The Republican journal., 1873-11-06

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Is to follow the sea shore around TO Malabar
hill, where the governor resides. There is still
| another road higher up which leads to the same
| place; it is shaded by the luxurious foliage OF
| the banian and palm trees The pcculiar
| ty Of the banian tree is, that roots rrow down
wards from it, highest branches; 50 rapid,
and thickly do they grow and plant themselves
| in the ground that frequent trimmings are ne
rcssary else it would be difficult 10 Get through
| them. The road side is dotted with the comtr,
seats of the wealthy. mostly Pcr>all> or Par
| sees a> they urc called here, who number abou;
| sixty thousand They would be gIe3an! in
point of design We're it not for the iii taste
shown in painting them: for some are painted
| blue and yellow. green and yellow, &c.. which
| spoil> the effect
OF all the dihcrcn, sort of carriagc- tn
| palankccn seems the most curious to me: it l..
| laid to have been long in use, even in the Tim,
| Of King solomon. 1t i long and low, with
window, and blinds, Just like the steam cars,
door large enough TO crawl into and only room
| enough for one person TO lie down or sit up.
| A long pole is attached to the top, which j,
| borne on the shoulders of from four to sin
| natiyr-. My first impression on seeing one.
| and lady lying down in it. was that it might
| bp conveyance for the dead. but wa SOFA
| convinced 10 the contrary. when TO my horror
| and amaZement the supp o>rd dead lady sat ~,
and looked around quite mconccrnel Al
| though it is a comparatively safe way tD travel.
| there being no danger Of explosion. like tn,
steamers, vet it is quite uncertain, for besides
| the customary fare, they will drop You ;n'
where on the road. and refuse to move on. tlf-
| less YOU viii at each stage Of the journey CIV
them something for drinking money Twenty
five or thirty miles are usually accomplished ir,
day, and the bearers are relieved hy fn.h
| one, at every post
| If one i, dc,irou~ to empty hcr purse, il ~
well 10 90 into the native part Of the town, ton
| the city is divided into the English ami plr
| Native parts, where you will see such loy"Is
| carved >andal-wood boxes inlad with $50,
and ivory fans, &c.. and then the rich omhro.t.
cry in the iIinc Of dress. >haWl>. OPERA ,lutk~.
in all -hat'cs, is enough To- Turn one, head
You must make bargain win the" fl!a"-.
| for they will with the most innocent :tcr IN III.
| world, ask YOU three times the rrit yall' "1 .t.
| article, thus fulfilling scriptures in on" -rn-.-
|" / was 4 stranger and ve took mr ill.,
If our rxqu>itc> home could -r0 tIir charm
| Of the eastern bellies. bachelors they would
probably remain. Their dress j. very simple
| not much to speak of, with no >tyl" whatever,
being Il mere wrap OF some plaid material. ia-
encd 10 The waist and falling to the feet; Il loo>.
sacque covers the arm and waist. md no lu,r
| of bonnet adorns the head. Their rhiefb b'nut,
lies in dressing OF the hair which is long glo--,
| and black L secret will giNy yon girls. If you
| Won't tell. 1t i the frequent VS. If cotoa mr.
oil which is considered by them the h,-t of liI
pomadn>. If they care but Little for dress tn,
certainly delight in ornamrnlhl their persons
| with jcwclry in protu>ion. The ~trauG,.>;
| place of I'LL i 4 ring usually worn in th" lcfl
| nostri What beauty there can be- in ornament
ing so conspicuous ieaturr does not -rrIn clear
| but if the women thus delight in Ii>Gstrin4
| themselves, the men at least have Il morr sen 81
bic use for their ears. which are rrnath;,l,
long. some of our gentlemen friends Mas h.
member that they t;,ncicd their rll> were pulled
| OF, sufficiently long, when mj>rhinluu~ boy.
by their energetic mothers. Vet Them r,~t .--
,ured, their length i, not t" bo compared l,
them here for holr j. made sufficiently lar4c
to carry cigar in them. The manner Of doin
it Is said TO b" thlr: tn" "ar~ AZ" bored III th,
customary way When lhI"nt~' and jh'h lhe pm
'h'' put mo 'hen dry palm i'd r"il"d up.
| which tends to unr0 itself again. and THU, rN-
pand' me hole 10 that degree ihai man VIII
hi, ear we'll developed in thi~ manner mi-h.
almost carry an umbrella IN thrin, IN '"n'
parts OF tho east the ear ol thr females ;u'
bored IN the Hanr manner, 80 lhE r7nl li"H
oh, IN, tI,..,,, ,;, a.
| 'P"otN' "f'' hrh'rfIl'- W'fN "5'h'' quite hn
| necessary.
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