for Two]
[Cambodian Female Head-dress. Ancient Sculpture]
[Plan of the Temple at Nagkon]
[Unfinished Pillars]
[Columns in the Temple]
[Sculptures on the Walls of Nagkon Wat]
[View from the Central Tower of the Temple]
[Gallery of Sculptures]
[Ancient Tower overgrown with Poh-trees]
[Huts of the Priests]
[Stone with Ancient Sculptures]
[A Cambodian Idol]
[Fishing-village on Lake Thalysap]
[Panompin, the Capital of Cambodia]
[Specimen of Cambodian Gold-work]
[The King of Cambodia]
[Queen of Cambodia and Royal Children]
[The Harbor of Oodong, Cambodia]
[A Girl of Oodong]
[House in the Suburbs]
[A Chinese Junk]
[Outline of Modern Ship, showing Compartments]
[A Junk Sailor at Breakfast]
[Chinese River Boat]
[Ship of the Fourteenth Century]
["The Great Harry"]
[The "Tennessee"]
[The Public Highway of the Future]
[The Bomb Ferry]
[Moonlight at Sea in the Tropics]
[A Story of the Sea]
[Marco Polo]
[The Great Khan delivering a Tablet to the Elder Polo Brothers. From a Miniature of the Fourteenth Century]
[Arms of the Polo Family]
[Nicolo Polo. Father of Marco]
[Portrait of Kublai-Khan. From a Chinese Engraving]
[Marco Polo's Galley in Battle]
[Alau shuts up the Caliph of Baudas in his Treasure-tower]
[Dog-headed Men of Angamanain]
[Mediæval Tartar Huts and Wagons]
[The Roc, from a Persian Drawing]
[Roc's Egg, now in the British Museum]
[Chinese Bank-note of the Ming Dynasty]
[Chinese Conjuring Extraordinary]
[Captain Clanchy at Work]
[Come to Dinner!]
[A Natural Shower-bath]
[Flying-fish]
[View near Paknam]
[Native Hut on the Menam River]
[A Village Pathway in Siam]
[Chinese Field-laborers]
[General View of Bangkok]
[House in the Foreign Part of Bangkok]
[A Siamese Priest]
[Bird's-eye View of Bangkok]
[Temple of Wat Chang]
[Temple of the Sleeping Idol]
[Brass Idol in a Temple]
[Priests Playing Chess]
[Gate-way of a Temple at Bangkok]
[Temple of the Emerald Idol]
[Private Garden near Bangkok]
[A Siamese Forest Scene]
[Parasite and Palm]
[The Bamboo-tree]
[The Boat they narrowly Missed]
[Scene at Bang-pa-in]
[A River Scene]
[The Young Prince]
[Portrait of "Chang"]
[Macedonian Coin, with Ancient Goad]
[Modern Goad]
[A War Elephant]
[Near the Palace]
[In the Ruined City]
[Crocodiles at Home]
[Taking a Bite]
[The Doctor's Crack Shot]
[The Trochilus]
[Alligator and Crane]
[Trochilus and Crocodile]
[The Alligator and the Bear]
[Just Hatched]
[Coming out to Sun himself]
[An Elephant Fence]
[Form of a Corral]
[Beginning the Drive]
[Driving into the Corral]
[Securing the Captives]
[Siribeddi's Prize]
[The Prisoners tied up]
[A little Head Work]
[In a Heap of Trouble]
[Refusing to Move on]
[Sliding down hill]
[Elephant-hunting on Foot]
[The Hunter Hunted]
[Taking a Nap]
[Cocoa-nuts Full Grown and just Forming]
[The Bread-fruit]
[Pineapple]
[Star-apple]
[A New Kind of Fruit]
[Tailor-bird and Nest]
[A Climbing-fish]
[The Snake and the Squirrel]
[Monkeys at Home]
[Monkeys]
[Eagle capturing a Monkey]
[State Barge of the King of Siam]
[A Body of the Royal Guards]
[The King visiting a Temple]
[The Front of the Temple]
[The Tobacco-plant]
[Sir Walter Raleigh and his Pipe]
[Pipes of all Nations]
[Young America]
[The East]
[The West]
[Siamese Gentleman and Lady]
[A Young Prince of the Royal House, with his Attendant]
[Female Head-dress and Costume]
[Minister of Foreign Affairs]
[Lakon Girls]
[A Native Band of Music]
[A Siamese Theatrical Performance]
[Scene on a Small Canal near Bangkok]
[Burial-mounds]
[Urn containing Ashes]
[Jessamine Flowers]
[Buddhist Priest]
[Characters in the Procession]
[Haunts of Sea-birds on the Coast]
[Edible Swallows' Nests]
[Siamese Water Birds]
[Pheasant and Young]
[Court-yard of the Royal Palace at Bangkok]
[Chulalonkorn I., Supreme King of Siam]
[Prime-minister of Siam]
[The King of Siam in his State Robes]
[A Younger Brother of the King]
[The Hour-glass]
[A White Elephant worshipping the Sun and Moon. From a Chinese Drawing]
[White Monkey in Elephant Stables]
[How an Elephant Feeds]
[Elephants' Trunks]
[Elephants Drinking]
[Fred's Tormentor]
[The Second King of Siam, in State Robes]
[The Doctor getting Ready]
[Coast of Siam, near the Mouth of the River]
[Water-fowl of Siam]
[A Wreck among the Breakers]
[Pearl Fisher attacked by a Shark]
[Nests of the Water-spider]
[Divers in their Armor]
[Divers at Work]
[Diving over the Side of a Steamer]
[Coral-fishing in the Mediterranean]
[The Coral-worm]
[Cup-coral and Brain-coral]
[An Atoll in the Pacific Ocean]
[Submarine Observations]
[The Bellows-fish, or Angler]
[A Curious Home]
[Crabs in a Quarrel]
[Sea-anemones]
[The Sponge at Home]
[How Sponges are Speared]
[Cleopatra dissolving the Pearl]
[Pearl-bearing Shells]
[Sizes of Pearls]
[Pearl-fishery at Bahrein]
[Persian Gulf Diver]
[M. Jaquin's Experiment]
[The Bleak]
[The Doctor's Discovery]
[The Turtle at Home]
[Turtle-hunting]
[On a Frail Raft]
[The Rescue]
[Gulf-weed]
[Haunts of the Sea-birds]
[In the Harbor]
[Boatmen at Singapore]
[A Chinese Contractor]
[Chinese Tailors at Singapore]
[A Group of Jacoons]
[Garri with a Load of Sailors]
[Full Dress at the Straits]
[Chinese Garden at Singapore]
[Maternal Care]
[Rural Scene in Singapore]
[Fruit-sellers at Singapore]
[A Bungalow]
[Chinese Gentleman's Garden]
[The God of Gamblers]
[Malay Boy in the Bird-market]
[Head of Black Cockatoo]
[Ejecting an Intruder]
[A New Type of Mankind]
[Klings and Chinese]
[Native Nurses and Children]
[Coaling at the Dock]
[Carrying Coal on Board]
[Servants on Duty]
[Scene on the Sumatra Coast]
[Crossing the Line on a Man-of-war]
[Chief's House in a Pirate Village]
[Harbor of Pirates]
[The Pirates' Victim]
[Sinews of War]
[A Trading-station on the Coast]
[A Bayou on the Palembang River]
[Arab Houses at Palembang]
[Lounging under a Mango-tree]
[Alligators taking Sun and Air]
[View in a Sumatran Village]
[Chased by a Tiger]
[Treed by a Bear]
[Shooting a Boa-constrictor]
[A Snaky Creek]
[Monkey Examining a Tortoise]
[Female Orang-outang. From a Photograph]
[Natives of Borneo Fighting with an Orang-outang]
[A Flying-frog]
[A Sumatran Butterfly]
[Arrival in Port]
[The Carriage at the Custom-house]
[The National Taste]
[Their Servant]
[The Mango]
[A Trifle too Peppery]
[After Breakfast]
[An Early Call]
[Native House on the River that Feeds the Canal]
[Family Party in Batavia]
[Fan-palm in the Botanical Garden]
[Chinese Porters]
[Goddess of Sailors and her Assistants]
[Some of the Third-class Passengers]
[View in a Private Garden]
[Native Village near the Railway]
[Tropical Growths along the Line]
["Mangosteens!"]
[Veranda of the Hotel Bellevue]
[View from the Veranda at Buitenzorg]
[A Bad Road]
[The Vanda Lowii]
[A Tree Growing in Mid-air]
[Group of Birds in the Malay Archipelago]
[Magnificent Bird of Paradise]
[Superb Bird of Paradise]
[Six-shafted Bird of Paradise]
[Long-tailed Bird of Paradise]
[The Yankee Elephant]
[The Chinese Elephant]
[The Operatic Elephant]
[The Elephant in Love]
[Ancient Bas-relief—Java]
[A Monster Volcano]
[Peasant Farm-houses]
[Home of a Prosperous Contractor]
[Coffee-plantation in the Mountains]
["Old Government Java"]
[A Javanese Chief]
[An Improved Sugar Estate]
[Retainers of a Javanese Regent]
["Good-night"]
[The House at the Spring]
[Pounding Coffee]
[Dutch Overseers]
[Foot-bridge over a Mountain Stream]
[Rewards for Good Conduct]
[Pirate Prisoners on a Colonial Gun-boat]
[Passport Office]
[Ordered Out of the Country]
[No Admittance]
[Starling on the Journey]
[By the Roadside]
[Lodgings of the Stable-men]
[Just Imported]
[The Waiter at Sindinglaya]
[Sleeping-room in the Sanitarium]
[A Mountain Cascade]
[Javanese Boys]
[Train of Coffee-carts]
[Seed-pods of the Tea-plant]
[Gathering Tea-leaves]
[Drying Tea in the Sun]
[Drying over Charcoal]
[Roasting Tea]
[Handy with his Feet]
[Roasting Green Tea]
[Tea Regions of the United States]
[Roasting-basket]
[Volcano in Eastern Java]
[Ruins near Sourabaya]
[An Island Port]
[Wild Fig-tree]
[A Village in Lombock]
[View near Mataram]
[Where the Great Spirit and the Rajah met]
[Gun-boring in Lombock]
[Natives of Timor]
[Delli, Portuguese Timor]
[Natives of Aru Shooting the Great Bird of Paradise]
[A Native Anchor]
[Great Street of Dobbo in the Trading-season]
[Wearing the Cangue]
[A Native of Aru]
[Sea-cucumber]
[A Papuan Pipe]
[A Bird of Amboyna]
[Sago Club]
[Preparing Sago]
[Sago Oven]
[Sugar-palm of Macassar]
[Climbing the Mountain]
[Coming Down the Mountain]
["Good-bye!"]