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they gather and dry, it constituting the whole of these animals’ 
food, and it certainly keeps them in the highest condition. As 
this sort of provender is cheap, the poorest individual almost, 
can turn out excellently mounted, and at a moment’s warning; 
it being the custom always to keep a horse or two saddled in 
each village, to give the alarm to the neighbourhood if any 
number of strange horsemen make their appearance. These 
natives are of the tribe of Gheshgi, and for the most part great 
and professed plunderers, never losing an opportunity, when 
they can accomplish it with safety. Notwithstanding this known 
character of themselves, they are in constant dread of the 
Shizogi, a tribe near them, who, they swear, are the greatest 
robbers and rascals in the world. In the immediate vicinity of 
that tribe, scarce a village is to be seen, but hereabouts they 
are numerous. The most part of the cultivation is effected 
without irrigation, which the natives call Daimee, trusting to 
Heaven for a few showers for their crops, during the growing 
season. Their hospitality is noted, and they make it a point to 
supply the stranger with whatever his travelling wants may 
require besides. On one occasion, the man in whose house I 
halted, borrowed barley of one of his neighbours for my horses, 
rather than confess he had none. Nor is it possible to make 
them fix a price for any thing given you; they are amply content 
with a small present on coming away. 
“ From this village (Dewan-derrah) we continued our route 
to-day, still south. The country was far more mountainous ; 
and in somewhat more than the distance of a larsang, we 
crossed the Kizzil-ouzan. This spot is about three marches 
(21 farsangs) to the west of the bridge at Koflan-kou, near Mianna. 
After about six miles more, we passed the village of Zagha; and 
