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The chairman then read a letter from the Rev. Mr. Jaeschke com- 

 municated by Mr. F. Cooper, C. B., regarding the languages of the 

 North Himalayan Frontier, which he introduced with the following 

 remarks : — 



aboriginal families of Central India. Mr. Campbell has only been able to 

 suggest the addition of some ' Bhooyas' and some of the wildest Kol tribes 

 from Sumbnlpore. The Gonds from beyond Belaspore and Chutteesgurh are 

 much more savage and primeval than those of Jubbulpore. Mr. Campbell 

 has also asked whether search could be made in a westerly direction for the 

 ' Sherrias' of the sources of the Chambul, mentioned in a paper read to the 

 Society last year, and also whether some of the purer specimens of Bombay 

 Kolees could not be brought up for comparison with the others. 



Mr. Campbell has farther suggested that, situated as Jubbulpore is in the 

 very centre of India, it would be very interesting to place in a conspicuous 

 position characteristic specimens of the different civilised and semi-civilised 

 races found in the Central Provinces. Jubbulpore and the country to the 

 north would supply the Hindustanee tribes and castes. In Nagpore proper 

 and the country to the west and south are the Mahratta races — and in the 

 extreme south-east districts, down the JSTerbudda, is a Telinga population. 



Nagpore, 1st September, 1866. 



My de-vr Mr. Campbell, — I think it was at your suggestion that the Jub- 

 bulpore Exhibition Committee first decided to collect ethnological specimens 

 at Jubbulpore this Christmas. You may therefore like to see what they pro- 

 pose to do. 



If you could offer any suggestions for improving the human show, they 

 would be gratefully received. 



I hope you are to be there yourself to see, 



Your's sincerely, 



C. Bernard. 

 Hon. Geo. Campbell. 



Extract from Exhibition Committee's letter. 



" Our ethnological arrangements may at present be told in a sentence. Dis- 

 trict Officers were addressed in a circular, a copy of which was furnished you 

 The only replies received are from Dennys, Deputy Commissioner of Seonee, and 

 Troyford, Deputy Commissioner of Baitool. Dennys can bring some wild speci- 

 mens perhaps, but asks us to pay Ks. 5 each for them, a question we put on one 

 side, till we see what other Deputy Commissioners will do. I have been talking 

 over the matter with Pearson. He thinks we might get specimens of the 

 following wild tribes without much difficulty. 

 Gonds. 

 Koorkoos. 

 Bygahs. 

 Bheels. 

 Kols. 



" Are there any other wild tribes we can lay hands on P 



14 The value of single specimens would, I presume, be small. We will try and 

 get a family of each. 



14 The Gonds could be got near at hand. But it may perhaps be worth while 

 fetching a family of them from Belaspore, and another from the upper Godavery, 

 in order to mark diversities, (supposing they exist). Koorkoos from Hoshunga- 

 bad, Bygahs from Mundla and Belaspore, Bheels from Nimar, and Kols from 

 Bigerqjoognrh. 



44 1 will ask the Deputy Commissioner of these Districts, if they can get us a 

 family of each. We shall have to feed our biped specimens, no doubt. And 

 when they are here, we will photograph them. The scientific observation part 

 must be done by visitors. Cumberledge will be asked to send some specimens 

 from Sumbulpore." 



