New-York tribune., 1868-12-24
LECTURES
PROF sctuAG1grwErT ON TURKIsTANs;; :;

PROF SCuLAGINTwEIT ON II -S,,Io
The subject of the fifih s ~ Turkstan The
brenaratious for tins peTilous exp g, ,i.rs : COM
OF very eomPncaSc eon 70 visit Turstan TO Their
trnsted communion and friend MANI ~ Nj ,vos Tins
.' ~ and reliable guide Nhlic ell va, - ,i
devOlved 10 ni nihtiors made many excursions mo .!e
ding country They visited "inoH "i Id ~ ~ - q3a
,fa CHnveut Hiu,s where they iO"u' d" s,'rrr,jed
the h'f',lc nonlare The convent 10 suIIuun @
i iee' an iron fence, which is hollow an" t ~
the nv the passcrs-by. The interior COZ.
tains masks which are used for theatilci p y
rrpresent the fct gong on between lc kt k ,re t,c
Tenii and in which the good angels geneiy cam @ my Iio
day on their return they found tl'l -H"i i,s no Te
eeiyed him in tie depth Of night ana while N, ANN ANN
swore the Koran TO GUIDE thClh S hin, large
emornt ~ cold FOR his services. These liclhaIIeS
HAVING bee arranged Amin took his departure so as 10
AVOID all suspicion, While the blO'etS tbo Oh
fails for The IerilOus undertaking. Al as Oh VIZ -ttu
july they left Len with 20 servants ~ r no even had
and their honorary guard II the HoNeiHmor m & eoe' t %
entertained suspicion OF their intent TO ciOSs ln,9
Turkistan he was dsarmed now W%aVn % Fre 80 and
with So large caravan, they TOOK tner S INV
he wished them, no doubt IN az sincerity, q Ha1Rr 1Rcr
two days the Loache fass l'iO tett nE' ,, entered
rates the Indus from TIE Shoy0k nom men t r,cots
the Nubra Valley celebrated for its beaulhhi i"~cc
All the necessares OF life were found heie I'm ~ sheep
only that chicken cost at that time more trodurel
owing the fact that chickens were tbeu o of te
there Prof ;. here rapidly reviewed m sr from Turks
valley with its caravans as thcy cross 70 opinols which
died from exhaustion on the roadside. aceIS nv &
remarkable than any founa IN Iinp to lSi2 NE
theil presence Ws I no, & apI the Bcpho Ga miles. long
Arrived at the summit Of tne G 49, ve,,l dovs While
some the Professor sald might cohsoer tGelr - -V've
here as cruel they had rtsion 10 Here in this terribly
cold rei6 where tea cold before ieactu lAc
% ,I I'm nom the boiling kettle where each arm
cup poured ~ In f he carried up 5000 fee-hcre, 40 the
hight of 20i2O feet their men became sex ana usAs'
and When on the third day, n. Amin. according to
Infringement passed that way aud offered hs services,
be servants not IN the secret and the honorary gUald
were glad 10 avail themselves OF the oppounityto 10 re-
furn The travellers promised soon 20 meet them IN nc
valley below. But the servants hat hardy ieIt NhSh
tbey Tapdv changed their clothing, shaved their heads.
sewed gold pieces into their dresses, SO aS to have money
with them they should De discovered aL s".'
into slavery ana went w th -, 80 ~ Ne r,
OF the Kora KOrum. ON their way 10 Iufkistan tAty
passed over Dapsoug. the highest plateau IN me W2iu
d75OO feet nigh, the summit Of which, 2s,-lj f.ej,
IS the next highest hoUl4taH ~, an -.
world Prof. s described at sone length ''G snow
line and explained with great coarnosS tie TO
lnarkable fact OF the suowliue being higher on me
fains which i'm the Kora KOrsum begins a. lStV iceI
when az last they reached the pass OF Nora Hu!sln'
1885 feet high which forms The boundary me DelNeoH
Thbet and Turkistau and never yet crossed ny El'
pean. Prof & expressed the pride ana Joy m,ueeo
him ever memorable 9Th of August, lo56 Inc htdsips
they endured tAcir way 10 NorBar9 ana before ih!
reached Knck klyc. where they rt'te lOI sc,tN S'N
before going Tursan proper, seem TO nave Deeh
almost beyond endurance The sahara iroi > sa'u was
TeTr Ticsiar prof : viii relate his experience IN Tur
Ristan. with which lecture his series VIII DO closed
DIR. BOYNroN on THE PRESENT ORDER OF AMI
MAILS
DR.. John BoyntOn lecturcd on the Present
Order OF Animals the Friends Meeting House ON I"en
nethst, near IlirGa,e on Iue-asJ eseHnS, IOl ] w
nled with an intelligent audience The speaker
commencing with a brief history of tie earn, As
EhOwn by geology, proceeded 10 llnsiihte ny sNISOs
0opo views remarks the various ages the earth has
passed through since the beginning The lecturer then
took up lower order OF ANIMALS and explained thelr
various pcCUilartes and structures until Ie came 90
man view showing the actual proc IS OF cry ,al@ M
screen auhd rapturous applause from the audience.