. 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 . ,mMMmSMiLL^...JLJM:^ THE INDIAN EMPIRE ILLUSTRATED. 37 A cloak or blanket, or at most a thia mat or mattress, suffices for a bed; and,altogether, a night encampment in India often embraces more of comfort than personsunacquainted with the climate and the manners of the people can readily imagiuepossible. The people of Katteawar trouble thems
. 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 . ,mMMmSMiLL^...JLJM:^ THE INDIAN EMPIRE ILLUSTRATED. 37 A cloak or blanket, or at most a thia mat or mattress, suffices for a bed; and,altogether, a night encampment in India often embraces more of comfort than personsunacquainted with the climate and the manners of the people can readily imagiuepossible. The people of Katteawar trouble themselves but little about the distinctions of by descent, and children of the sun, they worship that luminary; but whileequally superstitious with the Hindoos, they are certainly not influenced by the sameexcess of religious zeal. The province is famous for a breed of horses which is esteemedthroughout India; and its camels, which come from Marwar (a district in the north ofGuzerat), are also considered the finest in India, being taller, more muscular, and of amore tractable disposition than any other of their species. ZANGHERA, OR THE FAKEERS ROCK—ON THE GANGES. The river Ganges, in its progress through the plains, waters many spots
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