, 1875-04-05

FROM L2ylCH Nc HEht W NAhA4a3 huu LhlCuE+
Ia, and thence to DcnartR, The holy 1Iindoo city,
whore VIC esw great many Interesting thiugs.
Tho city Ia IN many respects tho mott interesting
In ths world. Tloro aro 1000 gods there, mud
nfery uindoo. wllen he Keta rich enough TO af-
ford It, goos tho1a to 1.-Two. Tho aho.e Of tho
Uausos Ia lined with stcps, which ascend ter-
l.apH 400 feet, and at the top Of tho tank arc tho
magnificent temples OF tho gods. During tho
lours of worship in tho forenoon thousands Of
neoplc chn be seen on tho a!eps and In tho
watot, going through their peculiar ceremonies.
Tlloy arc usually dressed In bright, gay co,oty.
phant8, nnko up . tout ensemble Of great
atraugcnesa and beauty. At different places
along tho silots
pEroTERa
aro to be eon.-persons Who have paced ttiem-
selves In Bomo attitude Of TORTURE AMI remain
thero a. long ~ life lasts: one OF the temples
Is covered With gold. Wo rode through tlle
stIcota on elephants provided ty tile lssjah, aud
ssw lffo In the eocond story, tho houses being
generally very low. Tho ilnent building We aaw
10 India, and tho hkudAomoat In tho world is
THE roMn or NoUAMA11AI,
hni|s by the Emperor Akbhr. Moore speaks Of
1t III bis =" Lhllall 1iookh."
Mepor,er--can yen give deacsipslon Of ~
It justice. It stands on the bank Of the Jusnns
in yery beautiful location. and is enclosod by a
rod free-stono wall, Of perhaps miles iu cir
cnmfcronce. Tho ground snado tue wall Ia laid
out into canals, Will, foHntains in lug
fost squn,e Of white and black marble,
in tho middle Of which stands tho building,
which is OF tinost polished marble. The real
tomb is in Tho basement. and On the sccoud floor
is circular, Of whtto marble iniaid With precious
stonea. At tho four cornars OF the square OIL
which tho structure stands are wllto marble
1ninaress 200 fcet high. Tho building is sur
rounded bya dome, and tho Turkish :reaecnt on
tho top is 2C3 feet from tho ground.
At Dcnarea no sa"
TIE DEAD
disposed Of. Tie Hiudoos burn thoir doad. II
t4r deceased Is rich, sauaal.wood Is uaaI which
| gar's forth pleasant odor; but, It poor, com.
! mon wood ia employed. The place Of crcn,ntiou
10 called tho ghat" and Ia IN tho midst Of Their
place Of worship. The hody is brought tAero on
| two poles by tho neafeat nlalc relatives, and Ii
p!ncel on wood, md covered with the enmo ma.
| ierial to tho lopth Of or foot. Tie nearest
n,Ao or female relative fetches. water from the
| Ganges and pourH llttlo On the pile, and tlet
ignlsea 1t, and tho corpse Ia consumed. ehw
| eight burned, at that plsoe. When tho body /.
tho ashes and ron.alub are swept into tho river,
aud tho spirit Of the DECEASED Is routo for the
otler world. We visited Dolhi, which, with tue
cities preceding it,-thcv having been destroyed
during WhtH between tho illro0o6 and M1tlOn 3D.
ars,---las + dame.or Of 40 miLas. We slBe
| ascen1ed ono Of the HimnAyA MountainH
| They arc peculiar in shape, ncarl,
| nll being pointed. | went mp to q sufficient
height to aee fifty Of them. Tho tops arc icleles
| whlla It tho bottom the Temperature 10 l25 deg
| Fahrenheit. the iciocB never changing from ycal
TO- year. On one side you 500 leo, and on ths
other. below, tropical vogetasion-uno Of tht
| gfandesk vowB imaginable. From thore NJ
went to Bombay, which is getting to DO The pr1n
cpa! commercial mart IN I1ind0stAil, tho hui!1
Ing Of ths 8ucz Canal having transferred th'
trade from Calcutta, We went through the cana
RED sEA
| aud ut Suez met large number OF Nahomedan
| With caMels, WHO wcro ou their way to Mocca
| and SAW tho cover Of Mahometa tomb, which Il
chnoBed ones year. Tho Slick IN charge in
yited us into his tout and allowed US to look 4
II. 1t was mado Of camel's hair, coaorod, Ru
| was about half an inch thick. We want thon
on TO CAIRO,
which Ia principally Asiatic in its civilization ami
Htyle. Wo mado voyage Of ID mi!os
| Ut THE NILE,
| visiting the towns on the bank. and aectng mucl
Of Arab life. TAoy arc m athlotlc race, but tlia
| with wild instincts. Thoy mover did mud noyo
will like civilized lite. though they think tho,
aro superior to everybody e!Be. From Cairo vi
went On to A1exandria aud thon through tA'
Holy Land, aud thence bnck to Jaffa, Beirut
Damascus, and over to Greece, Smyrna, Con
atkntlnople, aud up to Odessa. in Russia.