The sun., 1903-12-13

! would Keep him suppneo -N1tn-iooo'- P"'' =,
! ing it in to him every day through smati
aperture. while. spring OF water IN ms
cell furnished him with drink But the
two men were not allowed to look at one
another, Or were they allowed ever to
speak Should 1t be necessary to make
| any communication OF importance 10 the
| Doge- -tsang Raspa, 1t would be written on
strip of paper. and left in. the aperture
The enforced recluse spent his time IN
meditating, land studying the holy scriptures
Of his faith. asked what would happen
| to him II he fell i'll, and wan told by way OF
answer that he was 80 holy, he never did
fall i'll, and, II he had done 80. he possessed
a remedy that was enectual against all the
slcknesses in the world. Every Dogg -tsang
Raspa before him had gone through the
same process OF publication. At the end
of the six years he would come down to
Himis, and, when he died, his spirit would
pass into new Dogg -tsang Raspa, There
were, 1t seemed, about 800 larnas attached
to the monastery OF Himis, and most OF
them spent the winter. at other religious
houses, or in the town Of Ieh, They were,
however, all supported by the monastery
of Himis, which is rich, and possesses a
large area Of cultivated ground. DR..
Hedin recalls the fact that a few years ago
Russian traveller astonished the world
by pretended discovery at Himis Of
manuscript describing the life Of Jesus.
As the forger, has been already sufficiently
exposed, only cursory allusion to the
matter is made in the book before us.
'1 W..
To those familiar with the record of ex-
ploration in Central Asia it Is known that
DR.. Hedin was already acquainted with the
conditions OF travel in that region. Ex-
perience had taught him exactly what he
needed to take with him what, on the one
hand, was Indispensable, and what, on the
other, he could do without He had to plan
for a three years journey, during large
part OF which he would be, not only beyond
the verge OF civilization but in desert
where shelter, food and even water would
only be procurable at intervals. On this
| occasion his equipment was incomparably
more extensive than that VIII ich had been
provided for his former expedition. Weare
informed that all told his baggage weighed
about 70 cwt. and was slowed away in
two dozen cases, most of them specially
made for convenience Of transport on the
backs Of horses. The list of the articles
comprised ip DIR. Hedin's equipment will
interest those who may contemplate for
themselves journey in uncivilized parts
| of the world. The astronomical instru-
ments consisted of Universal Travellers
theodolite, made by Hildebrand. and three
chronometers, two Of which came from
Kullberg in London We learn with sur
| prise that these Instruments, although
ri pJar 1lotr 10, kL<z
est care and the most delicate handling,
suffered no harm throughout the journey,
and were just as good at the end Of 1t as
they had been at the beginning. The
typographical Instruments embraced a
! levelling tube with staff scales and other
accessories, levelling mirror, tape COM
| passes, a prismatic compass with dioptric
trimmings and plane table, with stand and
| diopter. Dr. Hedin had two velocity in.
| struments, made in Stockholm. which could
be used in rowing as we'll as riding. The
meteorological equipment was complete.
| Among the instruments may be mentioned
a self-regstering barometer and a self
! registering thermometer. each calculated
TO run thirteen days. Their glass cases
fitted SO closely that neither sandstorm
nor atmospheric dust was able to penetrate
tieiH uIi' unpdH tIetT eulCIenCy. Inc
explorer took with him no fewer than IS
pairs of spectacles, but very few came
back whole ...
regions, were in great demand among the
men of the travellers various caravans,
and the natives generally. As to weapons
DR.. Hedin carried the same which he had
used in ls9s-s7. that is to say. rifles and re-
volveH. Among conveniences may be
named folding bed, which was used in
summer; in winter and whilst journey
ing through Tibet the explorer generally
slept on the ground. or especial service
on several occasions was a patent folding
boat. 1t consisted of two sections, which,
when in use, were Joined together, the
whole making a very light load for one horse,
and, indeed, could be carried by man.
It's appurtenances embraced two oars
with rowlocks, mast, sail and two life
buoys. As to Photographic equipment,
DR.. Hedin was supplied with Watson's
camera, a Richards verscope camera,
Kodak Junior and a Daylight Kodak.
The plates constituted the heaviest item
in the travellers baggage. Some $500
negatives were taken. A number of small
things. such as knives, daggers, chains,
Watcnes, compasse6 and musical boxes
were intended as presents for the natives.
A first class knife is valued in Cent raj Asia
at a great deal more than it's pecuniary
worth in Europe. In many cases gifts Of
this kind are more esteemed than cash.
That the stock of stationery must have
made pretty heavy package will be obvious
when we say that DR.. Hedin's maps filed
1,l49 sheets and his diaries covered $500
pages. In the way Of edible stores, he
carried eight cases Of preserved foods,
which proved of immense utility, especially
such delicacies as turtle and OK tail
soups, which only needed to be heated.
just as they were in their tins. Besides
some scientific works Of reference and
treatises on Buddhism. DR.. Hedin took
with him Bible. a Psalm Book and a small
book of devotion called Good Thoughts
for Every Day which formed a link be-
tween him and his friends at home.
M. VIII.
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