, 1876-06-17

"and ono day !. az like another AZ It possibly can
b.. The sun rises like Zig g!olm of tlrcl and
flfcl with crcvtccs, and Ia hardened like stone.
Hnil that In the rains Ia aa soft aa,,d-heap,
during the dry weather can scarcely be dug up,
-Grs ay'nE at every stroke Of !he h9e. 10.
scems impossltle for Europeans N survive the
Intense heat, Their houses are necessarily very |
lnryc, and built Of brick,-ths walls being W
9 feet s ts; t ,. ns esT' 81 y ,s 70 = 1eI5
s[zc. There are generally sittfngrootn, dining
rooln, and hctl.roms,-tlle latter being as large
~ my room IN The htIuse. Each bcsl-soom l'as
tlIec times day, and ar, many entire chaures
The 4ty !1sy VIII; t9 any ,s somtoft d., .,a o,o
about feet apart; On these are joistsl I
foot apart, On which Il laid i}uor Of brick. On
this floor a layer Of refuse lime, gravel, and
pounded brick, is placc'i. gang 9f kulis--
heels and pat the surfaee with little woolcs
ma'lcts for day or two, ullIlc plenty OF water
IL thrown upon it. A SECOND luycr Ut
antrT brick aud lime, of several inches IN
sarc way rs the first Tl,en another lnysr of
still finer lnatcrfal, well beaten; md, lnatly, Il
fire coatlnR Of cement, ~ which u mixed rcd
e,ior, that gives the surfncc beautiful appear
nnts watcr-casrlcr about four LAYS to fnsfl l!
fee. square Of such a roof. When in!s'Icd, IL
cilurrs the hottest au!l aid the scveEest rains
without injury. The floors Of thc houses are
Ing upon the enrth Thu winiuwb RTr usualiy
III The tloors. Il veranla, 10 or u feet IN
width, surrounds tho lu1lsc, except whcfe 1t Is
walled IN to make hath-roptlls."
Tie Europeans keep their llnntcs closed from
morning Hnttl evening, III the hot BeasUn, In
! order to exclude the sunlight and the burning
atmosphere; While the punka Is In continual
motion to create an nrti1clal breeze. All night
sways back and forth aGoyc each slccp-
| er, "exuept when tho punkawal1a him
! sclf takes imp. Then hpsril dreams and night
mare wake tie perspirinx victim, md he gocs
caresti,lg and encouraging rrlnarks."
| Another device for c,ollng the Interior Of the
h0uaea In India ID the tnttsc, whct, cnntistb Df
frame Of hamI'oo thInly tLatche! with the roots
ttours The tattfo is kept constantly wet, ai"l
| ne wind, blowing through 1t, Ia robbed OF lts
beat, AMI 'nnde delightfully."- fresh.
DYING 11TyDUs AND TIE GAyGEs.
| In her interesting sketches Of 1.-THE Orient
aul Its People," Mrs. JIauscr describes the
n,tslc of dsposlng Of their dead, which is prar-
tccd by the Hindns. The Gangcs Is considered
a sacred r.vcs, and Its waters arc believed to
possess the power Of healing the sick, sauctfy.
! lug the souls Of the dying, anl cleansing tllv
botlles and souls Of tte we'll from nil impurities
| II Is the longing Of every faithful 1Indu when,
ls final summons shall come, TO pass from the
earth to tho luna OF the spirits with Ills feet
| submerged In the blessed watcr Of this river,
anil with tts mud t!Illug Lis mouth, casa, and
nostrils. Thousands Of the sick an,i dying arc
annually borne to It's shores In their Inst mo-
ucnts, that they may have the ASSURANCE Of
Immortality through death III Its embrace.
| After life hns departed, the bollcs of the
lli,,uus nrc burned OH the banks uf ttlt Gangcs,
nni the ashes are thrown Into the stream, Or
they arc placed on raft, having a lighted
lamp ut each corner, and art pushed out into
the current, while the rentlvcs witch the iloat-
Ing coliln with eager eyes, until It. sinks be-
utntl the water, Or tile crocodlles make u
nloiltllfnt uf It.
"During tic dry season." says Mrs. 1Ia1ser,
l,utnnn skeletons, nicely clenctl ar1 blt.ac!lcd,
arc srcn scattered OH tile sand. Tl4cru ls NJ
trlllng how many Hin.ius a vorerlnns tlsl.enter
dcyours during IL lifetime In InIlia. O.. ).
One 0f the strallEG sights TINT mt lis, as VIC
entered the 1lugly River from the tccatl, WIS
the dea1l hotlcs loating by US, with birds stand
ing upon them. While Mt Calcutta, several
ladies' Of our company wished to 70 to the rail.
wny-lepnt or, tlle ottlcr ste Of tho river. and,
before We could get tho boat hcar enough to the
sllore for them to enter 1t, We lal tn push awny
with our ours scvcral dead botlles uf tnrli a,ltl
women t1rut had Aoatcu down the stream and
lnlgctl tlere.
women hurried over tho dusty rt,I!d to the
river. Sometimes they wcrr carried Oil Hight
be,lstcotl, on mems shoulders, With only plccc
Of cloth thrown over them to prt'tect llen fruln
| the fearful rays Of the sun. Sun!ettInea thry
were carried Il, carts, without springs III whirl,
! they could not liz dt'Wn, though too weak t.
Eit up. 'Thry were often Intended only by tin
driver, who hurried IN tlc axcn, regardless Of
ttr p,ln md gronns OF the dying one, lest they
might not rcnch the river ere HE w'.s gene.
lfic eldest son usually accompanies hts mnthrI
OH this Inst awful Journey. Wien the river ls
reached, she IL PLACED partly til the water. sh.
1niIst dip now. Tu return home, to bu rGpllstt
BY tls Holy Mother tlangca, would b. IL greater
eala,nity than wttluwrtul, Too often tho soil
lasttns her death, lest shc should recover.
Tlle lust sigh has srarcc escaped, whcn her
lply Is tnr1lht out 1ntu the strcAsl, 10 brcu,nt
fub.l for alllgnturs mil rultutc
When tHvallls have nilce been placed IN the
Gangrs, III expectation NJ their tlceelse. they
arc seldom provided With either fuod or water,
Should tic fresh uir n,l,l the change I'll their nit
IN, lon producer change fur the .cttcr III thci,
, disease, as Is sonct!l'I"s The case, the ctreun
, stance Is regarded as WIZ unfnr.unAtg,-hesnt
! jcctea by thr Ga,iges. Mrs. tlAusrr repeats thu
. nrvu,lnt uf "an nged Hindu mother wl,u wa
, thus exposed BY thu rvcg.bank for thtrtcei
sars fel nuy, With a ll.t!c milk, part VI tn
lime HlIHUut 6HetlcF 4Tut L9G IAlIls lAu par ~
, the time srrcrnca troy, alternate drc'rh
, luz showers, Or fierce heat uf tho Hl,Il
r by slight ca,loW of nnts. Fo
II consideration VI 25 rupees, the l'ralllnina At
lowed the old woman to return hoie, Atl ne
j fanilly II sc,an their rcastc, notwithstanding th
: rrI,ruAch cast npun them BY the refusal Of th'
: Ganges to receive one Of tpeir number" =,
While the Invalid survives. the frclltls usual,
. continue With hiu or her through the day, bH
Mt evening the duty Of watching Ii given oyer Il
4 servant, at,tl thu relatives retire to the com
i.st Of tlclr dwellings. When ilcath Is inlnl
ncnt, mud is stuffed into the ears and iiostrlf
: Of the mIribunl md Gangrs water Is pourr
down tho throat, and thus life ID hastened Il
/ Its exit.
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