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large and substantial as would be found in a village of similar 

 size in England. 



Mr. Thwaites met us with a small army of coolies, most of 

 whom, however, had to go away unburdened, as our instruments 

 did not arrive till the following day. For us a couple of bullock 

 carts, one of which is seen in the photograph, which was taken on 

 a later visit to the station, were provided ; and in them we rode 

 up to the camp which had been prepared for us, Mr. Thwaites 

 pointing out as we went that a road a mile and a quarter long 

 had been cleared for us from the station to the camp. 



At the camp we met our host, Mr. D. 0. Morris, to whose 

 thoughtfulness and energy we already felt we owed much, a 

 sense which was to increase every day. The sight of the little 



TAI.XI RAILWAY STATION*. 



camp itself was sufficient to show us that everything possible 

 for our help and comfort would be done. For its site a space of 

 ten or twelve acres of cotton and jowari fields had been cleared. 

 The dwelling camp occupied the south of this area, where stood 

 a pretty grove of tamarind and mango trees, under the tallest 

 of which the mess tent had been pitched, whilst the sleeping 

 tents ran in a straight line due east and west ; so far as possible 

 also under the shade of trees. Paths from tent to tent had 

 been carefully prepared, and a path about one hundred and fifty 

 yards in length and stretching due north brought us to the line 

 of our observing huts, placed quite out in the open, and as far as 

 possible from any tree which could spoil our horizon. Before 

 each tent stood a lamp-post, so that we might run no risk of 



