. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. the socks of thick cloth or white felt, into whichare gathered the ends of the wide trousers ; and even here and therea l)luo quilted coat. No doubt the cold of the high valley has influencedthese descendants of Tibetans to preserve the garments which aresuited to their freezing plateaus, whereas the mixture with the Baltisand Kashmiris has made them forego other ethnological traits of purelyornamental value, such as the pigtail. 80 Chapter Vl. The haste of our jou
. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. the socks of thick cloth or white felt, into whichare gathered the ends of the wide trousers ; and even here and therea l)luo quilted coat. No doubt the cold of the high valley has influencedthese descendants of Tibetans to preserve the garments which aresuited to their freezing plateaus, whereas the mixture with the Baltisand Kashmiris has made them forego other ethnological traits of purelyornamental value, such as the pigtail. 80 Chapter Vl. The haste of our journey, our incomplete preparation and ourignorance of the language prevented us from gathering more detailedparticulars. It is certain, as we shall see presently, that the real Baltisshow very different anthropological features. I have no doubt thatthis predominance of Ladakhi traits in the upper Dras valley, formingas it does the first impression of the traveller who comes from Kashmirto Baltistan, has had its weight in the growth of the widely-spreadopinion that the Baltis are httle, if at all, different from the K,\RBU BUNGALOW. As for the villages through which we pass after leaving Dras, theyare not only not to be compared with the prosperous and solidly-builthabitations of the Ladakhis, but not even to the inferior villages oflower Baltistan. These Dras valley dwellings were tumble-downhovels some six feet high, with walls built of stones ill put together, anda flat roof of beaten earth, upon which four flat stones are placed withtheir edges leaning one upon the next around the hole which serves asa chimney. There are no windows, and only a low hole for a there is barely room to stand upright. The wretched appearanceof the inhabitants matches the squalor of their dwelUng-houses, and isincreased by their dirtiness, which is absolutely unimaginable. Thedomestic animals are small in size hke the people, and share in thegeneral misery. The jionies have l
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