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chap, to avoid the contact of woollen clothes and 
, vr ~ , carpets, he may consider himself secure. 
Domestic A favourite beverage of sour milk mixed 
Manners" 1 with water, the youirt of the Turks, is fouud to 
Tatars. k e request among the Tahtars, as among the 
Laplanders. They all shave their heads, both 
young and old : and in their houses they wear 
a sort of scull-cap; over this, in winter, is 
placed a larger and loftier helmet of wool ; or 
during summer, a turban. Their legs, in winter, 
are swathed in cloth bandages, like those worn 
throughout Russia, and their teet arc covered by 
the kind of sandal before represented*. In sum- 
mer, their legs and their feet are naked. Their 
shirts, like those in Turkey, are wide and loose 
at the sleeves, hanging down below the ends of 
their fingers. If they have occasion to use their 
hands, either to eat or to work, they cast back 
the sleeve of the shirt upon the shoulder; 
leaving the arm bare. The jaeket or waistcoat 
is generally of silk and cotton : the trowsers are 
made very large, full, and loose ; and, although 
bound tight below the knee, they fall in thick folds 
upon the calf of the leg. A small pocket, in the 
waistcoat, below the breast, serves to keep the 
(l) See the Vignette to the Tenth Chapter of the First Volume. 
