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eating drugs, a more miserable and destitute class 
of men may be rarely seen. The neighbouring 
districts have no such natural advantages, and for 
this reason, labour being necessary to their subsistence, 
they form a striking contrast to the Baharas. Whole 
miles of country may be passed, upon the western 
bank of the river, producing nothing better than a 
few rushes and scanty jungle grass; the true soil, 
which would probably be found as productive as that 
of Bahar, being deeply buried under a succession of 
sand hillocks, blown up from the river-bed. Even 
the vicinity of Monea, which is laboriously irrigated, 
would present but a barren aspect were it not for 
the mango and tamarind groves, which wonderfully 
enliven the monotony of sand-hills and scattered 
palms. 
Monea has been a town of considerable import- 
ance, and all around it are the remains of temples, 
mosques, and tombs, presenting a singular mixture of 
the Moslem and Hindoo styles. The principal object 
of attraction among these is the Mausoleum of Muk- 
doom Shah, a prince of the family of Oude, which, 
though in a state of great decay, is a fine specimen 
of ancient Moslem architecture, and is now used by 
Mussulmans as a mosque. It forms the middle dis- 
tance of the annexed plate, from which it is hoped a 
correct idea of it may be formed. The material is a 
fine grey stone, very carefully wrought and put to- 
gether, without any cement in the walls. In the 
