484 Mr. STEWART’S Account of 
pleat,, did i not mention the four.ces from which this 
country, fo apparently poor and unfruitful, draws afup- 
ply of the foreign articles of convenience and luxury, 
which I have occafi.on.aliy faid they : poffefs t I fliall juft 
obferve, that,.befides their lefs traffic with their neigh- 
bours in horfes, hogs, rock -fait, coarfe cloths, and other 
articles, they enjoy four ftaple. articles, which are fuffi- 
cient in themfelves to procure every foreign commodity 
of which they lfand in need; all of which are natural 
productions, and deferve to be particularly noticed. The 
firft, though the leaf! confiderable, is that of. the cow- 
tails, fo famous all over India, Perfia,.and.the other, king- 
doms of the Eaft. It is produced by a fpecies of cow 
or bullock different from what I believe is found in any 
other country. It is of a larger fize than, the common 
Thibet breed, has fhort horns, and no-hump on its back. 
Its. ficin is covered with whitilh hair of a filky appear- 
ance ; but its chief Angularity is in its tail, which fpreads 
out broad and long, with flowing' hairs, like that of a 
beautiful m are, but much finer and far more gloffy. Mr. 
roole fent down, two of this breed to Mr. Hastings, 
but they died before they reached Calcutta. The- tails fed' 
very high, and are ufed, mounted on filver handles, for 
Chrowras, or brufhes, to chafe away the flies ; and nft 
map of cQnfequence, in India ever goes out, or fits in> 
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