Observations on the Neilgherries: Including an Account of Their Topography, Climate, Soil, & Productions, and of the Effects of the Climate on the European Constitution ...Printed at the Baptist mission Press, 1834 - 136 pages |
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Page 122 - ... on the 1st of January, 1st of April, 1st of July, and 1st of October, and...
Page 116 - ... in the principles of the Christian religion, according to the doctrines and discipline of the united church of England and Ireland...
Page 113 - They occupy many of the elevated parts of the mountains. They are a strange race, have no distinction of caste, and differ as much from the other tribes of the mountains as they do from all other natives of India.
Page 114 - The most numerous, the most wealthy, and what must be considered the most civilized class of the inhabitants, are the Burghers. By this general term is understood the whole of the people, who, since a certain period, have migrated to these mountains. They divide themselves into no less than eight different classes, but are all Hindus of the Siva sect, and the dissimilitude among most of these classes is too 1832.
Page 122 - XIX., giving fourteen days' notice, and in the event of its being voted at that Meeting by two-thirds of the persons present...
Page 110 - ... some artificial decoration, than the simple adornment of nature. The hair of the face also is allowed a similar freedom of growth, and in every instance, except from the effect of age, it is of a jet black, and of the same degree of softness, as that of the natives of the Low Country. " A large, full, and speaking eye, Roman nose, fine teeth, and pleasing contour, having occasionally the appearance of great gravity, but seemingly ever ready to fall into the expression of cheerfulness and good...
Page 110 - With a strongly femiuine cast of the same expressive features as the men, most of them, and particularly the younger, have beautiful long black tresses, which flow in unrestrained luxuriance over the neck and shoulders. ** With a modest and retiring demeanour, they are perfectly free from the ungracious and meniallike...
Page 110 - They never wear any covering to the head, whatever the weather may be, but allow the hair to grow to an equal length, of about six or seven inches; parted from the centre or crown, it forms into natural bushy circlets all round, and at a short distance more resembles some artificial decoration, than the simple adornment of nature. The hair of the face also...
Page 113 - Above the Irular, at heights varying from one to two thousand feet, in the clefts of the mountains and in little openings in the woods, with which at this elevation they are girt, live a race calling themselves Kurumbar. They occupy the highest range bordering on the Neilgherries.
Page 113 - At the foot of these mountains, and for a short distance within the forests, extending from their base into the plains, live a race of people, commonly known by the name of Erulars. They are divided into two classes, one called Urali, the other Curutali.