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interest, and an entire change in one's habits of 

 life. Of these provinces the little-known peninsula 

 of Kathiawar is the most interesting ; and I had for 

 long had my eye on it, as a sort of Indian bonne 

 bouche, before a favourable opportunity occurred of 

 taking a run through it. Some little time has 

 elapsed since that visit was made ; but, happily for 

 itself, the Kathiawar peninsula has not yet been 

 overwhelmed by the intolerable rushing tide of 

 modern events ; and, beyond a steady improvement 

 in the action both of the English officials and the 

 Kathi chiefs, to which I shall allude, there has been 

 little or no change in it since my visit. There I had 

 the privilege of seeing a large province entirely, or 

 almost entirely, under the rule of native princes, 

 with its population in a feudal state, and little 

 affected by the progress of English ideas and rule. 

 Many warlike tribes were met with which, it is 

 true, were no longer permitted to indulge in war, 

 yet retained all the traditions and feelings of a not 

 distant period when they constantly did so. And 

 this province presented also antiquarian remains of 

 the highest interest and importance, together with 

 great series of elaborate temples sacred to the religion 

 of the Jains, a corrupt form of Buddhism which still 

 survives and flourishes in that part of the world. 

 Thus I had the opportunity of seeing much of the 

 interior working of Indian native states ; of mingling 

 with their princes and ministers ; of combining an 



