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INTRODUCTION
disabuse the world in general of the idea that this lovely
valley is
only to be reached by an undue expenditure
of physical force and nerve, to say nothing of filthy
lucre, I shall feel that I have not lived in vain, but
assisted somewhat in showing the " open door "
of one
of the most perfect holiday grounds of the world,
offering nourishment to almost every imaginable
hobby—for what would our holidays be without our
hobbies ?
There the shikari, the student, the man with
a taste for commerce, the soldier,
the boating man, the
artist will find plenty of food for his especial taste,
even a philatellist of the most virulent type ought to
be satisfied with a State that perpetually produces new
stamps, and a numismatist can rack his brains as to
the meaning of
the strange devices shown on some of
the modern coins, to say nothing of studying the ancient
specimens constantly dug up.
The invalid will rejoice
in the exhilarating air, and the old man feel young
again, while the habitual pauper must be forced to own
the advantages of a land where a rupee will buy a
sheep, and eight a suit of homespun clothes.
The mistake made by most people wishing to travel
there is that they overburden themselves with preparations,
make up their baggage to the proportions
of a small Noah's Ark, and endanger their digestions
by the variety of the tinned foods they provide.
Without stopping short at the proverbial "flannel
shirt and pair of boots," which many would say is
the
whole extent of the explorer's necessaire, it is only
adding to the burden of the flesh, and straining to an