Burma . ^^I^H^^Bffii^ / r M I ; € FlI^MBB 1 ^ 1^* ^1 eV 1 6 i jgra^ji--^^-;y^ - .^i^^^^mI^^S ^B^W^^^^t!^ ^ ^O B^^i^ r ^^^^^j ^?•^ ?? IR 1 -?<-- ... =.jl t K3 ^rjiMB^^^fciiii^^B^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \ ppjppws^y^g^^^^w^^^^^^^^^^^^^y^^^ — -—-^ - 284. BAZAR SCENE, PEGU. \To face p. 128. ILLUMINANTS 129. 285. PEDLARS. tain a fire of billets on aspecial hearth as big as thecouch, and placed alongsideof it, for five or seven antiseptic property ofthe smoke may be of value,but the relaxing eftect of theartificial heat is believed to bea reason why the Burmanwomen are so much less hardyin th
Burma . ^^I^H^^Bffii^ / r M I ; € FlI^MBB 1 ^ 1^* ^1 eV 1 6 i jgra^ji--^^-;y^ - .^i^^^^mI^^S ^B^W^^^^t!^ ^ ^O B^^i^ r ^^^^^j ^?•^ ?? IR 1 -?<-- ... =.jl t K3 ^rjiMB^^^fciiii^^B^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \ ppjppws^y^g^^^^w^^^^^^^^^^^^^y^^^ — -—-^ - 284. BAZAR SCENE, PEGU. \To face p. 128. ILLUMINANTS 129. 285. PEDLARS. tain a fire of billets on aspecial hearth as big as thecouch, and placed alongsideof it, for five or seven antiseptic property ofthe smoke may be of value,but the relaxing eftect of theartificial heat is believed to bea reason why the Burmanwomen are so much less hardyin this particular than theneighbouring races. The hos-pital of the Lady DufferinFund is helping to spread amore enlightened practice; The ratio of insane in the population is about aquarter of that of Western Europe and America, but is double that of India. Almost the only dealer who hawks his goods in the street is the sellerof oil {hnanzi, No. 282). He uses a light spring yoke of the wood of the^^2-tree, the heavier form of which is seen in No. 283. By its springiness theyoke maintains the load at an even level, thus saving waste of work. As muchas a hundredweight is carried for long distances. In merely shifting goods atwarehouses, carriers will move two hundredweight. They earn six to twelvean
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