appealing and in pleasing contrast & the Chuvish: They are lazy to a degree, however, except for such work as can be done on a horse. They make poor servants for they will not exert themselves at the slightest or walk ten steps if it can be avoided. A Mongol might make an excellent cook if one gave him a horse & ride about in the kitchen. They love such work as herding for they need not be off a horse and they certainly know how to handle animals: In place of the lassos used by our western cow boys the Mongols have a slender pole about 25 feet long with a running noose fastened at the end. With this they cingle out a horse from the herd, swiftly throw the noose over his head & they lie back in the saddle & pull giving a twist to the pole and then it tightens up the noose. About 2:30 the Chinese cart horse, "Peter the Great," gave up & absolutely refused to pull his load. We both uprights chestnut pony out & see if he would work in the end, at t was an education & see our Mongol gv about it. The pony was frightened.