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Kashmir always calls up to the mind visions of 

 shawls ; and the annual tribute of the Maharajah, 

 presented in token of the supremacy of the British 

 Government, is still, as the treaty reads : " One 

 horse y twelve perfect shawl-goats of approved breed, 

 six male and six female, and three pairs of Kashmir 

 shawls" A few years ago a quarter of the inhabitants 

 of Srinagar were shawl-weavers, but the reduced demand 

 for shawls has lessened the proportion. 



We were paddled downstream under several bridges 

 to a skin-curing native, who lived in the midst of 

 many ramifications among the wooden houses. We 

 unearthed his room at last, and arranged with him 

 to cure roughly any skins we might get, before 

 sending them home to England. After much haggling, 

 I bought rather a curious leopard-skin rug, and a 

 marmot skin was thrown in as backsheesh. We saw 

 some rather fine heads and a snow leopard skin a 

 beautiful trophy shot that spring. 



From this gentleman we went to the shop of 

 Suffering Moses, well known to every visitor in 

 Srinagar. He had already visited our camp that 

 morning and had left his card, which bore the following 

 inscription : 



M. H. SUFFDUR MOGOL. 



SUFFERING MOSES. 



PAPIER MACHI MAKER AND WOOD CARVER. 

 NEW BAZOR. SRINAGAR, 



