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PHKYGIA.
have travelled another day thirty-six miles, and am still in
the mountains, having scarcely seen a tree the whole way;
the road lay over a series of gentle hills and long valleys
bounded on either side by high mountains, covered with
snow, their summits of marble and of a porous weather-
beaten limestone, stratified and cavernous. The long plain
of DumMri-ovasy (the Buffalo-plain) has several villages
along its line, placed on the declivity of its bounding hills,
and all known by the general name of Dumbari; we passed
through one, and I inquired for ruins, but none were to be
heard of. I rode to the burial-ground, as the best index of
the age of the neighbouring places, but no " old stones"
were to be found there. I noticed a number of newly-
formed graves, two then open ready for the dead; and
on turning round, saw assembled a multitude of people
advancing towards me; as they approached the graves they
paused to pray, setting down two biers. They probably
formed the whole population of the place, perhaps with the
addition of friends from the neighbouring villages. I soon
learned that the plague had been some time in the valley,
and that the persons whose bodies were now brought for
burial had died that morning. Hearing this I did not cross
over to another village opposite, although I understand
several relics of an ancient town exist there. The next
burial-ground we passed had also a long row of newly-
formed graves. The plague had visited Sandlookee, the
town we had passed at the head of the valley two months
before ; finding however, on my approach to this place (Cat-
chiburloo), that no case had occurred here for a month, I
have not thought it necessary to pitch my tent, allowing
my servant, who is rather an alarmist, to ride forward and
inquire into the state of the village.
"Without discussing the causes of the disease, I will
notice the seasons and situations in which I meet with it.
The country I have passed is certainly from five to six thou-
imfeiklfrf
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ST'.' . . '
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PHKYGIA.
have travelled another day thirty-six miles, and am still in
the mountains, having scarcely seen a tree the whole way;
the road lay over a series of gentle hills and long valleys
bounded on either side by high mountains, covered with
snow, their summits of marble and of a porous weather-
beaten limestone, stratified and cavernous. The long plain
of DumMri-ovasy (the Buffalo-plain) has several villages
along its line, placed on the declivity of its bounding hills,
and all known by the general name of Dumbari; we passed
through one, and I inquired for ruins, but none were to be
heard of. I rode to the burial-ground, as the best index of
the age of the neighbouring places, but no " old stones"
were to be found there. I noticed a number of newly-
formed graves, two then open ready for the dead; and
on turning round, saw assembled a multitude of people
advancing towards me; as they approached the graves they
paused to pray, setting down two biers. They probably
formed the whole population of the place, perhaps with the
addition of friends from the neighbouring villages. I soon
learned that the plague had been some time in the valley,
and that the persons whose bodies were now brought for
burial had died that morning. Hearing this I did not cross
over to another village opposite, although I understand
several relics of an ancient town exist there. The next
burial-ground we passed had also a long row of newly-
formed graves. The plague had visited Sandlookee, the
town we had passed at the head of the valley two months
before ; finding however, on my approach to this place (Cat-
chiburloo), that no case had occurred here for a month, I
have not thought it necessary to pitch my tent, allowing
my servant, who is rather an alarmist, to ride forward and
inquire into the state of the village.
"Without discussing the causes of the disease, I will
notice the seasons and situations in which I meet with it.
The country I have passed is certainly from five to six thou-
imfeiklfrf
-
ST'.' . . '
htrr ;■ ■■*
ism;: • %
^utoivtj
topi*