SURVEY OF THE GANGES. 52g» 



reiiiedy against fevers, when pounded and taken inwardly. 



A FEW articles of porcelain are also brought down ; but the demand 

 for them is small, as also for tea, of which they import only the qaantity 

 required for their own private consumption. Hill ponies, called Gunts, Char 

 Singhas and .Ch'ha-Singhas, or sheep with four and six horns, and the Sura 

 Gde* or cow from which the Chaurs are supplied, are also brougfit from 

 those transalpine regions. Of the latter, we saw several grazing in the 

 valley. It is about the size of a common buffaloe, but the head has a 

 great resemblance to that of the ox. The ears are small, the horns 

 long, curved inwardly, with a little outward bend at the point. The 

 forehead and hump are covered with a kind of wool : from the shoulder 

 to the knee, and along the flanks in a line with the lower ribs, also from 

 the haunches, the hair falls, lank and straight, to the length of ten or 

 twelve inches. The tail, which is the most singular part, is set on like 

 that of a horse, and the long hair commences from the upper joint. This 

 animal is considered very strong and hardy. The people of Mdnah 

 make use of them both for carriage and for riding. They are of different 

 colours, but the black appear to be the most common. 



Dogs are also brought down by these people; and two or three very 

 fine ones were offered to us for sale. One of them was a remarkably fine 

 animal, as large as a good sized J^ewjoundland dog, with very long hair 

 and a head resembling a mastiff's. His tail was of an amazing length, 

 like the brush of a ^o:^, and curled half way over his back. He was 

 however so fierce, that he would allow no stranger to approach him; and 

 the same fault was observable in the rest of this species. Having staid 



* Bos grunnicns, or YaJc of Turiarj/. 

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