ISBN: 9780217341431

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not … More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 edition. Excerpt: ...is not such as an English jockey would at all approve of: instead of a fine smooth sward, it is a gravelly and stony track, in many places far from even. On the north side, is the stand, consisting of some brick edifices, where the Shah, his ministers, and the foreign ambassadors sit in state. The Persians maintain that a horse bred of an Arab dam and a Turkoman sire, is the best in the world. The Turkoman horses possess immense powers of endurance: it is said that many of them will carry their riders eighty or a hundred miles daily, for a fortnight. At this time of the year, horses are fed on Jcusseel (or young shoots of barley, cut before the ear is formed) for a month or longer; and previous to putting them on this diet, they are ridden very hard for some time, till nearly emaciated. They take little or no exercise while on the green barley regimen. It is a common practice in Persia, to keep a pig in a stable, under 220 CLIMATE.--VACCINATION. some superstitious idea that the presence of the unclean animal is favourable to the health and wellbeing of the horses! A similar notion seems to have prevailed in Europe, regarding a goat. The hog is held in utter abomination in this country, and is never seen in a domesticated state except in a stable. Wild hogs abound in many places. The climate of Tehran is very hot in summer, and by no means healthy in autumn. The low position of the city, and bad ventilation of its streets, may account for the frequency of fevers during the latter season. The smallpox at present prevails in the northern districts of Persia, and the Shah has ordered vaccinators to be sent to the different towns, to operate upon the children. Many years ago, an attempt was made by English physicians, to introduce vaccination,... Robert B. M. Binning, Books, Travel, A Journal Of Two Years' Travel In Persia, Ceylon, Etc (volume 2) Books>Travel This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 2; Original Published by: W.H. Allen and co. in 1857 in 459 pages; Subjects: Iran; Sri Lanka; History / Asia / India & South Asia; History / Middle East / General; Travel / Asia / India; Travel / Asia / Southwest; Travel / Essays & Travelogues; Travel / Middle East / General;<

ISBN: 9780217341431

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not … More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 edition. Excerpt: ...is not such as an English jockey would at all approve of: instead of a fine smooth sward, it is a gravelly and stony track, in many places far from even. On the north side, is the stand, consisting of some brick edifices, where the Shah, his ministers, and the foreign ambassadors sit in state. The Persians maintain that a horse bred of an Arab dam and a Turkoman sire, is the best in the world. The Turkoman horses possess immense powers of endurance: it is said that many of them will carry their riders eighty or a hundred miles daily, for a fortnight. At this time of the year, horses are fed on Jcusseel (or young shoots of barley, cut before the ear is formed) for a month or longer; and previous to putting them on this diet, they are ridden very hard for some time, till nearly emaciated. They take little or no exercise while on the green barley regimen. It is a common practice in Persia, to keep a pig in a stable, under 220 CLIMATE.--VACCINATION. some superstitious idea that the presence of the unclean animal is favourable to the health and wellbeing of the horses! A similar notion seems to have prevailed in Europe, regarding a goat. The hog is held in utter abomination in this country, and is never seen in a domesticated state except in a stable. Wild hogs abound in many places. The climate of Tehran is very hot in summer, and by no means healthy in autumn. The low position of the city, and bad ventilation of its streets, may account for the frequency of fevers during the latter season. The smallpox at present prevails in the northern districts of Persia, and the Shah has ordered vaccinators to be sent to the different towns, to operate upon the children. Many years ago, an attempt was made by English physicians, to introduce vaccination,... Robert B. M. Binning, Books, Travel, A Journal Of Two Years' Travel In Persia, Ceylon, Etc (volume 2) Books>Travel, General Books LLC<