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APPENDIX L—concluded.

ENGLISH NAMES.	Vernacular names.	Native methods of treatment.
1	2	3
Rheumatism ...	Bedna, bath ... ... ...	(1) Fomentation with hot nim leaf infusion.
Constipation ...	Sukh bagha, topa khar ... ...	(1) Jhal (cobweb), karia nimak, chillies, and molasses internally; (2) hair of goat burnt and the nose
Ringworm ...	Jadu ... ... ...	Mustard seed paste.
Ticks ... ...	Rekunia poka ... ...	Ditto oil applied over the body.
Bronchitis ...	Thoka budla kash ... ...	(1) Bounchta plant and chillies, paddy, and an onion poured into the nostril; (2) black pepper and mustard oil; (3) bamboo leaves, kalkadam are given with hooka water.
Debility ...	Shudika ... ... ...	Draughts of pumpkin, turmeric, and khabasha fish.
	Laga ... ... ...	(1) Branded with hot irons; (2) small frogs, jute leaves, and turmeric internally.

APPENDIX M.

Detailed list showing the Principal Annual Fairs held in Bengal.

DISTRICT.	Name and police-station of the fair.	Approximate number and clas3 of animals brought in the fair.	Remarks.
1	2	3	4
\| Dinajpur ...	1. Nekmurd Fair in Rani Sonkal police-station.	7,000 horses, 250 elephants, 50,000 cattle, 300 camels, 300 sheep, and 5,000 butffaloes.	Commences about the middle of April and lasts for 15 days. It is the anniversary of the death of fakir, Naik Murad and is sometimes called Purer mela.
	2. Alowa Khowa at Balia, in the jurisdiction of outpost Atwari.	33,000 cattle, 9,000 buffaloes, 2,300 horses, 150 elephants, and 20 camels.	Commences about the beginning of November on the occasion of the Rashjatra ceremony, and lasts for 15 days.
	3. Dhaldighi, held on the bank of a big tank of that name at Gunga- rampur.	Cattle 10,000, horses 250, camels 200, and sheep 100.	Commences about the beginning of February, and is held in honour of a fakir who used to reside on the side of the tank.
	1. Sapahar in Parsha ...	1,000 cattle and a few ponies ...	A fine fair, started about 10 years ago by an influential jotedar, named Punsia Saha, and is held on the Pous Sankranti day, and lasts about three weeks.
	5. Dhemdhamia in Birganj	40,000 cattle, 300 horses, elephants 130, and a few camels.	Commences on the Kali Puja day in October, and extends for 15 days.
	6. Banchaganj in Pirganj	3,000 cattle and 50 camels ...	Commences end of March and lasts 15 days on the occasion of the Ramkali ceremony.
	7. Pati Ram ... ...	3,600 cattle, camels 20, 350 buffaloes, 30 dumha sheep, and 50 country ponies.	Commences about 1st week in March, and lasts 15 days.
	8. Chintaman at Jelalpur, in thana Chintaman.	15,000 cattle, 150 ponies, fow camels, and 1,500 buffaloes.	Ditto end of April, and lasts 15 days.
	9. Bhaduria in Nawabgan	6,000 cattle	Ditto middle of December, and lasts a month.
Bhagalpur ...	10. Singheswar ...	About 300 elephants and 200 horses	Held during the Siva Ratri festival about end of February, and lasts 12 days.
Jalpaiguri ...	11. Jalpesh ... ...	500 country and Bhutia ponies and 50 Bhutia dogs.	Held about the middle of February, and lasts about three weeks.
	12. Muhasnan in Sibganj ...	400 ponies and 1,200 cattle	Held in the middle of March, and lasts 12 days.
Bogra ...	13. Gopenathpur, Adam- dight thana.	3,200 cattle.	Ditto boginning of March, and lasts 12 days.
	14. Kagra ... ...	11,000 horses and ponies and 16,000 cattlo.	Ditto end of December, and lasts for eight days.
Purnea ...	15. Madanpur ... ...	2,000 horses and ponies and 4,000 cattlo.	Siva Ratri (about the end of February).
Saran ...	16. Sonepur ... ...	50,000 cattle, 4,000 horses and ponies, 000 elephants, and 200 camels.
Palamau ...	17. Kurid ... ...	4,000 cattlo ... ...	Held in November and lasts 10 days.
	18. Herbanj or Ghoora ...	7,000 cattlc and 100 ponies	Do. in January, ditto.
	19. Balen Nath ...	4,000 cattle, 00 ponies	Do. in December (Aghran Purnimashi), and lasts 15 days.
	20. Chokla ... ...	3,000 cattle ... ... 30 ponies ...	Do. in February (Maghi Purnima), and lasts eight days.
Hazaribagh ...	21. Chattra ... ...	100 ponies and 3,550 cattle	Do. during the commencement of October (Dasahara).
Hazaribagh ...	22. Lowalong ... ...	50 ponies and 8,350 cattle	Beginning of December (Aghran Purnimasha).
Singhbhum	23. Chaibasa ... ...	25 ponies, 400 bullocks, 100	Held at the end of December, and lasts for 14 days.
		buffaloes, end 500 sheep and goats.
Muzaffarpur ...	24. Bhairenosthan ...	3,000 cattle	Do. either in February or March, and lasts 12 days.
	25. Koharagbat ...	4,000 „ ... ...	Do. in November, and lasts 15 days.
	26. Sitawadai ... ...	100,000 cattle and 500 buffaloes ...	Do. at the end of March, and is probably the larges cattle fair in Bihar.
Rangpar ...	27. Bondabari ...	1,200 cattle and 50 ponies ...	Held in middle of December, and lasts a month.
	28. Ramdbair in Pirganj ...	1,200 „ and 200 horses	Do. from the middle of January, and lasts until the middle of February.
	29. Durwani in Nolphamari	50,000 „ and 200 „ ...	Lasts from the middle of February to the middle of March.
	30. Punga ... ...	5, 00 „ and 100 „	Held about the middle of January, and lasts a month.
	31. Barobhitash ...	2,000 „ and 25 „ ...	During January.
	32. Golahbagh, Gaiban la subdivision.	1,200 „ and 200 ponies ...	During April and May.
	3. Kamdin, Gaibanda subdivision.	1,600 „ and 50 horses ...	Held at the latter end of March.
Shahalad ...	34. Bavopur near Raghu- nathpur on the East Indian Railway.	22,000 „ 2,000 horses and ponies and 500 buffaloes.	Do. in February and lasts 10 days. Another fair is hold in the same place about the middle of April.
Darjeeling ...	35. Kalimpong ...	50 cattle, 300 mules, and 50 Bhut ponies.	field in the latter end of November. A largo mule market.