. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce . a, or by the commodious structure at Bhurkote—must alsobe initiated into a new method of getting over a stream by means of the jhoola. Thenatives perform the operation with great apparent ease: to strangers it is not unaccom-panied with difficulty, and occasionally with danger; and the following is the process ofcrossing the Tonse—a tributar
. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce . a, or by the commodious structure at Bhurkote—must alsobe initiated into a new method of getting over a stream by means of the jhoola. Thenatives perform the operation with great apparent ease: to strangers it is not unaccom-panied with difficulty, and occasionally with danger; and the following is the process ofcrossing the Tonse—a tributary of the Jumna—by the jhoola. Upon approaching the river, which is too deep to be fordable, it will be seen thatthe bank on which the travellers stand is consideral)ly higher than that on the oppositeside of the river. From this elevated ground a three-stranded rope, about as thick as amans wrist, is attached to a log of wood secured among the rocks. The rope beingthen stretched across the river, is passed through the prongs of a fork, or wooden prop,planted firmly in the ground; and being now divided into three strands, is secured tothe trunk of a tree, kept in its place by heavy stones. Upon this rope, well twisted and <s © Bis 1 I [rnl.
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