. A visit to the Russians in central Asia. the arraneement must be for 58 A Visit to the Russians military purposes, but the plan is not unusualin Russia in Europe. The shops were calledbazaars, and I found that anything that Iadmired was sure to come from Tashkend orBuchara. The schools at Askabad were very interest-ing. The copy-books of the children wouldput to shame little people of the same age inEngland, notwithstanding the difficulty of thelanguage. It was pleasant to see children of all racessitting side by side, and the musical perform-ance was highly creditable to the w
. A visit to the Russians in central Asia. the arraneement must be for 58 A Visit to the Russians military purposes, but the plan is not unusualin Russia in Europe. The shops were calledbazaars, and I found that anything that Iadmired was sure to come from Tashkend orBuchara. The schools at Askabad were very interest-ing. The copy-books of the children wouldput to shame little people of the same age inEngland, notwithstanding the difficulty of thelanguage. It was pleasant to see children of all racessitting side by side, and the musical perform-ance was highly creditable to the were also technical schools, but theTurkomans love only outdoor life. TheBotanical Garden is still in its infancy, but fullof promise. Having heard much of the dangerof malaria in this country, I asked the Directorif the eucalyptus was of any use as a preventa-tive, but he told me that it could not be grownon account of the dryness of the climate. Hepoint(;d out to me that this extreme drynesscauses the smoke from the eni^ine of the trains. in Central Asia 6i to vanish immediately on leaving the had noticed the fact without being able toaccount for it. I had heard so much of the kibitkas or tentsof the Turkomans that I was exceedinglyanxious to enter one, and here I had the plea-sure of a visit to a Turkoman settlement oraul, which is the name given to an encamp-ment of not less than twenty kibitkas. Thesetents are made of light wood, covered withfelt; the top is the shape of a dome, with anopening in the centre for air and light and tolet out the smoke of the fire, which is on theground in the middle of the tent. This largeround opening can be covered with a sort ofcap of felt in wet weather. There are nowindows, and the inside is hung round withrugs, some of them very handsome, andshowing to advantage the swords, guns, andother arms which adorn the kibitkas. Carpetsare on the ground ; the tent is said to be verycomfortable and warm in winter. The wholething can be ta
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