The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-05-01
A EF5ssiOnary's tour i'm KndIa

BY MRS. JENNY Il. s, HAUsER.
From the Ladies Repository.
In shors time our carries stopped before
the BenareS bungalow 1t was as yet but four
o'clock, and the bungalow was filled with tray-
elers. Part Of the company wished to stop till
evening, but, after some consultation, all con-
cluded to go on, though some were not a little
disappointed at losing the pleasure anticipated
in seeing the Holy City" its temples, aud the
missionaries residing there.
In vain we strained our eyes to catch q
glimpse of the famous golden temple of Ma
hadev, where, it is said, was once god of
colossal dimensions. which was kept packed in
boxes except one day in the year. The road
over which We passed seemed to lie through
the outskirts of the city, which is as yet to US
only city of which we have read. We no.
ticed a short distance out of Benares several of
the religious mendicants, or fGkeerS, of which
this country is so full. Such miserable crea-
lures as they were all covered with dirt !
Their hair, long and neglected. seemed to stand
out in every direction, and was almost white
with ashes. Around the neck they had beads
which are kind of seed worn principally by
fakeers. They wear scarcely any clothing
The Mohammedan fakeeIs generally appear TO
love the things of the world more than the
Hindoo. They are usually stout, and well
dressed in dyed cotton cloth, the color ofwhich
s pale red,
Neither the Hindoo nor Mohammedan IA.
keers are supposed to have any families nor to
do any work, but many of them have large
sums of money, which they obtain in gifts from
the people Their religion forbids their loan
ing money, or using it in any ksnd Of spec ula-
ton. Thousands of these, who are too self
ish to give 10 any that 1t might benefit and have
not religion enough to build temple, bury
II Sliv oYd RI
out informing any one of it. This having been
the custom tor ages, there probably is vast
! amount OF wealth buried beneath midas soil.
! We We're quite amused at little circum-
stance while at the bungalow that day, which
| shows the knowledge one gets of language
from books alone. One of the gentlemen gave
| the servant some nuts to crack. AT dinner
Wishing them, after long study of little
HlDdustani book, he framed question which
he thought the waiter would certainly under
standb but on asking it the servant put up his
hands in beseeching manner, saying that he
did not understand English. We had a hearty
laugh, which only confused the poor fellow the
more, but by many signs and a little broken
! Hlndustani he finally comprehended our wants.
| Our road that morning and evening lay
through most delightful part of the country.
We passed many gardens rich with abundant
vegetation. We noticed that these were all
kept in their fresh green appearance by copious
watering from wells. The method of drawing
wafer III Indiana seems expensive and labor
Gus to inhabitants OF civilized lands. We no
ticed many ways, buG that in use in the north
ern districts seems to be the nlosst common
An inclined plane is made beside the we'll. A
frame work is erected over the well, to which
are attached ropes and pulleys with bullock
skin, which descends into the well as a bucket
Oxen arc fastened to the rope and driven
down the inclined plane, drawing up the SKIN
of water, This they do about once in five mlu
utes. The rope is then unfastened, and they
go up the plain while the bucket descends.
In Madras we were quite wonder struck al
their mode Of drawing water. A long beam
was apparently balanced on an upright one
about fifteen feet high. One or two men
walked 60 and fro across this beam, from ont
end of which was suspended rope and bucket
While the men were on the end of the beam
opposite the one from which the bucket hung
man on the ground emptied its contents intt
a trough. 1t appeared to be very hazardous
to walk across narrow beam fifteen or more
feet from The ground, and over the edge OF a
deep well, with nothing to keep one from fall
ing but their own dexterity or few shaky
bamboos, which were set up in the grounc
near by, particularly each end Of the bean
describes the larger part of half circle in it
road side We thought of what we read in scrip
ture, and when we saw groups OF men anC
women sitting upon the mason work tops W,
thought OF Jesus as he talked with the SaInari
tan woman, or, as we saw the women DRAWN:
water in the narrow -mouthed earthen vessels
: and persons requesting drink from them, VIZ
thought of Abrshams servant making his re
quest of Rebecca. To build well or to plan
trees is considered by the people deed sufi
cient to procure higher seat in heaven. Thi
superstition is hsppy circumstance for TIL
r country, as the people are too indolent to per
f form such acts without such a motive; for il
India. devoid of its wells and beaatifu
groves, it would be almost as impossible to liV
during the dry season as on the great Sahara
/ We saw she reapers at work with their littl
! sickles gathering the harvest; unmuzzled OF
J en- were treading out the grain, and men win
moving it with their FANS probab ly just as thsi
! ancestors did thousands of ysars ago.
; In vain we looked for beautiful sunrises an
sunsets. the sun takes away all clouds and a
water, and mp from the earth during the DIR
season ascends only wayy, smoky heat b
reason of which the sun long after rising an