NOTES.—1. _Morus alba._ 2. _Geography of the Route since Chapter XXXVIII._ 3. _Kenjanfu or Si-ngan fu; the Christian monument there._ 4. _Prince Mangala._ XLII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CUNCUN, WHICH IS RIGHT WEARISOME TO TRAVEL THROUGH 31 NOTE.—_The Mountain Road to Southern Shen-si._ XLIII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ACBALEC MANZI 33 NOTES.—1. _Geography, and doubts about Acbalec._ 2. _Further Journey into Sze-ch’wan._ XLIV.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF SINDAFU 36 NOTES.—1. _Ch’êng-tu fu._ 2. _The Great River or |Kiang|._ 3. _The word |Comercque|._ 4. _The Bridge-Tolls._ 5. _Correction of Text._ XLV.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TEBET 42 NOTES.—1. _The Part of Tibet and events referred to._ 2. _Noise of burning bamboos._ 3. _Road retains its desolate character._ 4. _Persistence of eccentric manners illustrated._ 5. _Name of the Musk animal._ XLVI.—FURTHER DISCOURSE CONCERNING TEBET 49 NOTES.—1. _Explanatory._ 2. “Or de Paliolle.” 3. _Cinnamon._ 4. 5. _Great Dogs, and |Beyamini| oxen._ XLVII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CAINDU 53 NOTES.—1. _Explanation from Ramusio._ 2. _Pearls of Inland Waters._ 3. _Lax manners._ 4. _Exchange of Salt for Gold._ 5. _Salt currency._ 6. _Spiced Wine._ 7. _Plant like the Clove, spoken of by Polo. Tribes of this Tract._ XLVIII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CARAJAN 64 NOTES.—1. _Geography of the Route between Sindafu or Ch’êng-tu fu, and Carajan or Yun-nan._ 2. _Christians and Mahomedans in Yun-nan._ 3. _Wheat._ 4. _Cowries._ 5. _Brine-spring._ 6. _Parallel._ XLIX.—CONCERNING A FURTHER PART OF THE PROVINCE OF CARAJAN 76 NOTES.—1. _City of Talifu._ 2. _Gold._ 3. _Crocodiles._ 4. _Yun-nan horses and riders. Arms of the Aboriginal Tribes._ 5. _Strange superstition and parallels._ L.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ZARDANDAN 84 NOTES.—1. _Carajan and Zardandan._ 2. _The Gold-Teeth._ 3. _Male Indolence._ 4. _The Couvade._ (See App. L. 8.) 5. _Abundance of Gold. Relation of Gold to Silver._ 6. _Worship of the Ancestor._ 7. _Unhealthiness of the climate._ 8. _Tallies._ 9.–12. _Medicine-men or Devil-dancers; extraordinary identity of practice in various regions._ LI.—WHEREIN IS RELATED HOW THE KING OF MIEN AND BANGALA VOWED VENGEANCE AGAINST THE GREAT KAAN 98