New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-17


suu' dragon scupeurrd In granr ss csch Of the four
.a oi hsn We raverped the convent RON ono end 10
%nef following the principal streee The ns'st pro-
u"a and religious silence rcigped throughout now
LIZ neh Lama envcloped In his red scsn paased ~
E.y Just wishing ~ good journey tn low voice
tne western extremity VI the convent the mule
"a Ssmdsdcleuba suddenly rear,ri and tben 'st
A. - ghhop, dragging the two laden csmels after hun
IN es asor'ierly eight The animals rode were
qusy heightened, and ell th@ disorder from the
f ,n OF young Lama who WA lying cxtrndcd At
,ui "hsth on the roed He was going through rrh-
gue cHerrise much prseuce by The BudhissS-haf u
sohs round the convent prosrsting hinl.cf cvrry
senf'tincs al Iinci-e number ii devotc-e will lie
tin- through their ART III devotion the SANG time una
ne other and they will include all the noishbonns
'"oifes IN their pro>tratons II not prruirr.d 10 IL
- 'ne smallest degree from the straight line TO be
io""cd and should tie devotr~ happ~u to do al he
s the benefit OF ali the exercies he has rune t rough
"nen he buildings are of great exfcut q Who'll. dsv
vi" hardly sufce Ia make the with all the uee.s-
rsty POstraions and the pilgrims who have tas, f,y
TIM Kind II devotion must begin At d,vbr..L 81
VII not have done TILL sfrr nightfa The feat u,,ss
pe Ptiofned all ss once without any interrlusiop
,'ch 'nht oil stopping for a few motncuts Ia taxi
tournament and the p-oetrntons be perfect that
70 cay the body mutt be exsrnded il whole length
anu inc forehead must touch the earth while the arms
He esfched out Ia front add the hands Joined Before
rsins alfo the pilgrim must describe circle With tvo
ram sofn which lac hohis In biz hands IL sorrow
ml spectacle, and the unfortunate people often have
heir faoes and clothes covered with dust and soefies
with mud The utmost severity OF the weather does
not prevent any obstacle their courageous devotion
but they continue their prostrsione through rain and
snow and the most rigorous cold Sometimes the cd
diiiona pcnance h imposed If carrying enormous
weight of books their backs and you meet with
men. women, and children sinking under their
cessivc burdens When they have hnishcs their tour
they are considered have the merit If they
had rcced all the prayers contained In the books they
have carried Some content themselves with taking
walk round the convent rolling all the while between
their fingers the beads II their long chaplc giving
. rotary movement 10 . kind Of praying nall which
turns with incredible rspiiiy. This instrument called
a 0skov that il, turning prayer; and II u com
enough to them fixed In the bed VI a running
stream they then in motion by the water and
30 praying night and day to the special benefit Of
the person who has placed them there. The Tmrars
n,o suspend these convenient implements their do
mestc hearths that they may be put in motion by the
current of cool air from the opening of the tent and
twirl for the peace and prosperity OF the family
Another machine which the Budihirts make use Of
to simplify their devotional activity II that Of large
barrel turning ON an axs IL IL made Of thick paste
board fabricated of nnuerabe sheets Of paper paced
one on another. and upon which written In Thihe
tan character the prayers most in fashion Those who
have su, ent zeal sufficient strength to place
their backs immense load ct books, and PROSTATE
Themselves s every strp in the mud adopt this easier
method and the devote then eat, drink, and sleep
at their cure while the complainant machine does all
their PRAYING for them.
usc LilsSr two lamas engaged In violent quar-
rel and almost comm. to blows all ON account OF their
zeal for their prnycrs One of them it appeared had
come and having se the barrel IN motion Tor his own
privnfc account, retiring mOdc-tly To his cell
when CHANGING tn turn his head Ia ENJOY the spectacle
of its piou. revolutions he Of his brethren stop
the vince, aud act il whirhIg again tor himself lndig
nant of this unwnrrnnabc interference he nan
bac and in h turn put stop To his nvns pi,fy, and
they continued this kind oi demonstration tor
time, but at last losing patience, they proceeded ~
ncnscc. sud then cuff, when old Lama cuinc out
and brought the difficulty to peaceful Termination ny
L.e turning the prayer barrel Tor the bcncft ot 10th
parties.
In the follow ing little study Of natural history,
we have something new
ABOUT THE cAktL.
This want of good pastures and fresh
streams 10 very unn, ulnklc cattle, tut the camel
Of the rect IL the real treasure OF the desert
II remain fifteen days even month without eat
ing or d mixing and however miscnbe the country,
slwsys finds something TAI aiisiy it, especially If the soil
nlr, grated with sslt Aitrc. psIis that other ami
NAL, i'll not to,ic, branblrr dry wood serve
tor ood Yet little c"-tS o keep tl,e camel u
useful thai liz Imagined out of the countries where
Providence has placed IT, it, ordinary burden i.
eight hundred weight aud thus laden IL go forty
nilcs day. In many Tartar they used
draw the coaches of the kngs ar princes hut this Gun
Only be- ON nat ground for their f.hy feet would not
~, init them to ascend hill and draw carriage alter
them
this soffness Of iss foot however the
camel walk the toughest roais, srDnes sharp
horns rootr II tree, &c. without being hurt Bat II
obliged to wslk fr the real sole Of is foot
and the hc~h y lai hare The TARTAR, under such cir
tsnces make IL shoce with sheep but IT, after
tir the still much prolonged. the
lie. down, and must he sbsn,onsS.
There " nothing the camel drcsds o much . wet
and psrshy soil When 1t places IL loot mud, aud
hnds slip begins Ia sagger like drunken man, and
Often falls heavily ON tn side Every year. toward the
,pring the csmel loses il hair and all goes the last
fragment before the new comes For about twenty
days, IL naked il IL had been clean -hnvcn, from
be nd to tail aud then extremely senitvc Ia cold
end rain You may shiver all over hike FL.
posed cold without clothes Bur by degrees the hair
grows again at hrst Il IL Extremely fine and beautiful,
aud when II Is long and thick the camel
brave the scvercst frost IL delights then Ina marching
against the north wind standing the top Of hin
be beaten BY the tempest and breathe the freezing
air katuslrtx have nstimes said that caincls
not live In cold countries but they could hardly have
speak II Tartar camcls whom the lrnst heat
exh. acts. and ~ho certainly could mot bear thu clsts
VI Anbis
The fur Of ordinary camel weighs about ten pounds
IL 10 sonsetiDes hne silk That which the entire
CAMEL has under it, neck aud along Ito lsgs IA rough
tufted and black hut the hnr In general j. reddish
grey The TaTars do take any Of H. hut suffer
T. when fhls on, to BE- lost In the places where the
csmes feed you great punches VI Il, like old rags
blowing about and ronctnies la the hollows and cor
Of the hls large quantities will e dred by the
wind. But il u never picked up only small portion
VI il, to make coarse sort Of sacks and carpets.
The milk VI the camel 70 excellent both for butter
and checse the flesh is tough, itsrted and little
teemed by the Tartars They make ne, however of
the hump which they cut In slices and take with their
tee.
il sah that HelOgabslus hsd camcs ncsh served 1t
hs banquets aud thst he especially partial Ia the
lood u this latter dainty which the Emperor had the
Cl0ry VI discovering We cannot speak hut at.
hrm, from our own experience, that the flesh Of the
rsmel 10 detestsbie.
Here is a specimen Of Tartar diaboli.n.. in
" hich the amateurs Of the night side Of nature"
NAV find comfort.
DIABOIICAL CERLnOkY.
On the fifteenth day of the new moon we
met csravsns following, like ourselves the
direction from The why covered with
men. women aud children, mounted on csnsls oxca,
III going, they ssh "a the Lama vi RaeA>
(AHrts. When they Nked whether journey hal
he ssmc goal, aud heard answer In the negative,
heir surprise extreme and thu, and the number