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remain to idle away in the various pleasing distractions 

 of a hill station, yet it is as well to be able to resort 

 quickly to the habitations of men, when an attack of 

 spleen or ennui renders such a change desirable. 



It may not be superfluous, however, to add a few 

 observations regarding the Kangra districts. The hill 

 station of the latter is Dhurmsala; it can be reached 

 from most parts of the valley in a day or two. 



A valuable report on the climate of Dhurmsala will 

 be found in the Appendix, by Dr. T. Lawrence, civil 

 surgeon of the station. It is the first that has been 

 offered to the public, and it cannot fail to prove most 

 interesting. 



Beautiful, when viewed from the valley beneath, on 

 reaching the height of the station a true idea can alone 

 be obtained of its magnificent position. Here and there 

 the white, airy, and picturesque houses can be seen 

 jutting out on the various prominences, marking the 

 distance in the rocky hills or in the undulating mass of 

 foliage, sprinkled with blossoms of variegated hue, which 

 surround them. Below, deep gorges, or more gradual 

 ravines, meet the eye, whose shelving sides are covered 

 with woods or terraced into cultivated patches, inter- 

 sected by winding roads which reflect from their hardened 

 surface the bright light, wherewith a warm Eastern sun, 

 undimmed by clouds, animates the chequered scene of 

 light and shade. The fruitful valley lies peacefully 

 beneath, luxuriant with fresh green crops, while the 

 numerous little hills, softened by the great distance, 

 seem like the varied mounds left on the sea-shore by 



