. Il Karakorum e Himalaya occidentale 1909, un account della spedizione del H. R. H. il Principe Luigi Amedeo di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi. Egli nativehouses bassa la maggior parte della popolazione sono state suono addormentato in thestreet su di loro charjwys, una sorta di letto costituito da un rectangularframework, attraverso il quale è passata a va e vieni e intrecciato a banda stretta di tessuto grossolanamente la canapa, formando così un lettino che combinesthe qiiaUties di simpUcity, elasticità e resistenza. Il generale da Marsiglia a Sriiiagar. 21 impressione suscitata dalla popolazione addormentato su queste barelle lungo thestreet è che alcuni

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. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. he low nativehouses the greater part of the population were sound asleep in thestreet upon their charjwys, a sort of bed consisting of a rectangularframework, across which is passed to and fro and interwoven a narrowband of coarsely woven hemp, thus forming a couch which combinesthe qiiaUties of simpUcity, elasticity and strength. The general From Marseilles to Sriiiagar. 21 impression given by the population asleep on these stretchers along thestreet is that some epidemic is raging or that they have been driven fromtheir homes by an earthquake. Our personal luggage was sent on ahead upon two-wheeled vehiclesof the native variety known as toiujas. Tongas are two-horse vehicleswith a curved, dome-shajjed roof, underneath which is one seat parallelto the axle. Upon this four people can find room, two sitting in frontfacing the horses and two facing backwards. As much baggage aspossible is arranged under this seat, on the mudguards and on the sidesof the roof, tying it on as best may be.. A TONGA. Sir Martin Conway observes that the tonga resembles the carpentKmof the ancient Romans and Gauls, as shown on a bas-rehef at Treves.In spite of their primitive appearance, tongas are in many ways bettersuited to the mountain roads than the heavy carriages Dhanjiboyprovided for us. The ancient road to Kashmir, which was followed for centuries bythe Mogol emperors and their retinues, of whose pomp and splendoursuch a living picture has been handed down to us by Bermer, ^ theFrench physician at the Court of Aurengzebe, ran to the east of themodern route, direct to Kashmir from the plain of Jammu, across apass of the Pir Panjal range. The new road, which was opened in1890, reaches the Jhelum valley just above the narrow gorge through FRASr90is Bernikr, Travels in the Mogul Empire (A.D. 1656-1668). London. A. Constable, 1891. (9221) B 3 22 Clia])tcr II.

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