Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-08-04


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ps.es, in an oblong three feet wide, and
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the bed or table above which i, hangs.
The upper pole is suspended loosely to
tire wall and to each end at the lower cor.
Bers cords are attached, that, joining at a
little distance, pass through roller and
down into the copper colored hand of a
cooiie or Soodra, popularity known as a
''rNuka wallah." 1t is the wallah's duty
to keep the punka swinging vigorously
over US day and Eight, whether we eat,
read, smoke or sleep. Through the day
the work is generally we'll done, and the
only cause of complaint we fiud is lack
of time to sit under the punka; but the
night wallahs are q shiftless set. They
can tell the instant we drop asleep, when
the motion OF the punka gradually cub
sides and all is still, till the snoring of
tire wallah wakes us in boiling heat.
Nine times out of ten, before we have
time to speak, the very opening Of our
eyes has reused the fellow and the punka
dashes into a most cooling aud extraor-
binary whirl; and for the tenth time, there
10 a long pole at the head Of the bed, for
10 purpose of stirring him up, and q
'syah punka wallah!" does the work.
How can we scOld the poor fellow; if
be does they will stoutly affirm they only
stopped to pray. Devoted wretches these,
I can assure you. If Col. Sellers would
introduce punkas in America he would
find there was millions in it.
Now for Sarnath. Before friend Rem.
ins, he expounded to me, in dolefully
learned way, the facts and fancies about
the old Buddhist stronghold. Perhaps
had better follow his example. Let me
zee. First comes mass of senseless ira
dition concerning the conception and
birth of the one who founded, near Be.
mares, this unique religion, which to-day
has over 29O, 600, 900 devotees, yet which,
like Christianity in Greece and Syria, has
left not trace, save the footprints in ru.
ms for hundred Of miles about its cradle
The first authentic statement is of the
existence Of young prince, named eau
tama, who, becoming disguised with the
vanities of pleasures, left his fathers
palace, to become q most austere and
ascetic hermit.
Then comes much more Imagination
concerning the temptations that over.
come the hermit, no longer the Prince
Gautama, but the ninth Incarnation Of
Vishnu;" or proselyte to BOdbi Nntelli
geuceD, aud divinely christened "Buddha.
The story, but for its Hindoo telling, i.
not unlike in its import TO that other story
If fasting in the wilderness, and tempta
don upon the summit Of Mt. Quarsntin,
and the pinnacle If the temple, and tn,
dove coming down from Heaven. and tn,
word Of incarnation, This is my besovet
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