Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China during the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1
CHAPTER VII.
Mercurial Preparation for the Destruction of 147 Lice--Dirtiness of the Mongols--Lama Notions about the Metempsychosis--Washing--Regulations of Nomadic Life--Aquatic and Passage Birds--The Yuen-Yang--The Dragon's Foot--Fishermen of the Paga-Gol--Fishing Party--Fisherman Bit by a Dog--Kou-Kouo, or St. Ignatius's Bean--Preparations for Departure--Passage of the Paga-Gol--Dangers of the Voyage--Devotion of Samdadchiemba--The Prime Minister of the King of the Ortous--Encampment