1836.] 



of the Southern Mahratta Country, 



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extent j sometimes covering a great tract of country, at other times 

 being very partial, and stretching out, as it were, into long hands. 

 When riding out in the morning, I have frequently observed a thick 

 mass of fog on each side of me, while the intermediate space was clear; 

 one of the masses having a black, the other a white colour, arising 

 from their different situation in regard to the rising sun. These 

 fogs never last longer than a few hours. 



The mean temperature of the first ten months of 1827 was 75.212, 

 and of spring-water 75.635. This will probably be a little too high 

 for the mean of the whole year ; for November and December are 

 among the coolest of the twelve months : 75 therefore is, perhaps, a 

 very near approximation to the true mean temperature of Darwar. 

 The total quantity of rain which fell, from the commencement of 

 the rains in April up to November, was 26-^ inches. The rain 

 which fell in January, was quite unusual, and, indeed, such a circum- 

 stance was not remembered by the oldest inhabitant to have ever 

 happened before. A few showers sometimes fall in November and 

 December, but never any heavy rains. The supply of rain at Darwar, 

 in 1827, was considerably less than usual. 



Belgaum, which is the military head quarters of the division, has a 

 much cooler climate, and a much larger supply of rain than Darwar, 

 owing to its vicinity to the gauts. 



The mean temperature of Darwar is probably about ten degrees be- 

 low that of Madras. 



(To be continued.) 



*** "We thought we could not do a more acceptable service to our 

 readers than thus to re-print the valuable and interesting papers of 

 Dr. Turnbull Christie, the existence of which is hardly known in 

 this country, from their never having been published in any Journal 

 having a very extended Indian circulation. While contributing in 

 this manner to the interest of our pages, we are, at the same time, 

 paying a very appropriate tribute of respect to the memory of a dis- 

 tinguished scientific member of the Madras service, by inserting his 

 productions in the Literary Journal of the Presidency to which he be- 

 longed — that so his name may live in lasting remembrance amongst 

 us, and others may be excited to emulate his example, in making ob- 

 servations of a similar nature in the districts wherein they are located. 

 For this latter purpose we take the liberty of pointing out Dr. Christie's 

 papers as models for the essays of those who are so kind as to contri- 

 bute information of this nature to our pages — particularly to our medi- 

 cal readers, from whom such observations would come most appropri- 

 ately, describing, as they do, the medical topography of countries, a 

 knowledge of which is so necessary to a right understanding of the 

 origin and nature of diseases, as well as of their counteraction, or pre- 

 vention, in very many instances.— Editor Madras Journal. 



