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SPORTS AND PASTIMES OF ALL NATIONS
#33 - INDIA
Size: 3" x 5"
Copyrighted: 1893
Lithographer: Kaufmann & Strauss
  
| "COPYRIGHT" Text Variations |
| There are two varieties (that I know of) in the
"COPYRIGHT" text which appears on this card, as shown below. In both cases, the text
appears near the lower right corner of the card. |
Text reads: "PAINTING COPYRIGHTED 1893 ARBUCKLE BROS.",
spread over 2 lines, and the top line is 15mm long. |
Text reads: "PAINTING COPYRIGHTED 1893 ARBUCKLE BROS.",
spread over 2 lines, and the top line is 18mm
long. (This is the variety shown on the full-size card, above). |
| (For an overview
of the copyright variations in Sports & Pastimes, click
here.) |
| Reverse - Text |
Left section:
GRIND
YOUR COFFEE AT HOME
Right section: |
| INDIA. |
| THE
land of India is a vast territory
inhabited by one of the oldest
races on earth. The history of
the race antedates its earliest
annals. Its climate is a warm
one, ranging in the north from
temperate to tropic in the south.
Its territory is vast, but in
most parts the seasons are
salubrious and pleasant. Before
the conquest of India by England,
to which power it is now
tributary, many kingdoms ruled by
native princes comprised the
region now known by the name. |
| The
natives are an easy going people,
fond of simple pleasures, frugal
and industrious, yet dazzled by
pomp and splendor. |
| Hunting
the lion and tiger on tame
elephants is the favorite chase.
Howdahs are constructed on their
backs--these are elaborate seats
covered by awnings and give a
splendid point of vantage. The
sagacious and well-trained
animals are driven to the jungle,
and soon start the ferocious
game. Neither the lion nor the
tiger will retreat, but rather
springs to the attack, and often
makes frightful ravages ere he is
slain. |
| The
mendicant monks or dervishes of
India furnish much amusement to
the mischievously inclined. Our
picture shows a frolicsome monkey
snatching the turban from the
head of one of these. The monkeys
of this country are numerous and
bold and have become nuisances in
many districts. |
| The
dancing-girls of India, like the
Nautch girls of neighboring
Hindoostan are remarkably
graceful and furnish much
pleasure at the entertainments of
the natives. |
| One
of the favorite methods of riding
and transportation in India is by
means of a very high two-wheeled
vehicle partly supported over the
back of the horse which propels
it. When meant for pleasure this
carriage is beautifully finished.
In some of the provinces of
India, athletics are employed as
a factor in education. |
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NOTE: To see non-Arbuckle usage of this
supposedly copyrighted Arbuckle illustration,
click  here.
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