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of ashes and cow-dung, were very neat and clean. A high fence surrounded the village, as leopards abound in this neighbourhood. We had here some very good pumpkins, which were a great treat. Honey is very plentiful, and we received a present of some delicious honeycomb. It is a pity that the natives do not collect wax, as it could be made a profitable article of trade. The preparation of the wax is very simjjle ; when it has been separated from the honey it is melted in a pot with a handful of salt, the melted was is then well stirred and poured into vessels containing two or three inches of water. When it is cold it is only necessary to cut it into thin strips, which are put into the sun to bleach ; they require to be turned over frequently, and in about two days the process is complete.

The chief at Tatke had a thin band of iron round his forehead, and most of the men had a small iron plate on the head, fastened there by a tuft of hair drawn through a hole in the middle ; the men, too, had a little hair on the upper lip and chin.

Our next march of twenty miles was not at all interesting. Until we came to Banya, about three miles from Takke, an open jungle of small trees was traversed, the rest of the distance being a jungle of high grass. Two considerable streams were crossed, and we saw a large granite rock about 200 feet above the level of the country.