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THE business of Alexander and King Porus suspicious. The Name of I••∣dia doubtful from what beginning. India produces three Harvests in some places. Sunday observed by the Indians. How they count the Hours. Their Years di∣vided into Three Seasons. The Mountains▪ Rivers. The Country rich in Increase. The Desarts. Mines. Wild Beasts. For Game. Fowls of Prey. Fish. Insects. Their Men of Learning. Their Notion of God. The
Conceit of Transmigration forcible to Merits. They Write on Leafs. The Muttanies and Jougies. Jugglers, &c. A Crocus-colour'd Coat intimates a Re∣solution to dye or be Conqueror. Opium eaten in quantity. Whether the Banyan be a Jew. Distinguished by their several painting their Forhead, and Cuts of their Beard. The Ombrahs. Petty Ombrahs. The Artillery. Their Pride and Luxury. The reason of the Licentiousness of the Fa∣kiers. The Portugals might have conquer'd India, had not the English interrupted them: Whereupon the Dutch fell upon them. The English not much valued. The Parsies expose their Dead to the Fowls of the Air. The Women of the same Spe∣cies with others, the Position of their Veins being the same. Few crooked or deformed. The Cause of their Blackness left in suspense. Their Houses built for Conveniency. They live to a good Age, by care of their Diet, and Cleanliness. Their Washers and other Craftsmen work well for little Money. The World Peo∣pled after the Flood from Scythia.