mi ealy and expeditious- manner by thefe people: they make
a fmall hole iiv the earth of about -a, foot in diameter, in
which they light a fire';" and on', the top ©£ the; fiire-they place
a flat -iron ’plate, which they- always 'carry with them, and
which they fupport , with ’ftoiies^ they mix their flour with a
little water, and'bake disk cakes, which are fodh'-'drefied, are
very wholefome, and I think not unpalatable. On the whole,
1 mull, fay, that the. fimplicity and primitive appearance o f
thefe groups delighted me.
It is not uncommon alfa, in excurfions through thefe parts
of the country, to meet with various fakirs, with a; more than
fevage appearance.- Sometimes- whole families may be feen
travelling, up and down the countiy,- forming mofl: beautiful
pidltirefque groups j fometimes with camels loaded with
goods % fome of the" party riding on bullocks, the females in
hackeries, and the younger part of the company oh fimall
horfes, brought from the mountains bordering the eaftem fide
of Bengal. Theie horfes are called tanyans, and are moftly
pye-bald. The men march on fodt, armed with fpears and
matchlocks: thek labres and Ihields are flung ..acrolk their
backs'. Theie are certainly valuable fubjedrs fof the painter.
The lodgings1 of the traveller in Iridia are the, ferais,--@r Car»-
vanferais-, (or places for the caravans) as they are . called in
Europe. Many of thefe are in the great roads, and have
been eredled either fey charitably perfons, or -at the public expence.
The'Emperor, whom I haw already mentioned for