Page:The National Geographic Magazine Vol 16 1905.djvu/53

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Views of Lhasa
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A Street Scene in Lhasa

The houses are of stone or unburnt brick, cemented with clay. The windows are without panes, or hung with cotton curtains, though in winter oiled native paper serves as protection from the cold. The houses have no chimneys. The principle fuel is dried manure of horned cattle and yaks