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The Pulse of Asia : vol.1 |
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rode proudly on a spirited horse. His gloved right hand
rested in a wooden crotch at the upper end of a short stick
which stood in a little stirrup, and on his wrist perched a
hunting-eagle with a leather hood over its eyes. Behind the
man a four-year-old urchin, a miniature of his grandfather,
planted his feet sturdily on the horse, while his hands firmly
grasped the old man's shoulders. Ahead of this pair a
ragged lad, mounted bare-back on a yearling steer, jogged
along contentedly behind a herd of horses and colts. In
spite of his rags, he looked happy, well-fed, and warm. So,
too, did all the people on that day's march; and, indeed,
all the pastoral nomads whom I have ever met seemed to
be comfortable. When their flocks diminish and they grow
poor, they are obliged to seek new homes, and to betake
themselves to agriculture, leaving only the rich to continue
the nomadic life.
As might be expected from their surroundings, the food
of the Khirghiz is very limited in variety, and is eaten in the
simplest way. A typical meal, such as one in which I shared
and many at which I was a spectator, is likely to prove un-
pleasant to civilized nerves. One day, as I sat cross-legged
with a circle of Khirghiz on the gay felts which carpeted
most of the floor of a rich kibitka, our host came in, hold-
ing up the skirt of his gown full of dried dung. With this he
kindled a pungently smoky fire on the stones in the middle
of the kibitka floor, and on the flameless conflagration put
some tea to boil. When this began to simmer, he took from
the lattice-work of the kibitka a cloth heavy with grease and
dirt, and spread it before me, questioning the entire circle
meanwhile as to the advisability of serving cream with the tea.
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