296 Meteorological Register kept at Bangalore. [Mat, 



again to the Asti fossil as figured in Cuvier, I think that a clear iden- 

 tification is established. 



As my object in writing this note is simply to point out the dis- 

 tinctive characters of the teeth of the mastodon a dents etroites, which 

 have been found in the Siwalik hills, it is unnecessary to make any 

 further remarks until we can enter upon a general description of the 

 fossil mastodons and elephants of these hills ; noting however, that 

 from the half of a lower jaw of this species, with its ramus attached, 

 which is now in my possession, we may look forward to some pecu- 

 liarities of form, differing very materially not only from the fossil and 

 existing elephant, but also from the other species of mastodons. 



Up to this period I am only aware of the discovery of two species 

 of mastodons in the Siwalik hills ; namely, the variety of M. angus- 

 tidens which is the subject of this note, and the M. Elephantoides of 

 Clift. The former is very rare, and the latter in very great abundance. 



IX. — Meteorological Register kept at Bangalore. By Dr. J. Mouat, 

 Medical Surgeon, \3th Dragoons. 

 If the accompanying meteorological table, kept at Bangalore, for the 

 year 1 835, be of any interest, you are at liberty to make any use of it 

 you please. It has been drawn up for the medical reports, which I am 

 in the habit of transmitting to the heads of my department, and the 

 transcription of which is all the trouble it now gives. The original 

 table, as kept every two hours for the entire of 1834 and 1835, are also 

 at your service ; but they are two voluminous and bulky, I should think 

 for any useful purpose. The column of monthly average was obtained 

 by adding the state of the thermometer, kept every two hours for the 

 entire 24 hours ; dividing this by 12, gave the average for each day. 

 These added together for the month, and divided by the number of 

 days in the month, give the monthly aA^erage noted in the table. 



The wards of the hospital are visited by one of the medical pupils 

 or apprentices every two hours from 10 p. m. to 4 a. m., whose duty 

 it is to give medicine, &c. to the sick, and, at the same time, to mark 

 the thermometer. The corporal of the guard, when relieving the sentries, 

 is responsible, and sees this duty performed ; and, in the day time, the 

 hospital serjeant, apothecaries, pupils on duty, &c. mark it, the rest 

 of the 24 hours ; so that every source of error is endeavoured to be 

 avoided. The thermometer marked S., or side, is fixed on the end of a 

 shelf, some inches from the wall, and by its position, screened from the 

 influence of the glare or reflected heat ; the other, marked C. or centre, 

 is suspended from the centre of the room, about seven feet from the 

 floor, and the general agreement of the two instruments is a pretty good 

 guarantee for their accuracy. The apartment is the surgery of the 



