1833.] On the Climate of Nagpir. 239 
our confidence. Among our other friends was a Cashmér merchant, 
who wished me much to assist him in the preparation of cochineal, 
which is, I believe, found in Bokhdra, as a worm attached to the root of 
a wild shrub. There was also an old man named Hasr Mirux, who had 
seen the world from Canton to Constantinople, and secretly brought 
many old coins and rarities which are acceptable to Europeans. The 
most intimate perhaps of all our acquaintance was our landlord, an 
Uzbek merchant, named Maxusum, who traded to Ydrkand. He paid 
us a daily visit, and generally brought some of his friends along with 
him. I shall mention an incident regarding this person, which is cre-~ 
ditable to him. He was a most communicative man, and gave me much 
interesting information: as our intimacy increased,I interrogated him 
closely on the revenues and resources of Bokhara, on its extent and 
power, and produced a small map of the country to exhibit before him. 
He replied to all my inquiries, and then begging me to shut up the 
map, besought me never again to produce such a paper in Bokhdra, 
since there were innumerable spies about the King, and it might be 
productive of very serious consequences. He still continued his visits, 
and his information with the same freedom as before. On our first 
arrival in the city, the keeper of the caravansary refused us quarters, 
because we had no character, that is, we were neither merchants nor 
ambassadors ; but this good man had let his house tous. He had 
been attacked by his neighbours, terrified by his friends, and he 
himself trembled at the risk which he had incurred. The keeper of 
the caravansary now hid his head in shame, and the landlord shared 
our intimacy; his neighbours curried favor with him to be brought to 
us, and our society was more courted than was agreeable. 
III.—On the Climate of Nagpar. By W. Geddes, Surgeon, Mad. Eur. Reg. 
To the Editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society. 
At the request of my friend, Mr. Maucoumson, of the left wing, 
Madras European Regiment, I have the pleasure to forward the result 
of some meteorological observations, which he tells me may be inter- 
esting to you. Iam much afraid that he may have given you reason 
to expect more useful information on this subject than I have it in my 
power to give you; but the truth is, that I have generally confined my 
observations to the appearances on the sky, in the shape of clouds, and 
have paid less attention to the indications given by instruments; as J 
