Burma- As It Was, As It Is, And As It Will Be (An Old and Rare Book)

The History Burma according to Native Theories, Origin of the Burmese Early History, First Appearance of Europeans in Burma, French Intrigues in Burma and the Chinese Suzerainty Theory, Worrying our Representatives, War with Burma, The Inevitable End The Country: Lower Burma, Upper Burma, The Irrawaddy to Mandalay, Mandalay, The Irrawaddy above Mandalay The People: Burmese Kings, Burmese Officials, The Hloht-daw, The Officers of the Household, Method of Appointment and Payment, The People, Their Faults, Excellence as Buddhists, Doctrine of Good Works, Superstitions, Lucky and Unlucky Days, The Most Sociable of Men, Freedom of the Women, A Nation of Smokers, Contented with British Rule, Ascendency of the Chinaman, Trade Hill-tribes, Their Religion, Hope for the Nomads, The Kachyens.

James George Scott (Shway Yoe) author of "The Burman: His Life and Nations" "France and Tong-King", etc.

It is that some years ago he met at dinner a civilian from British Burma, home on leave. The conversation turned on that country, and the legislator remarked, "Burma-oh, yes, Burma. I had a cousin who was out there for some time, but he always called it Bermuda."

Members of Parliament now perhaps less than ever represent the intelligence and in formation of the country, but there is not so much known of our new province, or of our old provinces for the matter of that, as is desirable. Ordinary publicists seem to consider that a reference to "pestilential swamps" is the most vivid way of giving an idea of what the country is like.

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