. Ad orientem. Botany -- Asia; Asia -- Description and travel. 276 WILD MAN OF THE .JUNGLK. an opium factory, the article is brought from Calcutta in large balls, and is here finally prepared for use by l)oiling. The Burmese, as also the Malays, are much addicted to smoking the drug. I went to see one of their opium haunts, crowded with men of the lowest class, the sight of which was too disgusting to tempt me to describe it. A curious specimeii of hairy humanity, not unlike Darwin's ideal " Origin of Species " was at the time of my visit being conveyed to the coast for shipment to s


. Ad orientem. Botany -- Asia; Asia -- Description and travel. 276 WILD MAN OF THE .JUNGLK. an opium factory, the article is brought from Calcutta in large balls, and is here finally prepared for use by l)oiling. The Burmese, as also the Malays, are much addicted to smoking the drug. I went to see one of their opium haunts, crowded with men of the lowest class, the sight of which was too disgusting to tempt me to describe it. A curious specimeii of hairy humanity, not unlike Darwin's ideal " Origin of Species " was at the time of my visit being conveyed to the coast for shipment to some society at Calcutta. This is the individual as he appeared,— \. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Frederickson, A. D. (Aug Daniel). London : W. H. Allen & Co.


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