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described in one of these, — some cure having occurred from bathing, 
when the stars ‘Mukkum ’ rose at some epochal date near 10 h a.m., 
and at the same instant Jupiter entered Leo. 
“ These Puranas have seldom been translated, and the authorita- 
tive copies, as of all the Hindoo books, are graven on slips of Palm 
leaf. The importance of what can be written, or found written, on 
Palm leaves is shown by the Photograph. ” 
So far this most interesting letter writer, Colonel Praser. 
Having now looked into the Nautical Almanac on his day of the 
Photograph being taken, viz., February 28, 1885, there is this close 
approach of Jupiter to aLeonis, viz. : — 
h. m. s. 0 , 
Jupiter K.A. = 10 8 59 and N. Decl. + 12 46 
aLeonis E.A. = 10 2 15 and N. Decl. + 12 32. 
While 12 years and a few days previously, viz., on January 19, 
1873, the positions were, after Jupiter had in the meantime wandered 
through the whole breadth of the heavens — 
h. m. s. . , 
Jupiter E.A. 10 8 43 and H. Decl. = +12 38 
aLeonis — 10 1 37 and H. Decl. = +12 35. 
I shall inquire therefore of the Colonel what may have been the 
month and the day of the Festival being held in 1873, as well as 
at any other 12 year periods of which he can obtain exact informa- 
tion. 
PEI V ATE BUSINESS. 
The following Candidates were balloted for, and declared duly 
elected Fellows of the Society:- — Professor D’Arcy W. Thomson ; 
Mr A. Y. Fraser; and Mr Alexander Scott. 
