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intermission all day we would turn to 

 account by putting up thick kaskas screens ; 

 and, by constantly keeping these wet, the 

 good soaking of water cools the hot air 

 that blows through them, and thus the 

 house, or tent, becomes nice and fresh. 

 I do not know of any people who study 

 their comfort so much as the European 

 residents of India; they certainly under- 

 stand the method of making themselves 

 comfortable, and it is absolutely necessary 

 for their health that they should do so. 



I had just taken up my cheroot prepara- 

 tory to smoking it after breakfast, when 

 one of my attendants entered the tent to 

 say that some jugglers were waiting to 

 exhibit their skill before the great English 

 sahib, and, as I was heartily tired of my 

 own reflections, I desired they might be 

 shewn in. The party consisted of three 



