Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-01-19

10 their hodies
The Brahmapootra is The largest river ~ India.
lhaagh there IS nothing Il local character OF
sttIktug importance connected With 1t
The Nerblddah. Tupfee aud GodaveFv are
other considerable III The interior. the last
ot winch IS held very sacred Also the krlshna,
and Casery are objects ct worship. The former
sign tes black, that beng supposed TO be the coll
Of Vlshnu, under his alnth incarnation. The
latter is rsldored very benth;en' stream, be-
cause Of us purifying effects.
Hisceltaae0us-Bd two seasons arc known IN
india, the dry and the rainy. Tho latter CON-
neaces III The Western part 10 April or May and
continues until October; during which time II Is
rare to see the RAYS of The penetrating the
dense vapors Of the atmosp here. Ii these should
be late or limited the most doefl famine occurs,
such as tina, in 1898, when parents sold their
children Tor a few pounds Of rice.
The Ieputed longevity of tho Indians Is very
great, according 10 the Spanish historian. Faria,
who states that he saw AZ Inhabitant OF Do, who
had attained the nge Of 300 years, and tina, the
natives informed him oil many who were goo
years Of eye.
| The chef food Of the Indians is rice, which is
supposed 10 abound in most Of the Provinces
There are recaoned twenty seven varte.ies.-
While 10 the hask, 1t is called aefiu, when shell
led. arisi,
In the province of Cashmere, tho extreme
North, flowers OF he most beautiful. varied and
irag rant kinds, are be found; among which, Is
| the rich and highly valued rose, from which the
ottar is extracted. lheFe Is also me "u''e rose
/ OF DENT ana 'he iosS'ehoa' oisp'Hs i'is " "''o
/ leave s aud blood red flowers.
| MS - cohsioefe" one " INC i'oi' ~" N ~
can, of Oflssa and Berar, carry down gold 10
conside bic quantities. So with the Bengal and
cashmere rivers; and there are mines OF gold and
silver IN Goconda, Carnatic, Assam and Bengal.
Mines OF "copper" ieao, IN ana z'hch arc 'ou'iu IN
many paris.
1t IS supposed that mere IS nor any Pdi' VI '"9
wor'o, IN "h'eh niamohdS are 50 "u"1ao.I 1nu
ofau,'u'' Us IN me prov n'es u no'sr, n''"
oau oflssa' befar anu 'i'e Saiu''o. many pc
c,lus S''nes 'te "tso ioo''o' So 80
Fn', 'S' az" w 80 Guy I
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- "'''1" NC vas e'ea'is a'i.p 81. 7,
'7 ''".I'y 'eu'a'"eo "'tsH"It" "e0'} NV
j s. np4sH ne appearance @ n'S oPP"n3"',
(, "i' cr"hfy aoGuhoS III anih'ais % '"I'o's
'' - - 49, -" = .A'N'i -
supposed 10 atteha inc great goo, Cni'8, aho tue
aoodesses ParVadi aAd i-hkshmi. iney DeileVe
that the touch Of either OF those animals pufiles
rom all sin. Hence, about sixty years ago, The
hIng OF fravancofe, 10 atone Tor bis crueities
nade golden co" ana passed through her BODY
and from mat time dated all OF his orders, edcs,
ec., from the "passage through the cow
4 SerPeHts are numerous, many OF which are We
ry poisonous. ne ii0a Constructor receives Of
Vine honors- very large one dweIt IN grolto
4 al Sloo0lPoor winch was recently consulted IS an
9fac 'e
inc town OF Anrtsir, IN the province OF La
mere, Is tue noiy place d the SEEKS, the name oil
Nholh sIehiles discipie. ne sect was founded
0y Nahac, VINO was 0ofh III lii9, and VINO iaugh'
very mud philosophy, rejecting the fhfce diVi-
mites OF The litndoos AlJoomai, his successor,
compiled the Adi Granth, or sacred books IheJ