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as they had come. Murder, however, was not part 

 of their programme, and they had no connection 

 whatever with Thuggists ; in fact, the two factions 

 hated each other most cordially. Dacoitism is not 

 quite extinct, and raids are sometimes heard of even 

 in the i3resent days of high-pressure civilization. 



To return for a moment to the School of Industry, 

 I found its inmates occupied in the manufacturing of 

 carpets, as well as towels, shoes, and specially tents. 

 The latter are known far and wide ; they are used by 

 all the army, and beautiful specimens in colours are pro- 

 duced for State occasions. The place is well worth 

 a visit, if only to watch the weaving of rugs and 

 carpets, done entirely by hand. Their old native 

 patterns are deservedly prized, as well as the com- 

 bination of colours, all harsh contrasts being avoided. 

 Excepting at Vellore, I don't think there are finer 

 specimens produced in India. 



The town of Jubbulpore, although not large, is 

 rather pretty ; it has a handsome bazaar, consisting of 

 numerous arcades, supported by columns, where there 

 must have been many hundreds of people engaged 

 in buying and selling every description of provision^ 

 and small shops well stocked with silver ornaments, 

 bangles, bracelets, ear, nose, and ankle rings — these 

 are much coveted all over India. Most of the 



