The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-15


gnomons, quadrants, etc.-buflt OF solid
stone. Some of these astronomical in
struments are hundreds of feet in hight
and III diameter, and of great interest tC
astronomers. Many of these instruments
are unknown to scientists of the present
day, although they served the purpose OF
Jey Sings wonderfully accurate calcula-
lions and observations.
The royal stables are also of consider
| able interest. These cover perhaps ten
acres OF land, with stalls on each side and
large exercise grounds in the center.
There are several hundred OF fine horses
some of choice Asian blood from all parts
OF the country, of various build and color
from the finely spotted Arab to the grace
ful. delicately limbed Deccan, the fleet
| footed Punjaub mares and blood bay
English troopers. Each horse has a
special attendant and each attendant
knight of the horse-has several servants
Each horse is double quilted, although
the temperature ranges from 90' to LOO
Fahrenheit. All of them are too much
blinded or hampered and most ruinously
fat. They stand upon clean dirt, in spa
cious stalls. Each horse is tied by his
feet. Around The fetlocks are fastened
leather bands, to which ropes are at
tached, so that the animal can neither
paw, strike nor kick. The ropes from
the hind feet are fastened to a stone pillar
some twenty feet away. If, in spite OF
this, these noble animals will surge about
lateral ropes are fastened to each foot so
the poor creatures cannot move in any
direction more than six inches. Should
they still be uneasy large hood is drawn
over their heads and eyes to keep them
quiet. The horses are fed on a mix ture OF
meal, brown sugar and butter, which
makes them as plump and fat as a porker.
The hundreds of attendants are paid
four rupees a month 81 30, and by the
time they board and clothe themselves
there is not much for their families cut OF
four cents day.
The average wages per day in India are
from three to five cents-prices not at all
eXorbitant when one considers that most
of the men raise large families, pay house
rent, etc. Even with these prices of say
four cents day the people are happy and
contented, and one never hears of trades
unions nor strikes.
Besides ample stables, the Raiah has
twenty-five huge Indian elephants for
excursions. These noble beasts are about
twelve feet high and of enormous size
A Car is strapped on the elephants back
and a whole family rides on one animal.
10 mount an elephant is quite task
The animal is made to kneel, and then
by means OF & step-ladder, one climbs into
the car on his back as if it were house.
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shade drawn to.keep off the sun, the
elephant swings along at an easy gait of
twenty miles an hour. One elephant was
richly caparisoned with gold embroider-
les, his ivory tusks were set with Jewels
and clasped with golden bands, for he
was one of the Princes favorites.
The Maharajah also keeps another lot of
elephants-the fighters-huge, powerful
fellows, with sharp tusks and vicious
eyes. They are trained to fight anything
and everything, but especially the wild
elephants in the mountains. They charge
at them with full speed and plunge their
tusks into their antagonists and gore them
to death.
Jeypore is also famous for its enamel
works and the cutting and setting of
other precious stones found in the State.
The native school of design is exceed
ingly interesting. Here children are sent
as apprentices for five years before they
can earn anything, but the work they do
in copper and brass is unexcelled in any
part of the world. They sit on the ground,
with a piece of brass held by the toes, a
small hammer in one hand and a small
piece of steel in the other, and with these
crude instruments they will hammer and
hammer until they finish highly orna-
mental vase or cup, the equal of anything
we saw in any other cOuntry