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2 t&t to any Nsusser thit .&Ub into their hands. . At length idiejr
3 neach the pass of Zirkunny, issue out into the phuns, and are spread
4 over the whole of Dam aim from the frontier of Upper Sind to the
5 hills of the Murwiits. Each horde bus a particular tract where; it is
6 accustomed to encamp, and round v^hich it ranges aa the supply of
7 forage requires. Thev en cam |) in t lit los, within which they shut up
8 their catt le at iii^liL i heir lite is now idle and unvaried, except when
9 eniiveneti by huuting, which they keenly pursue, and whicli is ahnost
10 their only active euiployment. The Wduien do all die lalxjur, pitch
11 the tents, gather the wood, bring in water, and cook the dinner :
12 the men only saunter out with the sheep and camels, and for this
13 labour a very few men suffice. The rich hire out their cattle during
14 their long halts, but tl^ owner -majkes over the duty of accompany-^
15 ing them tQ aome poor maOt who geU a tihinL of the' luie'for kk
16 'hboixr.
17 aie nerer concealed; bat the .aame ohastHj and
18 modesty whieh'diatinguiak all rude tribes is
19 . IVhen the maw ha» melced on Solomon's ymme^' the chief of the
20 Namser camps sand to the Khaim of the wbole» to &c a time for e
21 ooondl: on the appcnnted day thejeUNpatrto his cam^ detennina
22 tiieir roote, appoint Chelwashtees» and soon after bnak up iheir
23 camps, and commence their return to Kboraasaun.
24 The Nanssem, as has been seen, depend entirely on their flocks
25 and herds : the fleeces of thmr sheep supply the materials for theti
26 tents, their carpets, and the sadcs which hold their flour : their pos-
27 teens, and some other articles are made of sheep-skins : the milk oi
28 the ewe afibrds the cheese, butter, and oooroot, which is their usual:
29 diet, and its flesh is their only luxury.
30 The produce of their sheep, and the hire of their camels, also
31 furnish the means t)f obtaiinng the few articles they require from
32 without ; and the cnrrin^rc of their tents and other property, which is
33 so material to wandcrinL,' <>pli , is entirelv ]>erfonned by tlie camels.
34 Their shee]i and camels are extremely numerous, and every part of
35 their economy ia adaptfid>tO;tbe moving. Uie whioh occessfycy to.
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