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Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon
by Samuel White Baker

CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Colombo - Dullness of the Town - Cinnamon Garden - A Cingalese
Appo - Ceylon Sport - Jungle Fever - Newera Ellia - Energy of Sir E.
Barnes - Influence of the Governor - Projected Improvements.
CHAPTER II.
Past Scenes - Attractions of Ceylon - Emigration - Difficulties in
Settling - Accidents and Casualties - An Eccentric Groom -
Insubordination - Commencement of Cultivation - Sagacity of the
Elephant - Disappointments - "Death" in the Settlement - Shocking
Pasturage - Success of Emigrants - "A Good Knock-about kind of a
Wife".
CHAPTER III.
Task Completed - The Mountain-top - Change in the Face of Nature -
Original Importance of Newera Ellia - "The Path of a Thousand
Princes" - Vestiges of Former Population - Mountains - The Highlands

of Ouva - Ancient Methods of Irrigation - Remains of Aqueducts - The
Vale of Rubies - Ancient Ophir - Discovery of Gold-Mineral Resources
- Native Blacksmiths.
CHAPTER IV.
Poverty of Soil - Ceylon Sugar - Fatality of Climate - Supposed
Fertility of Soil - Native Cultivation - Neglect of Rice Cultivation -
Abandoned Reservoirs - Former Prosperity - Ruins of Cities -
Pollanarua - The Great Dagoba - Architectural Relics - The Rock
Temple - Destruction of Population - Neglected Capabilities -
Suggestions for Increasing Population - Progress of Pestilence -
Deserted Villages - Difficulties in the Cultivation of Rice - Division of
Labor - Native Agriculture.
CHAPTER V.
Real Cost of Land - Want of Communication - Coffee-planting -
Comparison between French and English Settlers - Landslips -
Forest-clearing - Manuring - The Coffee Bug - Rats - Fatted Stock -
Suggestions for Sheep-farming - Attack of a Leopard - Leopards and
Chetahs - Boy Devoured - Traps - Musk Cats and the Mongoose -
Vermin of Ceylon.
CHAPTER VI.
"Game Eyes" for Wild Sports - Enjoyments of Wild Life - Cruelty of
Sports - Native Hunters - Moormen Traders - Their wretched Guns -
Rifles and Smooth-bores - Heavy Balls and Heavy Metal - Beattie's
Rifles - Balls and Patches - Experiments - The Double-groove - Power
of Heavy Metal - Curious Shot at a Bull Elephant - African and Ceylon
Elephants - Structure of Skull - Lack of Trophies - Boar-spears and
Hunting-knives - " Bertram" - A Boar Hunt - Fatal Cut.
CHAPTER VII.
Curious Phenomenon - Panorama of Ouva - South-west Monsoon -

Hunting Followers - Fort M'Donald - River - Jungle Paths - Dangerous
Locality - Great Waterfall - Start for Hunting - The Find - A Gallant
Stag - "Bran" and Lucifer" - "Phrenzy's" Death - Buck at Bay - The
Cave Hunting-box- "Madcap's" Dive - Elk Soup - Former Inundation -
"Bluebeard" leads off - " Hecate's" Course -The Elk's Leap - Variety of
Deer - The Axis -