| CHAPTER | PAGE | | I. | A PEEP INTO SIAMESE HISTORY | 1 | | II. | IN EASTERN VENICE | 5 | | III. | DOWN THE RIVER | 10 | | IV. | THE CHILDREN | 15 | | V. | SCHOOLS | 18 | | VI. | AMUSEMENTS | 22 | | VII. | THE STORY OF BUDDHA | 27 | | VIII. | THE MONKS | 34 | | IX. | THE TEMPLES | 39 | | X. | THE SHAVING OF THE TOP-KNOT | 44 | | XI. | HOUSES | 48 | | XII. | FOOD AND DRESS | 55 | | XIII. | FISHING | 56 | | XIV. | RICE | 60 | | XV. | A PLOUGHING CEREMONY | 65 | | XVI. | ELEPHANTS | 69 | | XVII. | WHITE ELEPHANTS | 75 | | XVIII. | TRIAL BY ORDEAL | 79 |
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