The Forests of Upper India and Their InhabitantsE. Arnold, 1902 - 344 pàgines |
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Pàgina xi
... natives as a rule do not take animal life ; and the paternal rule of the British Government , though it offers a reward for the destruction of snakes and animals dangerous to life , does not encourage the wholesale slaughter of the ...
... natives as a rule do not take animal life ; and the paternal rule of the British Government , though it offers a reward for the destruction of snakes and animals dangerous to life , does not encourage the wholesale slaughter of the ...
Pàgina xiii
... native timbers , such as teak and sal , are more suitable for withstanding the climate than any European wood . It became absolutely necessary to grow a constant supply of native timber , and for that purpose the existing forests were ...
... native timbers , such as teak and sal , are more suitable for withstanding the climate than any European wood . It became absolutely necessary to grow a constant supply of native timber , and for that purpose the existing forests were ...
Pàgina 3
... natives , becomes weary of the steam whistle and the invitation to feed of the cosmopolitan waiter . To have travelled through India in the old ways , by dooly dak , gharry dak , and bullock - train , not to speak of marching and the ...
... natives , becomes weary of the steam whistle and the invitation to feed of the cosmopolitan waiter . To have travelled through India in the old ways , by dooly dak , gharry dak , and bullock - train , not to speak of marching and the ...
Pàgina 4
... natives of the plains reverence , and fear to approach , these mysterious moun- tains , and do not credit that any man could walk up there without falling down . The inhabitants of the vast plains of Bengal and the Doab have most of ...
... natives of the plains reverence , and fear to approach , these mysterious moun- tains , and do not credit that any man could walk up there without falling down . The inhabitants of the vast plains of Bengal and the Doab have most of ...
Pàgina 9
... native bazaar and a number of fine level roads winding about the hill slopes , and about fifty picturesque bungalows had been built , all roofed with sheet iron , and barracks built of stone . Timber was plentiful , and lime was burnt ...
... native bazaar and a number of fine level roads winding about the hill slopes , and about fifty picturesque bungalows had been built , all roofed with sheet iron , and barracks built of stone . Timber was plentiful , and lime was burnt ...
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