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wrote the Mesafat Hind, &c. &c. In all, lie wrote 
about 99 works. He was the first who composed a 
“ ghazal ” in Hindi on the Persian rhythm, and has 
been followed by all who versify in Urdu. Before him 
all wrote in Persian, whilst the vernacular songs were 
on the Hindi System of prosody. Khosro was also a 
musieian, and made some innovations in that Science, 
whilst his simple style has made him populär, 
both among the educated and the uneducated. He 
has had hosts of more or less successful imitators. 
He served under seven different kings, but devoted 
himself chiefly to the works to which he owes his 
reputation. He died at the age of 74, in the year of 
the Hejra 725. His tomb still exists in the old town 
of Delhi, which is about three miles from the present 
city. Every year on the 17th of Shawäl, a fair is 
held there in honour of Nizam-ud-din Awliä (his 
Pir or patron saint). 
GROUP XXVI.—EDUCATION, TEACHING, AND INSTRUCTION. 
SECTION I—PLANS, ORGANISATION, MEANS OP INSTRUCTION, 
AND PERFORMANCES OF NATIONAL SCHOOLS. 
Bombay Committee. 
Child’s cradle. 
Collection of toys. 
English and native school books. 
Caps (4). Woollen, silk embroidered, and silk and 
gold embroidered. From the Ahmednuggur girls’ 
school. 
Various articles of clothing, &c. worked and em 
broidered by pupils of the Dhoolia girls’ school:— 
Caps. Woollen, and silk embroidered. 
Woollen comforters (2). 
Female waistcoats, “ eholees ” (3). 
Woollen stockings (2 pairs). 
Silk handkerchief, with fine workmanship. 
White handkerchief, with fine workmanship. 
Pen-wiper, with silk and “ pota ” embroidery. 
Inkstand cushion. 
Ball, made of wool. 
Specimens of needlework from the Hyderabad girls’ 
school:— 
Caps (2). Silk embroidered. 
Head-dress. “ Rawa.” 
GirL’s shirt. “ Paren.” Embroidered. 
Woollen slippers (3 pairs). 
Money bag, with glass work. 
Spiee pouch, “ chunchee.” From the Bombay girls’ 
school. 
Specimens of needlework. From the Sind girls’ 
school, and from the Rutnagherry girls’ school. 
Table ornament embroidered with “potu.” From 
the Tannah girls’ school. 
Books, in Arabic-Sindhi character. From Bombay. 
Books in the Marathi, Guzerathi, 'Hindustani, San 
skrit, and Persian languages. From Bombay. 
Photographs of various Educational Institutions, as 
follows:— 
Bombay Vernacular Girls’ School, and schoolmistress. 
A dass in the Alexandra Native Girls’ Institution. 
A “mofussil,” or up*-country girls’ school and “mis- 
tree,” or schoolmistress. 
A “mofussil,” or up-country girls’ school in Sind. 
Vernacular school and “pantojee” (schoolmaster). 
Bengal Committee. 
A Hindu Baby’s Bed, consisting of the following 
articles:— 
A r “lep ” or “tosuk,” a stuffed bedding of chintz. 
Aj“balish,” pillow. 
A “balaposh,” a covering quilt. 
A " kantha,” an under quilt. 
A “ shorisa-balish,” or pillow stuffed with mustard 
seed3. 
Two side pillows (pas-balish). 
“ Doläi,” or covering sheet. 
“ Maduri ” (a mat). 
These form the bed for the baby; the whole 
being laid upon the “maduri,” or mat. The 
pillow for the head stuffed with mustard seeds 
is used for babies only; the seeds being said to 
keep off cold from the child’s head. Some stuff 
these pillows with silk from the pods of Calo- 
tropis gigantea. 
Hindu Baby’s Dress, consisting of:— 
“ Dhutis ” (a pair). 
Shoes “juta” (2 pairs). 
Cap, “topi.” 
Shirt “jama.” 
jhese articles form the ordinary dress for a 
Hindu baby, they are never used tili the baby is 
six months old. 
A cradle, “Dolna” or “Hendla.”—A cradle now 
out of use in the town and its vicinity. It is sus- 
pended from the ceiling of the room or the thatch 
of the hut. The bedding and the baby are placed 
in the bag-shaped net, and swung backwards and 
forwards. 
An “ angta ” or fire pot.—A fire-pot is an indispen- 
sible article in a Hindu nursery. The milk is 
heated over it, and the baby is rubbed over with 
hands smeared with oil and warmed over the fire. 
Brass cups (2), “bati.”—These are cups in which 
milk for the baby is generally kept. 
Baby’s spoon, “ jhinuk.”—A jhinuk is a baby’s 
spoon. It is an imitation in silver or brass of 
the shell of a bivalve mollusc (Unio marginalis, 
Lamark) common in the tanks of Bengal. 
“ Kajalnata.”—A “käjalnata” is aniron pod-shaped 
implement somewhat like a double spoon, in which 
lamp black is collected and mixed with ghee. 
This ointment or collyrium is applied to the eyes 
of the baby. 
A “chusi.”—A chusi is generally made of wood 
lacquered over and painted in brilliant colours. 
It is given to the child before teething that the 
child may bite it when the gums are irritated. 
It serves the purpose of the piece of coral, or ivory 
ring, used in the English nursery.