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SCENES IN INDIA. 
are drawn out of the cylinder from the opening on the 
inner wall. The honey being secured, the hive is 
again opened and the bees commence their intermin- 
able labour of reproduction. 
Serinagur, where we halted, is the capital of Gur- 
whal and situated on the south bank of the Alaca- 
nanda river, which is the main stream of the sacred 
Ganges, about seven leagues above its junction with 
the Bhageruttee, where a belt of level ground extends 
to a distance of several miles, forming the beautiful 
valley of Serinagur. This city was once a place of 
considerable importance and a mart for the produc- 
tions of the countries on either side of the Snowy 
Mountains. It was dreadfully shattered by an earth- 
quake in the year 1803. Since that time it has been 
in a state of comparative decay, and will most probably 
never be restored. 
