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0126	The Pulse of Asia : vol.1
アジアの鼓動 : vol.1

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The Pulse of Asia : vol.1

アジアの鼓動 : vol.1

the cold winds and storms which so often prove fatal
to man. Most of the way, the wee creatures must fly at
an elevation of almost 20,000 feet, where one would sup-
pose that they would be chilled to death at night, or that
such extremely active little beings would perish for lack
of air.

Back in the Shyok valley, we pursued our way north-
ward. As we rose higher, the nights began to grow cold.
On June 28, near the Depsang plain, at an elevation of
nearly 17,000 feet, the temperature fell to eight degrees. Our
men confused the effects of temperature and altitude.
Knowing that in this region something often seems to be
wrong with an animal's head, they supposed it must be due
to the cold. Accordingly, they made for each mule a red or
white triangle of cloth, and tied it below the ears so that it
hung down between the eyes. As a precautionary measure
for themselves, they wisely refrained from eating meat, and
gave up their buttery tea. At Kuzzil Langer, May 31,
where we camped at an elevation of over 16,500 feet, Ra-
mazan, the cook, brought us some pieces of an especially
esteemed kind of bread. It was a slightly sweet, thick,
buttery cracker, not particularly healthful, but much prized
by the home-loving Ladakhis, who always carry a supply
of it with them to eat on special occasions, when they meet
friends, or when, as they say, "they want to think of home,
where the bread was made."

"Put this in your pocket to eat to-morrow," said Rama-
zan. "There is some kind of poison in the air here. You
will be out of breath and feel sick, and you ought not to eat
anything else. The Lhassa man," he added, referring to

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