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2 Helmimd, live in Kizhdees, or black tents, which it lip llMVeftn^:
3 cessar}' now to describe more particularly.
4 The Kizhdees of (he common people are from twenty to twenty-
5 five feet lon^r, ten or twelve feet broad, and eight or t^ine feet high.
6 They are supported by a row of poles, generally three in number,
7 and are pitched like common u nis, in such a manner that the lowest
8 part of the cloth which fomis tht' roof, is four or five leet from the
9 ground. This space is closfd by a curtain, which hanij;s down truni
10 the edge of the roof, and u tied to tent pina driven imio the ground
11 for the purpose. They are composed of coarse black camlet, some-
12 time.s single, and i^ometimes double, which aflTords excellent shelter
13 from the weather; the threads of the blanket swell as soon us they
14 are wetted, so that it& texiurey naturally close, inam becomeiii imper-
15 vious to rain.
16 The tenta of KhauiM, and of people id good ciraumitrtMA, . am
17 a superior dncriptidii'to thl% Wng large enough l». €Ottlaiii«oiBM-
18 rous aasembly, and to high, aa: fl«»iljr to. ftdnut ft 'evndL Many at
19 the DDOfannees line iheir tents with felt, which malcei ainudi ant
20 «(hiidbrtflUi jeudSBiiiDe.iii wfoter, wd^lie floan of all «fe ^lead widi
21 ^jOvlkeiM flod' <fti' :lW.««il»lff <the,ooiiimaii.peipb«
22 hy'ik oiilaSi^ into an apartmaiifc Hui mm'mA mtidtav ftr the
23 ^Mut'ttu^ JlnMbi tlttM^ JliA.jaoaa and; tenpomx Imtf «f .badbit
24 ftwkt pbLteied with mud* fiir tliair ahMp ; asA aona^ the Hnn»>
25 way^Ad tImiiBahrea ' infaabtt .ainnbt dweUiiip. iik-wvaHitan KkUae
26 oorti abcmt two toaamiiBt or fttai^lpoB^
27 \ Jht cam^ flOQdat bf fiom ten to MjikBla;.aiM Imiidrad ' ia a
28 4lOinbar'-««rf ttiniiiiaUy laige. They pitcii'iB -oie or two lines, ao-
29 ^Wffi?™g to their number, and the natdreof tfai ^Bomid. Tfa« MuUik*a
30 V in the Jtti^kfle of tha lina . .To the west of arery tasnp h a
31 ipaee marked out with stones, which^aarvas iar • iaaaqiia» lib
32 tome distance there is often a tent for guests.
33 A laifa cnap ia Qillfld a £haii» and • amaU oato JbaUea. . . .
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