IN EASTERN COURDISTAN. 
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at eight beyond, that of Kelhoor-abad, and soon after Magah. 
It was here that I first observed a garden, and some trees 
about their huts ; the cause of which general absence of such 
appendages originates from those villages being only occupied 
during the winter months ; as soon as summer commences, the 
whole population quitting their huts, encamp under tents within 
shade of the hills. A very striking circumstance appears to 
a stranger, in the manners and habits of the women. The 
fair of this part of Courdistan go about as unrestrained, and 
with their faces as unconcealed, as the females in Europe. 
Indeed, this is the only part of their persons they bestow no 
pains to hide, whilst in Persia it is the only part the women are 
anxious to cover, the dress of those ladies naturally exposing 
all from their necks to their hips ; whilst on the contrary, a 
large loose shift, or single robe, hides the charms of these 
mountain-nymphs, from their necks to their ankles ; under this 
some wear trowsers. Generally speaking, the dress of the 
lower order of people here is of a much coarser material than 
among the Persians of the same class, particularly with respect 
to the men. Their address and manners are infinitely more 
free, uncouth, and uncivilised, and rendered more so from the 
savage liberty they enjoy in the bosom of the mountains. Indeed, 
I verily believe no barbarians, of any country, have so inherent 
a propensity to rapine; which too natural bent is daily aug¬ 
menting in violence, from the wretched state of poverty in which 
they are kept by the severity, extortion, and cruelty of their 
Wally. Magah is called five farsangs from Dewan-derrah. 
“ We journeyed south over a mountainous and thinly inha¬ 
bited country ; at least all appeared so along the road we took^ 
till we arrived at Nazir, a distance of seven farsangs. It is not 
