Grand moving diorama of Hindostan, from Fort William, Bengal, to Gangoutri in the Himalaya . black woollen coarse trowsers, a blanket of the same over theirshoulders, and a rope round their waists; a black greasy round leather cap on their heads,sometimes decorated all round the face with bunches of freshly gathered hfll flowers. Theyare very honest, and very idle; moreover, most exceedingly dirty. The women are good-looking and strong. Polyandry is a common institution. Gentlemen ascend the hills eitherin a jampan or on a gunth, a hill-poncy, a most sure-footed, sagacious animal, who will car
Grand moving diorama of Hindostan, from Fort William, Bengal, to Gangoutri in the Himalaya . black woollen coarse trowsers, a blanket of the same over theirshoulders, and a rope round their waists; a black greasy round leather cap on their heads,sometimes decorated all round the face with bunches of freshly gathered hfll flowers. Theyare very honest, and very idle; moreover, most exceedingly dirty. The women are good-looking and strong. Polyandry is a common institution. Gentlemen ascend the hills eitherin a jampan or on a gunth, a hill-poncy, a most sure-footed, sagacious animal, who will carryyou safely round the most dangerous places, where you have a wall of rock on the one side,and a precipice on the other. Ajumna-par goat, with its long silky ears, is lying on the groundnear a shawl goat from Cashmere. Some men of a corps of irregular horse are in attendanceon the Commander-in-Chief, and the tom-tom ivdld, with his drum, is seated on his blanketon which the people throw cowries, and sometimes^awa, small copper coins : a tom-tom wala isa constant attendant on every SIMLA—THE CONICAL HILL. The view now before you represents the conical hill at Simla; it was taken by Lieutenant-Colonel Luard from his house, called The Craigs. Simla is about 7000 feet above the level ofthe sea; it is not many miles from Rampore, the chief town in the valley of the Sutledge,and is one of the favourite places of resort of Europeans during the hot season. As the chosen retreat of Governors-General and Commanders-in-Chief, from the burningplains of India, the place has enjoyed for some years past many considerable advantages. Agreat number of residences have been built on the hills ; the roads are good ; there isa church, a school, an observatory, an amateur theatre, &c. You have a glimpse of thesnowy ranges in tho distance. The conical hill is crowned by Stirling Castle; and the house 66 THE GANGES. below it was then inhabited by Colonel Birch, the Judge Advocate General. Th
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