I32 OST THE ISLANDS 



by which denomination it is mentioned in the Law3 

 of Menu, where allusion is made to the Indian prac- 

 tice of clearing water, by bruising one of the seeds, and 

 casting it into the jar, where, says Koenig, all im* 

 purities are hi a few moments precipitated, and the 

 water becomes perfectly limpid. 



ON THE 



JSLANDS NANCOWRY AND COMARTY, 



BY IJEUT. R. H. COLEBE.OOKE. 



rr^HE island of Nancowry,. or Soury, as it is some- 

 ■ times called, is nearly centrically situated among 

 the Nkobar isles. Its length may be about eight 

 miles, and its breadth nearly equal. The island of 

 Comarty, which is near it, is more extensive, but does 

 not perhaps contain more solid land, being exca- 

 vated by a very large bay from the sea. , The space 

 between these two islands forms a capacious and ex- 

 cellent harbour, the eastern entrance of which is shel- 

 tered by another island, called Trikui, lying at the 

 distance of about a league. The inlet from the west 

 is narrow, but sufficiently deep to admit the largest 

 ships when the wind is fair. 



TiiE Danes have long maintained a small settle- 

 ment at this place, which stands on the northern- 

 most point cf JSan€owry 9 within the harbour. A Ser- 

 jeant 



