of the Kingdom of Thibet. 4.73 
with rice and wheat from Bengal and other countries in 
their neighbourhood. They alfo are fupplied with fifh 
from the rivers in their own and the neighbouring pro- 
vinces, falted and fent into the interior parts. They have 
no want of animal food from the cattle, fheep, and hogs, 
Which are raifed on their hills; and are not deftitute of 
game, though I believe it is not abiindant. They have a 
lingular method of preparing their mutton, by expoling 
the carcafe entire, after the bowels are taken out, to the 
Sun and bleak northern winds which blow in the months 
of Auguft and September, without froft, and fo dry up 
the juices and parch the Ikin, that the meat will keep un- 
corrupted for the year round. This they generally eat 
raw, without any other preparation. Mr. bogle was 
often regaled with this dilh, which, however unpalatable 
at firft, he fays, he afterwards preferred to their drelfed 
mutton juft killed, which was generally lean, tough, and 
rank. It was alfo very common for the head men, in the 
villages through which he palled, to make him prefents 
of lheep fo prepared, fet before him on their legs as if 
they had been alive, which at firft had a very odd ap- 
pearance. 
The religion and political conftitution of this country, 
which are intimately blended together, would make a 
conliderable chapter in its hiftory. It fuffices for me to 
Vol. LXVII. Q q q fay, 
