Burma Past and Present, Volumul 2C. K. Paul & Company, 1878 - 355 pagini |
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... Sladen . - Favourable view taken by him of the Panthay rebellion . - Policy of the British Government towards Yacoob Beg , Sultan of Kashgar . - An English political agent appointed to Bhamo . - Large increase of trade . vi CONTENTS .
... Sladen . - Favourable view taken by him of the Panthay rebellion . - Policy of the British Government towards Yacoob Beg , Sultan of Kashgar . - An English political agent appointed to Bhamo . - Large increase of trade . vi CONTENTS .
Pagina 25
... taken by the pai - kheit , or stroke oar , in place of the steersman , and he is chosen for this post on account of his good voice , as well as his skill with the oar . This play was translated by Lieut . Sladen ( now Lieut . Col ...
... taken by the pai - kheit , or stroke oar , in place of the steersman , and he is chosen for this post on account of his good voice , as well as his skill with the oar . This play was translated by Lieut . Sladen ( now Lieut . Col ...
Pagina 74
... taken , the Ma - ya - gyee , or first wife , always holds the highest rank in the household . Burmese women are as a rule prolific , and have the ordinary proportion of male and female children . As soon as a child is born , whatever ...
... taken , the Ma - ya - gyee , or first wife , always holds the highest rank in the household . Burmese women are as a rule prolific , and have the ordinary proportion of male and female children . As soon as a child is born , whatever ...
Pagina 78
... taken with a spoon from the attendant trays , which are passed round . Their beverage is water . The tenets of the Buddhist religion forbid them wilfully to deprive animals of life . Any , even the most strictly religious amongst them ...
... taken with a spoon from the attendant trays , which are passed round . Their beverage is water . The tenets of the Buddhist religion forbid them wilfully to deprive animals of life . Any , even the most strictly religious amongst them ...
Pagina 79
... during eclipses . They have singular ideas regarding diet . During fevers and other acute disorders far from diminishing the quantity of food to be taken by the patient , they rather increase it : the idea TREATMENT OF DISEASE . 79.
... during eclipses . They have singular ideas regarding diet . During fevers and other acute disorders far from diminishing the quantity of food to be taken by the patient , they rather increase it : the idea TREATMENT OF DISEASE . 79.
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Burma Past and Present: With Personal Reminiscences of the Country, Volumul 2 Albert Fytche Vizualizare completă - 1878 |
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