. 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 . al of the pilgrims at Hurdwar, in April. Horse-merchants from Bokharaand Cabool occupy the stony, central portions of the river; while those from Torkistantake up quarters behind the houses of the town. Elephant dealers incline to the suburbsfor the sake of fodder; but, morning and evening, traverse the roads with their studs, eachelephant h
. 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 . al of the pilgrims at Hurdwar, in April. Horse-merchants from Bokharaand Cabool occupy the stony, central portions of the river; while those from Torkistantake up quarters behind the houses of the town. Elephant dealers incline to the suburbsfor the sake of fodder; but, morning and evening, traverse the roads with their studs, eachelephant having a bell attached to its neck to give warning of approach. Buneas,or gram-sellers; Hulwaes, or confectioners; cloth, shawl, and toy-merchants, occupy theroadside, close to the town; their dwelling-places being interspersed with enclosurescontaining piles of barley and straw, heaped up and ready for sale. On the sides of the hill to the west, thousands of Seik families are clustered, withtheir huts, tents, camels, bullocks, mules, and horses, crowded together in wild these are the tents of the better order of visitors, in groups of two or three, andconstructed of white or striped canvas, gaily fringed and ornamented with scalloped.
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