10 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. (January, 1915. 
explained as ‘‘a steelyard used for weighing vegetables, fish 
and utensils, etc.’’, and “ Bis¢”’ y 
from place to place is also necess ry. 
I have reason to believe that the Bisé system is current 
throughout the Uria-speaking districts, including Ganjam 
n 
entirely cover all possible weights for all manner of liquids and 
: i : 
producers and hawkers 
throughout the villages of Oriss 
excellent for measuring all kind of articles that can be measured 
in a hollow vessel, but it j 
turmeric, etc.; that is th 
and portable weighing beam with a single pan has 
these parts. : 
These beams are gradually tapering, 
rods with holes near the narrow ends 
sion of the single P 
roughly-rounded wooden 
to pass the loops for suspen- 
an. The pans are generally made of Cane or 
1 Mr. T. Motte also evidently refers to this bade without mano! 
ng i i o 
of a Journey to the Diamond Mines at Sumbulpoor in the Province o 
= y Mr. T. Motte (1766)—Published in the Asiatic Annual 
Register for 1799.] 
door. Addhé is 
f scales.” [** A Narrative 
tek Siac Aah ak ag eee 
