will subside to the bottom of the evaporating vessel; it can be removed by means of a colander, drained, subsequently washed and dried; the solution will then contain carbonate of soda chiefly; by further concentration it will crystallize. A second solution of the carbonate in a limited quantity of water, and evaporation, will give crystals in a pretty pure state.
If it be considered worth while to purify salt No. 5, it must be chiefly for the purpose of extracting the, common salt it contains, for which a ready market exists in this country; in doing so, however, the price of the article so obtained should be weighed against the selling value of this article obtained by solar evaporation from sea water or brine springs.
II. Notes on Indian Currencies, By J. W. Breeks, of the Madras Civil Service.
Of all countries, Egypt perhaps excepted, the history of none retrogrades so far into the mist of fable and tradition as the Mythological Stories of Hindostan. The four great ages or Yugs of the Satya, the Treta, the Dwapa and the Cali descriptively distinguished as the Golden, the Silver, the Copper and the Earthen, introduce us to a most extravagant antiquity and represent every occurrence in a drapery of marvel and allegory under a regime of Solar and Lunar Kings.
Out of such fabulous materials to hazard an opinion as to whether the use of a currency[1] was understood in those times, would be folly. Even in Menu's Code written in all probability 10 or 11 centuries B. C, the existence of a recognised Currency is alluded to in as familiar a manner, as a modern author might tell of a pound weight, or a yard measure at the present day.
In one part of the venerable volume, we find the interest of money judiciously regulated at x for the Twice-Born, and 2x for
- ↑ When the term "money" or "currency" occurs, it is not restricted to Coin Stamped by Public Authority, but includes also metal and other substances used as a medium of trade.
