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3. Let him not engage in any law-pursuit for which he might be censured by the wise ! May every being experience happiness, peace, and men tal enjoyment 1 4-5. Whatever sentient being may exist, er ratic or stationary, or of whatever kind, long, or

[AUGUST, 1873.

of her bosom, so let immeasurable benevolence

prevail among all beings. 8.

Let unbounded kindness and benevolence

seen, near or remote, born or otherwise existing,

prevail throughout the universe, above, below, around, without partiality, anger, or enmity 9, Let these dispositions be established in all who are awake, whether standing, walking, sitting, or reclining: this place is thus constituted a holy

may every being be happy! 6. In whatever place they may be, let no one

residence. 10. If the virtuous man who has not attained

deceive or dishonour another! Let there be no de

to perfection, yet perceives it, subdues his desire for sensual objects, certainly he shall not again

tall, or middle-sized, or short, or stout, seen or un

sire, from wrath or malice, to injure each other . 7. As a mother protects with her life the child

be a lier in the womb.”

NOTES ON THE BHONDAS OF JAYPUR. BY J. A. MAY, TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY. The most remarkable hill on the outfall of the

Jaypur plateau to the south-west (Lat. 18° 15' to 18° 30', and E. Long. 82° 15' to 82° 30') is Che rubiding hill-station. This hill is about a square mile in extent, having two principal undulations, on which the survey stations are, and between them is a curious-looking depression, suggesting the idea of an extinct crater, about 150 yards in length, being nearly in form of a square, with banks fifteen feet or thereabouts in height, in which, during the rains, water is retained to a depth of from four to five feet. There are two outlets to this little basin opposite to each other, forming rather considerable streams, which meet about four miles distant in the valley below. A legend is current among the natives as to the origin of this hollow, and is as follows:–At a time, as is generally the case with such stories,

beyond the memory of man, one of their gods, named Bhima, with his sister, occupied this hill and jointly cultivated it; and as it was usual for them to labour apart in a state of nudity, Bhima, to prevent unseemly rencounters, had recourse to a string of bells which he wore round his waist, and served to make known his approach to his sister, who immediately covered herself in order to re

ceive him. But on one occasion she accidentally appeared before him naked, a circumstance which

fully cool and pleasant. A little way down the hill, in one of the streams above alluded to, is a

spring of good water, which I believe is perennial, as is the case with all streams on the highlands. The Boro Kolab or Machkund runs diagonally across the ground in a south-westerly direction parallel to the ranges of hills on either side in a

deep narrow valley. It is fordable near the villages Sindgar, Bojugura, and Amliwara during the dry season, but further down it is very deep, and alliga tors are said to be plentiful. In these parts the only means for crossing the river are small canoes scooped out of solid logs of sál (Shorea robusta), about 15 to 20 feet long and 2 deep; these are at best unsafe, but by lashing two together, a boat,

reliable and capable of bearing a pretty heavy load, is constructed, but the scarcity of canoes makes it a matter of the utmost difficulty to cross a camp. It is remarkable that this river seems

to separate the Telugu from the Uriya speaking people, the former occupying the country on its left bank. Another peculiarity I noticed was that on its right bank the magnetic needle was deflect

ed to a great extent and unequally by the iron stone so plentiful in the little hills about, and

caused me great annoyance and extra labour while surveying, as I could not depend on a station unless made by reference to three or four points.

so shocked their modesty that they fled precipi.

On the opposite bank, however, the needle seldom

tately from each other in opposite directions; thus the basin is said to have been formed by rice cul tivation, and the two outlets are the respective paths taken by this highly modest couple. The presence of ‘paddy,' unaccountable to the vil lagers, has no doubt led them to the framing of this legend. I was encamped on Cherubiding for a

or never varied.

day in the month of March, and found it delight

The general aspect of the country is hilly, rugged, and forest-clad, and, excepting

• That is, he shall not be born again, but upon death migrate to the highest of the Brahma

residing there the necessary time cease to exist.

on the

highlands, cultivation of any kind is rarely to be seen. The villages in the valley are very few, scattered and small, seldom consisting of more than two or three huts, and inhabited by wretched specimens of humanity, who are for the most part worlds, and after