CO N TEN T S
OF THE SECOND VOLUME.
C H A P T E R I.
Physical form.—Siamese notions of beauty— Dress Various
customs and usages.—Funerals.—Progress in the useful Arts.
—Architecture,—Progress in higher branches of knowledge.
—Kalendar— Arithmetic, weights, measures, and coins.—
Geography and Navigation.—Music.—Alphabet.—Language.
—Siamese Literature.—Bali or sacred Literature.—Education.—
General observations on the Nations and Tribes between
India and China.—General estimate of the Character
of the Siamese . . . . . 1
C H A P T E R I I .
Buddhist Religion; its doctrines and precepts.—Duties of the
Talapoins.—History of the Buddhist Religion; its effects on
the character and manners of the people.—Government.—
Attributes of the King.—Siamese Nobility.—Division of the
People and Conscription.— Administration.— Revenue.—
Arms and Insignia,— Law.—Written Code.— Evidence.—
Contracts.—Inheritance.—Marriages.—Military Force 64
C H A P T E R I I I .
Siamese History.—Ancient Story.—First intercourse of Europeans
.with Siam.'—Conquest by the Burmese.—Story of the