Ceylonese has often been known to contrive( to kill- himself
in ^4vmwp»W"A"0fy l ^ €fe®sNF^th®b;èhteilatterr{iQia]ib • siiffer
fefclikyk
É/This| to a ^ iïl j spkiMföfis re^èiige, -spo èacoijsiitêpt with the> usual
mild and humane sentiments of the^Gseylonesey, and much'motö
congenial to the; hlwhlyi^tettpeï'ihf: a- Malay, -ètili-.fcontinues to
he’: festered %yatfeea saclrédl^e^t&msiftftfalie ■ ^.ndiaim. <
ihüwest«Blifcllhas;cliè^| greatly ihili^l^%hy^the»v;intérl
cpurs^T^ith Európèabfi; Thesrfep^S^fe^dmMlyphtJaini^gs' é&®
y$ng§. which I have just described has been given * tip , trom having
l^rvjIlisappQiihqd ;§f - i t e f l f l ^ ^ j ^ ^ n all thoseó par tst under
fsö^d dat9amofei'il^|<EMif|geaai modes? ^fïj&nyestiga^mg and 'pu?>
pishing; cEipïesI arpjoêirfpfggde :i^y eü e p£ f tMs* ihattttóJ ioecpjiféd
a h ii^ ltp f f e in L 'lr^ t, Aj ;CS®gl®§, peasant- 'h ^ p é » « g j tfcalapi® a
apajUlw.-; epto$vg^0withtnan©tlje?j£ watehiiij im>ropp®®tt|®ity2 o£
going to hathebm tympany Withfhim, and di-pv^^W^I#Mï^Sth
therview l#ii ;h%^ing feisi .ad^essaty
Wa& vkPPh t^ ita k ^ jiip p ! aind sent to hts tri»)
ftw w f c a f -away» with Wft!dée^edji'pp9MlhMprih#|6iof,*liii-?
ïftg' h ^ 1 slfe Ip^tyfiswi in^#.f>CQ*ftpaïy. There was, however,
Wlhifig ^o£&;%ap «ipEèsumptivet prödfeagalnsh-ytlïêhfidppfe and
hft c®stóse; acquitted. This decision, however, did not
apyiine^Bs Mlljtt;with the j sentiments -of, the jingles©', • whó
as much iodfoed to : cdid;inue_- theiwiiiféienb hpb&Edps7pï3a®r
tk^! ggg£ rtheijr brethren the; Clandiansy aitheiighi thü^- are depri-*
vede-of-thê power.
There is po nation among whom èhfe^dastimetión lof ranks is
.hBqWitfe ‘Spfsfe. sorupitlohs. Exactness. as among th e 'jO ^ *
Icnjpsp:: e^epfj in> ith.0 iSmeMions and,. appearance of their- houses
they seeiaj^strieted ; and a house of- a certain size -commonly
an n o u n ced its^ e^ ieto r'-to 'l'h d v eJteB'n)born..1 iiaua certain ra n k
Thi^-strong» trait ojf barbarism is of cburse more&glaring am on"
tj^g 'inhabitant® of.ithe :'intei;ion^ff«tba*n r^hpng thosC-i who have
toeeri* civMizhd'xby tan interdoutee wif|^ Europeans. Theh^Candians
/ar^ijjbt^allcwtfell t e ;whp!eif|jbheir hbWesfc.fiOTttfl^vpr- thermwith
lyies, that belg|aa. i;©yal*< p p v b p | r e ^ a # 4 ^ . £oI%»he
great ^Eing ,i> f «Ev^nhanndng. i ithe^ €'inglese'^%e .^is|, still' sa*4eiSi%
sdore Ahafi-l ftlr®|d^fer ence icljtes'^^hich^affects' dhth ^ omestih 1
«'conomys^^
I t ’ 1,^ difficult to 'S^y^wHethef it xbe -the/rfemainS' o f a tyranni-
- «al*.prohibitibfh superstition< arising from t f e daing'er’p f elec-
#-ie|t5| tiTrioJhis5 ehmate, that 4tlietIG^o|}ese::,SiBvep;teidptey fa ils' in
£,$&^'d'0^ r£ ^ W $ £ 1 their hgmefpj., I^heir small,- 1©W huts, ,whieh
Sfe-ytoo- frailly. ui#ifed; to ladmit n f nhPve||^neblSt5'%, (,are-fe^tehed
entiMyt, -with' Witfi^jdadO • df^rafen, tor1/. e6yk»,'r'op^. c-*®hey
^bnstinGted^'of sieridier!pfeGBs-]rd£|?Wobd'‘or bamhoer f dapbpd over
■Wrtk Olaylyarid^eioVBrfedwith riee-strav|,-hr MaWdsl of1^thb^coGoa*-
trete, Round ^ ^ - ‘w ^ l^ b f iftlhbir- houses i;gxe ^mdlt- banks di’'
'b e n c h e s ^ dhy,.i desigSfeddtd ^it" ©hy .t T-he-^dhfek
.as Well ^a^t^v'ftg'oirsijof th e ir. houses • are sail laid'-oyer' with
doW-dung,-- which keBps away ’ verlhdn, t prdsetvds1 > the 1 stufece
-smooth^'!and' is d o t sb* easily, rendered dirty by 'rain as clay.
» ^ J n ’*sufch a-state of fisocielfy, ahd- where-Mxuijy'seems1 alnicfet
.Unknown,- sumptuous- furniture ^ n 'b tu tp fib e expected-everi -'in
the , beSt./houSeg. That cd’^thff-odtt&gfeg is iu the-last stage mf
-simplicity-) and? consists' merely of the indispensable- instruments
sfbl’ preparing their victuals. A IfeW-e&rtfifem -pots to bofok -fheir
-tice,' and onb ot tw^ibrass basihs- out pf^whiOH -to eat it*’,;- a
wooden pestle and moitai for grinding it, with-a Hat stone on
which to pound pepper, turmeric, and chillies for their currfes;
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