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CENTAUR OF THE WILD EASTERN PLAINS |
COMMERCIAL FOLK OF THE HIGH REGIONS OF NEPAL |
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| Of their many, old formidable qualities the Mongols retain but few; their extraordinarily fine horsemanship has, however, in no way diminished — undoubtedly due to their inherent laziness, for they appear to be unwilling to use their own legs | They come of a mountaineering stock and carry on a business in wool and skins which they barter with Tibetans in exchange for foodstuffs, and are often employed as yak-hands. Most of the races occupying Nepal are of mixed Mongol origin; usually short, robust of build, with flat faces, oblique eyes, and yellow-brown complexions, their appearance is decidedly Mongoloid |