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 Collectanea. C07

In the recently published Gazetteer of the Sirmur State a brief account is given of certain cures used in diseases of children. I here give some other cures:—

When the child get blisters on its body, a young pi^ fg dedicated over its head, and turned loose in the forest; some /^m (cakes) and gulgalas (sweetmeats) are also offered in the same way, and placed with the pig. When the child feels pain in Its ribs, a mixture of the root of the kandfcA-ldl ^nd. jawain rubbed into the mother's milk is given to it to drink.

H. A. Rose.

Armenian Folk-Tales {continued). 4- The Thousand-noted Nightingale {Hazaran Bulduiy Once upon a time a certain king causes a church to be built It takes seven years to complete it. It is dedicated, and the kmg goes there to worship. As he is on his way, a tempest arises. The king is in danger of perishing. Suddenly he sees a hermit standing before him, who accosts him, saying,—" Long live the King ! Your Majesty has built a beautiful church, but it lacks one thing." The tempest increases in fury, and the hermit vamshes from sight. The king has the church torn down. It is seven years in being rebuilt, and is grander than before. It is dedicated. The king goes to worship. A terrible tempest arises. Ihe hermit appears again to the king. He says,— " Long live the King ! Your Majesty has built a magnificent church, but one thing is lacking." The king has it torn down again. This time it is nine years in being re-built. The king commands it to be built so that nothing upon earth can compare with it. It is com- pleted, and dedicated. The king goes there to worship. A tempest arises. The hermit again stands before the king. He says,— -Long live the King! The church you have built is matchless ; it is a pity that it should lack one thing." Then the king seizes the hermit by the collar, and demands,— " Now tell ^ This is the eighth story in Mattana.