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pdwdbi bf saiSdaf-Woodfot of a'Kark■ cSifed- Sünneka, with which some rob
théir Ëces. Both-meff'and^wömèn-tinge:4he edge stof ftheir eyejids, and
theifstóethïwiiïhiMaGk:‘j*sthi§'latter op'erafciem-gives to theirmbuths* styS y--
üllkeë^M}y%pffe■aparife'é, in the' èyes^o'f and-European,1 which is'hotf'dimi*
nishe&jby their' béïng Constantly fiüed" with beetle leaf.. Men o f'rank
wear jdïjfcogimon dress, a tight coat,'with long-steëves made o fm u slin $ |l;
of extrtpmiy-fine-nankin, which .is*.-manufactured in the country,£also7;a
silt-wrapper that eficircles theizaist the working TiasS>are- dsuallynaked
to-'thê-iniddte’ -but'i#the cold Season a-mantle o r Vesfrof EuTopean-broad
cloth is highly prized, s
The Binnans in their features bear a.nearer resemblance to-theiGhinese
than-th the natives óf HindoStanr The women, especially in, théney therm
part of ‘the empire, are fairer than Hindoo females," butiUatit .'so. delicately
formed; they are, however, well made, and in general inclined to corpulence:
their hair is black," coarse, and long. The men are not tall in stature,, but
active and athletic ; they- have a very.youthful appearance, from the custom
of plucking their beards instead of using the razor: they tattoo their
thighs and arms into various fantastic shapes and figures, which they
believe operate as a charm against the weapons of their-enemies. Neither
the men nor women are so cleanly in their persons as the Hindoos of
India, :among whom diurnal ablution is a religious as well as a moral
d u ty ;' Girls are taught a ta n early age te tu rii their, arms in such a manner
as to'.make-them appear distorted : when the arm is extended the
elbow is-inverted, the. inside; of ‘the joint being protruded, and the external
part bending inwards; from 1 this cause the pendent arm. in .tlje platés
seems as though it were broken; the representation is nevertheless perfectly
faithful.