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Picture (7-11-5-4) of a dumb Hindu boy and uns m girl. This young lady is
approx six years of age. During our usual conversation they were happy and
always laughing but as soon as they were posed for a picture the joyful
expression passed from their faces. It is most difficult to record the true
character of these people thru their faces. The river is a most delightful
one giving that feeling of serenity and calmness, It is bordered by a bench
ofabout 20 feet high. A Hindu man is taking a bath in the river below, a very
common site with both the men and women of this area. In both cases they
bath with only a cloth from the waist down, a cloth which is never removed
except during the momentary change from the dirty one to the clean dry one.
They complete the routine by washing the dirty cloth. From the commoness of
bhe site would be led to believe that these people take a bath daily and dur-
ing each day more frequently in the morning. This river water is used for
bathing, washing, drinking and personal toilet and iff is therefore not sur-
prising that some of the water carried diseases are so common’and epidemic
in extent, however, the water volume is so great that what little contaminat-

ion they may introduce is too completely diffused to effect the next party

below. Kelle, Cart
@-11-5-4) Picture of tent mates APO 689. Fwm left to right: Virgil

Braughton, William Ewing, Bernard Kaplan and James Broz. Lee Johnson not

represented in picture.