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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY. [July, 1873. ine one having lvdovmajun- and the usual dvx at the top of the staff. The man in whose house these dies were found refuses to give any account of them : he says he was ignorant of their existence till the police rummaged them out. It appears probable that both pairs of dies have been out for making coun¬ terfeit coin.—Ed. PERSIAN STANZAS ON ATTRACTION AND REPULSION.—No. IH. Translated by E. Behatsek, M.O.E. From the Mesnawy of JeUdl-al-dyn Rtimy.— 3rd Duftur.

The wisdom of the Lord by fate destined To mutual love this family—mankind, All beings must, obeying that command, Reciprocal, as loving couples, stand;. Each couple in this world a pair must want Exact as amber with a blade of grass. The firmament salutes the earth beneath, I unto thee as iron to the magnet am 1’* The sky is man, and earth his fitting spouse. Whate'er the sky throws off, the earth receives j When she no heat possesses, he it sends, When she no moisture has, dew he presents. The spherio Bign of earth will earth bestow, The aqueous sign humidity will bring, The sign of wind will fleeting clouds afford— Absorbing noxiouB vapourB of the land; The element of fire will heat produce, Which issues from the flaming disc—the sun. The heaven still rotates for the earth— Like the husband for his wife providing. This earth a faithful housewife represents, Who toileth for the offspring she begat; The Lord implanted love in man and wife, This unison endues the world with life! nAgA MONUMENTS. The N&gfts set up large stones on roads in and about their villages : these are often of great size, 10 to 12 feet high. This is done by individuals, when living, to perpetuate their own memory, and that of the feast that is given to all who take a part in carrying in and setting them up. These large stones are sometimes set up like a dolmen, supported below by three or more stones; but I never observed any slabs that were thus raised more than two feet or so. Some of the villages are very large—600 to 800 houses, and villages of 200 are common, and this number, I should say, was the average.—Major Godwin-Austin, in “ Ocean Highways” Hay 1873. Queries. Two questions I should like to ask any of the readers of the Indian Antiquary possessed of the information 1. What is the origin of the division into Right and Left hand Ohstes in South India ? And can a list be had of each division P 2. Why do the Panchala wear the sacred thread like the Brahmans: what gave rise to the custom P F. J. Lxzfzb. Tranqv.ebar, 7th June 1873.