Tibetan mendicants mb-code 42-60019492 The charwoman pumps vigorously at

The charwoman pumps vigorously at the barrel of disinfectant under the watchful eye of Mr Punch

January 14

'Hot Spiced Gingerbread'

The recent peace between Prussia and Austria

16th March 1975

Tibetan mendicants mb-code 42-60019492 The charwoman pumps vigorously atTibetan mendicants, c1910. The term mendicant refers to begging or relying on charitable donations, and is most widely used for religious followers or ascetics who rely exclusively on charity to survive. Plate taken from Views of Darjeeling with Typical Native Portraits and Groups by J. Burlington Smith, published by Hood & Co. Ltd (Middlesbrough, c1910).