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WESTERN HINDOOSTAN. 



" the feed of a pomegranate,, and which he hides in the calf 

 " of his leg. 



" The Jiggerkhar throws on the fire the grain before 

 " defcribed, which thereupon fpreads to the fize of a difh, 

 " and he diftributes it amongft his fellows to be eaten, which 

 " ceremony concludes the life of the fafcinated perfon. A Jig- 

 *< gerkhar is able to communicate his art to another, and which 

 *' he does by learning him the incantations, and by making him 

 « eat a bit of the liver cake. If any one cut open the calf of the 

 «' magician's leg, extra(?t the grain, and give it to the afflicfted 

 « perfon to eat, he immediately recovers. Thefe Jiggerkbars 

 " are moflly women. It is faid, moreover, that they can bring 

 ** intelligence from a great dirtance in a Iliort fpace of time^ 

 ** and if they are thrown into a river with a ftone tied to them, 

 " they neverthelefs will not link. In order to deprive any one 

 " of this wicked power, they .brand his temples, and every joint 

 " in his body ; cram his eyes with fait, fufpend him for forty 

 " days in a fubterraneous cavern, and repeat over him certain 

 " incantations. In this ftate he is called Detcbercb. Although, 

 ** after having undergone this difcipline, he is not able ta 

 «' deilroy the liver of any one, yet he retains the power of 

 " being able to difcovcr another Jiggerkhar ^ and is ufed for 

 " detedling thofe difturbers of mankind. They can alfo cure 

 <* many difeafes by adminiftering a potion, or by repeating an 

 " incantation." Many other marvellous flories are told of 

 thefe people. 



The Tielta has not on it a tree, but in the dr^- parts is 

 covered with brufh wood. In the time of JbulFazel, the inha- 

 bitants 



