Grand moving diorama of Hindostan, from Fort William, Bengal, to Gangoutri in the Himalaya . water long distances in a couple of leathern bags prepared for thepurpose and hung across a bullock ; the hehislrfl, or water-carrier, by the side of the stream, isfilling the skins from his mashk, or water-bag, and another man is bringing up his leathernbag for the same purpose. 24 TriK EAFT BARRACKPORE An Hindu girl is taking down a large net to the fisherman in the river, where he hasjust spread his own net. On the top of his head a small basket is fixed, into which he putswhatever he may catch ; an
Grand moving diorama of Hindostan, from Fort William, Bengal, to Gangoutri in the Himalaya . water long distances in a couple of leathern bags prepared for thepurpose and hung across a bullock ; the hehislrfl, or water-carrier, by the side of the stream, isfilling the skins from his mashk, or water-bag, and another man is bringing up his leathernbag for the same purpose. 24 TriK EAFT BARRACKPORE An Hindu girl is taking down a large net to the fisherman in the river, where he hasjust spread his own net. On the top of his head a small basket is fixed, into which he putswhatever he may catch ; and floating on the water, attached to his waist by a long string, is aglwra, an earthen vessel, also used as a depository for the fish. The oolalc is floating timber to Calcutta, secured to her by ropes over the side. She isornamented by a border of impressions of the human hand in white paint on the side of thestern, and has also an eye painted on each side her bows; which the Hindus, like theChinese, consider necessary, to enable the spirit of the vessel to see its way upon the BAKEACKPOKE. We now cross the Hoogly to Barrackpore, called by the natives AcMnucJc, corrupted fromCharnock, the founder of Calcutta, who lived here. In the park is the country-house of theG-overn or-General; and the military cantonment affords accommodation to sis regiments ofnative infantry. There is nothing remarkable about the Government House ; it is a plain BARRACKPORE—THE TRAVELLER S PALM. 25 edifice of one story in height, with lofty rooms ; the aviary, the menagerie, the garden, and apleasant promenade, where the society of the station assemble, are the most attractive featuresof the place. The regiments here, with the Artillery at Dum-Dum (seven miles from Cal-cutta), and the troops in Port William, constitute the presidency division of the army, whichis commanded by a general officer, who resides at Barrackpore. The Governor-General having come up the river in his yacht, the Sona-m
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