The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-13

TAsnc~ Ia That strange land n Eepre-
seated D., tho Latest tspiovr.
The people ~ Tihp have tho funniest
VA, N making tsa you ever heard q.
sail Lieut.. KocAhill. that far away cour'
iry's fiVsi recent explorer ITO hey1n
with. he tea tsey use comes from west
en- China ID t.c shape nf bricks. Which
are pressed INTO srfil convenient shape
ior carry sng overland All sorts w teas
Are made into bricks for purposes 81
transportation across ASia, Il heing very
we'll understood ~ caraaisscnr~ IA me
Herb that sen sfip Srils 4, Hut me
TIA imported into Tibet n ~ very r~r
qualify as rnie Timers h ~ i, ~ much
weight ~ ,wig, a- of .saseS.
.ilaginS ppI4ndci a portion of she
rrirk tea Ia some solt NJ fncriar. the
lirian housewife puts 4 IN i large cop
par vessel snl there permits y " spl
oecr fire msir frlih dry natnre Thf
f~uaif- splnii-n sht str lAs" ~ n''esf
Tossing Wooden vr na-n acNnfse
.isnM basket ti.at Ary,ts ~~ frai,n
Tn iile iAHail IN ihe eigrii ier' pre-
c.sl.ns tHrihcr. she 4nsi' stiNn II
i ier aAd .o4ir sals l Ntl'ts 4
,iirn c,rm,d up m nrln% fAshipn,
alni. wier il II liprin-Ais miSrl. Y
.ourtd sa;oa tn.4t ui hrcrxe rHn
rhu t,apot CsNW~ insp Az, i.iilt
s..p sia ,..l Nt.s~rl~ Nhiti each ilhstAn
ca'fiv~ with him ar Arr,
'l4 cup shaped sl ] refer % j
,.sally NJ ~mr.. ia.tincs lined with
silver TiaetaNS unpiov il not only AZ
ts.rir sole drinking u;cril. but siso Is 4
.i.sh fug solid fon!. M .at ihes consume
s.riniy ~ substantial ilirt i paryhei
.llcy. WEcn -.ert!cnan ~ Iibei feei:
l.iln@ry M it, down and. s.shing from
leather lntNeA "a portion ~ barley. he
mikes l.iile water With IL. aud. Starring
il ~ into a dough. eats i n that shals'.
Thu, hunger j. satisfied. and nc goes on
las Say rejoicing. In what We can HE
pleasures IL the table a. siaetan take
ru sark whatever There never was a
sNt,cal Asatic yet win cared ANYTHING
about amusement n nv ordinary seil-e
~ ihr word. lie doesn't -oto th~ theatre
there is no such Institution ili Che land
IL ~. lan,as. Mar docs ~ indulge in any
other r1tional rnins mont ct civilization.
Though ac dos not scorn what might he
called lie primary vices.
..Tilet Il 4 VERY rell corrtry. but It's
lrhlbitants ~ fiyt warm themselves ~
tie consumption If fuel. When the
weather chilly tliHy sisnpiy PIT On more
clothes in proportion rs tn mercury
might f..ll. ii tlltrrwaS ;havinpmster u
register the temperature hy Thcir gar
rrcnls consist MAINLY fr~ carh individual
81 4 xulfnnInoi= ak. With s.ecycs and
a high colist unArr which 4 shirt 4:
sometimes worn. Rpi> With spls~ VI
raw hi.;V AMI iiprsro X cloth :.nd cotton.
nrr ml.lc fir ts~n IN tls.na. Fnr sainy
s.ass circular cape ~ fcit i provided.
The gun used u TiDitan las d long
fork attached vs. II which i stack IN the
1rnund for use AZ Il r,sf for the weapon.
Naturally the deadly instrument is n
primitive pattern. intended n b. set oil
with printing. ana tie native wears At
tached to has bcil Z nuinbsr " little
brass cones, each III them containing an
rxact had IL ytnrowder. Those people
n the country who live on the great ,lc-
waited plains or S'eppcs dwell IL black
tents: hut the villagers reside usually 10
two story stone houses the lower story
being given III ~ a stable Ter the cattle.
Not ~ III Tibet. ~ j. porulAlly supposed,
+ actually subject " hina- The conr
try i divided lin. politically speaking.
INTO may tiiies. and nat 2 few Of these
tribes .re governed by chiefs Who ow"
no ALLEGIANCE a. anybody not even a
the Chintse emperor. IN Washington
Star.