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v. — MachchaJcai an appropriate name. 



■■■yi. — Vadivu (smjia/): "beauty." 



%vn.—Madanku (tflLisj): "folded" or "bent" pearls. 



viii. — Kuruval (a§jpi su&u): "double" pearl, sometimes double A'ni. 



ix. — Kalippu "abundance." 



x. — PisaZ (lSVsv): mis-shapen. 

 xi.—Kurdl ((§rnw): very mis-shapen and small. 



xii. — Tul Qp"6w): small as "powder." 



These classes of pearls are those into which the ten " sizes," such as 

 result from sifting, are each generally sub-divided. After them all 

 may be added : — 



xiii. — Masu-tul (am &-gir<s(i): small, like "powder," and generally 

 discoloured — a class which usually contains those pearls 

 that may have passed through the tenth sieve, constituting, 

 as it were, an eleventh " size." 

 xiv. — Oddumutta (^^.©(Lp^^) : " sne U pearls." Those that have 

 adhered to, or seem like excrescences on the shells, are 

 generally not subjected to the process of sifting. They 

 constitute a " class " by themselves, independent of their 

 "sizes." 



On reverting to the first operation, that of sizing, it is plain now that 

 each of the ten sizes of pearls may include those of almost every 

 class ; for instance, among the first size of pearls (those retained in 

 the first sieve or " basket," without being sifted through) there may 

 occur pearls of classes such as A'yi, Anatdri, Pisal, &c, though not 

 such classes as Tul and such-like. 



III. — Weighing the Pearls. 



The third step in the process of valuation is that of weighing 

 the pearls in each class. This is, of course, a very simple operation, if 

 the scales be finely balanced, as they ought to be. There is nothing 

 to remark upon except the system of weights, which is peculiar. 

 These weights are known by the names of kalanchu and manchddi 

 (20 manchddi = 1 kalanchu). 



* These pearls are found in the 5th, 6th, and 7th sieves. 



