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than drinking," i. e., a heavy dinner is essential to add to the merriment 

 of a marriage. Then meat and rice are served in large quantities to all 

 those present on the occasion. According to the common usao-e the 

 largest share of meat is generally given to the best-man, next to him the 

 tha-pons claim is taken into consideration, inasmuch as they had taken 

 the largest share of trouble in the marriage. 



The last day of chang-thung called the chang-ser, the day of golden 

 drink, is marked in Sikkim by music and dancing, which is kept up 

 during the whole day. It is indeed a day of merriment and revelry. 

 Bacchanalians are sung each time the party go to refresh themselves 

 with chang. It is said that in ancient times the marriage festivities used 

 to be kept up for nine days and nine nights, but in these degenerate 

 times the moral merits of the human race having diminished the festive 

 period has been reduced to three days. Then at the last sta°-e of 

 revelry when they have drunk to their heart's content, they finish the 

 dance of marriage, each pulling one another's ears, and disperse. The 

 married couple then retire. 



One year after the ceremony of chang-thtmg, the bridegroom with 

 his wife visits his father-in-law's home. The ceremony observed on this 

 occasion is called the pag-ldg (return of the bride to her father's place) 

 when new presents are made to the married couple by the parents of 

 the bride. This completes the marriage ceremonies of the Sikkimese. 



V. — Measurements of Cingalese Moormen and Tamils talcen at Ceylon in 

 November 1892. — By the Hon'ble H. H. Eislet, CLE. 



The following measurements of the three most numerous and 

 characteristic races of Ceylon were taken in accordance with my in- 

 structions, and under my supervision, by Civil Hospital Assistant, Babu 

 Kumud Behari Samanta, whom the Asiatic Society deputed to accom- 

 pany me for this purpose on a recent tour in Ceylon. The instruments 

 used were those recommended by Dr. Paul Topinard ; the methods 

 followed and the measurements adopted were based upon his work " Les 

 Elements d' Anthropologic Generale," and upon personal advice from him 

 and Professor Flower of the British Museum. In a later number of the 

 Journal I shall attempt to give some account of the races in question, 

 and to indicate briefly the conclusions which the measurements seem to 

 suggest. 



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