Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (2 of 5)
Page 37
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Transcription
About the temple reliefs at Chis Ho Draw Rules or Bramble growing, the first I have noted here. The chief thing here is the poshish of which all the edges are made. Long tings of them border the road for a constant menace to the face & hands of the rider. The rose tings are exceedingly long & slender & rush into the face & clothing with much facility. The rain continued all night but we started out in the rain & glare as usual. No mosquitoes betreed me at night, apparently mosquitoes do not occur abundantly above an altitude of 7000 feet. Here the altitude is about 8000 feet. The main use the word wa-wa-wa to stop their animals & she-m-m- or a hiss to start them. This cutter sound was used by the Peruvians to stop their beasts. Along the roadside greenery