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times by the author, and quite as much good done, and as wonderful 

 cures effected, as if he had used the veritable balsam of Peru. And 

 the same glorious effects are still being produced, for the book is in 

 the hands of many natives and is highly valued, but no part more so 

 than this, because it points them to a production of the country, 

 while most of the medicines mentioned are foreign productions. 



It seems to me that our liquid storax might be made an article of 

 commerce, but I know not how it sells in the market. 



The tree is called by the Burmans Nan-ta-rouk. — From the Journal 

 of the Asiatic Society of Bengal for June 1848. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR OCT. 1848. 

 Chiswick. — October 1. Densely overcast : clear. 2. Heavy clouds : fine : over- 

 cast. 3. Very fine. 4. Rain : cloudy. 5. Cloudy and mild : clear. 6. Very 

 fine. 7. Slight fog : very fine : heavy rain. 8. Very fine : heavy rain. 9. Rain. 



10. Cloudy. 11,12. Clear and fine. 13. Clear: cloudy. 14. Rain. 15,16. 

 Hazy: rain. 17,18. Cold rain. 19. Cloudy. 20. Cold rain. 21. Rain. 

 22. Rain: clear. 23. Overcast: rain. 24. Very clear: overcast: rain. 25. 

 Boisterous, with slight rain. 26. Slight fog : fine : clear. 27. Heavy rain. 

 28. Heavy showers, with 'intervals of sunshine. 29. Low clouds : overcast : 

 foggy. 30. Fine : overcast : foggy. 31. Foggy : rain at night. 



Mean temperature of the month 49 0, 27 



Mean temperature of Oct. 1847 .« 52-14 



Mean temperature of Oct. for the last twenty years 50 "44 



Average amount of rain in Oct 2*56 inches. 



Boston. — Oct. 1. Cloudy : rain early a.m. 2. Fine. 3. Fine : rain early a.m. 

 4. Rain. 5. Cloudy. 6. Fine. 7. Cloudy : rain early a.m. 8,9. Fine. 10. 

 Cloudy: rain a.m. and p.m. 11,12. Cloudy. IS. Rain. 14. Cloudy: rain 

 a.m. and p.m. 15. Rain. 16. Rain : rain early a.m. 17. Rain. 18. Snow 

 and sleet. 19. Rain. 20. Fine: rain p.m. 21. Fine. 22. Rain. 23. Fine: 

 rain p.m. 24. Fine. 25. Rain : rain a.m. 26. Fine. 27. Rain : rain a.m. 

 and p.m. 28. Fine: rain p.m. 29. Cloudy. 30. Fine: rain p.m. 31. Foggy 

 Applegarth Manse, Dumfries- shire. — Oct. 1. Drizzling day. 2. Fair a.m. : 

 slight drizzle p.m. 3. Fine : threatening p.m. 4, 5. Very wet. 6. Fair : strong 

 wind. 7. Slight showers : cleared p.m. 8. Showers a.m. : cleared : shower p.m. 

 9. Showers. 10. Slight showers. 11. Fair, but dull. 12. Slight showers. 

 13, 14. Fair and clear. 15. A very slight shower: cleared p.m \6. A very 

 slight shower. 17. Bright and fair : snow-shower seen at a distance. 18. Frost : 

 aurora borealis. 19. Frost. 20. Frost, but mild. 21. Slight rain. 22. Heavy 

 rain all day. 23. Rain morning and evening. 24. Heavy rain early, morning. 

 25. Rain early : cleared: fine. 26. Frost: fine: shower p.m. 27. Threatening 

 rain : heavy p.m. 28. Rain : hail : thunder. 29. Frequent showers. 30. Raw 

 frost a.m. : rain p.m. 31. Rain all day. 



Mean temperature of the month 46°'5 



Mean temperature of Oct. 1847 49 *5 



Mean temperature of Oct. for the last twenty- five years . 46 *6 



Average amount of rain in Oct. for twenty years 3*56 inches/ 



Rain in Oct. 1847 5'09 „ 



Sandwick Manse, Orkney. — Oct. 1. Drizzle. 2. Bright: clear: aurora. 3. 

 Damp : clear : aurora. 4. Rain : aurora. 5, 6. Cloudy. 7. Bright : clear : 

 aurora. 8. Fog : clear : aurora. 9. Rain : clear. 10. Showers : clear : showers. 



11, 12. Cloudy. 13. Fine : hoar-frost : clear. 14. Cloudy. 15. Clear: cloudy. 

 16. Showers: hail-showers. 17. Snow-showers : hail-showers. 18. Snow: snow- 

 showers : aurora australis. 19. Snow : clear : aurora. 20. Clear : aurora. 21. 

 Damp : showers : aurora; 22. Drizzle. 23. Showers : clear : aurora. 24. Rain : 

 clear : aurora. 25. Showers: clear : aurora : hoar-frost. 26. Showers : cloudy : 

 hoar frost. 27. Damp : showers. 28. Rain: clear. 29. Shower: thunder: 

 shower: clear. 30. Shower : thunder : shower : clear. 31. Clear: hoar-frost: 

 clear. 



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