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July 3i{L~-Thermometer 34°. Ice f of an inch thick. The 

 changes of temperature, fo frequent and rapid in this climate, re- 

 quire that the quadnlpeds naturally belonging to it fhould have 

 fome very warm clothing, to protecl them again ft their ill effects; and 

 we find that this has been very liberally bellowed by nature. The 

 fheep has a very thick and heavy fleece j the goat has at the root of his 

 long lhaggy hair a very fine fur interfperfed generally ; the cow has a 

 material of the fame kind, not much inferior in warmth and foftrefs, 

 which I apprehend might prove a fubflitute for beaver ; the hare has her 

 fur of peculiar length and thicknefs ; and even the dog has a coat of fur 

 added to hi"? ufual covering of hair — The wild horfe (Equus Quagga*J, 

 the wild afs [Goorkhen, Onagre), and I believe the mule, the offspring of 

 thefe animalsjf are found in abundance on the mountains of Talary ; 

 but whether they have any thing of the fur kind I cannot fay ; but 

 that animal, which is here called the Baral.^ and which feems to 

 have many characters of refemblance to the deer as well as to the 

 fheep, has certainly at the bottom of the brittle hair of the former 

 j$ie mod beautiful brown furl ever faw. 



This morning the Nerba came to take leave of us, and as his be- 

 haviour had been uuiformly attentive, I was defirous of fhewing him 

 that we were fenfible of it, and accordingly gave him a double bladed 

 knife and my fword. The latter was in facl no great gift, as it was 

 bought at Najzbabad for three rupees, and was intended folely for the 

 journey. He was however highly pleafed with the compliment. His 

 name was Thar-ch and ; and he faid, that he was in the fuite of the Wazir, 

 and fhould accompany him to Lajfa. He wore a pendant in one ear, 



* Probably Equus Cabal/us, which inhabits in the natural Rate, the defcrti of great Tartarj, C. 

 + Equus Hemionut ; which rpuch lefembleg the mule, C. 

 I (J vis Ammm ? C, 



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