1876.] V. A. Smitli — Popular Songs of Bundelhhand. 187 



5. Popular Songs of Samirpur District in BundelkTiand. (Second 

 Paper). — By ViNCEifT A. Smith, B. A., C. S. 

 (Abstract.) 



This paper is in contimiation of the paper on Hardaul songs published 

 in the Journal, Part I, No. IV, for 1875, and comprises the text and trans- 

 lation, with a commentary, of twelve songs. 



These are all Caste Songs, that is to say, songs which describe or spe- 

 cially refer to the occuj)ations and characteristics of the caste of the singer. 

 The castes, specimens of whose songs are given, are (1) Sunar, (2) Luhar, 

 (3) Barhai, (4) Kahar, (5) Nai, (6) Kol, (7) Nat, (8) Khangar, (9) 

 Dumar, (10) Lodhi and (11) Teli, (two songs). The songs are various 

 in character, some being little more than catalogues of goods made by or 

 wares sold by the singer's caste-fellows, while others are satirical. 



The dialect of eleven of the songs is that of Maudha, the eastern par- 

 ganah of the Hamirpur district ; one song. No. X, is a specimen of the 

 Hindi spoken by the Lodhis of Parganah Panwari in the south-west of the 

 district. 



It is believed that the verbal forms of these compositions are deserving 

 of attention, and that the songs will be of interest as pictm*es of native 

 society. 



6. N'ote on the use of the Radiometer as a Photometer. — By 

 A. Pedlee, Esq., F. C. S., Lond. and Berlin. 



The discovery by Mr. Crookes of the so-called mechanical action of 

 light has natm'ally attracted considerable attention, and has led to numer- 

 ous experiments in this direction. The instruments which' are employed 

 to shew this action of light may be conveniently divided into two classes. 

 In the fii'st class, a light beam, generally of straw wdth pith ends, is suspend- 

 ed in a vacuum tube by an exceedingly fine glass thread, and the effect of 

 the beat and the light I'ays falling on either end is measured by the torsion 

 of the thread. In the second class of instniments, which are called " Radio- 

 meters or Light Mills," a vane with four arms of some light material is 

 suspended on a fine steel point, such as a needle, resting in a cup of glass, so 

 that the arms are able to revolve horizontally upon the centre point, in the 

 same manner as the arms of an ordinary anemometer revolve. To the 

 extremity of each arm is fastened a thin disc of light material, such as 

 mica, which is silvered on the one side and blackened on the other, all the 

 black surfaces facing the same way. The whole is enclosed in a thin glass 

 globe which is exhausted to the utmost limit which can be produced by a 

 Sprengel mercuinal pump. On exposing the instrument to light the vane 

 revolves with a velocity proportional to the strength of the light. The 

 former class of instruments is not so well suited for travelling as the latter, 



