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black in the middle, with a circle of red on the outfide." This was 

 placed in a roll or cufhion of cloth which it fitted tightly. The arrows 

 were tipped with wooden balls, fomc of which were foiid, and others 

 hollow, with four holes in the end, which caufed a whirling found as 

 the arrow flew through the air. When the arrow miffed the target, 

 and ft rue k again ft the butt, it fell to the ground ; if it hit the foft (hell of 

 the target, it did not difengage the bull's eye ; and no arrow was ac- 

 counted a {hot, but that which diflodged the eye from the target. 

 When (truck out, the eye did not fall, but dropped a few inches lower 

 than the circle, where it was held by a firing from an upper projecting 

 rod. This is altogether not a bad contrivance, as it prevents difputes. 

 Thefe people pull the bow more in the-Engliflt mannerthanin that of the 

 Chine/e, their neighbours and mailers; but their intlruments are very 

 indifferent; and they are not formidable archers. They ufe alfo the 

 .fling-, but I had not an opportunity of feeing them exercife with it. Leav- 

 ing the archers, we afcended to the top of a hill about 300 feet above 

 the level of the lower town, along a zigzag road, and through fome 

 winding paffages excavated with little art in the flrata of gravel and in- 

 durated clay. The iniide of this temple was by no means forich as 

 that on the other fide, and the pried complained of poverty. He faid, 

 he felt an interelt in our welfare, and recommended our departing 

 without delay, as the governing people, were not good, and we mi^ht, 

 ■if we flayed long, be caught by fevere weather, and perifh. We 

 thanked the old man for his good advice, and left him more fubftantial 

 proof of our regard, for which he was very grateful and placed round 

 our necks fmall flripes of gauze. During our flay, the Gelums began an 

 evening Hymn, which was pot unmufical; but, in a very fmall cell fa- 

 cred to Bh'avani, three perfons were making a noife not unlike the 

 quick chirping of gnfshoppers. There were fmall flatuesofthe lad 

 Surfj bans Raja, his fon, daughte^prieuYtreafurer, and other perfons of his 



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