The Chitral campaign : a narrative of events in Chitral, Swat, and Bajour . ople—writing to one of his officers inIndia, said : These people are the dirtiest I haveever seen. They are more like beasts than Chitralis, though not scrupulously clean accord-ing to European ideas, are not dirty to that are great swimmers, and will jump withouthesitation into the swiftest current. I saw a manswum across the Yarkun river near Kooazai, wherethe stream is very strong. They generally makeuse of an inflated skin, carrying it wqth them unin-ilated, and inflating it when required. If th
The Chitral campaign : a narrative of events in Chitral, Swat, and Bajour . ople—writing to one of his officers inIndia, said : These people are the dirtiest I haveever seen. They are more like beasts than Chitralis, though not scrupulously clean accord-ing to European ideas, are not dirty to that are great swimmers, and will jump withouthesitation into the swiftest current. I saw a manswum across the Yarkun river near Kooazai, wherethe stream is very strong. They generally makeuse of an inflated skin, carrying it wqth them unin-ilated, and inflating it when required. If they didno do this they would often find themselves unableto get back to their homes, for the rivers in Chitral risevery suddenly, and come down with great violence. CHITRALI CUSTOMS 271 They are keen sportsmen, good shots, and boldriders, thinking nothing of swimming a horse acrossa swollen torrent. Once when Aman-ul-Mulk wasout hawking and his favourite hawk flew over theChitral river, which was in flood at the time, andcould not be induced to come back, Asfandiar, one.
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