838 Description of an Astronomical Instrument [Oct 



Divisions of the Zodiac. 



60 Vicalas 1 Cala 



30 Bhagas : 



— 1 Rasi 



60 Calas 



= 1 Bhaga 



12 Rasis 



= 1 Bhagana. 





Names and order of the Signs. 





Mesha 



The Ram 



Toulah 



The Balance 



Brisha .... 



The Bull 



Brishika 



The Scorpion 



Mithouna . . 



The Twins 



Dhanou — . 



The Archer 



Corcota .... 



The Crab 



Mocora .... 



The Sea-monster 



Singha .... 



The Lion 



Coumbho . . 



The Pitcher 



Cunya 



The Virgin 



Meena .... 



The Fishes 



This is a remarkable fact, and in itself a strong argument against 

 the opinion entertained by some, that the boasted antiquity of Indian 

 astronomy owes its rise to imposture practised by the Brahmins ; since 

 it is inconceivable that men capable of perfecting so astonishing a 

 system would have permitted a coincidence so striking, and so en- 

 couraging to envy or suspicion, to continue. 



The revolving indices, although they might serve the astronomer 

 to illustrate the revolution of the colures, were more probably intend- 

 ed to assist the astrologer in the partition of the celestial concave— an 

 early and important process in the investigation of destiny. 



I must not quit this subject without expressing my grateful acknow- 

 ledgments to Bishonath Turkabhooshuna and Jogodhan Missi, two 

 learned Pundits of this city, for their valuable assistance in transla- 

 tion of the inscriptions. 



Art. VI. — Extract from a Memoir on the Preparations of the Indian 

 Hemp, or Gunjah, (Cannabis Indica) their effects on the Animal 

 system in Health, and their utility in the Treatment of Tetanus and 

 other Convulsive Diseases. — By. W. B. O'Shaughnessy, M. D. Pro- 

 fessor in the Medical College of Calcutta, fyc. Sfc. 



(Continued from page 745.) 



Section V. 

 Experiments by the author — inferences as to the action of the drug 

 on animals and man. 

 Such was the amount of preliminary information before me, by 

 which I was guided in my subsequent attempts to gain more accurate 

 knowledge of the action, powers, and possible medicinal applications 

 of this extraordinary agent. 



