1834.] 



of Naning, in the Malayan Peninsula. 



615 



On these occasions, the buffalo need not be without blemish, &c. 

 and is killed according to the usual Muhammedan custom of the ^..j 

 Zabbah. ^ 



In Arabia the camel is esteemed as the most acceptable sacrifice 

 that can be offered ; not only from the high repute, in which the flesh 

 of this animal is held, among the inhabitants, but on account of its 

 general usefulness. The Malays, in like manner, having no camels, 

 select the baffalo, the flesh of which is esteemed, as before remarked, 

 as the greatest delicacy imaginable ; and every person who has travel- 

 led over the Sawahs of a Malayan country, can bear witness to the 

 utility of the despicable looking buffalo. 



Thermometrical Register kept in the open air at Alor Gajah, in the centre of the 



Naning district, bg B. G. Maurice, Asst. Surg. 2?>rd Regt, Mad. Lt. Inf. 



(Abridged from the original, by J. P.) 



Note. — From August 1 to 4 and 13 to 22, and after the 16th of January, the 

 observations were made at Malacca. All the rest were kept at Alor Gajah. 



August, 1832. 





September, 1832. 



o xi 











o -a 











4* 



6 



2 



8 





frl 



6 



2 



8 





OS 



A.M. 



79 B 



P.M. 



P.M. 



78° 



Weather. 



OS 

 l 



A.M. 



74 



P. M, 



103 



P.M. 



79 



Weather. 



1 



thunder. 



fine. 



2 



81 



99° 



84.5 



close. 



2 



74.5 



88.7 



76 



rainy. 



3 



80 



92 



80 



threatening. 



3 



73.5 



91 



77 



fine. 



4 





99.7 



. . 



very close. 



4 



73 



88 



75-5 



fog. 



5 





105.7 



76 



lightning. 



5 



74 



86 



80 



rainy. 



6 



73 



92 



76 



fine. 



6 



72 



94.5 



77 



fine. 



7 



72 



108 



72.7 



ditto. 



7 



75 



91 



77 



ditto. 



8 



76 



105 



77 



ditto. 



8 



74 



100 



80 



ditto. 



9 



7h.7 



99 



76 



ditto. 



9 



76 



99.5 



78.7 



ditto. 



10 



72 



104.5 



78 



ditto. 



10 



73 



88 



78 



light clouds. 



11 



73 



87 



76 



storm. 



11 



71 



95 



79 



shower. 



12 



72.5 



95.7 



. . 



cloudy. 



12 



73.5 



96 



76 



heavy rain. 



13 





108 



82 



showers. 



13 



73.5 



93 



76 



ditto. 



14 



82* 



104 



80.7 



fine. 



14 



74 



97 



77 



fine. 



15 



81 



104.7 



82 



ditto. 



15 



73 



100.5 79 



fog. rain. 



16 



81 



91 



82 



lightning. 



16 



75 



85 



77 



heavy rain. 



17 



77.5 



92.7 



80 



heavy rain. 



17 



73 



95.5 



77 



fine. 



18 



75.5 



88 



80 



fine. 



18 



73 



96 



. . 



cloudy. 



19 



74 



89 





ditto. 



19 



74 



95 



78.5 



showery. 



20 



76.5 



89.5 



. . 



ditto. 



20 



73 



91 



, . 



contd. rain. 



21 



76 



84 



. . 



heavy rain. 



21 



72.5 



81 



76 



thk. fog. 



22 



74 



90 



. . 



fine. 



22 



72 



92 



77 



cloudy. 



23 





95 





ditto. 



23 



71 



99 



76 



heavy shower. 



24 



72 



90 



78 



heavy rain. 



24 



71.5 



99 



77 



fog. rain. 



25 



74 



91 



76.5 



cloudy. 



25 



74.7 



95 



78 



fine. 



26 



74 



86 



75 



showery. 



26 



73 



91.7 



75 



showery. 



27 



70 



96 



73 



foggy- 



27 



75 



100 



77.5 



heavy rain. 



28 



70.5 



102.5 



76 



fine. 



28 



77 



90.7 



77 



shower. 



29 



71 



89 



75 



thunder. 



29 



74 



92 



77 



thk. fog. 



30 



72 



. . 



76 



fine. 



30 



73 



89 





showers. 



31 



74 



104.5 



76 



rain. 





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