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IS 175.2 Story of an Emigrant.
dozen coolies who are almost naked are seen running: among
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the carriages sprinkling water on the streets from goat
skins, to keep the dust down.
There comes a family procession of the lower class writh a
basket of bananas and wreaths of flowers going to the
river Ganges to offer sacrifices and enjoy an evening bath in
the open river. Early every morning thousands upon thou-
hindoo merchants.
sands may be seen in the streets bent on a similar errand.
Men from Cashmere, Afghanistan, China, Arabia, Thibet,
etc., are seen in the throng, dressed in their native costumes.
It is a strange and beautiful picture to look at for a little
while. I have described only a small portion of it, for fear
of tiring the reader.
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