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forth across the street or in attempt at missing one of the many types
of vehicles used in the city. Everywhere there is variety and bustle.
Occa sionally a bullock cart or camel cart goes slowly but nois ly by

or a sacred cow saunters across the street in cpmplete oblivion of the
traffic and if the mood dictates, sits; down in the very middle of all
this traffic gongestion., Feople live in ramshackle tenements which are
buildings with tall frontages and extreme depths, two conditions which
are not too favorable for eith sunshine or air. Have observed pipe ex-
tending out from the front porchs which allow for an escape of water
dnd possibly even sewage, to drop to the street without interfering with
the pedistrians below. One of the notable features of these side
streets particularly where they border the residentail section is the
swarms of childrex Would remind me of some of the streets in our countty
when roped off to allow the school children to play during recess. Many
of them are pathetically examples of malnutrition and live under extreme
conditions of filth. These living conditions pluspoverty is probably
at the root of the low vitality of these Indians, At nite one is shock-
ed by the large numbers of people sleeping on the pavement. Rather than
sleep indoors in the stifling and confined rooms, they prefer to sleep
under the stars like our cowboys. The government wisely ee this
prevelege. Certain streets are set aside for bazaars where the masses
collect as if it were a carnival or circus. Here you receive the extreme
variety and filth of the city. One of the peculiarities in ican
here is the bargaining for whatever you buy. The storekeeper will ask
for more than he expects to get. He expects to be beaten down to any-
where from two thirdsto one third the original price. Everyone bargains
and you are expected b bargain with them. For me, I tell them the price
I want to pay and if they do not agree close the deal, The best way

however is to put the amount of meney in your purse that you intend to