76 IBEX SHOOTING 



right into the end of the tunnel ; this is the 

 mouthpiece, and behold ! the pipe is com- 

 plete. The big hole is the bowl, the tun- 

 nel the stem, and the hollow weed forms 

 the mouthpiece. You lie down on your 

 face to smoke it. The extraordinary thing 

 about it is that it gives an uncommonly 

 good and cool smoke. Lassoo enjoyed 

 tobacco freely ; but Muksooda was not 

 allowed to smoke, as Lassoo said it was 

 bad for his " wind," but all the same he 

 used to have a suck at the pipe whenever 

 he got a chance, and Lassoo wasn't looking. 

 A great many hillmen do not smoke for 

 this reason ; and as a substitute they always 

 carry snuff with them in a twist of paper ; 

 this they rub into their teeth, and they say 

 it has very much the same soothing effect 

 as a pipe. I tried it too, but gave it up as 

 nothing like as good. 



It was now about seven o'clock ; and as 

 we had lots of time to spare before three in 

 the afternoon, my men found me a nice dry 

 place out of the wind, and I got my book 



