Te pitam anurakkantu arogena sukhenaca.' [This ends
the actual charm. What follows is an epitome of the
sense in the vernacular with instructions as to the ofi'ering.]
' Aditya Graha, riding on a lion carriage with a numerous
retinue, come thou and receive my ofl'ering.' Having
repeated this charm, put down the offering to the north-east,
and of the adverse influence of Aditya Graha he will be
free."

For the remaining seven planets the instructions are
similar though quantities vary, the animals on which the
devas ride differ and the direction in which the offering
is to be placed varies until the eight points have been
reached.
SECTION VI.— LANGUAGE.
It has generally been assumed that the absorption of
the Talaing race by the Burmese and the consequent
disappearance of the Talaing language were just a matter
of time. The figures for the census of 1911 show a
remarkable increase in the number of Talaings speaking
their own language, whilst there is no corresponding
increase in the race numbers, but rather a slight decrease.
