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padhyaya Haraprasad Shastri; Babu Norendra Nath Law, 
M.A., 96, Amherst Street, Calcutta, proposed by Babu Mon- 
mohan Chackravarti, seconded by Mahamahopadhyaya Hara- 
prasad Shastri; Major H. W. Grattan, R.A.M.C., Command 
Laboratory, Lucknow, proposed by Major L. Rogers, I.M.8., 
seconded by Capt. J. W. D. Megaw I.M.S.; Dr. H. G. Waters, 
Kast Indian Railway, Jamalpur, proposed by Major L. Rogers, 
I.M.S., seconded by Capt. J. W. D. Megaw, 1.M.S. 
The following papers were read :— 
. Frey John of the Cross O.S.A.( + 1638).—A note by Rrv. 
H. Hosten, S.J. 
This paper will be published in a subsequent number of 
the Journal. 
2. Curious Phenomena in Kashmir.—By Panpit ANAND 
Kovt. 
visited and seen myself, and in regard to others which I have 
not been able to visit I have ascertained facts from different 
to in regard to places mentioned below, has been omitted by 
me. There are other places about which wonderful stories are 
told, but I have omitted them also, as I was not able to visit 
them myself, nor any trustworthy person could corroborate to 
me the stories told of them. I give the information I have 
collected with the object that it may draw the attention of some 
scientist who may explain away these freaks of Nature. : 
. Amar Ndth.—There is a cave in the eastern mountains 
eight marches from Srinagar, in which a lingam of ice is by 
itself formed, which, it is said, waxes and wanes with the moon 
every month. A fair is held here every year on the full-moon 
day of the month of Sawan (July-August) at which thousands 
of Hindu pilgrims from Kashmir and different parts of India 
come to worship. It is said there exists a cave in the 
mountains further east of Amar Nath and also in the mountains 
above Bandipura where similar lingdms of ice are formed. 
_ Tulamul in Lér—There is a spring at this village, the 
water of which changes colour every now and then. Sometimes 
it is purple, sometimes green, and so on. ‘The Hindus worship 
here. A large fair is held each month on the 8th and 15th days 
of the bright fortnight, specially of Jeth (May-June). 
. At Takar in Uttar Machhipura there is a spring, the 
