INTRODUCTION 



" dirzy " (at once the joy and the terror of every 

 Memsahib) will, with small expenditure of time and 

 money, fashion them into garments of comfortable 

 shape and decent cut. The "ptittoo" (homespun) 

 merchants also sell splendidly warm cloaks lined with 

 fur, a great comfort when on the exposed mountains; 

 vast boots of the same material stretching nearly up 

 to the thigh, very valuable when camping in damp 

 places; and sleeping bags which they will make of 

 puttoo or numdah (felt) lined with wool or fur. 

 These numdahs are soft and thick, and can be purchased 

 in practically any colour or any size and embroidered 

 charmingly in crewels, according to the taste of the 

 purchaser. They are used for almost every purpose, 

 and are equally convenient for all as mats in one's 

 boat or tent, coverings for the lounge, bed quilts, as 

 hold-alls when over-prolonged sleep has left but little 

 time for packing before an early start, the handy 

 headman dexterously with some string fastening the 

 sides together. 



There are two good English agencies, both managed 

 by retired officers, where all camp outfit can be hired or 

 bought, and thus the great cost of transport into the 

 country is saved, and the purchase of the most useful 

 articles ensured, for at both agencies reliable informa- 

 tion can be had as to the condition of the various parts of 

 the valley, and care will be taken to equip the happy 

 traveller with the camp outfit most suitable to require- 

 ments. Parsee shops hold a very fair assortment of 

 the foreign groceries craved for by our countrymen, 



