. 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 . into a house issufficiently disagreeable; but in these altitudes the clouds take the same liberty; andsuddenly, if sitting in an apartment with the door or window open, the inhabitants oftenfind themselves wrapped in a very poetical but very inconvenient garment. The storms,also, experienced in these elevated situ-ations are exceedingly terr
. 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 . into a house issufficiently disagreeable; but in these altitudes the clouds take the same liberty; andsuddenly, if sitting in an apartment with the door or window open, the inhabitants oftenfind themselves wrapped in a very poetical but very inconvenient garment. The storms,also, experienced in these elevated situ-ations are exceedingly terrific; occasionally theyrage below the residence, encircling some sublime peak of the Landour range; but atother limes they pour their unbroken fury on the devoted mansion and its terrifiedinhabitants—the thunder peals amidst the snow-storm, while lightning flasltes aroundlike a continuous sheet of fire, and a tremendous hurricane threatens destruction towhatever opposes its progress. The extent of mischief occasioned by these elementary conflicts is often very great in:hese exposed regions; and it is with fear and trembling that, after the fury of thestorm has passed by, the inhabitants venture forth to survey the havoc that traces its path. m 5^. 1
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