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SHEEP AS BEASTS OF BURDEN. 



raw hide ; and a small cap either of felt or woollen cloth, 

 sometimes with fur-lined lappets for covering the ears. Some 

 of these people were rather profusely adorned with rude 

 ornaments, principally consisting of silver amulets, strings of 

 large coral or other beads, and large lumps of rough amber 

 and turquoise, either real or sham, worn round the neck. 



The occupation of both sexes appeared to be spinning wool 

 with their spindles, which, whether sitting or strolling, they 

 kept perpetually twirling, even when tending their large 

 droves of sheep and goats. These animals they use as beasts 



Tibetan " Chttckmuck," for striking a light. 



of burden, each carrying down from Tibet its little load of 

 borax or salt in a small pair of bags, and returning with them 

 refilled with rice or other grain. The heavier articles are 

 carried on stout ponies, or on yaks the bovine cattle of 

 Tibet. 



The women had very much the same dress and general 

 appearance as the men, excepting a long narrow flap of cloth, 

 extending from the top of the head down the back to below 

 the waist, and ornamented with bits of amber, turquoise, coral, 

 and cowry shells. They were strongly built like the men, 

 but, as a rule, not a whit less plain in feature. The excep- 



