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MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. 
presses all feuds, and arranges 
the. order of march, and the 
means of defence; the whole di- 
vision moves in a body; parties 
of chosen men protect the front, 
the flanks, and the rear, while 
the other Naussers drive on the 
sheep and camels, and hold them- 
selves ready to repel any attack 
that may be made by their ene- 
mies. They had need, indeed, 
to be prepared, for the predatory 
disposition of the Vizeerees is 
sharpened by long enmity ; and 
they give no quarter to any Naus- 
ser that falls into their hands. At 
length they reach the pass of 
Zirkunny, issue out into the 
plains, and are spread over the 
whole of Damaun from the fron- 
tier of Upper Sind to the hills of 
the Murwuts. Each horde has a 
particular tract where it is accus- 
tomed toencamp, andround which 
it ranges as the supply of forage 
requires. They encamp in circles 
within which they shut up their 
cattle at night. ‘Their life is now 
idle and unvaried, except when 
enlivened by hunting, which they 
keenly pursue, and which is al- 
most their only active employ- 
ment. The women do all the la- 
bour, pitch the tents, gather the 
wood, jbring in water, and cook 
the dinner: the men only saunter 
out with the sheep and camels, 
and for this labour a very few 
men suffice. The rich hire out 
their cattle during their long 
halts, but the owner makes over 
the duty of accompanying them 
to some poor man, who gets a 
third of the hire for his labour. 
The women are never conceal- 
ed; but the same chastity and 
modesty which distinguishall rude 
tribes is common among them. 
485 
When the snow has melted on 
Soloman’s throne; the chief of the 
Nausser camps send tothe Khaun 
of the whole, to fix atime fora 
council: on the appointed day 
they all repair to his camp, de- 
termine their route, appoint Chel- 
washtees, and soon after break 
up their camps and commence 
their return to Khorassaun. 
The Naussers, as has beenseen, 
depend entirely on theirflocks and 
herds; the fleeces of their sheep 
supply the materials for their 
tents, their carpets, and the sacks 
which hold their flour ; their pos- 
teens, and some other articles are 
made of sheep skins: the milk of 
the ewe affords the cheese, butter, 
and cooroot, which is their usual 
diet, and its flesh is their only 
Juxury. ; 
The produce of their sheep, 
and the hire of their camels, also 
furnish the means of obtaining 
the few articles they require from 
without; and the carriage of their 
tents and other property, which 
is so material to wandering peo- 
ple, is entirely performed by the 
camels. Their sheep and camels 
are extremely. numerous, and 
every part of their economy 1s 
adapted to the moving life which 
is necessary to feed such a num- 
ber of animals: their tents are 
small and light: their whole pro- 
perty isa suit or two of clothes, 
a few sacks of flour, with half a 
dozen earthen pots, and one or 
two of brass. 
Their dress is between those of 
the east, and the west; but their 
loose white turbans seems to make 
it most resemble the former. 
In their persons they are small 
black, and ugly ; they are barba- 
rous in their manners, and rude 
