, 1869-02-10
CENTRAL ASIA.
Fourth Lecture OF Robert Won
SchInglntwclt, the Ger.
nun Traveller,

Or. Robert von sehlagintwei,'s fourth lecture,
III the GtrMan language. hbout Central Asia,
wns erIIscrcd to full house last evening, at the
ucfman caalno. tUi Madison street,
liz commenced his discourse by tcfetring Ia
1t flucnccs which surround tho traveller at high
elevations detrimental to ILLS physical organism.
Al Mott B'arc. which only has an elevation Of
i5.7sI feet. these Influences arc not Observable.
The prcfeutc Uf the air at IN elevation of 1l,s0J
feet fs cn1y nhnnt one.hhlf of what Il ~
OH tsc sen coast n: height .: go feet.
Tta hlrGcst rotnt nt which q hnman
- y" f"r', Int 's Mt rrrc.t amo.t tsut'ossl, ,c
70 drtetn;iuo tho cxtrs point: u h"rcnd.a Arest
sS =" hr M 81 ~ ~ ,tnn rn M
itl aru NJ sah]oct to these lnauences :afopraus
!r II. a.trv 'hc high ll!nnitya ,pa.s;r bet1nrn
IT. H.. ~ .y: Ill :" ce,e f II .a s,xf
I" H.: 'nticd MIR thereafter. 'rhc tun.t ,ptom,-
ten s,nrt, M At" irs'arho' ,llnlcu.r In G'e,lh
iNy. ruiturr OF Nar Ia In i'r 1uHgs. rA1.trg sp!:-
:t S1A Ind, ' ~" .' ssnisi ;ss n FfSe.:' ie.s
r.sas !. 1sss III s sts, Al hess ss Il c
NJ. t'.na muel agsfnsa'rh. Al the si"s"i III Of
rpr'cti. III" iif,lnr "f a "t"n" even rr"iuers H.
,igne. and ,n.nI Mom"nts hrs ncrnfrhry - te-
e"yet etrn1gtn Thr guides throw 'hem'rv ~
.r.'1, !, be iett. e.n only "a nsred BY o. a:
/ 10 advance. and The R.e."ss nora! anil
s,s" S'''fs fghe e. In 'st,' IT, ha: d f'sa"; ssnn
| America 'h'a innnsnce .tfrhnnls The haYnlfer a.
| n iuurh tuwrt n't'iudF 'lsn1n .'rn'ral A.is. m"
ut rts.h u" nen'Aalh. IN tue lru enH''is@ .',,,-
s', .'',r Anus. l"ifi ieEe!y u s":snle ors!n.
tiHn,hn'lt aHTs t',n Hlf rlssantu IN dltths hnl
.!snu III "" W. ",S r,ps, @ "r' ,Nei il u" ,%n".' '
s'ss %s 'f .s,.u t" h., ~; '" s. |s% 1 : AM :
trHtrt elpY IL eHt h ltah attitudes, ~hnlt wntk
,tiNtt !" il l4sty wAiell coih npsaf tr = p.,ss,,
sAa shss,. 4l,vs IL ts, ros,, attd"se1 luaY tssa,
tlp lda'hs tus.t"1 with ~" 'hnleo.s sIa..ns tl'.
, ht"tr 'nsM II sfraer n"!ass' !nn '',s'sss! .,
stas IL tla'lsa ciae,. III Tht1s. lost a'sss
Hh',s s"na ssss4sy t.,asa of t,,,sa': ,oaatn
N.nas i F i. s sss'.orla! 14fA!sas !sm.sk sa Fl
ta1i s,,o, nl s1femo 2, slt'tatss +"
walton ii alt4 taet. TIE highest village tnhah
it'd thrnuehnnt ,lis whole year ia Dardachatn
Thl,si, li;46 !ssi above ,hn rea. lhs French
village in tho Andes a. height .! IS, Isl fee, be
tnsen hT.In'rs md Gusso. es!lsd fuebto &C
&C, ala he mast have deen msst,Hau III Il hi Ill
ohservaann and neatutemcnt,
lie next gave description Of the Province O.
Ladak. lying nerth9eat fIom GnaEi Khorsau,
which Is tnti:ct ,o The ruler Of Cashmere. an1
repean.. I6,s Chief eon.!ders hi@seI some
sne ees.sn III q :, rs fsEnsS ts ,sa:a
Ercee North Of the equ1teT, 1t !s sttua.c1 abou
three nllce from, tic River Indus. and ID tns
Trade ccnue between Cashmere and Turk1stau
Within tho last ten or twelve gcass The piaeo ts
iccf, among them tevcn story palace. tenn il :
cloisters and ruuntr.c+, a. well as many Bhud
dirt!c monuments. The great pecuut1tj
oftho Climate In Its c1tttma dryucss, which Il
beyond our conception. No Indication Of dey
IL found. and during The whole Of two Tears |
moisture pcrceptiblr. Cullva.i3n fs carried o.
| by mears Of irrigation. Our Hin 3oo-, aecou
paying rs fEnn 1ra,A, we1c Iluch a!a1me4 Il. thl
| elcrtric sparks emara:tIg from their Eooile
h1srkets at night aui even the human hals wa
full Of felec::taty t:hfguons aud wigs ware execp'
utder tho .eurveil!ance Of m honorazy Fusrd
/ for which hpL or thcv were indebted to thtir In
| cuT<;on TITO Guar Kaors31. The Chinese hav
1 hE kept watch cf thc1f m Or .meatskaus far. PFC
1alicd upon tho KEccr of Cashmere to wa'ch them
- as to prevent their goins iEto the province o
IN tbeiE yl-ts 10 diittte1t'part. Of tie city.
| TIE Dcctur drplorcd much In 10: .gssnioc al
| m!ssion 70 the nucncr1es. not 40 mich on tcc luu
| Of mt bcho ding the chaFmlug rcttu.cs. a. ht
o etor made the acqnatnrauec Of q Llama Gror
ltltp. who visited Thlbet on an inspectlon TT
ns 10 the c-rdttluu o. it, clot-ters, and a1thou7
| onr traFtl CT becaEc oE fr!cod terms with him
was invited to his table tof which dtnac
rfsphfe account ~as Givcu, and ftce'Y ut.
cutsed yai ,us matters with him, yet aaout tn
toroE1apns Of tie route from Pekln to Len on
s1sseHcs tpnld oot1fn TO satisfactory tusoru a
Eot, a. he ih'nese arc no: wiling to baye fo
eifnrfs hsc ms ntquslnicd with the geographic
Tho rcIt lecture Of the Course will be dcliyert.
j Ic1t tfiuay, II The fac,c place.