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Innumerable are the advantages attributed to its use; in short, it 
seems one of those highly esteemed luxuries, which the lovers of cold 
water are well entitled to appropriate to themselves, and are particu¬ 
larly prone to indulge in. Nor is it surprising, from its reputed good 
qualities, that it is held in the highest estimation, both amongst the 
humblest, and the most exalted ranks in society. It is invariably 
olfered on all occasions of ceremony and compliment, in India, by the 
host to his visitors; it most commonly, as was observed before, is pro¬ 
duced immediately before the conclusion of a visit; so that the guest 
always considers the call for attar and pawn, as the immediate pre¬ 
lude to his dismission, and, of course, prepares to take his leave the 
moment it is presented. 
Such a length of time had been occupied in this, and my first visit, 
that the evening was rapidly advancing when my company departed. 
