In Native Homes 
Though the central court of an average com¬ 
pound is used as a kind of barnyard, it is kept in 
a comparatively decent condition. The poultry 
destroy what they can eat, the sheep and goats 
assist them as scavengers as far as they can, and 
the pigs and the dogs finish up most that is left. 
In front of the piazza, also, all around the court, 
the ground is frequently swept by those who 
live in that part of the house. The natives are 
very far from being untidy either in personal 
habits or in dress. They bathe once and some¬ 
times twice a day, and their clothes are reason¬ 
ably clean. 
The main articles of dress worn by the males 
are a kind of loose trousers called shocoto, a cloth 
worn like a Highlander’s plaid and a brimless 
cloth cap. Ordinarily they are barefooted, but 
when walking on journeys they wear sandals, 
and when riding they protect their feet with a 
loose morocco shoe or with European boots. 
When not engaged in manual labor,- the men 
also wear a sleeveless vest under their shoulder- 
cloth. The shocoto is girt about the waist and 
extends to the knees and sometimes to the 
ankles. In the place of this, young men some¬ 
times wear a garment exactly like a Highlander’s 
Hilt Mussulmans always wear a turban, Among 
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