485 SURVEY OF THE GANGES. 



ken thence is drawn under the inspection of a Brahmen^- to whom a trifling 

 sura is paid for the privilege of taking it. Jt is afterwards offered up, by, 

 or on the part of the pilgrim, at the temple of Baidya Jfdth, a celebrated 

 fl^ce o? Hindu ^or&\i\p\n Bengal, 



TfiE speciiic gravity of this water is s^ii to exceed that of the Alacanafi'^ 

 da; ai^d, accordiDg to the belief of the credulous Hindu, is so pure as 



neither to evaporate nor become corrupted by being kept. Whea offered 

 af the temple, its quality is ascertained by the Brdhnens ; and its weight, 

 M he preten-ds, decides its purity^ It is also presented at the temple of 

 Rdnteswara/m.th.Q Dekhan. 



May ist. Marched to Manheri, sind encamped on the same ground 

 as on the 26th of April. Thermometer in the morning 580' , . 



Qd. MARCHED' to Joswdrah, which lies about six furlongs to the south 

 of Bdrdhdt, on thQ-Q^st bank of the river. Thermometer 58^, 



Sd. Mh^cn^'D to P'haldah. Tliermometer .57. 



In the last three or four days much rain had fallen. The road this day 

 was very beautiful and romantic ; along the slo>pe of the mountain, through 

 extensive forests of fir and oak' ; with many trees of the Laiirus Cassia, 

 called by the natives Caccld ; the leaves of which are known 'by the name 

 of Te'zpdt. There were said to be several tygers in the neighborhood, 

 and numerous wild hogs. 



4tk. Marched to Patdri. Thermometer 48. Road good. Weather 

 after sunset piercingly cold = 



5th. MhRcn-EB to.Bairok'h. Lat. 30'' S3'23"N. Therm, ,5«' 



6th. Marched to Tm-^/p'o>?«'.. Therm. 53. Several fields of wheat 



