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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