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Meteorological Register kept at Mozufferpir, Tirhoot, by T. Dashwood, Esq. 1833. 
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A | og | 43 | 92 | 43 . 
A.M |P.M. |A. M.\P. M. Mx. | Min. 
Feb. | 
1 |29,80)29,70163 |67 |75 155 E. Rainy morning, but clear day. 
2] 79; 70/63 69 79 |58 | EB. Clear. 
3 | .80) (68164 '68 {74 |59 | E. Cloudy all day and rain in the night. 
4 88) ,71/64 |66 |74 |58 | S. W.| Cloudy, a rainy morning, fair afternoon. 
5 567| 61/63 (66 173 [58 E. Thick fog, and clear and W. wind in 
6 360} ,60/64 |66.5'71,5 151 W. Thick fog, and clear day. [afternoon 
7 | 63) 59/62 [68 |70,5/53 | W. | Clear. 
8 | 67) 59162 |67 {74 |53 | W. | Clear, and strong wind. 
9; 66) 59/63 |66 |74 |53 | W. | Clear,and afternoon cloudy & one show- 
10 ,60| ,58162,5)67 |73 156 W. | Clear. [er of rain. 
1] 60! 58/64 165 |70 {55 W. | Hazy and cloudy all day. 
12 369 064 68 |75,5 |54 W. | Clear with strong wind. 
13 70) ,60163 {69 |77 152.5) W. Clear with violent W. wind. 
14 | 470) ,61|/63 |67 |74,5|52 | W. | Clear with violent W. wind. 
15 .74| 61/63 166 |72 ,51,5, W. | Clear. 
16 | 72) ,63|62 166 |72.5150,5| W. | Clear. [of rain at night. 
17 63 67 |76 |52 | E. Hazy morning and clear day,and shower 
18 | 78| 566/65 |70 |73 |53,5| E. | Strong wind and clear day. 
19 | ,84| 73,62 |68 |76 [5 W. ,; Fair. 
20! ,82! .75165 |68 |77 '53 B. Clear morning and cloudy day. 
21 76| 66/64 |68 {77,5 |55 W. | Clear morning and cloudy afternoon and 
22 | .74| 63/65 |69 {78 |60 | W. | Clear. [wind inclining to S. W. 
23 | ,67| ,60\67 |71 1|80,5/55 | Ww. | Clear. 
24 | 69! .61'66 {71 179 '56 | W. | Clear. 
25 | ,75| .66/66 |70 |79 |56 | W. | Clear. 
26 | ,71) ,60)67 |73 {81 |58 | W. | Clear, and strong wind. 
27 | ,68| ,60/67 2 81 {54 | W. | Clear, and strong wind. 
28 | 473! ,60!66,5 |72 |80,5 157 W. | Clear. 
2.—InNDIAN ARTS AND MANUFACTURES. 
Glazed Pottery. 
In an essay, published in the Transactions of the Society of Arts, by Mr. A. Aikin, 
occur the following speculations on the origin of the art of glazing earthen-ware, 
which he traces to China, and allows no higher a period of antiquity than the thirteenth 
century. That the art however was known inearly ages to the Egyptians is proved 
by the frequent discovery of porcelain figures, enamelled or glazed in various colors, 
and it seems curious that this circumstance should not have been noticed by the au- 
thor. Glazed tiles were certainly much used in ornamenting tombs and mosques by 
the Mohammedan conquerors of India, as most of our readers have had oppor- 
tunities of seeing, in the Upper Provinces, and it would be worth while, in illustration 
of Mr. Aikin’s remarks, to ascertain the age of the most conspicuous dargdhs of 
this nature. 
*‘ The ancient Greeks appear to have been wholly unacquainted with the art of 
covering earthen-ware with a vitreous glaze ; at least neither Pliny nor other authors 
say any thing on the subject, nor am I aware that any specimens of glazed ancient 
Greek or Roman pottery exist. For heating water and other liquids in, metallic 
vessels were generally employed: and for cold liquids, the natural porousness of 
the ware was corrected by a varnish of wax or resin, which may be seen on all the 
so-called Etruscan vases, 
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