Chapter 18

Circumnavigating the Island.--Batticaloa, Capital of the Eastern Province.--Rice Culture.--Fish Shooting.--Point Pedro.--Jaffna.--Northern Province.--Oriental Bazaars.--Milk ignored.--The Clear Sea and White, Sandy Bottom.--American Missionaries.--A Medical Bureau.--Self-Respect a Lost Virtue.--Snake-Temples.--Ramisseram.--Adam's Bridge.--A Huge Hindu Temple.--Island of Manaar.--Aripo.--The Port of Negombo.--Tamil Coolies.--Homeward Bound.--A Farewell View 323

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THE PEARL OF INDIA.