Telegram-herald., 1890-04-10


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.Ihs people u Iioel nave the funn iess
say of n4klnx te4 yoa ever heard u.
szld Lieut.. RoczhI-l thai Tar away coun-
Cry's mosl recent explorer. 10 begin
WITH the tsa theF Uss cones frgm west
-Tn China ln the shape u bricks. n alch
are pressed into sQcA conFeBient shape
for carrying overland Al sorts of teas
are made into bricks for purposes of
transpoFtarion ACROSS Asa, Il being very
Nel understood o. conholzseurs Ia ghe
herb that 80 trip spoils IT, But the
"a iulporlsd into Tibet Is Il very Poor
quality as = rule. There Is IA II "a much
se1ghr Of u q as OF leaves.
Having PouRdsd portion q the
brick tea Ia some sort Il mortar, the
Iloetan housewife pats IL ln = large cop
per vessel sad there permits II 70 boil
over a fire made from DRY manure. The
resulting solutiOn she Pours into queer
boxing wooden ehurn through coarse
willow basket that serves as = stfsiner.
To the liquid In the churn. before pro-
eeeding further, she adds portion Of
butter aud some salt The mixture is
then ehurned up n ordinary fashion,
and. when II Is thoroughly mixed, IS
poured into teapot Of bronze. From
the teapot It Is dispensed into the little
cup shaped vessels which each Iibstan
carries with him OF her.
The cup shaped vessel | refer 10 Is
usually Of wool, sometimes lined with
silver. TbetAns employ il not only as
their sole drinking utensil but also as a
dish for solid food. What they consume
mainly as a substantial diet is parched
barley. When a gentleman OF Tibet feels
hungry he sits down and, taking from a
leather pouch portion Of barley, he
mixes little water with il. and. stirring
il up into a dough. eats 1t in that shape.
Thus hunger is satisfied, and he goes on
hss way rejoicing. In what we call the
pleasures of the table the Tbetan takes
no stock whatever. There never was
typical Asiatic yet who cared anything
about amusement IN the ordinary sense
OF the word. lie doesn't go 10 the theatre
there Is no such institution in the land
OF the lamas. Nor does be indulge in any
other rational enjoyment OF civilization,
though he does not scorn what might be
called the primary vices.
Tibet is very cold country, but its
inhabitants do not warm themselves by
tine consumption of fuel. When the
weather is chilly they simply put on more
clothes in proportion as the mercury
might fall, II there was a thermometer TO
register the temperature by. Their gar
ments consist mainly for each individual
of voluminous cloak, with sleeves and
a high collar, under which a shirt is
sometimes worn. Boots, with soles of
raw hide and uppers of cloth and cotton,
are made for them in China. For rainy
days circular cape of felt is provided.
The gun used by Tibetan has long
fork attached 10 il, which is stuck in the
ground for use as rest for the weapon.
Naturally the deadly instrument is of
primitive pattern, intended TO be set off
with priming, and the native wears at
tached to his belt a number of little
brass cones, each of them containing an
exact load Of gunpowder. Those people
of the country who live on the great ele-
waited plains or steppes dwell in black
tents; but the villagers reside usually in
two story stone houses, the lower story
being given up 70 a stable for the cattle.
Not all Of Tibet, as is popularity supposed,
is actually subject to China. The coun-
try is divided up, politically speaking,
into many tribes, and not few of these
tribes are governed by chiefs who owe
no allegiance to anybody-not even to
the Chinese emperor" - Washington
Star.