Picturesque Nepal . om March to November,of a deadly form of malarial fever, knownlocally as the awal. Years ago it wasconsidered almost madness to attempt totravel through the Terai except during thecooler months of the year, but it is doubtfulwhether the actual high road quite deservesthis sinister reputation. Nevertheless thestifling and unwholesome atmosphere whichseems to extend throughout this portion ofthe marsh indicates conditions which cannotbe conducive to good health. Very creditableefforts have been made to reduce the discom-forts of the heat during this stage of thejourney, and t
Picturesque Nepal . om March to November,of a deadly form of malarial fever, knownlocally as the awal. Years ago it wasconsidered almost madness to attempt totravel through the Terai except during thecooler months of the year, but it is doubtfulwhether the actual high road quite deservesthis sinister reputation. Nevertheless thestifling and unwholesome atmosphere whichseems to extend throughout this portion ofthe marsh indicates conditions which cannotbe conducive to good health. Very creditableefforts have been made to reduce the discom-forts of the heat during this stage of thejourney, and the wants of the thirsty manand beast are attended to in a very invitingmanner. At distances of every few mileswell-made drinking fountains have been con-structed, and here the gasping palky-bearer orexhausted pack-animal is refreshed by a plentifulsupply of pure water conveyed by pipes fromthe mountains. This conduit was provided byone of the ladies of the Royal house of Nepal,who, struck by the misery she saw while. A DIFFICULT PATH 49 travelling on this route, ordered it to be builtand maintained at her own expense. Eachfountain is in the form of an ornamental pillar,on each side of which is a representation ofthe donors hand holding a spout, from whicha continuous stream of water flows into a miles from Raxaul, and after aboutten miles of the Terai, the road debouches onto the village of Bichako, which heralds afurther change of scene. From here the trackboldly plunges into the wide dry bed of thestream known as Bichaliola Naddi, and utilizesthis rough but convenient watercourse as ahighway for seven miles until Churia is is an extremely trying part of the journey,and at an average rate of a mile an hour thecaravan scrambles over boulders, fords, streams,and skirts great fallen trees, in its painfulprogress. Darkness soon set in, and it seemeda never-ending phantasmagoria of large loosestones, huge dead trees apparently purposelyarranged as obstacles
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