the following curious extract shows "Ils sont grands preneurs
d'opium, et je me suis quelque fois etonne de la quantite que je leur
en voiois prendre; aussi ils s'y accoutumerent des la jeunesse; le jour
d'une bataille ils ne s'oublient pas de doubler la dose; cette drogue
les anime ou plutot les enyvre, et les rend insensibles an danger, de
sorte quils se jettant dans le combat comma des betes furieuses, ne
sachant ce que c'est de fuir ... c'est un plaisir de les voir ainsi avec
leur fumee d'opium dans la tete s'entre embrasser quand on est pret de
combattre et se dire adieu les uns aux autres, comme gens qui sont
resolus de mourir."--Vol. i. p. 54.
Ramble-tamble egg, Scrambled eggs.
Ram chikor, The great snow partridge (_Tetragallus Himalayensis_).
Rampur. A small village in the Jhelum Valley, and a village on the way
into the Lolab _via_ Kunis.
Rawal Pindi,
Rassad, "Field Allowance" or extra rations given to coolies when doing any
mountain work or away from supplies.
Resai,
Roorkhee chair, An extremely comfortable and portable chair made by the
R.E. at Roorkhee.
Rope bridge,
Rupee=one fifteenth of a sovereign, or 1s. and 4d.
12 pice (or pies)= 4 paisa = 1 anna = 1 penny
16 annas = 1 rupee.

SAAF kuro, "Make clean."
Saktawats, A Rapjut clan.
Sari, A woman's garment, usually brilliant in colour, blood-red and dark
blue being favoured.
Sekwas,
Sellar,
Serow, _Nemorhaidus bubalerius_.
Sesodia, The ruling family of Udaipur, formerly known as Gehlote.
Shadipur, "The Place of Marriage"--probably with reference to the junction
of the Sind and Jhelum rivers.
Shah Jehan, The greatest builder of the Mogul Emperors. Ruled from 1627 to
1658, when he was deposed and imprisoned by Aurungzeb.
Shalimar,
Shalimar Bagh,
Shambrywa, One of the peaks of the Kaj-nag.
Shiah, A Mohammedan sect, usually much at variance with those of Sunni
persuasion.
Shikara, A light sort of canoe.
Shikari, A necessary joint in the "fighting tail" of the sportive visitor
to Kashmir. Usually a fraud, but, if not too proud, makes quite a good
golf caddy.
Shisha Nag, "The Glassy or Leaden Lake."
Silver fir, _Abies Webbiana_ (Kashmiri, _Sungal_). Grows to a great height,
being known 110 feet high and 16 feet in girth.
Sind Desert,
Sind Valley,
Singhara, Meaning "horned nut," the water chestnut _(Trapa bispinosa_).
An article of diet much prized by the Kashmiri.
Sogul,
Sonamarg, "The Golden Marg." A su