The New York herald., 1868-12-16

Hall computed the limit OF vegetation in the Andes
at 10 7os deet and IN the Alps II Is e hsuSt ~
13457 feet in front OF the Buddhist convent o Mahs
nang, higher than anywhere else 10 the woIidi .o,
Descending into the valley ana reaching Laptei
they were met by Chinese patrol under kutchob,
higher officer, evidently in waiting LOT tnem anu
gave very ucid description Of their dress armament
and mode Of life, introducing the mani-cnoshorten
me praying saed pSKeh that at thew were not pro o.
perly Chinese but natives OF the district OF Gnar-
khorsunl, called Hunias whom some ethnographers
claim TO be the descendants OF the Huns OF DID, who,
under Attlla, made Europe tremble at their feet.
They are Of the Mong0lian race, and some bronze
casts were exhibited 10 show the peculiar Mongol
type In their formation. In religion they are Budd
hists. The Professor then entered into humorous
description Of the process by which these casts were
though 1t may pain the individual 1t did not hurt the
cast. But the Hunias would not let them proceed,
the government was to stop them: The reason as
signed for this was fear OF the British i0r II foreign
ers be itreated IN the interior by the Napaese, the
Chinese feared that the English would take revenge
for 1t at Pekin. This involuntary stoppage gave the
Professor an opportunity to exhibit Buddhist prayer
and other religious trinkets, adding interesting
explanations to each. He also read from
q Buddhist book written by q lama or high priest,
the Golden Razor to cut away all SINS" containing
appeals to each Of the thirtysix confession Budd.
has for the forgiveness OF SINS He also exhibited
Thibetan wood cuts and lmprints from them. The
Professor then described how they secretly fed
from the HunlaS at night but were Overtaken oy
them the following evening and considered prisoners
OF State; that they sent messenger to Gabar,
1896 feet high, the next city, where high Official
was stationed that they were released and received
permission to travel within prescribed limits. inc
manner OF carrying messages was detailed, that
post stations Khasum, are located every SIX miles,
and horsemen travel from post to post. Olhcial
dispatches had often been barered to the enemy for
bribes they were then sealed to the bare back or
the bearer, and to break the seal was treason. The
city OF Gartok was then pictured visited before them
by but one European, Murcrot IN 1922 they did not
enter 1t, as it was too dangerous. The yearly far
was held at the time, and there beng not
room enough for all the people from arar q
second city OF tents had been built In
the meadows. He spoke of the ruins of cities,
palaces and temples they found OF polyandry, or
plurality Of husbands, two or more brothers having
one wife, and the results of this practice upon the
population; description Of the convent OF Mang-
nang at an altitude OF 13,457 feet with all the re.
gious Instruments among them trumpets made OF
human bones, followed and the Professor closed MS
lecture by stating that Buddhist priests are great
gamblers, having circular cards Of thick board,
about two inches in diameter, divided into spndles,
bird heads, human heads and balls ten of each are
numerical from one (ace) to ten; one Is the vezlr
and the twelfth the lama the highest.
With lond applause the audience thanked Profess
sor Won Schaglntweit for his exceedingly interest
ing and instructive discourse.