Magi, 39; of the eight king-
doms of Persia, 44; describes
the zebu, and the fat-tailed
sheep, 47; the Caraonas, 48;
the city of Hormos and its
inhabitants, 53; the Old Man
of the Mountain and his Assas-
sins, 55; the mountains of
salt, 59; the Badakshan rubies
and horses, 61; Cashmere and
its conjurers, 64; the Ovis Poli
on the Roof of the World, 67;
his story of the miraculous
column, 70; his tale of the
Lop Desert, 73; ridicules the
salamander, 77; his account
of the origin of the Mongol
Empire under Jenghiz Khan,
81; of the Tatar portable huts,
87; of condensed milk, 89;
Tatar justice, 92; the grunting
oxen, 94; refers to Gog and
Magog, 98; the Khan's cane-
palace, and his mares, 10I,
102; weather-conjurers, 103;
on Kublai's puissance, III;
Nayan's revolt, defeat, and
death, 112; the Tablets of
Authority, 121; where the
Khan's war-harness is stored,
125; the greatest palace that
ever was, 126; the Khan's
evergreen hill, 127; Cambaluc,
or Peking, 130; the fashion of
the Khan's dinner-table, 133;
the Khan's liberality to his
Barons, 137; a mighty hunter,
139; a luxurious sportsman,
143; on Kublai's finances and
government, 147; the Twelve
Barons, 151; a postal service,
152; the Khan's charity, 159;
on the Chinese views of the
soul, 160; how the Khan
passes his time, 161; a pretty
passage between the Golden
King and Prester John, 164;
the Yellow River, 166; quan-
tities of canes, 169; his report
of Yunnan and its crocodiles,
171; of Zardandan and its
devil-doctors, 174; the Khan
v. King of Mien, 177; on the
city of Mien and its two
towers, 181; in Southern China
and Laos, 185; two cities and
a rebel, 191; Bayan Hundred-
Eyes, 197; introduces siege
artillery, 199; the Yang-tse-
Kiang river, 201; his account
of the city of Hormos, 203;
in Japan, 211; a golden palace,
215; Cochin China and its
elephants, 219; strange things
in Sumatra, 220; Buddha's
history, 222; Adam's re-
liques," 224; the pearl-fishers
of Ceylon, 227; how to raise
diamonds, 229; his peep into
Africa, 231; the roc, 233;
the exploits of King Caidu's
daughter, 237
Polo, Nicolo, 2, 6, 199
Ponent, the, 30
Postmen, running, 152
Presbyter, or Prester, John, 80;
outwits the Golden King, 164
Pygmies, manufacture of, 220
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