[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Histoire de la dernière révolution des États du Grand Mogol](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.bernier) › [Travels in the Mogul Empire (Constable)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.bernier~en-constable) › 5.2.6 # Travels in the Mogul Empire (Bernier) 5.2.6 Travels in the Mogul Empire (Constable) 5.2.6 - **Language:** English ### [5.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.bernier~en-constable.5.2.6) Indeed, no handsome dwelling is ever seen without terraces on which the family may sleep during the night. They always open into a large chamber into which the bedstead is easily moved in case of rain, when thick clouds of dust arise, when the cold air is felt at break of day, or when it is found necessary to guard against those light but penetrating dews which frequently cause a numbness in the limbs and induce a species of paralysis. The interior of a good house has the whole floor covered with a cotton mattress four inches in thickness, over which a fine white cloth is spread during the summer, and a silk carpet in the winter. At the most conspicuous side of the chamber are one or two mattresses, with fine coverings quilted in the form of flowers and ornamented with delicate silk embroidery, interspersed with gold and silver. These are intended for the master of the house, or any person of quality who may happen to call. Each mattress has a large cushion of brocade to lean upon, and there are other cushions placed round the room, covered with brocade, velvet or flowered satin, for the rest of the company. Five or six feet from the floor, the sides of the room are full of niches, cut in a variety of shapes, tasteful and well proportioned, in which are seen porcelain vases and flower-pots. The ceiling is gilt and painted, but without pictures of man or beast, such representations being forbidden by the religion of the country. - [Previous: 5.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.bernier~en-constable.5.2.5) - [Next: 5.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.bernier~en-constable.5.2.7) - [Up: 5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.bernier~en-constable.5.2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.bernier~en-constable.5.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.bernier~en-constable.5.2.6) · Pramāṇa