C O N T E N T S .
Improving Appearance of the Country.—A Procession— Facuity of prolonging .
the Sound of wind Instruments—instanced also in Bengal.— MatchieU-Patchieu—
TahanfcMeuIUvers.—Bijnee—Berhampwter—Wandipom.— Liberal Suppijtof
Refreshments from the Raja.—Miserable Quarters.— Lines of the Besiegers—
Advantages of Position.— Castle of Wandipore—Tradition regarding it.—Bridge
—Tightness andBeauty of its Structure.—Mineral Springs.— General Ignorance
of the Contents of these Mountains.— Curious Effect of a strong Ctfrfeat Of
Wind.—Turbulent Situation of Wandipore.—Proces of inaking Butter.—
Departure from Wandipore.-“ Tame Elephant.“ «View of the'Mountain of
Ghassa—Snow—hot Bath,—Pafacfe of Pundckat—MWchfeuapsteMeU Valley-“*•
Banks of the River—sheltered Situation.—Expensive Decoration Of the Palace.
—Gardens—Variety of Fruits—advantageous Site for Horticulture.— Laborious " _
Services imposed upon the Fèmale.Scx.— Zemrigatehe.—Nyraphaea Nilotieaot
its religious Estimation in Bootan as well as in Egypt.—Propitiatory Offerings
to the Dewtas.—Narrainee, particular Account. of.—Lêave Punukka,— Tela-
- gong.—Stupendous. Mountains.—"Hunnoowunt.—-Mu ttura.—^Madej ee Sindia.—
Jumna»—Ultimate Defeat of the Rebels. ' . - * *2+
CHAPTER VIII.
Return of the Raja to Tasasudon—our Visit to him—anxtety W lfisar eur epjtiriofr
of Ms favourite Sear—displeased that we were refused admittance1—recital' of
what appeared peculiarly striking.—His marked- approbation of Mr. DaViS.—
Buxa Soobah.—A Buffoon»—Electrical Macftirie.— Mechanic tom öf.fliè R a ja -
medical Genius.— Ipecacuanha.— Wandeechy..— Fatal accident to ear1 Gafilp
Equipage;— Tibet Dogs.— Entertainment at the Villa.—Marvellous Storifeb of
the Raja—of a .Gigantic race.of Men— of People- with T r i l^ ^ f ©hfcognS>*»■ '>
The Rajah’s Pilgrimage to rite sacred Shrine of Pootalah.—Temple of Wandeechy.—
Repast—Bull Fight— .Return of the Rajah to the Palace.— Messenger«
from Tibet.—Dufga Pooja.— The great Autumnal Festival of die Hindoos.'^-'
Dussera.— Dewali. » *» - ’ w **' *“ t.49
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■’ CHAPTER; 1.
Take leave of the Daeb Raja, and the principal Officers of his Durbar.—Depart
frog^, Tjf^&udo?.—A^end the lofty Mountain of Pomaela—pass Phajudee, famed
for the Birth of the present Lam’ Rimbochay_Extensive Monastery.—Religious
Associations, their obvious Tendency on Population.— Cross tte'SajSBfiit
. dpges,ofi^ess—T-gross Sup.crstitionsil@iest‘AIountaineers.— Paibqsa. —'Picturesque'
View frorn.Dalai-jeung—hospitable Enteltatnment of it» Keeper—Review of tHg
Way.^Bgro,—fetcWeru—Barq Püo, tóX&t^fxPf TBa^M M s^Sldcnm Raja.
— Castle of Pa^),, Jarqgong, or Rinjipo.—The Valley-^-its»Extcut.—Mookhy—
temporary E<jjfice:s^Rje£rci;se of ^cjsejy—.parket—Manufactures.—Mechanics
—Thrashing.— Market-place of Jiayjj^Zeenkaub., Attention of his Friends.— '}
Brood -.of» laqgun fforses.:— Jnrlrepfi. of vjDukka^jeung.,— Sqjsj^v—Harvest— '
romantic Scqnery,—Sana—last.Post it) {jpspan,—Gugrd-jbewe—Patghien Bridge.. :
—The Yak o f Tarter);, BAEfiP'tei-.JÏhSp^ipii01! bf.— ®y3es®y^AVilds»fT^Rude .
Regjpfl.of thcFto^ticr.—O f Bridges ^P-Boolan.— Vast Difference between, the 0
muscular Form qf the. Bootoea.aaji!yj^^imv^Spc«^-.G>Wi^eg^f.-M<q«»t|ttneB)Wfc-
—Ghassa.1—Lama of Pbari_Dhy, Kummuz of theTartars.—'Tartar Herdsmen,
— Dukba.— Elevation and bleak Site of Soomoonang. » 167
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Small-Bimners, thfiBgtUjdaries.jjqtwjeen.B??*211 and Tibet.—Plain of Phari— low
Mount dedicated to funeral Rites.— FgrtSgss.— Chassa Goombah, Station of the
Lama of Ph ari—his J urisdict ion. —La, Qr Musk Deqa.^bQhpu z—Severity o f rite ‘
Cold—Range of sqowy Mountains.— ChnmuJaree.— -Hindoo .Superstitions— ft
Tongla— Tartar ^Tents.— Gporkhiaw.— Hgtn^gq ftp iChnmularee.—.Sdperiof ra
Elevation of this. Putt of Tibet—deduced from the/Sources of Rivers, the eold
Temperature, of. the Air, and the Mountains clothed!qter^etnally with Snow.—
Teuna-rcfeeble- Vegetation— numerous Herds—dreary,. Aspect.—Tempestuous,;
Character of the Pijqntier— MfnerafSRrijhgs—fossil Alkali—Nafrdn.—Docbai.-l.
Lake Ramtchieu— vast Resort oi Water-fowl.—Encainp®fl^;aea^,'whtti.— '
Sublime Scenery—a Tibet Village.— Farthêx. Traits 'ok Superstition.-^Efogs of
Tibet—their Ferocity.— Comparison between Booten aqd Tibet. - 197