COLOMBO. PAGES The Suez Canal--Port Said--Gulf of Suez--The Red Sea-- Colombo--Its streets and population--Picturesque glimpses--Tommy Atkins in a jinrickshaw--The Tamils and the Cinghalese--Costume and Character--Language and Literature--The British and the Eurasians--Social arrangements and amenities--“Spicy gales”--The coco-nut palm--A catamaran 5–25 Primitive habits of the Cinghalese--“Ajax” arrives from England--A peasant-cabin near Kandy--Marriage-customs-- Devil-dancing--Kalua and Kirrah--Their rice-fields and mode of life--The great Buddhist temple at Kandy--The tooth-relic--Ancient MSS.--A Librarian-priest--The talipot palm--The British and the natives--The “oyster”-- Nuwara Ellia …
Your support pays for translating these classics into more languages.
Support for $12/month DonateSubscribers read with instant translation, without waiting for the free daily limit.