Field notes, v1753
Page 166
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Jan. 26 trouble. In a recent traffic accident, Mrs Mason said a cow was seriously injured by a jeep. The driver and car occupants were set upon by angry people. More notice is taken of the death of a cow than of a person. Recently they passed an anti-bull law which has taken all the bulls off the streets. The cows remain, however. Jan. 27 - Hired a taxi for half day to take movies. Got shots of man washing clothes on sidewalk, cow pies placed on tree trunks, etc, people bathing, little girl gathering water hyacinth (?), sacred cows, man sleeping on sidewalk, street scene, white egrets & cattle, water buffalo by pool on road to airport, woman carry basket of fresh dung on her head. Saw a stick-like lizard strike through the grass at side of drainage ditch at road side near turn off to airport. This is a rural area with numerous water tanks (earthen reservoirs (?) or ponds), thatched roofs & woven glass fibers, banana trees. To return to problems of Asian education. One of my contacts has suggested that the recipe approach to science may be needed because of the rudimentary educational level with which we are dealing. Mrs Mason's address is 241 By 2 Tower Circuter Rd.