'The Bares were living quite happy in Tsakalo, but later they were join ed by the Nichols family, six in num—ber, and two American ladies, the Misses Palmer and. Schwake," The American community in this' little village now numbered fourteen and At Gartok the young 'Tibetan soldfers and officers were' very. friendly and were quite prepared' to. help them "with what they' needed. "The lamas, however, seemed 10 be rather a truculent bunch and were prepared fo be nasty to the young band of Fortunately the Bares enjoyed dzamba and' butteraten #0 could live suite comfortably on native produce. Gartoke fs some' 12000 feet high s0 produces very litre in the nature of feivilized food, Mrs. Bare, who is related to Edgar Allen Pos, taught the young Bares the importance of mind over matter ce while the family con sumed dzamba and. yale butter "tea she entertained "them. with Shakespeare and other high class literature,
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