New-York tribune., 1868-12-19
LECTURES.
PROF. ROBERT Won sCHLAGNTwEIT

PROF. ROBERT Won SCHLAGINTWEIT.
"The ascent of the hi Gamin in GUAR
Khorsum was the subject Of the fourth lecture by Prof
Robert Won schagntYet at stenway Hall, and de-
livered last evening The highest point Of this mountain
is feet The brothers Schagntweit reached the
hight Of % 259 feet the greatest hight ever reached by
mountain. Greater nights bavo been reached
in balloons Gay Lussat reached thus the hight Of 5000
feet Sept le IsOl Bxo and Borre 2OO feet July 81
$780, Welsh "a $50 feet Nov TO- lS52 while the greatest
Giaisha sent g. ls62 Mountains we're ascended by Hum
boldt June 49, l2 to the hight Of l92s6 feet by Gerard
Aug 81, lS2S. To tho hight OF 2O,4O0 feet while
trgon9metrcal signal has been placed as nigh ~ 9 as & &
mountains out Of ambition, as the Alpine Cup
does in Switzerland To get a native asa gude h hls
very expensive In addition 10 the rcluctahce 10
climb high mountains the Hind0o entertalns peculiar
suspicious In regard 10 the tops OF them he cOhsuers
them Inhabited by the peculiar deity after which they
are named he sacrifices them before he ascends Inc
sacrifice consists OF sweet cakes and the sprnkg OF tne
blood Of sheep the meat Of which be eats on his return
to the lower wherefore he is generally very liberal
with the sacrifice as the traveller has to foot the b Inc
natives are good In climbing rocks mt the tS &
reach the glaciers they are worse than useless ihe M nc
misses ms ioOung Tor the ne Is lost Inc uls'an.e n
very dcceifu IN these high regions, on account OF the
bird, when it is miles OF and far beyond his reach,
tmnE,ng neveineess quite hea anv GEs
and exciting. Those that have read the description
OF MI CopGuit OF his ascent OF M Blanc IL Pqtnains
rounded Prot. s. by taking into consideration that the
hight climbed by him exceeds by far that climbed by MT
COpcutt night among the glaciers far up in those dizzy
nights. whore the rvuets which spring forth from the
glaciers in the MONDAY freeze over night IL truly
wonderful thing The Professor dwct at great length on
tho Influence these enormous nights exercise upon man
He does not think that man live at greater hight
than $4,000 feet Bleeding OF the lips and gums is OF fire.
quent occurrence when ascending mountains IN the
Andes. Permanently not able to 1--we at hight
OF Is feet; he found pastures used above t2O
feet The highest inhabited place in the world is the
Convent Haue, l5,l17 feet In Europe, too the
highest point IS inhabited by monks. viz: the
st. Bornhard Hospoe, which is s,lli feet high
After having made tho ascent OF the Ibi Gamn the
brothers reached Leh the capital OF Ladak governed by
a king. dependant England II lies ll5T feet high
above the level Of the Prof s. showed fine draw
ing OF the place: he praised its architecture, the palace
seven stories high and the picturesque aspect which the
humorous afforded dotted they all around
the place the numerous mountain nights Here he
found walls with prayer stones; he also re-
ceved here guard Of honor from the Governor more
however, he suspected for the purpose or Watching his
than from any desire to do him honor Ihe
air very dry 1t happens that no rain OF dew fa
for two years at the time II IT was not Tor the
numerous rivers which traverse the lana II
would be impossible TO raise the necessary grain
AS consequence Of this dryness electricity becomes
strong the sparks fly from the hair when II combed
After describing dinner party given at the house OF
high clerical fuuctlonary or the Bhudds religion the way
they prepare their there and his preparations FOR
secret excursion into Turkstan, the Professor closed
amid great applause IL is TO be hoped that Robert Won
Schlagntweit will not leave NewlOrk without glvihga
of his highly instructive aud interesting lectures
In English.