TheAlpinelitterissometimeslikeacushionedboxmadefastbetweenthemiddlesoftwolongpoles，andsometimesitisachairwithabacktoitandasupportforthefeet。Itiscarriedbyrelaysofstrongporters。
Themotioniseasierthanthatofanyotherconveyance。
Wemetafewmenandagreatmanyladiesinlitters；
itseemedtomethatmostoftheladieslookedpaleandnauseated；theirgeneralaspectgavemetheideathattheywerepatientlyenduringahorriblesuffering。
Asarule，theylookedattheirlaps，andleftthescenerytotakecareofitself。