In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . U BLACK TENT Long poles, as a rule numbering four, with white flyingprayers, could be seen outside each tent, or one to eachpoint of the compass, the east being taken for a starting-point. Around the interior of the larger tents therewas a mud wall from two to three feet high, for the pur-pose of further protection against wind, rain, and walls were sometimes constructed of dried dung,which, as time went on, was used for fuel. There weretwo apertures, one at either end of the tent; that facingthe wind being always kept clos
In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . U BLACK TENT Long poles, as a rule numbering four, with white flyingprayers, could be seen outside each tent, or one to eachpoint of the compass, the east being taken for a starting-point. Around the interior of the larger tents therewas a mud wall from two to three feet high, for the pur-pose of further protection against wind, rain, and walls were sometimes constructed of dried dung,which, as time went on, was used for fuel. There weretwo apertures, one at either end of the tent; that facingthe wind being always kept closed by means of loops andwooden bolts. 52.
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