Calicut--Houses and gardens--Population of Malabar--Namburi Brahmins --Nairs--Tiars--Slaves--Moplahs--Assessment of rice-fields, of gardens, of dry crops--Other taxes--Voyage up the Beypoor river --The Conolly teak plantations--Wundoor--Backwood cultivation --Sholacul--Sispara ghaut--Blackwood--Scenery--Sispara--View of the Nellemboor valley--Avalanche--Arrival at Ootacamund 341 CHAPTER XXII. NEILGHERRY HILLS. Extent--Formation--Soil--Climate--Flora--Hill tribes--Todars --Antiquities--Badagas--Koters--Kurumbers--Irulas--English stations--Kotergherry--Ootacamund--Coonoor--Jakatalla--Government gardens at Ootacamund and Kalhutty--Mr. McIvor--Coffee cultivation --Rules for sale of waste lands--Forest conservancy 358 CHAPTER XXIII. SELECTION OF SITES FOR CHINCHONA-PLANTATIONS ON THE NEILGHERRY HILLS. The Dodabetta site--The Neddiwuttum site 379 CHAPTER XXIV. JOURNEY TO THE PULNEY HILLS. Coonoor ghaut--Coimbatore--Pulladom--Cotton cultivation--Dharapurum --A marriage procession--Dindigul--Ryotwarry tenure--Pulney hills --Kodakarnal--Extent of the Pulneys--Formation--Soil--Climate --Inhabitants--Flora--Suitability for chinchona cultivation--Forest conservancy--Anamallay hills 390 CHAPTER XXV. MADURA AND TRICHINOPOLY. Arrive at Madura--Peopling of India--The Dravidian race--Brahmin colonists in Southern India--Foundation of Madura--Pandyan dynasty --Tamil literature--Aghastya--Naik dynasty--The Madura pagoda--The Sangattar--The Choultry--Tirumalla Naik's palace--Caste prejudices --Trichinopoly--Coleroon anicut--Rice cultivation--The palmyra palm--Caroor--Return to the Neilgherries--Shervaroy hills --Courtallum 408 CHAPTER XXVI. MYSORE AND COORG. Seegoor ghaut--Sandal-wood--Mysore--Seringapatam--Hoonsoor--The tannery--Fraserpett--Mercara--The fort--The Rajahs of Coorg--The Coorgs--Origin of the river Cauvery--Coorg--Climate--Coffee cultivation--Sites for chinchona-plantations--Caryota Urens --Virarajendrapett--Cardamom cultivation--Kumari--Poon, blackwood, and teak--Pepper cultivation in Malabar--Cannanore--Nuggur and Baba Bodeen hills--The Beebee of Cannanore--Compta--Sedashighur--Arrive at Bombay 432 CHAPTER XXVII. THE MAHABALESHWUR HILLS AND THE DECCAN.