Dr. Ajnslie's Observations •on the Lepra Arabum, 303 



these two is the Vallaij Taymhle of the Tamools ; the Alazati or White 

 Bohdk of the Arabians, and the Sitfaid Saim of the Muhammedans of India. 

 The last, the melas, is the Carin Taymbk of the Tamools, the Kala saim of 

 the Muhammedans of India, and the black Bohdk of the Arabians. 



What are called Albinos, or white Indians, are often met with in the more 

 inland tracts of the Peninsula. It is no place here to enter minutely into 

 the singular affection which distinguishes those miserable beings. M, Blu- 

 menbach, of Gottingen, M. Ruzzi, a surgeon of Milan, and Satissure, in his 

 *' Voyages dans les Alpes," have given us much curious information 

 regarding them : in Tamool they are named Ve?i Pandoo ; in Tellinghoo, 

 Telia Pandoo ; and by the Muhammedans of Lower India, Gora loke. Their 

 colour is that of a dead European of a very fair complexion. They are 

 almost blind till brought into some dark or shady place, so painfully sus- 

 ceptible are they of the common light of day. Their constitutions are 

 extremely delicate ; they are for the most part timid and irresolute ; and 

 are seldom known to live to an advanced age : the females rarely bear 

 children ; but, when they do, their offspring is of the natural colour of the 

 tribe to which they belong. 



