44 AGRICULTURE, FRUIT, ETC. 



the Arabs, wlio never tire of hearing those of the 

 celebrated " Arabian Niofhts." 



Ten to twelve miles from Jubbulpore there are two 

 conical hills of white marble, about 120 feet high, 

 which, for several centuries past, have furnished 

 building material for many palaces and tombs in 

 the Punjab and elsewhere. These hills are separated 

 by a gorge of two miles in length, into which a water- 

 fall descends, and are seen to great advantage from 

 the opposite side of the broad sheet or lake formed 

 by the Nerbudda, since the reflection on the water 

 materially heightens the general eflect of this pretty 

 bit of scenery. The journey, although fatiguing, is 

 well worth the exertion. 



Agriculture flourishes in the Jubbulpore district, 

 owing to its salubrious climate ; the gardens contain 

 magnificent flowers, and the hedges are gay with 

 crimson cacti and euphorbise, whilst orchards produce 

 a great variety of fruit, amongst which the guava, 

 of a delicate strawberry flavour, is particularly prized. 

 The labouring class, as in most parts of India, here 

 carry everything on long bamboo poles balanced across 

 the shoulder, frequently placing a baby or small child 

 — very precocious little beings, with black hair and 

 piercing eyes — in a basket at one end, their goods at 

 the other. 



