THE GaRLOW HUU. jj 



been fuccefsful in this material point : I imagine however, they mufthave 

 fome valuable plants, from the many great cures that appear to have been 

 effected in wounds. The neem leaf feems to be much ufed in inflamma- 

 tions, and blue vitriol is applied to f rem wounds : this lafr. medicine ap- 

 pears to have been introduced by the natives of Bengal: charms and fpells 

 are common among the Garrows, The tiger's nofe fining round a wo- 

 man's neck is confidered as a great prefervative in child birth : fchey aver» 

 it keeps offgiddinefs and other diforders cdnfe^uent on this event. A woman 

 for nearly a month before her time is not permitted to ftir out of her 

 Chaung : fix days 'after delivery fhe and her child ' are carried to the tiver 

 and bathed. 



The fkin of the fnake called the Bttrrawar is efieemed a cure for exter* 

 nal pains, when applied to the parts afFe&ed, 



Inoculation is common among the Garrows, but this appears to have 

 been only of late years, and was introduced among them byJoYNARAiN 

 Zemindar of Sbeer.pour, through the interference and recommendation of 

 fome of the hill traders, who, having been in the hills at a time when the Gar- 

 rows were afflicted with this fatal diforderand dying without being able to 

 afliflthemfelves, perfuaded the chiefs to fend a deputation to the Zemindar* 

 and he fent them his family doctor, who is reprefented tohave been very 

 capable, and by his fkill introduced inoculation among the .Garrows , and 

 this induced them to provide themfelves yearly with an inoculatcr, whom 

 they reward in the mod liberal manner, and take as much care of, while he 

 refides among them, as if he were their father. The ioocuhtcr is obliged 

 to obtain from the Zemindar mfunnud permitting him to. go-into the hills, 

 and for which he pays a very handfome fee ; but \fy&$temndar is very 



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