THE TA-TO TAMA IN CENTER WITH A TARGE GOITER 



This disease is very prevalent throughout the Himalayas, and is believed to be caused by 



drinking snow water 



SIM PTE AND KINDT Y PEOPTE 



I have always found the Bhutanese, as 

 well as the Sikkim people, very appreci- 

 ative of English food, and as they are 

 Buddhists, with no question of caste, they 

 consider it an honor to be asked to meals, 

 and are most anxious to return any hos- 

 pitality they receive, in marked contrast 

 to the natives of India, who are defiled 

 and outcasted by such intercourse with 

 strangers. It is a great factor in helping 

 forward friendly relations, and although, 

 out of politeness, they never refuse to 

 taste wine, nearly all the officials are ex- 

 tremely abstemious. 



At Poonakha the others jocularly re- 

 marked that the Zung Donyer, being so 

 much older, was a seasoned vessel and 

 must drink for the rest of them, and 

 often passed the half-emptied glasses on 

 to him to finish ; but at the same time 

 they kept a strict watch to see that the 

 strange spirits whose strength they were 

 unaware of should not overcome him. 



After dinner I showed the Tango Lama 

 a stereoscope, with views of Europe, and 

 he so enjoyed it that I gave it to him 

 when he called to take leave. He asked 

 me if I had brought with me any toy 

 animals, mentioning in particular an ele- 

 phant, as he wanted them to place before 

 a new shrine they were making at Tango. 

 By a great piece of luck I had a toy ele- 

 phant that waved its trunk and grunted ; 

 also a donkey that gravely wagged its 

 head, and a goat that on pressure emitted 

 some weird sounds. He was greatly de- 

 lighted with them and bore them off in 

 triumph, but whether to assist his wor- 

 ship or amuse his children I do not know. 



Next day, on leaving, he asked if I 

 had a model of a cow, but that, unfortu- 

 nately, was not forthcoming. It was an 

 excellent idea, bringing models of ani- 

 mals and simple mechanical toys among 

 the presents, and they are most popular 

 as gifts, a jumping rabbit being in great 

 demand. It shows the simple nature of 



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