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Page 299
... means of flails . Primitive mills are set up along the streams , where the grain is ground raw into flour and parched into " tsamba , " the latter a particularly important article in the Tibetan diet . The mills are of a sim- ple type ...
... means of flails . Primitive mills are set up along the streams , where the grain is ground raw into flour and parched into " tsamba , " the latter a particularly important article in the Tibetan diet . The mills are of a sim- ple type ...
Page 301
... means of a shaft extending upward through a central hole in the fixed stone . The shaft is attached to a water - wheel below . " GOING TO BED " MEANS CURLING UP ON THE FLOOR The living quarters in the homes of the valley folk usually ...
... means of a shaft extending upward through a central hole in the fixed stone . The shaft is attached to a water - wheel below . " GOING TO BED " MEANS CURLING UP ON THE FLOOR The living quarters in the homes of the valley folk usually ...
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... means of signs that he wished for chicken heads to eat ; these were not forthcoming . He slept , however , in one of the houses there , and during the night his hosts were aroused by a great noise , which he said was due to his feet ...
... means of signs that he wished for chicken heads to eat ; these were not forthcoming . He slept , however , in one of the houses there , and during the night his hosts were aroused by a great noise , which he said was due to his feet ...
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