208 WANDERING CASHMEEPJANS. 



its tone for several hours after the experi- 

 ment. 



The Sindhis firmly believe that carrying 

 on the person a brown stone called Sung-i- 

 Murri/am is a preventive of hemorrhoids. Also 

 that the Zuhr Mohra^ a black stone inscribed all 

 over with the name of the Almighty, if scraped, 

 and the scrapings swallowed in water, will 

 render innoxious the bite of the most deadly 

 snake, and is an antidote to every kind of 

 poison. Some wandering Cashmeerians sup- 

 plied me with these invaluable stones, the 

 virtues whereof I here proclaim, though with- 

 out pledging myself to their efficacy. These 

 people described themselves as natives of Gil- 

 Gut Tubbutt in Cashmeer, and seemed to have 

 been wandering over all India ; in fact, I am 

 mistaken if I did not see this very band at 

 Madras, where they said they had come from 

 Persia, about six years ago. They afterwards 

 got into some trouble, I heard, for having kid- 

 napped a young lady of Hubshee or Sidy 

 origin. 



Burton mentions a curious custom amongst 

 the Dapliir or Shikaries, who are of so low a 



