, 1875-10-23
LITERATURE.
The Abode of Snow A Tour
Among the Hima1ayas.
JOAQUIN N!ilser's 1.-THE Ship In The
Desert" and Ben}' r. Tay.
1or's "6ongs Of 1es-
ter0ay.o
pless-Qaatatians~ Stories By allan Piaker-
ton-~Aiss A!tott's Eight
Cousins"
hIetal|urgical Manual---A Juvenile Story
.-.1he Magazines for No.
vember.
A Description of the Inlc of
Cashmere: AN Earthly
Paradise.
Tho Observation-Disclosures african ExpIorn-
tiQll.s.DAnisll Forests-..[ustfuct
Of Auts.--Slccp of F1ow.
ers,


AMONG THE H1tAALA"h5.
TIE Abode or H.ow: DECLARATIONS oH IoEH
from CIIxraE TIaH1 10 THE fSDtAs tAccAate,
Ftnouan THE UrFEn FALtEts or THE l1H.Lt1t:
D. Axnazw wiLsos. ti:epspted from 1,"1s"ro.' ''
ff&t7.sn"}. IL no.. pp. ;4d9. New 1oF4' y. - ios
nann's 8ols. fEatn, S!A
The ch,ef sorylco wLci, this book randers tho
reader ia In directing blu attention to o'e'ant
and out-of-she-way potion Ut tue g'obc which
sbo,iuls ID novel scenes and objects OF exciting
interest," It hY no nltaun Batlslles tho curiosity
1t awakens, as tho w.itor is oue Of thss lasso
clsss OF travellers who have nii tho cnterlHlae,
tasolutiou, aud pluck neceBsary to explore
unknown and pcsilous rogioua, but lack
tho literary ability to recount their adventures
uih coarneas and method. Nevertheless, tue
book will nrousc = grateful feeling In many
m!nd, not only for tne nleaHute Of tulormatlon
1t impar,s, but because Of tho destro It tt'ni-
ulases for the acquisition Of mo!o estcn"ed
knowledge Of country 1t opcns up anew to Htu-
dous inquiry.
h1r. Wilson wsa forced In tue spring Of last
year to leave the sttling tlains Of Hiodossan,
where health had boon broken by tho tropical
heat aud search for fresh supplies Of strength
IN tho elevated dtstricta Of tho H!ma1asaa
{spalod by him Hinaiyas). Ills route ran from
Dotnbay by rail tp Hataruupur, whonce dctont
"~' A'aoo ~ fAa9H''' S'' " " :, ~
established among the Moao1a'oa tot t.usoieap
Residents. 1t VA h!f' haeoh nies 'u'on'on ~
reat hero or At sim!a, in hope Of tho recovery
l.A sought, but sight ol Tho lotty
snon-covered hsights of tho Htna-
issAs !t'ouc'o eaaaAe ,,...,,.. a,,,,n.,.
in tho face Ut tho ANXIOUS Kindly warnings
Of friends, tue invalid prepared for pl lolon2cd
Journey amoug the mountain foceuass, resolved
to crosa into T1bot, and, nftos a glimpse Of tba
territory Of 1ho ufano 4.aa'a' ~ to,u" 'o 49,
along the innor aud higher dlm4lsSas 10 'he
Ya1Iay of Cas,mre
1ho ,r.v.tar among the UiuaataYas must
,rov,ao h,m.c,r win Al cxtepsiyo out!lt,
for the inbospstau1e fegIo" NO .f@'o'ses .s'.'ss
] lodsiog OF TODD. Thu utmost he may expect to
6ud IN the vsy Of psoy.Bion IL I'll occasional
son,w Au ~ uk ,on,ton oo.rso fluur. p,uo seeds
supply Oh n8' mu'so', .a" soIao | ~ !. "s.sn,;,I
apricots. and 1nnlpee ootfoa. ~ - eeet'''.','
therefore, that tho tourist should casTy WILL
| him tout, and tue necessary furniture, cook
| in uto,u,s ami baadi,,v. toeetlor With 4 store
'a s, 81 ,.L,,nr.r ,,,u,,,cs he NAV
| OF oasaplee aoa "uAto'oi ~ III
need asldo from pure "a'es' nn'' III
| this luggagc muat be transported on
tho backs Of coolies r, a. ...,l b'ss!s ,:;!s
VI .ts w.,,.n ,,,t ar,,. ~on,,,;sa, tven,y.
which At. "!iaou 'o'' ou'a eoap, '0ea ts ~ =.
eight carriers. hut he was ettcr"a1ua epao'eo ~
| reduce tue number to tblttaoD. During con
81. ',.s,.h .... ~r.h that h, W.. un.h,s Ia vail
haa aeaHn vas 1aca t1as ~ w. "s' .sAs ~,
| or to mount ho1ee' Abu no wan ateo.
borne oyaf the dangerous mountain don!es III
! dandy.
r.i. o,,-,o,o x.h,r,s--thA on,y carriage tta
tu's e's t,ss,, IT. t,.tI;-,.1ov,,-c,n.,sts NJ
can no tAReh sntoohn 'no y.
eipgla bamboo y or ~ teot 'ong "l1a coa!4' y
| at mecca Of carpet siung from It. ono OF Whlcl
.nrnorts the body and tho oIhor the fses. III,
1T.y.jer rsoi,ncs IN th,s hammock-liko convey
ance st right auglcs Of Tho bamboo. each end 0
s'h,ch - o. ricd an tho enoulaol1 of ono O.
mo"a cnoiies. NJ Iidlnc in 4 dsuJy ., or a roust,
narros .S s natb Along mountsiu preclpices IL 10
| ~ o..is.t ~nd nIn.nnntrst amusement !,
tno wnrll, 'rhe ramark OF = nativ
.a1., ,dinr III. cnrrinrn faIly suggest
the ssnsatlous It produces; "Zey ri
win iLrsn.En bv dsndy va no louser TO b
andrroJ hy Mr. Wilson. lo rode, vAeooyer i
~ss nossl,a IN rida II ali. on vakc, COWS, zonos
roas hatwesn Ia VII and tia Indian cow
snlti Ioples. aud hutses Of native breed, aut
h9Tssa o. tae pusfss ei"ve o1ua T.; III. r,;m.s@as Tb
+,n,nnnan.s s,nnrs 1t the tnountn III ueaceu
nrocn'onsiv }ntn immense corges eud raysnes
! ~ - s.uai rtnrnd ,rr,o !. sitnont nonn For
.ho1a d.v Mr 1YiIao,, somntfuos travelled with
~ tind,H1 a Ill sn. a N jarra IA An pld.uar
atsw,na:so?m, aud when ntgat came bis tsn ~
tron, IL Inor an ni,rnnt nrtcioIce tell thousand
- ea"t h"nw iI'i,n nath Hbch ha foliowe
n,n% .,onn ia ,sri,r,t.rn NJ lin mul1n.a1ut
Aim .seendjnp to height OF 1t, QUO or l0.u1
fsst This rail- VIA frodncptly so narrow no bos*
eonId ysntnTe along it burdeuea With man /
~ .iss ~ h,,IE ~ in ss'Idis s,nue. Axa}t,.
sna,n. mssa ~ uaiin, ~ stcer sna brGke, thst th