. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. ghiz family, which -has packed house and household furnitiue onthe backs of a few camels, moves slowly over the desert towards a spotindicated to them by the raised lance of a distant horseman. The cara-van rests, according to nomad notions of rest, while thus on the mareli. THE INHABITANTS OF TURKESTAN. 429 to become lively and busy when they settle themselves down to repose
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. ghiz family, which -has packed house and household furnitiue onthe backs of a few camels, moves slowly over the desert towards a spotindicated to them by the raised lance of a distant horseman. The cara-van rests, according to nomad notions of rest, while thus on the mareli. THE INHABITANTS OF TURKESTAN. 429 to become lively and busy when they settle themselves down to reposeaccording to our ideas. Nevertheless, the elder women seated on theImmps of camels (for the younger ones travel on foot) grudge themselvesrepose even then, and occupy their time in spinning a sort of yarn forsacks out of the coarser camels hair. Only the marriageable daughter ofthe family enjoys the privilege of being completely at leisure on hershambling beast. She is poHshing her necklace of coins—Eussian,ancient Bactrian, Mongolian, or Chinese-which hangs down to her engrossed is she in her employment, that a European numismatistmight take her for a fellow-connoisseur; nevertheless, not a movement of. KALilUCK WOilEN IN TENT. the young Kirghizes, who seek to distinguish themselves by all mannerof equestrian gymnastics, as they caracole around the caravan, escapes her notice. When the group has arrived at its camping-place, the utmost orderis observed. While the paterfamilias unsaddles his cooled horse andlets him loose on the pasture, the younger lads collect, with Encamping,frightful clamour, the sheep and the camels, which are onlytoo disposed to wander. They must stay to be milked. Meanwhile thetent has been taken down. The old matron seizes on the latticed frame-work and fixes it in its place, spitting wildly right and left as she does I 430 THE INHABITANTS OF ASIA. so. Another makes fast the bent rods which form the vaulting of theroof. A third sets on the to
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